Obituaries

Oct 28, 2014

Helene E. Willis, 90, of Joplin, MO, died October 28, 2014, at NHC Healthcare, her home since June of 2011. She was born August 12, 1924, in Soldier, IA, the daughter of Efraim and Clara Jensen. Helene graduated from Soldier High School in Soldier, IA, and then attended the Commercial Extension Business College in Omaha, NE. Following graduation in 1943,...

Oct 26, 2014

John Paul Schmid, son of Walter & Geraldine (Bradley) Schmid, was born in Phillipsburg, Kansas on September 18, 1955 and passed away October 26, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska at the age of 59. John graduated from Eastern Heights High School in Agra, Kansas with the class of 1973. He married Debra Bailey in 1976. To...

Oct 25, 2014

Patricia Ann Grant was born June 27, 1946 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, the daughter of William and Helen Grant. She was part of the post WWII baby boom generation said to have been born in a hospital corridor because the hospital didn't have enough rooms for the large number of women giving birth at that time. A few years...

Oct 21, 2014

David Joseph (Dave) Davis, 48, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS. Dave was born October 15, 1966 in Broken Bow, Nebraska, to Kenneth R Davis and Donna Schulte Davis. The first of four boys, Dave spent his formative years in the Sandhillls of Nebraska. In November, 1979, the Davis' moved to Kirwin, Kansas, where...

Oct 20, 2014

Kirwin resident, LeRoy Eller, passed away at the Phillips County Hospital, Monday, October 20, 2014 at the age of 82. He was born July 1, 1932 IN Harlan, KS the son of Derwin William & Thelma Mae (Hand) Eller. He was united in marriage to Helen M. Manion on February 28, 1953 in Lebanon, KS. He was inducted in the...

Oct 16, 2014

Phillipsburg resident, Buster Winn, passed away Thurs., Oct. 16, 2014 at his home in Phillipsburg at the age of 74. He was born Feb. 13, 1940 in Laird, CO to Lloyd C. & Vera V. (Little) Winn. His wife, Anita, preceded him in death on March 2, 2010. Survivors include his daughter, Natalie Flin of Everett, WA; stepdaughter, Gretchen Swift...

Oct 15, 2014

Judith "Judy" Marie (Braun) Bennett, daughter of Leonard and Regina (Dreiling) Braun was born April 8, 1946 at St. Anthony Hospital in Hays. She passed away October 15, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was 68 years of age. Judy attended grade school at Plainview Country School and graduated from Stockton High School with the class of...

Oct 14, 2014

Harding Guy Runnion, age 94 years, died October 14, 2014 in Long Island, KS at his home. Harding was born August 21, 1920 to Jay F. and Nellie (McFall) Runnion at the farm that his grandparents Hiram & Martha (Hughey) Runnion homesteaded in the 1870's, four miles north of Phillipsburg in Phillips County, KS. He was a farmer, drayman (delivered...

Oct 12, 2014

Ella Pauline (Johnson) Johnson was born the first of six children to Ralph Harvey and Laura Anna (Schulke) Johnson on March 11, 1916 in northeast Phillips County, KS. She departed this life on October 12, 2014 at Redbud Village Estates, Plainville, KS at the age of 98. Ella graduated from Phillipsburg High School with the Class of 1933 at the...

Sep 28, 2014

Former Norton resident, Clair Ann Glenn, passed away Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014 at the Logan Manor in Logan, KS at the age of 79. She was born May 20, 1935 in Norton, KS, the daughter of Orville & Helen (Hager) Poage. Her husband, Henry Glenn, and daughter, Pamela Sue Shearer, preceded her in death. Survivors include her son-in-law, Kelly Shearer...

Sep 28, 2014

Ella Irene (Meadows) Brooks, 86, died September 28, 2014 in Logan, Kansas. She was born October 13, 1926 in Depwade, Harleston, England, the daughter of Frank & Hilda Meadows. Irene met her husband-to-be while he was stationed in England during World War II. On January 1, 1944, she married Cecil Nate Brooks in Great Bromley, England. Irene & Cecil were...

Sep 13, 2014

Lewis A. (Doc) Pumphrey, Jr., son of Lewis Alexander Pumphrey and Vandella Jones, was born May 15, 1935 in Fall River, KS and passed away September 13, 2014 at his home in Glade, KS at the age of 79. On August 30, 1953 Lewis married Patty Jane Wheaton in Phillipsburg. They lived in Phillipsburg and later Glade, KS. To this...

Sep 12, 2014

Patricia Louise Smith-Jussel, daughter of Harold Lester & Jane Lewann (Elliott) Sparks, was born April 17, 1956 in Aurora, Colorado, and passed away September 12, 2014 at the Logan Manor in Logan, Kansas at the age of 58. Patti attended grade school and high school in Westminster, Colorado. In 1973 she married Randall Collier and was blessed with the birth...

Aug 29, 2014

Paul Lamont Myers, along with his twin sister Rebecca Jane, were born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 3, 1938 to Michael Myers and Beulah Covell Myers. Rebecca lived for only 8 weeks. Paul grew up in northern Minnesota where he accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior and was baptized. He was an explorer scout in high school and was...

Aug 24, 2014

Phillipsburg resident, Amy L. Kastle, passed away Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 92. She was born March 25, 1922 in Phillips County, the daughter of Robert William & Carrie Melinda (Zoller) Busby. Her husband, Robert, and sons, Richard and Larry, preceded her in death. Survivors include her sons, Mike...

Aug 16, 2014

Frances Lorraine "Fran" Erickson, daughter of Ben H. & Grace (Clanton) Wallen, was born March 3, 1927 in Fairland, Oklahoma, and passed away Saturday, August 16, 2014 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 87. Fran entered into the United State Air Force on June 24, 1952 in San Antonio, Texas. There, she met...

Aug 12, 2014

Margaret Johanna (Stalder) Vincent, daughter of Edward and Emma (Lubeck) Stalder, was born December 5, 1929 on the family farm south of Stamford, NE. She was baptized on February 2, 1930 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Stamford and confirmed at Messiah Lutheran Church in Denver, CO on May 12, 1940. Margaret departed this life on August 12, 2014 at the...

Aug 8, 2014

Darlene J. Rumbaugh, daughter of Lowell and Marie (Gumble) Overman, was born July 2, 1925 in the town of Western, Nebraska, and she passed away August 8, 2014 in the Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas, at the age of 89.

Darlene was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, who (being an avid sports fan) rarely missed any...

Aug 5, 2014

Carol Ann (Fox) Stanton, 76, Logan, died August 5, 2014 in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born June 16, 1938 in Logan, Kansas to Leslie Glenn and Bernice Amanda (Shelly) Fox. She was a 1956 graduate of Logan High School and attended Brown Mackie College in Salina, Kansas. She married Darrell Wayne Stanton on July 3, 1957 at Fort Gordan Army...

Jul 26, 2014

Cheryl Ann Sporleder, daughter of Kenneth & Verna (Workman) Colby, was born in Yreka, California on June 3, 1951, and passed away at her home in Logan, Kansas on July 26, 2014 at the age of 63. "Cherie," as she was known to friends and family, grew up and attended schools in the Beloit and Concordia, Kansas areas. She later...