Wilhelmina Ames
Jun 23, 2012
Wilhelmina Ames of Phillipsburg, KS passed away on June 23, 2012 at the Phillips County Hospital at the age of 93 years, 5 months, and 11 days. Wilhelmina was born in rural Harlan Co. NE., to John William & Gretchen (Kampen) Wessels on Jan. 12, 1919. She was baptized May 23, 1919 in Evangelical Lutheran Church in Alma, NE. She...
Vona L. Hoppe
Jun 18, 2012
Vona Leigh Hoppe entered His presence June 18, 2012. Vona was born on a farm near Eckley Colorado on July 31, 1932. Her parents were Elwood & Luella Stone. Four years later they moved to Colorado Springs. She graduated from Colorado Springs High School. From there she spent one year at Emmaus Bible School in Chicago. She returned to Colorado...
Ila Dewitt
Jun 14, 2012
Prairie View resident, Ila DeWitt, passed away Thurs., June 14, 2012 at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg at the age of 86. She was born January 16, 1926, the daughter of Garried & Josie (Erickson) Greving. Ila was a homemaker & mother. Survivors include her husband, Dick; sons, Jerry, Dennis and Roger, all of Prairie View, KS; son,...
Ollie Irene Smith
May 27, 2012
Ollie Irene Smith was born July 27, 1936 in Phillips County, Kansas, the daughter of Fred L. & Wilma Fay (Weaver) Albright, and she died May 27, 2012 at her home in Speed, Kansas at the age of 75. She lived with her family on the farm southwest of Speed until they moved into town. She attended grade school in...
Norman L. Kellerman
May 17, 2012
Lifelong Stuttgart resident, Norman L. Kellerman, passed away Thurs., May 17, 2012 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 79. He was born Sept. 17, 1932 to Paul & Alwina (Merklein) Kellerman. He owned & operated Norm's Service Station in Stuttgart for many years. Survivors include his wife, Lois, of the home; sons, Lonnie of...
Lawrence D. Reynolds
May 4, 2012
Lawrence Dean Reynolds, second son of Neva (McCormick) Reynolds and Alvin Reynolds, was born June 28, 1926 in Smith Center, Kansas and passed away May 4, 2012 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, Kansas at the age of 85.
Lawrence grew up on the family farm in Claudell, Kansas and started working when he was seven...
Helen Harris
Apr 26, 2012
Helen Fern Harris, 95, of Indiana and formerly of Phillipsburg, KS, died Thursday, April 26, 2012, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Jeannette and Jack Frank, in Indiana. She was born May 3, 1916, to the late Albert and Elsie Ward Standley, in Lucas, KS. Helen married Lawrence A. Harris in 1936. They owned and operated the Phillipsburg...
Roberta Mae Ennis
Apr 24, 2012
Roberta Mae (Ayres) Ennis was born December 14, 1951 in Phillipsburg, Kansas to William & Eva (Campbell) Ayres and died April 24, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska at the age of 60. She spent her early years in Phillipsburg then finished her schooling in Junction City, Kansas. After high school, Roberta completed the training to become...
Burton "Herb" Van Eaton
Apr 24, 2012
Burton "Herb" Van Eaton, son of Warren & Nora (Chance) Van Eaton, was born March 29, 1928 in Smith County, Kansas and passed away April 24, 2012 at the Smith County Memorial Hospital in Smith Center, Kansas at the age of 84. He attended country schools through 8th grade and graduated from Kensington High School in 1947. He was inducted...
Wayne "Sug" Grismore
Apr 18, 2012
Wayne Edward Grismore, son of Frankie & Joimae (Lee) Grismore, was born June 7, 1959 at the Wayne County Hospital in Corydon, Iowa, and passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at his home in Kirwin, Kansas. Wayne "Sug" spent his childhood and teenage years in Powersville, Missouri. He loved to tell stories from these younger years and had many happy...
Armand D. Gingles
Apr 9, 2012
Armand Dean Gingles, son of Frank John & Hazel Dorothy (Klink) Gingles, was born December 29, 1924 on a farm southwest of Speed, Kansas and died April 9, 2012 at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, Kansas at the age of 87. When Armand was five years old his family moved to a farm four miles west and one mile...
Ida Anna Krafft
Apr 3, 2012
Life-long Phillips County resident Ida Anna (Dusin) Krafft was born January 9, 1919 to parents August Dusin and Mary Beyerlein Dusin in rural Phillips County. She died April 3, 2012 at the Phillips County Hospital at the age of 93. She and her husband Fred Krafft were married September 11, 1940 at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Stuttgart, Kansas. Ida...
Vincent L. Bogart
Mar 26, 2012
Born and raised on a Kansas farm, Vincent L. Bogart, Wichita attorney, might have become a farmer like his father had it not been for an aptitude test which showed he could be a lawyer or an accountant. Vincent was born on the family farm near Kirwin, Kansas on June 8, 1922. He graduated from Kirwin High School in 1939,...
Marjorie Jean Johnson
Mar 22, 2012
Marjorie Jean Johnson, 90, died Thursday, March 22, 2012 in Dalhart, Texas Viewing for Mrs. Johnson will be held at the Norton Christian Church, 208 N. Kansas, Norton, Kansas from 10:00 – 12:00 noon, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Graveside Services will be Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 1:00PM at Norton City Cemetery, Norton, Kansas under the direction of Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel,...
Donald L. Munyon
Mar 17, 2012
Donald Leroy Munyon was born September 8, 1934 in Phillipsburg, KS, the only son of five children born to Roy and Grace (Frazer) Munyon. Don attended Phillipsburg High School, graduating with the class of 1952. He participated in many activities in high school including football, basketball and track. On June 20, 1954, he married his high school sweetheart, Gayle Frans....
Lee Chase
Feb 29, 2012
Former Phillipsburg resident, Lee Chase, passed away February 29, 2012 at the Pinnacle Park Nursing Home in Salina, Kansas at the age of 87. Lee was born September 26, 1924 in Goodman, Missouri to Lewis Hezekiah Chase and Hazel (Troxel) Chase. He grew up and attended high school in Goodman. In April, 1943, Lee joined the U. S. Navy. After...
Lois I. Roller
Feb 22, 2012
Former Phillipsburg resident, Lois I. Roller, passed away Wed., Feb. 22, 2012 at the Prairie Haven Nursing Center in Kensington, KS at the age of 100. She was born October 22, 1911 in Phillips County to Albert J. & Ella Maye (Munyon) McCord. Her husband, Raymond, preceded her in death on July 6, 1995. Survivors include her son, Francis "Bud"...
Donna Mae Van Eaton
Feb 22, 2012
Donna Mae Van Eaton, daughter of Carl & Edna (Kuhlman) Diercks, was born August 7, 1936 in rural Phillips County and died February 22, 2012 at her home in Agra, Kansas at the age of 75. As a young girl Donna attended schools in Kensington and graduated from Kensington High School with the Class of 1954. She married Burton "Herb"...
William H. Stowell
Feb 19, 2012
William H. Stowell, son of Samuel O. & Fern L. (Marvin) Stowell, was born August 26, 1919 in Oberlin, Kansas, and passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012 at the Prairie Haven Nursing Home in Kensington, Kansas at the age of 92. He attended schools in Oberlin, often with his Mother teaching him, and graduated from Oberlin High School. During his...
Maxine A. Lowry
Feb 17, 2012
Maxine Lowry, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away Friday, Feb. 17th, 2012 at the Logan Manor at the age of 89. She was born April 1, 1922 to Dewey and Edith Laughlin at Norton, Kansas. Maxine grew up in Norton County and graduated from Almena High School. She married Roger Lowry September 29, 1942. To this union five sons...
