Theron "Bud" N. Vanallen
May 6, 2016
Theron Norwood Van Allen (better known as Bud or T.N.) departed his earthly life on May 6, 2016, at the age of 94 years. Bud was born on April 23, 1922, on the family farm on Bow Creek, rural Phillips County. He was the third son of Edwin Voyle Van Allen and Fannie Fern (Wisehart) Van Allen. He recalls walking...
Mark C. Whitney
May 3, 2016
Mark Cortland Whitney was born on July 30, 1950, in Omaha, NE. Joan and Eddie Whitney welcomed Mark into their home when he was three years old. He passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg at the age of 65. Mark attended Norton public schools from kindergarten through graduation, with the exception of 6th...
Jeanette K. Haskett
Apr 27, 2016
Jeanette Kaylene Thomas was born January 11, 1946 at the St. Anthony's Hospital, Hays, Kansas. Jeanette went to be with the Lord on April 27, 2016 at home in Agra, KS. Jeanette was the daughter of Wayne and Mildred (Showers) Thomas. At the time of Jeanette's birth, the family lived west of Palco, Kansas, in the Redline community. When she...
Clarence C. Gould
Apr 23, 2016
Clarence Crayton Gould, 96, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Clarence was born on September 13, 1919 in rural Phillips County, Kansas, the son of Jay Crayton Gould and Etta Pearl (Hester) Gould. The family moved to Phillipsburg when Clarence was 2 yrs. Old, and he attended school in Phillipsburg, graduating from Phillipsburg High School...
Sylvia Alice Kats
Apr 22, 2016
Sylvia Alice Kats passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 at the Andbe Home in Norton, Kansas at the age of 81. She was born December 21, 1934 in Phillips County, KS the daughter of Henry G. Pakkebier and Alie (Tien) Pakkebier. She attended Luctor grade school and graduated from Prairie View High School in 1952. She was united in marriage...
Donald E. Lumpkin
Apr 21, 2016
Donald Elmer Lumpkin, long time grocer and world traveler, departed for his final trip Thursday April 21, 2016 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, Kansas. He was 81 years of age. Don was born to Elmer Ellsworth Lumpkin and Dorothy Isom on April 16, 1935 in Smith Center, Kansas. Don spent most of his childhood years in Phillipsburg,...
Warren L. Stevens
Apr 20, 2016
Warren L. Stevens, son of Elbert & Etta E. (McDermed) Stevens was born July 26, 1925 in rural Phillips County, near Gretna and passed away, April 20, 2016 at the age of 90. His early years were spent on the farm going to country school, then to Kirwin his freshman year. He then transferred to Agra where he graduated in...
Milburn Minkler
Apr 5, 2016
David Milburn "Mink" Minkler, son of Earl & Rose (Shaw) Minkler, was born January 8, 1924 on the farm in Kincaid, KS. He was the youngest of 5 children. He passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at the Phillips County Retirement Center, Phillipsburg, at the age of 92. On December 27, 1944, Milburn was united in marriage to Marilyn Kellogg...
Lela Alma Kipp
Apr 4, 2016
Lela Alma Emma Weinman was born in Phillips County on September 12, 1926 to Michael M. Weinman and Anna Barbara (Wagner) Weinman and passed away at the Phillips County Retirement Center on April 4, 2016 at the age of 89. She became a child of God in Holy Baptism on October 10, 1926 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Stuttgart, KS....
Gordon James Reneberg
Apr 1, 2016
Gordon James Reneberg was born March 1st, l933 to Berniece James and Earl Reneberg on the farm l mile north of Kensington. He had a older brother, Norman LeRoy who preceded him in death and is survived by a younger sister, Erleen Rae Norris. He was not a healthy baby, weighing only 9 lbs at six months and had been...
Royce E. Wilson
Mar 30, 2016
Almena, KS resident, Royce E. Wilson, passed away early Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in his home at the age of 70 years. He was born July 16, 1945, in Norton County, KS, the son of Donald F. & Mildred L. (Thacker) Wilson. He graduated from Almena Rural High School with the class of '63. He then joined the United States...
Rachel D. Rundle
Mar 26, 2016
Rachel Dee (Krauss) Morris-Rundle, daughter of Oliver and Margaret (Schesser) Krauss, was born March 16, 1928 on a farm 6 miles southwest of Logan, Kansas in Norton County, died Saturday, March 26, 2016 at the age of 88. When Rachel was 5 years old they moved to a farm 7 miles south and east of Logan. During that time she...
Queenie Evalena Leydig
Mar 25, 2016
Kirwin resident, Queenie Evalena Pickel-Leydig, died Friday, March 25, 2016 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg at the age of 93. She was born in Logan County, Colorado the daughter of Albert C. & Pearl Mae (Hatfield) Iman. On May 11, 1943 she was married to Carlos Albert Pickel. To this union their daughter, Cleora was born. Queenie worked...
Dorrell G. George
Mar 12, 2016
Dorrell G. George, age 89, died Saturday, March 12, 2016 in Johnson Kansas. Dorrell was born December 19th 1926 in Wright Kansas. He was the son of Dan W. and Nellie (Lee) George. Dorrell was raised on a farm in Haskell County and attended a country school called Independence. He attended two years of high school in Garden City, Kansas...
Donna Lamont
Mar 11, 2016
Longtime Phillipsburg resident, Donna Lamont, passed away March 11, 2016 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 70. Donna was born September 11, 1945 at Neodesha, Kansas the oldest of three daughters born to Elvin Lyle & Reva Jean (Fail) Peak. Shortly following her birth, the family moved to California. Following her father's death, they...
Arlen A. Butterfield
Mar 11, 2016
Our most precious and loving dad, grandad & great-grandad Arlen Butterfield has gone to live eternally with his Heavenly Father at a perfect & special place in Heaven. He passed away on March 11, 2016 at his home in Kearney, NE at the age of 89. Arlen Allen Butterfield, second son of Allen and Louise (Schneurle) Butterfield was born November...
Larry Richard Shaw
Mar 7, 2016
Rev. Larry Richard Shaw of Naponee, NE passed away early in the morning on March 7th, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE at the age of 72. Larry was born July 20, 1943 in Phillips County, KS the son of Albert & Gladys (Scott) Shaw. He graduated from Naponee High School in 1961. He was united in...
Eileen Stackhouse
Feb 28, 2016
Eileen Stackhouse was born in Inavale, Nebraska June 27, 1923 the daughter of Grover & Ella (Deisley) Cary and left this life February 28, 2016 in Kensington, Kansas at the age of 92. The family lived on a small farm south of the Republican River near Inavale and they were completely destroyed by the big flood in June of 1935....
Glen L. Hultgren
Feb 24, 2016
Glen L. Hultgren, 73, Prairie View, died Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at the Logan Manor Nursing Home, Logan KS after a prolonged illness. Glen was born in Campbell, NE June 22, 1942 to Charles Jr. and Cleo (Savage) Hultgren. He grew up on the farm near Upland, NE and graduated from Upland High School in 1959. He worked for various...
Lena Faye Laughlin
Feb 22, 2016
Norton resident, Lena Laughlin, passed away Feb. 22, 2016 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays at the age of 78. She was born April 17, 1937 in Tennyson, TX, the daughter of John William & Johnnie Lee (Hegwood) Brown. She was a CNA. Survivors include her son Terry (Pennie) of Norton; her daughter, Kerry LaJena (Paul) Scharping of Shapleigh,...
