Melvin Dean “Md” Miller
Dec 12, 2017
Greensburg- Melvin Dean “MD” Miller, 82, died December 12, 2017 at his home, rural Greensburg. He was born November 22, 1935 in Greensburg, Kansas the son of Orlo Alvin and Lora Neva (Wheeler) Miller. He had lived in Wichita, Stafford and Greensburg. Melvin graduated Wichita East High School, and served in the US Army. He worked in maintenance for Cities...
Wilton “Ray” Koehn
Nov 8, 2017
Wichita –Wilton Ray Koehn, 78, died November 8, 2017 at Via Christi Saint Francis, Wichita, Kansas. He was born December 27, 1938 in Greensburg, Kansas, to Fred and Nina (Nightingale) Koehn. He had lived in Greensburg and Coldwater, Kansas. Ray was the owner/operator of Koehn’s Construction doing carpentry and mason work. He was a member of the Bethel Mennonite Church...
Richard L. Jantz
Oct 29, 2017
Gridley- Richard L. Jantz, 75, died October 29, 2017 at Via Christi Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. He was born December 31, 1941 in Margie, Minnesota, the son of Wesley Edwin and Evelyn (Ratzlaff) Jantz. Richard graduated from Greensburg High School in 1960 and then served four years in the United Stated Navy. He went on the Honor Flight last year and...
Alan Wayne Todd
Oct 28, 2017
Greensburg- Alan Wayne Todd, 48, died October 28, 2017 near Greensburg, Kansas. He was born in Greensburg June 23, 1969 the son of Arthur J. and Helen Marie (Melton) Todd. Alan graduated from Greensburg High School. He had worked as an oilfield pumper, and had been employed by the Kiowa County Road and Bridge Department and the Haviland Co-op. Alan...
Micheal Dean “Mike” Schmidt
Jul 23, 2017
Mike Schmidt, 55, (Pratt, KS) went home to be with the Lord on July 23, 2017. He was born March 19, 1962, in Greensburg, Kansas, to Harold and Sarah Schmidt where he grew up on the family farm. It was on the farm that he developed his good work ethics. Mike graduated from Greensburg High School in 1980 and then...
Lois “Granny” Morehead
Jul 22, 2017
Greensburg- Lois “Granny” Morehead, 78, died July 22, 2017 at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg, Kansas. She was born May 24, 1939 in Cottonwood, Oklahoma the daughter of Lymon Washington and Jewel Lee (Calloway) Edwards. Lois graduated from Coalgate High School, Coalgate, Oklahoma. She was co-owner and operator of the Kansan Restaurant, Greensburg for twenty years and a dispatcher for...
Edward E. Mills
Jun 8, 2017
Greensburg- Edward E. Mills, 82, died June 8, 2017 at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg, Kansas. He was born January 25, 1935 in Colorado Springs, Colorado the son of Edward Mills and Helen Robbins. Ed was raised by Ruben and Opal Kirkendall. He graduated from Codell High School in 1952. He had lived in Natoma, Plainville, Wellington and Greensburg. Ed...
James Phillip Dowell
May 22, 2017
Greensburg-James Phillip Dowell, a compassionate father, brother and son, passed away on May 22. He was a great lover of literature, music, movies, and the arts who read widely and passionately. Jim was a raconteur and renaissance man extraordinaire who possessed a great wit and spirit. He was born in Pratt Kansas on March 17, 1945 to Richard A. Dowell...
Dorothy Elaine Mcelwain
May 11, 2017
Mullinville- Dorothy Elaine (Steffen) McElwain, 87, was born March 24, 1930 to John C. and Anna W. (Harms) Steffen in Cunningham, Kansas. She passed to her heavenly home Thursday evening, May 11, 2017 at Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, Kansas. Dorothy was raised in Cunningham, Kansas and married Alan Clair McElwain October 24, 1948. She enjoyed living on the family...
Gene Bertram Snyder
Apr 26, 2017
Denver, Colorado-Gene Bertram Snyder, 90, died April 26, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. He was born November 16, 1926 in Fowler, Kansas, the son of Isaac Bertram and Katie Mae (Campbell) Snyder. Gene served in the U.S. Navy from 1945 to 1947. He was a retired mechanic. He attended high school in Cimarron, Kansas. He was active in all sports and...
Laurence W. Schwarm
Apr 25, 2017
Greensburg-Laurence W. Schwarm left this earthy life, surrounded by family and friends on April 25, 2017. He died in the home in which he was born to Alice (Gierhart) and John Schwarm on February 24, 1924. On May 21 1943 he married Pauline Cory, his high-school sweetheart. They raised crops, sheep and three sons on the original Schwarm farmstead, which...
Beulah Evon (Carr) Banta
Apr 12, 2017
Greensburg- Beulah Evon (Carr) Banta, 94, died April 12,2017 at Columbus Community Hospital in Columbus Texas. She was born May 25, 1922 the daughter of P.L. “Bill” and Lola (Hickman) Carr. Beulah had lived in Greensburg and Abilene Kansas , Paris Tennessee, Portland Indiana, and the last 4 years with her daughter Candi in Schulenburg, Texas. She graduated from Greensburg...
Lani Elizabeth Nace
Mar 17, 2017
Greensburg- Lani Elizabeth Nace, 16, died March 17, 2017 in a motor vehicle accident near La Porte, Indiana. She was born May 9, 2000 in Pratt, Kansas, the daughter of Roderick and Lisa (Unruh) Nace. She worked for the Kiowa County Memorial Hospital Daycare and was a member of the Bethel Mennonite Church, both of Greensburg. Lani is survived by...
Kenneth R. Whitney
Mar 16, 2017
Haviland-Kenneth R. Whitney, 79, died March 16, 2017 at his home in Haviland, Kansas. He was born December 20, 1937 in Pratt, Kansas the son of Willard Fay and Madgelean Mabel (Woodward) Whitney. Kenneth was a farmer and custom harvester. He had lived in Rock, Kansas, Empire, California, Cherryvale and Haviland, Kansas. He was a member of the Haviland Friends...
Gloria Jeanne Senior
Feb 28, 2017
Topeka-Gloria Jeanne Senior, 91, died February 28, 2017 at McCrite Plaza Nursing Home, Topeka. She was born November 25, 1925 in Clearwater, Kansas the daughter of O.F. and Mable (Schopel) Bogle. Gloria was a dietician, most of her career in the kitchen at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. She had lived in Norwich, Greensburg, Wichita and Topeka, Kansas. She was...
Gerald “Jerry” E. Little
Feb 28, 2017
San Antonio, Texas- Gerald E. “Jerry” Little, 80, died February 28, 2017 at his home in Texas. He was born April 15, 1936 in Spearville, Kansas. Jerry had lived in Kinsley, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, Springfield, Missouri, Loveland, Colorado, Soviet Russia, Ponca City, Oklahoma, Memphis, Tennessee and San Antonio, Texas. Jerry graduated from Kinsley High School in 1954. He was a...
Carl A. Carter
Feb 14, 2017
Greensburg- Carl Alvin Carter, 83, died February 14, 2017 at the Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg, Kansas. He was born February 20, 1933 in Grays Knob, Kentucky the son of Earnest Leslie and Bessie Ruth (Farmer) Carter. Carl graduated from Hall High School, Harlan, Kentucky. He worked on heavy equipment as an operator and mechanic for Eagle Valley Construction of...
Phil Baker
Feb 12, 2017
Haviland- Phil Baker, 77, died February 12, 2017 at the Hospice House of Reno County, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born January 12, 1940 the son of Clarence Paris and Gretchen (Bowlin) Baker. He was a farmer and lifetime resident of Haviland, Kansas. Phil graduated from Cullison High School in 1958. On September 8, 1963 Phil married Carol Greenstreet in Pratt,...
Helen Lucille Hayse
Jan 29, 2017
Mullinville- Helen Lucille (Alford) Hayse, 94, died January 29, 2017 at Western Plains Medical Center, Dodge City, KS. She was born February 26, 1922 the daughter of Wayne C. and Edith Lucille (Sherer) Alford. Helen lived 90 years within 3 miles of the place of her birth south, of Mullinville, Kansas. She graduated from Mullinville High School in 1940 and...
Mary (Hannan) Horner Patee
Jan 6, 2017
Mary Anna Hannan Horner Patee, 75, transitioned to Heaven January 6, 2017 in Arvada, CO, formerly of Jetmore, KS. Mary was born to AA (Dude) and Dorothy (Dot) Hannan in Pratt, KS Nov. 4th, 1941. She attended school at Wellsford Grade School until the 8th grade and graduated from Haviland High School. Mary married Arnold Horner in 1957, who was...
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