OBITUARIES

John Patrick “Pat” Greenleaf

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

Charlene “Sherri” Marie Daniels

Charlene “Sherri” Marie Daniels

Dec 4, 2022

Mullinville- Charlene “Sherri” Marie Daniels, 59, died December 4, 2022, at her home in Mullinville, Kansas. She was born November 3, 1963, in Phoenix, Arizona to Charles E. and Diana J. (Rosselli) Campbell. Sherri had lived in Detroit Michigan, Fowler, Kansas, Dodge City, Cimarron and Mullinville. She graduated from McDonald County High School, Anderson, Missouri in 1981. Sherri was a...

Joanna Marie Francis

Joanna Marie Francis

Oct 25, 2022

Haviland- Joanna Marie Francis, 83 died October 25, 2022 at her home in Haviland, Kansas. She was born June 14, 1939, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the daughter of Paul Erwin and Bonnie June (Schrock) Correll. Joanna had lived in Denver, Colorado, Wichita, Kansas, Camdenton, Missouri, Greensburg, Kansas, and Haviland. She graduated from Greensburg High School in 1957 and attended Nursing School...

Lisa Ann Carlton

Lisa Ann Carlton

Oct 16, 2022

Greensburg- Lisa Ann Carlton, 59, died peacefully at her home in Greensburg, October 16, 2022, after a long illness. Lisa was born November 9, 1962 in Dodge City, Kansas. She graduated from Mullinville Highschool in 1981 and had worked as a Cardiac Lab Technician. She is survived by her parents Wesley and Jackie Carlton, Greensburg, two daughters Monica Christensen and...

William Dale Helton

William Dale Helton

Oct 15, 2022

Lawrence- William Dale Helton, 62, died October 15, 2022 in LMH Health, Lawrence, Kansas. He was born May 21, 1960 in Greensburg, Kansas, the beloved son of Robert Dale and Ida Marlene (Wilson) Helton. Dale attended grade school in Greensburg. He is survived by his mother Marlene Jepson and husband Thomas, Leavenworth, Kansas, and a sister Dr. Mary Sudduth and...

Minnie Ann “Mike” Sears

Minnie Ann “Mike” Sears

Sep 30, 2022

Mullinville- Minnie Ann “Mike” Sears, 96, died September 30, 2022 at Hill Top House, Bucklin, Kansas. She was born June 12, 1926 in Abilene, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph E. and Edna Mae (Clarner) Griffith’s. She graduated from Abilene High School. Mike was a housewife and worked as a school secretary and a city clerk. Her memberships included the PTD...

Thomas Wayne Sponaugle

Thomas Wayne Sponaugle

Sep 27, 2022

Pratt- Thomas Wayne Sponaugle, 38, died September 27, 2022 at his home in Pratt, Kansas. He was born September 21, 1984, in Greensburg, Kansas, the son of Robert James, Sr. and Ethel (Naumann) Sponaugle. Thomas graduated from Greensburg High School in 2003. He had lived in Greensburg, Anthony and Pratt. He had been a sales associate at Loves in Pratt...

Susan Marie Freeman

Susan Marie Freeman

Sep 5, 2022

Greensburg- Susan Marie Freeman, 72, died September 5, 2022 at her home in Greensburg, Kansas. She was born September 25, 1949 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of John and Helen McEwen. Susan graduated from Wichita North High School in 1967 and earned a B.S. degree in Teaching from Emporia State University. She had lived in Wichita and Greensburg since 1985....

Doyle Rodney Clark

Doyle Rodney Clark

Sep 5, 2022

Haviland- Doyle Rodney Clark, 90, died September 5, 2022, at Grand Plains Skilled Nursing Center, Pratt, Kansas. He was born September 4, 1932, North of Haviland, Kansas. A lifetime Kiowa County resident, Doyle was a farmer. He graduated from Haviland High School in 1952. Doyle served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of the...

Gage Lane Hosheit

Gage Lane Hosheit

Jul 23, 2022

Greensburg-Gage Lane Hosheit, 29, died July 23, 2022, in rural Kiowa County, Kansas, in a single motor vehicle accident. He was born April 9, 1993, in Greensburg, Kansas the son of Brandon Lynn and Stacey (Jantz) Hosheit. Gage graduated from Kiowa County High School in 2011 and attended Barton County Community College. He had worked as a farmer. Gage had...

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