Randy Eugene "Jake" Preble
Sep 10, 2023
Greensburg- Randy Eugene “Jake” Preble, 71, died September 10, 2023, at his home in Greensburg, Kansas, He was born May 11, 1952, in El Dorado, Kansas, the son of Robert Preble and Betty Maxine (Cole) Hogan. Jake grew up and attended school in Neodesha, Kansas, moving to Greensburg in 1968 and graduated from Greensburg High School in 1970. He...
Dennis Joe Grapper
Jul 30, 2023
Stafford, Kansas- Dennis Joe Grapper, 63, died July 30, 2023, at Stafford County Hospital, Stafford, Kansas. He was born December 30, 1959, in Glidden, Iowa, the son of Sarah Jane (Billman) Grapper and Rudy Grapper. Dennis graduated from High School in Minnesota and entered the U.S. Navy. After his Honorable Discharge from the Navy, he worked for a private...
Rebecca Jean McFadden
Jul 29, 2023
Mullinville- Rebecca Jean (Price) McFadden passed away at Hill Top House, Bucklin, KS on July 29th, 2023.
Rebecca was born, November 11, 1934, in rural Kiowa County, northwest of Mullinville, KS, the third child of Harold Lee and Virgie Maxine (Stein) Price. She had an identical twin sister, Ramona Maxine. On August 30, 1953, she married Kenneth E....
Charles Gene Hurley
Jul 15, 2023
Mullinville- Charles Gene Hurley, 70, died July 15, 2023 at his home in Mullinville, Kansas. He was born June 1, 1953 in San Angelo, Texas, the son of Charles Grady and Etta May (Boyer) Hurley. Charles graduated from Augusta High School, Augusta, Kansas and then joined the U.S. Army. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Charles had...
Helen M. Todd
Jul 4, 2023
Greensburg- Helen Marie Todd (Melton), 81, passed away July 4, 2023, in Kinsley, Kansas, under hospice care. She was born on February 1, 1942, and was the fourth of five children of William Archie and Cora Marjorie (Keith) Melton. Helen graduated from Bucklin High School in 1960. On December 2, 1960, Helen married Arthur Jean Todd in Bucklin. Helen...
Mary Linenbroker
Jun 27, 2023
Mary Frances Linenbroker, 94, died June 27, 2023, at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital in Greensburg, Kansas.
She was born July 30, 1928 in Woodward, Oklahoma, the daughter of Frank Henry and Alma Otilia (Skoog) Stultz.
Throughout her life, Mary lived in many places -- Crane, Springfield, and Warrensburg, Missouri; Norton, Salina, Wichita, and Havensville, Kansas; Sandwich, Illinois; Dayton,...
Ursula "Sue" May Davis
Jun 10, 2023
Ursula “Sue” May Davis (83) was surrounded by her daughters as she met her Jesus face-to-face and reunited with her husband of 58 1/2 years (“don’t forget the 1/2”) on June 10, 2023, at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Missouri. Sue was born on June 27,1939, to Duane and Bertha “Maxine” Chandler Young in Wichita, KS. When Sue was 3, Maxine passed...
Linda Lee Davis
Apr 5, 2023
Kansas City, Kansas- Linda Lee (Keele) Davis was born on January 28, 1939 in Kansas City, Kansas to Orba Lee (Glasscock) Keele and Cecil Richmond Keele. Linda passed most of her childhood and teenage years in Kansas City, Kansas, the exception being one exceedingly happy year spent in Homewood, Illinois near Chicago. Linda attended Wyandotte High School in Kansas...
William Gregory "Bill" McMurry
Mar 17, 2023
Greensburg- William Gregory (Bill) McMurry passed away March 17, 2023, at Brookdale Memory Care, Richland Hills Texas. He was born January 22, 1931, in Greensburg, Kansas to William Lynn and Rhuy K. (Williams) McMurry.
He grew up on the family farm in Kiowa County and graduated from Greensburg High School in 1949.
After High School he attended diesel mechanic...
John Patrick “Pat” Greenleaf
Mar 7, 2023
Greensburg- John Patrick “Pat” Greenleaf, 70, died March 7, 2023 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born March 7, 1953 in Pratt, Kansas, the son of James O. and Ruth (Huffman) Greenleaf. Known for his patience, humility, and hard work, Pat developed this character alongside his dad and brother on a ranch in Kiowa County. Pat had a...
Helen Jeane Koehn
Mar 4, 2023
Greensburg- Helen Jeane Koehn, 78, died March 4, 2023, in Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg. She was born August 10, 1944, in Ellsworth, Kansas, the daughter of Glenn and Velma (Tedman) Bates. Helen had lived in Lorraine, Kansas and Greensburg since 1950. She graduated from Greensburg High School and completed courses at Salt City Business College, Hutchinson, Kansas. On September...
Leslie Merle Unruh
Feb 25, 2023
Leslie Merle Unruh died at the age of 93 on February 25, 2023, surrounded by his wife and children. He was born in Wilmore, Kansas on June 13, 1929, the fifth child of Joseph and Sarah Unruh. His family was in the farming industry in both Kansas and California. Instead of farming, Merle became involved in the field of electronics....
Theresa A. Burns
Feb 14, 2023
Pratt- Theresa A. Burns, 68, died February 14, 2023 in Grand Plains Skilled Nursing and Rehab, Pratt Kansas. She was born February 25, 1954, in Pratt, the daughter of Ralph William and Anna Mae (Leckner) Burrows. Theresa graduated from Pratt High School in 1972. She worked in retail sales, most recently at the Dollar General in Pratt. She is survived...
Barbara Kay (Martin) Conaway
Feb 2, 2023
Barbara Kay (Martin) Conaway, 67, died February 2, 2023, in Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Missouri. She was born December 14, 1955, in Greensburg, Kansas to H. Ray and C. Marvene (Adolph) Martin. She is survived by two daughters, Tamie Smith, Schulenburg, Texas, and Samantha Walker, 7 Grandchildren Steven, Stacey, Madyson, Gracie, Kenzie. Levi, and Adalyn. She was preceded in death by...
Dale Eugene “Gene” Pickard
Jan 18, 2023
Haviland- Dale Eugene “Gene” Pickard, 75, died January 18, 2023, at his home in Haviland, Kansas. He was born March 21, 1947, in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, the son of Dale and Louva Maude (Bailey) Pickard. Gene graduated from Mt Pleasant High School in 1965, and attended Barclay College, Asbury Seminary and earned a Doctorate in Missiology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity...
Ernest B. Randel
Jan 17, 2023
Greensburg- Ernest B. Randel, 86, died January 17, 2023, at his home near Greensburg, Kansas. He was born November 19, 1936, near Lewis, Kansas, the son of Alva Ernest and Dorothea Irene (Bitner) Randel. Ernie graduated from Greensburg High School in 1955 and earned an Electrical Engineering degree from Kansas State University. He served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps....
William Ray Smith
Jan 6, 2023
Hesston- William Ray Smith, 90, died January 6, 2023 at Showalter Villa Health Care, Hesston, Kansas. He was born June 3, 1932, in Greensburg, Kansas, the son of Roy H. and Ethel Anna (Cobb) Smith. Ray graduated from Greensburg High School and worked for Panhandle Eastern Pipeline for 27 years, and was a farmer/rancher. He served two years in the...
Daniel E. Libby
Jan 1, 2023
On the afternoon of New Years’s Day 2023, Daniel Elmer Libby of Fellsburg, Kansas passed away at his home surrounded by his loved ones at the age of 71. Dan was born in Smith Center, Ks to Randall and Jean Libby, February 28, 1951 and raised on the family farm. He was well known in the county for his love...
Jerry Milton Ahrerns
Dec 7, 2022
Greensburg- Jerry Milton Ahrens, 68, died December 7, 2022, at Wesley Woodlawn Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. He was born January 2, 1954, in Greensburg, Kansas, the son of Wesley Wilbur and Wretha May (Busby) Ahrens. Jerry graduated from Greensburg High School in 1972. He had lived in Garden City, Jetmore and Greensburg. He was a motor grader operator for Kiowa County...
Shari Mcafee
Dec 7, 2022
Haviland- Sharolyn Joyce “Shari” McAfee, 73, died December 7, 2022, at Grand Plains Skilled Nursing and Rehab., Pratt, Kansas. She was born August 31, 1949, in Pratt, Kansas, the daughter of Delbert A. and Lucy Mae (Lyon) Meireis. Shari was a lifetime resident of Haviland, Kansas. She graduated from Friends Academy in 1967. Shari had worked for Haviland Telephone Company,...
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