Obituaries

Aug 5, 2019

Bobbie Lee Graham, 83, of WaKeeney KS, passed away August 5, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family after a long journey with cancer.  He was born February 6, 1936 in Vinton, Iowa to Joseph and Lettie Larson (Lint) Graham. He attended Vinton Grade School and High School. Later he joined the National Guard in 1953 and the...

Aug 4, 2019

Edward (Eddie) Albin passed away on August 4, 2019, at the age of 69, at the Gove County Medical Center.

Ed was born April 15, 1950, in Quinter, KS to Gene and Patricia (Nelson) Albin.  He attended a one-room schoolhouse until he moved to Quinter and graduated from Quinter High School in 1968.  Ed furthered his education...

Aug 2, 2019

Garry Lee Sams, 73 of Park KS, passed away August 2, 2019, at Gove County Medical Center, Quinter, KS.

Garry L. Sams, born September 15, 1945 to Thomas Arnold and Mabel (Skogg) Sams at Mercy Hospital in Denver, Colorado. His young years were spent in the Denver schools and he graduated from North High School in 1961....

Jul 17, 2019

Leona Louise (Brooks) Reed, Quinter, passed away on July 17, 2019 at the age of 92 years, 10 months and 13 days.  On September 4, 1926, Leona was born to Frank H. and Minnie L. (Kesler) Brooks in Quinter.  She was joined later by a sister, who died in infancy, and two brothers.  She grew up southwest of Quinter...

Jul 12, 2019

Garry Lyle Roberts passed away July 12 th , 2019 at the age of 78, at the St. Joseph/National Jewish Hospital in Denver, Colorado.

Garry was born February 1 st , 1941 in Ransom, Kansas to Lyle Leicester and Ila Mendenhall Roberts. He attended a one room school house his first few years of school. When his...

Jul 7, 2019

Sharon Kay (Minor) Noel, of Quinter, whose ever-present humor brightened the universe for all who knew and loved her, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Sunday, July 7th, 2019 at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas.

Sharon was born on July 29th, 1941, in Lindsay, California, to Doyle and Velma (Haney)...

Jul 5, 2019

Iva Mae Triplett, 83 of Wakeeney KS, passed away July 5, 2019 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS.  She was born in Ellis County on January 7, 1936 to Jacob and Ella (Schumm) Massier.

Iva was a 1954 graduate of Ellis High School. She was united in marriage to Leslie Eugene (Gene) Triplett on August 11, 1955...

Jun 29, 2019

Elizabeth "Betty" Inman, age 89, passed away, June 29, 2019, at Gove County Medical Center, Long Term Care, Quinter.  She was born November 24, 1929, in San Antonio, Texas, to Judson Edward and Rose Margaret (Riedell) Harris.

Cremation was chosen and no services are planned.

Jun 25, 2019

Richard D. Lovin, age 69, of Ellis, Kansas, passed away on June 25, 2019 at Good Samaritan Society, Hays, Kansas. He was born in Quinter, Kansas on April 8, 1950, and graduated high school in Hoxie, Kansas. Rich continued on to Colby Community College and graduated from the LPN program. He was one of the first male LPN's in...

Jun 23, 2019

Marilea JoAnne (Johnson) Beougher, 84 of Grainfield, KS, passed away on June 23, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays.

Marilea was born to Delbert Axel Sr. and B. Mildred (Marshall) Johnson, in Gove, KS, on November 25, 1934. She graduated from Gove Rural High School in 1952. Marilea attended and graduated from Fort Hays Kansas State College...

Jun 2, 2019

Sheila Beougher passed away Sunday, June 2, 2019, on her 77th birthday at Gove County Medical Center in Quinter, Kansas.

She was born June 2, 1942, in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Harold J. and Vera (Jennison) Lundgren.

Sheila graduated from Gove Rural High School in 1960. She attended Fort Hays State University, then...

May 28, 2019

Winifred Litton Anderson Rankin died in Quinter, Kansas May 28, 2019 at age 94.  She was born in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado on August 13, 1924 to Hattie Mabel Bretton and B.W. Litton.

Her family moved to Gove, Kansas when she was a young girl.  She married her high school sweetheart, Robert "Bob" Monroe Anderson and together they...

May 26, 2019

Glenva Irene Coburn, 75, of Quinter, KS, passed away on May 26, 2019, at the Sheridan County Long Term Care Unit, Hoxie, KS.

Glenva was born at home on the family farm in Sheridan County on August 1, 1943, to Glenn Henry and B. Irene (Babcock) Stephenson. She attended first through eighth grade at the Allison School...

May 23, 2019

Douglas E. Ziegler, 85 of Grainfield, KS, passed away on May 23, 2019, at Logan County Manor, Oakley.

Douglas was born to Henry and Edith (Hetzel) Ziegler in Collyer, KS, on July 6, 1933. Doug attended Grainfield High School and received his degree from the school of hard knocks, becoming a very successful farmer and businessman in...

May 22, 2019

Roy David Keller, Jr of WaKeeney, Kansas passed away May 22, 2019.

Roy was born to Roy David and Florence Helen (Yandle) Keller in Humboldt, KS, on July 11, 1931. He graduated from Humboldt High School in 1949. Roy enlisted in the Navy in March of 1951. Following an honorable discharge from the Navy, he received Bachelor's...

May 21, 2019

Kenneth LeRoy Quinn, 70, passed away on May 21, 2019, at Gove Medical Center in Quinter, KS, after a long battle with cancer. Ken was born to Leslie and Marie (Place) Quinn in Rapid City, South Dakota on May 6, 1949.

He graduated from Rapid City High.  Ken owned a plumbing company for a number of years...

May 19, 2019

Hubert Holzmeister was born November 24, 1925, to John & Susan (Herman) Holzmeister.  He passed away on May 19, 2019, at Gove County Long Term Care in Quinter, KS, at the age of 93.

Hubert was born in rural Rush County.  He lived near Loretta until the family moved to a farm north of Quinter around 1944....

May 13, 2019

Dorothy Mann passed away on May 13, 2019, at the age of 90.

She was born to Dave and Geneva (Ulrich) Bollinger on April 26, 1929. She along with her younger sister, Norma, lived on the family farm near the Smoky Hill River, 20 miles south of Quinter. Mostly via horseback, she attended...

Apr 29, 2019

Susan Noble (Hancock) Benkelman passed away on the afternoon of April 29, 2019.  She was born on May 16, 1945 in Baltimore, MD to John Harvey Hancock and Joan (LaGarde) Hancock.  She grew up in St. Francis, KS. After graduation, she attended Kansas State University for 2 years.  She married William S. Benkelman "Bill" on June 8, 1966. They...

Apr 27, 2019

Joyce Ilene Halderson Gibbs was born March 11, 1933 to Orval and Freda (Horn) Halderson in Simpson, Kansas. She died on April 27, 2019 at the Trego County Long Term Care at the age of 86.

Joyce was baptized May 7, 1933 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Glasco, Kansas. She was confirmed at St. Paul's...