Oren M. Christy
Jun 29, 2017
Oren M. Christy, 91, was born on September 21, 1925 on the farm near Agra, Kansas to Charles & Nora (Farley) Christy. He died Thursday, June 29, 2017 at the Phillips County Retirement Center, Phillipsburg, KS. He attended the rural Liberty School and then graduated from Agra High School in 1943. He was inducted into the Army on April 10,...
Lyle J. Stutterheim
Jun 24, 2017
Lyle James Stutterheim, son of Nick & Nina (Capstick) Stutterheim, was born June 19, 1937 on a farm in Phillips County, Kansas. He passed away June 24, 2017 in North Platte, Nebraska, at Great Plains Health, having just celebrated his 80th birthday. Lyle graduated from Prairie View High School in Prairie View, Kansas. Lyle married Carolene DeBoer on April 21,...
Verla Marie Mcdermed
Jun 22, 2017
Verla Marie (Kincaid) McDermed was born October 30, 1924 to Paul Henry and Shella Claire (Farley) Kincaid on a farm southwest of Kirwin, KS in Phillips County. She was one of 8 children who became known as the "V-8's" because of their names: Vernon, Velmer, Victor, Virgil, Viola, Veda, Verla & Vivian. She passed away on June 22, 2017 at...
J. D. Fawver
Jun 21, 2017
Phillipsburg resident, J. D. Fawver, passed away June 21, 2017 at the University of KS Medical Center in Kansas City, KS at the age of 66. He was born May 9, 1951 in San Diego, CA to Donald & Bonnie (Kincaid) Fawver. J.D. was a Maintenance Supervisor for the KS Dept. of Transportation. Survivors include his wife, Deborah, of Phillipsburg;...
Douglas W. Case
Jun 13, 2017
Douglas W. Case, 67, passed away unexpectedly on June 13, 2017, in Phillipsburg, KS. He was born May 3, 1950, in Phillipsburg to Ralph and Arlene Miller Case. He attended schools in Arvada, CO, and Phillipsburg, graduating in 1968 from Phillipsburg High School. He attended Denver Airline School and North West Kansas Technical College, Goodland, KS, completing his certificate in...
Maurice A. Mcclure
Jun 8, 2017
Maurice Alan McClure, 89 - retired farmer and rancher, loyal husband and first-rate father - passed away Thursday, June 8 at the Leonardville Nursing Home. One of ten siblings, he was born April 23, 1928 to Lester and Leto McClure. Prior to attending college at Kansas State University, Maurice won several sheep shearing competitions, one of which provided him a...
Carl K. Rodgers
Jun 8, 2017
Carl K. Rodgers, 4th son of Robert L. & Kathryn Adeline (Schafer) Rodgers was born January 11th, 1933 in Newton, KS. He passed away on June 8, 2017 in the Smith County Memorial Hospital in Smith Center, KS at the age of 84. Carl grew up in a family of 5 boys. He graduated from high school at Windom, KS...
Helen S. Chase
May 28, 2017
Helen Silveren Chase, a long time resident of Cedar, Kansas died the 28th of May, 2017 in Hays, Kansas. She was born June 14, 1931 in Osborne, Kansas to Nathan and Miriem (Hersey) Muck. Helen married George I. Chase August 30, 1953; they made their home on the farm in Cedar, Kansas. Over the years Helen was involved in many...
Ardith I. Horn
May 26, 2017
Phillipsburg resident Ardith Horn passed away early Friday morning at Hays Medical Center, Hays KS at the age of 75. Ardith was born July 8, 1941 in Oxford, NE to Ida (Bickett) and Warren Rogers. She graduated from Phillipsburg High School with the class of 1959 and was united in marriage on June 1, 1959 to Robert Sidney Horn. To...
Denny "Max" Currey
May 18, 2017
Denny "Max" Currey, 78, died unexpectedly Thursday, May 18, 2017 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, Kansas. He leaves his wife of 51 years, Sharilyn (Struckhoff) Currey; his son, Mike and his wife, Dr. Angie Currey and 3 grandsons, Josh, Brett and Mitch of Kearney, MO; brother, Joe Currey and wife Patty of Hays, KS, sister, Dr. Kathy Currey...
Margaret L. Vanscyoc
May 10, 2017
Alton resident, Margaret L. VanScyoc, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at her residence at the age of 76. She was born February 25, 1941 in Fort Collins, Colorado the daughter of Wesley & Mildred (Michael) Kitchen. Margaret met and began dating Mark VanScyoc in 1977, and the couple married on August 12, 1988 in Masonville, CO. Together, they returned...
Wauneta Elaine Schemper
May 9, 2017
Wauneta Elaine Wolters Schemper, the daughter of Herman and Elizabeth Tillema Wolters was born November 12, 1917 and passed away May 9, 2017 at the age of ninety-nine, at the Norton County Hospital. She was raised in the Prairie View, Kansas area and attended the Prairie View Schools. After she graduated she taught school one year at the Rock Island...
Eugene French
May 8, 2017
Eugene "Gene" French, passed away May 8 at the VA Hospital in Grand Island, NE at the age of 95. He was born August 18, 1921 in Phillips County, KS, the son of Leo and Gladys (Witham) French. Survivors include his daughters, Joyce Fix & Margene Taylor of Grand Island, NE; 6 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren & 2 great great...
Teresa Kay Gitchel
May 7, 2017
Phillipsburg resident, Teresa Kay Gitchel, passed away May 7, 2017 at the Via Christi Village in Hays, KS at the age of 56. She was born July 4, 1960 in Terre Haute, IN. Survivors include her sons; Brandon, Ricky & Mickey of Phillipsburg and Dustin of Hays; her life partner, Daryl Hulen of Phillipsburg and 10 grandchildren. Cremation was chosen....
Robert G. Mcdonald
May 3, 2017
Robert Gene McDonald was born on July 26, 1931 west of Speed on the farm of his grandparents, Hugh and Mary (Stanton) McDonald and died at the Logan Manor on May 3, 2017. Bob lived with his grandparents on the farm until they moved into Phillipsburg when he started school. His grandmother died when he was in 5th grade and...
Marilee Ann Debey
Apr 27, 2017
Phillipsburg resident, Marilee Ann DeBey, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017 at the Phillips County Retirement Center, Phillipsburg, at the age of 85. She was born April 10, 1932 in Stockton, KS the daughter of Orville Kenworthy and Mildred Lewin-Kenworthy-Odle. She graduated from Stockton High School the class of 1950. She was united in marriage on May 19, 1950 to...
Terri Lynn Jackson
Apr 25, 2017
Scranton resident, Terri Lynn Jackson, age 69, passed away April 25, 2017 in Topeka, KS. She was born June 27, 1947 in Phillipsburg, KS the daughter of Robert Eugene & Ruth Ilene (Richardson) McClain. She is survived by 2 daughters, Tina Marie Jackson of Great Bend, KS and Tessa Rae Edens of Clearfield, UT; a brother, Mike Mclain, a sister,...
Mollie M. Iman-Goracke
Apr 22, 2017
Mollie Marie Babcock, youngest child of Frank Arthur & Effie G. (Bugbee) Babcock, was born August 1, 1929 in Phillips County, Kansas, and passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017 at the Logan Manor Nursing Home in Logan, Kansas at the age of 87. She was raised on a farm north of Phillipsburg, attending country schools and then graduating from Phillipsburg...
Shirley J. Conaway
Apr 21, 2017
Kensington resident, Shirley J. Conaway, passed away, Friday, April 21, 2017 at the Long Term Care in Smith Center, KS at the age of 81. She was born March 15, 1936 in Phillipsburg, KS the daughter of Roy W. & Lala (Woods) White. She worked as an accountant with KN Energy for nearly 40 years. She was united in marriage...
Monica Wilson
Apr 18, 2017
Monica Jean Wilson, daughter of Royce Earl & Jean Ann (Quinn) Wilson, was born March 13, 1972 in Norton, Kansas and passed away April 18, 2017 at the Norton County Hospital in Norton, Kansas at the age of 45. She attended Northern Valley schools, graduating with the high school class of 1990. She continued her education at Clemson University and...
