Leland T. Opliger
Sep 18, 2017
Leland Opliger passed away peacefully at his home in Fairview, Kansas on September 18, 2017 with his two daughters at his bedside after a long illness. He was born in Glade, Kansas on June 12, 1939, the son of Harry and Della Opliger. Leland grew up in Agra, Kansas where he graduated high school. He received several accolades in sports...
Dick De Witt
Sep 14, 2017
Dick De Witt, 95, formerly of Prairie View, passed away on September 14, 2017, at Phillips County Retirement Center. He was born in the vicinity of Luctor on January 22, 1922, to John and Susie Tien De Witt. He attended a country school through eighth grade and then began to assist his father on the family farm. He proudly served...
Thurston Goracke
Sep 12, 2017
Thurston Dee Goracke, 38, of Phillipsburg, Kansas, passed away at home on September 12, 2017. Thurston was born in Phillipsburg to Harvey and Sandy (Calhoon) Goracke on May 10, 1979. He attended Phillipsburg High School, where he was a proud member of the football and wrestling team. Following graduation Thurston moved to Hutchinson, KS where he attended Hutchinson Community College....
Todd Lumpkin
Sep 12, 2017
Donald Todd Lumpkin, son of Don and Jo Ann Lumpkin, was born March 10, 1964. He passed away peacefully on September 12, 2017 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS. He was 53 years young. Todd grew up in Phillipsburg where he attended school and graduated with the Phillipsburg High School class of 1982. He enrolled in classes at...
Avery Hopson
Sep 1, 2017
Cornelius Avery Hopson was born October 14, 1928, the second child of Cornelius Drake Hopson and Ruth Edna Eileen (Drake) Hopson on the family's farm Northwest of Phillipsburg, Kansas. Avery attended school at Iowa Union. He graduated from Phillipsburg High School in May 1946. Following high school Avery attended Fort Hays State University where he played football and attended school...
Niles F. Runnion
Aug 30, 2017
Phillipsburg resident, Niles F. Runnion, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS at the age of 78. He was born in Norton, KS on September 22, 1938, the son of Francis & Elsie (Wagner) Runnion. Niles left high school before graduating in order to help support his parents and family. On April 16,...
Lola M. Kline
Aug 24, 2017
Phillipsburg resident, Lola M. Kline, passed away Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 96. She was born in Cozad, NE on February 22, 1921, the daughter of Willey & Rose (Shadduck) Brant. Lola was united in marriage to Wm. A. Kline on Dec. 7, 1941 in Beloit, KS. Shortly following...
Carol F. Olliff
Aug 24, 2017
Carol Fern Olliff (Drake), the daughter of Leland and Freda Drake (Kiehl), was born on July 30, 1939 in Garfield Township, Nebraska on the family farm where she spent her youngest years. The family then moved to Red Cloud, Nebraska where Carol was raised. There, she attended school and enjoyed being part of the band. She played the clarinet and...
Shaylena Gitchel
Aug 24, 2017
Shaylena Rosemae Gitchel was born February 21, 2005 in Hays, KS the daughter of Dustin Gitchel & Liz Maness. Shay passed away Thursday, August 24, 2017 at the Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 12. She attended school in Phillipsburg until moving to Hays in December of 2016. When Shay was younger, she enjoyed riding...
Diane E. Stutterheim
Aug 14, 2017
Diane Elaine Stutterheim, daughter of Henry and Dorothy (Shearer) Edgett, was born February 8, 1953 in Norton, Kansas, and passed away Monday, August 14, 2017, at the Norton County Hospital in Norton, KS at the age of 64. Diane graduated from Northern Valley High School in 1971 and then from Fort Hays State University in 1973. On June 2, 1978...
Ethel Ann Bretton
Jul 30, 2017
Ethel Ann (Smith) Bretton of Phillipsburg, Kansas, departed this life on July 30, 2017 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg at the age of 95. She was born November 7, 1921 in Kirwin, Kansas to Martin and Mary (Wisehart) Smith. Ethel was the 2nd child of eleven children. She attended school in Kirwin and spent her life in the...
Keith Grammon
Jul 26, 2017
Logan resident, Keith Grammon, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at the Logan Manor in Logan, KS at the age of 89. He was born in Osborne County, KS on June 6, 1928, the son of Ward & Doris (Barker) Grammon. On Sept. 17, 1954 he was united in marriage to Velda Campbell in Smith Center, KS. He owned &...
Wanda F. Henrichs
Jul 25, 2017
Wanda Faye (Barnes) Henrichs passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 90. She was born at home in Worth County, Missouri on October 21, 1926 to Clyde and Noma (Parman) Barnes. In 1939, when Wanda was in 8th grade, the family moved to Phillipsburg, Kansas due to Clyde's employment...
Gladys T. George
Jul 24, 2017
Gladys T. George, age 89, died July 24,2017 at Johnson, Ks. Gladys Theresa George was born September 6, 1928 to Frank and Rose (Morin) Balthazor, on a farm near Palco, Kansas. She was baptized at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Damar, Kansas. Gladys spent her childhood years on the farm and attended school at Palco. She completed her schooling and...
Gladys F. Hansen
Jul 23, 2017
Gladys Francis Hansen was born June 19, 1933 in Montrose, Colorado to Max & Eva Trujillo. She grew up with three sisters and four brothers, spending time in Colorado, Utah & Wyoming during her younger years. In Wyoming she met and married the love of her life, James G. Hansen. The couple moved their family to James' hometown, Phillipsburg, Kansas,...
Paul E. Becker
Jul 23, 2017
Paul Eugene Becker was born on June 26,1931 in Logan, Kansas and passed away on July 23, 2017 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 86. Paul was born and raised on a farm north of Logan to Rhodney and Lucille (Jaenicke) Becker. Except for his two years in the Army, Paul lived his whole...
Kara L. Muir
Jul 15, 2017
Phillipsburg resident, Kara L. Muir, passed away July 15, 2017 at her home at the age of 43. She was born July 4, 1974 in Mountain View, CA the daughter of John Adams Bailey & Judith Ann Woelffel. Survivors include her mother, Judith Sorenson; fiancé, Shaun Leddy; sons, Benjamin McKibbin, Elijah & Jehricho McKibbin-Leddy; daughters, Priscilla McKibbin, Bethany, Ketura &...
Hazel B. Brown
Jul 9, 2017
Gaylord resident, Hazel B. Brown, age 97, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017 in the Smith County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care, Smith Center. She was born September 9, 1919 in Beaver County, OK the daughter of Charlie & Bertha (Purdy) Atherton. Hazel was united in marriage to Clarence O. Brown on November 16, 1939 in Smith Center, KS. He...
Louie W. Congdon
Jul 9, 2017
Phillipsburg resident, Louie W. Congdon, age 77, died Sunday, July 9, 2017 at the Phillips County Hospital, Phillipsburg, KS. He was born April 21, 1940 in New London, Connecticut, the son of Eddie & Elizabeth Congdon. He graduated from the New London, CT High School. He then joined the United State Air Force on December 2, 1957 and was honorably...
Leroy M. Stephen
Jul 1, 2017
LeRoy Melvin Stephen, 72, of Phillipsburg, KS passed away July 1, 2017 at the Phillips County Hospital. Leroy was born Jan 3, 1945 in Rooks County, KS to Lewis and Glenys Stephen, 1 of 8 children. When LeRoy was 8 years old he went to live with Charlie and Ruth Groner. The following year his sister, Lana, also came to...
