Larry Gene Grow
Oct 25, 2009
Larry Gene Grow passed away October 25, 2009 at the St. Anthony Central Hospital, in Denver, Colorado, as a result of a traffic accident. He was born April 1, 1952 at St. Rose Hospital in Great Bend, Kansas. Gene was the son of Marion Asa and Hazel Inez (Kimber) Grow. He was a graduate of St. John High School and...
Ressa E. Otte Beagley
Oct 24, 2009
Ressa E. Otte Beagley, 95, died October 24, 2009. She was born on a farm near Pawnee Rock, Kansas, June 20, 1914, the daughter of Mervin D. and Mary E. (Weber) Barrett. She grew up west of Great Bend and attended the area country school. While attending high school she lived with the Hemker family in Great Bend and worked...
Lois D. Hart
Oct 24, 2009
Lois D. Hart, 86, died October 24, 2009 at Parkview Hospital, Pueblo, Colorado. She was born March 14, 1923 at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the daughter of Ezra and Effie (Collier) Strickler. She married Robert F. "Bob" Smith August 11, 1946 at St. John, Kansas. He died May 17, 1985. She then married Chester R. "Chet" Nokes November 1, 1986 at...
Lawrence "Larry" Malbrough
Oct 22, 2009
Lawrence "Larry" Malbrough, 71, died October 22, 2009 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born February 25, 1938 at Rayne, Louisiana, the son of Lawrence, Sr., and Anice (Jackson) Malbrough. He married Marilyn Hardy November 24, 1979 at Great Bend, Kansas. Mr. Malbrough was a retired conductor and brakeman for Santa Fe, Kyle, and Central Kansas...
Bernard C. Young
Oct 21, 2009
Bernard C. Young, 76, died October 21, 2009 at his Great Bend, Kansas, residence. He was born April 27, 1933 at Sawyer, Kansas, the son of Doc P. and Clara (Simms) Young. He married Teresa E. Felton May 23, 1957 at Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. She died June 23, 1989. A former heavy equipment operator, Mr. Young was a Great Bend resident...
John E. Richardson
Oct 17, 2009
John E. Richardson, 84, died October 17, 2009 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born October 13, 1925 at Richmond, California, the son of Paul and Ina (Paso) Richardson. He married Betty K. Bell July 10, 1949 at Duncan, Oklahoma. She died December 23, 2005. A resident of Great Bend since 1980, Mr. Richardson...
Rhea M. Dupree
Oct 16, 2009
Rhea M. Dupree, 87, died October 16, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born November 30, 1921 at Colony, Kansas, the daughter of John H. and Florence E. (Anderson) Brown. She married Elmer C. Dupree December 21, 1941 at Chester, Oklahoma. A resident of Great Bend since 1957, coming from Kinsley, Kansas, Mrs. Dupree was...
Mary Louise Walters
Oct 15, 2009
Mary Louise Walters, 84, died October 15, 2009 at Southwind Hospice Home, Pratt, Kansas. She was born August 26, 1925 at Hays, Kansas, the daughter of Anton A. and Rosa (Schumacher) Glassman. She married Aloysius "Blackie" Walters November 5, 1947 at Hays, Kansas. He died January 15, 2003. A resident of Great Bend, Kansas, since 1947, coming from Hays, Mrs....
Carma Lee Mason
Oct 13, 2009
Carma Lee Mason, 69, died October 13, 2009 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born April 10, 1940 at Tescott, Kansas, the daughter of William Harold and Letha Lucille (Pierce) Kunkle. A resident of Great Bend since 1988, coming from Olmitz, Kansas, Ms. Mason was a Cost Accounting Supervisor for thirteen years at Fuller...
Clothilda "Tillie" Kisner
Oct 11, 2009
Clothilda "Tillie" Kisner, 87, died October 11, 2009 at Clearwater Retirement Community, Clearwater, Kansas. She was born June 23, 1922 at Loretta, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond and Lillian (O'Leary) Beyer. She married Alphonse Jerome Kisner August 13, 1940 at Hays, Kansas. He died November 29, 1995. A homemaker, Mrs. Kisner was a Great Bend, Kansas, resident from 1946 to...
Martha J. Shobe
Oct 6, 2009
Martha J. Shobe, 65, died October 6, 2009 at her Great Bend, Kansas, residence. She was born December 3, 1943 at Great Bend, the daughter of Chester L. and Dorothy M. (Hunter) Shobe. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Miss Shobe was a Rosewood Services worker. Miss Shobe was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Great Bend, and R.E.A.C.H....
Keith L. Smith
Oct 3, 2009
Keith L. Smith, 61, died Saturday, October 3, 2009 at his residence. He was born December 8, 1947 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Harold and Juanita (Hager) Smith. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Smith was an auto body repair man with various companies and had his own body shops. He also worked various other jobs throughout his...
Charles Elwood Leigan
Oct 3, 2009
Charles Elwood Leigan, 85, died October 3, 2009 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, Kansas. He was born June 15, 1924 at Webb City, Oklahoma, the son of William Elwood and Maude (Hill) Leigan. He married Mary Kathryn Bassett. She died November 1, 1981. He later married Carolyn Pierce November 4, 1988. They were divorced. A Great Bend, Kansas, resident...
Emelia "Millie" Holmes
Oct 1, 2009
Emelia "Millie" Holmes, 90, went to be with the Lord on October 1, 2009 at the Hospice House of Reno County, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born October 20, 1918 at Otis, Kansas, the daughter of George J., Jr., and Katherine Elizabeth (Albrant) Wittman. She married Louis Vernon Holmes August 16, 1954 at Great Bend, Kansas. He died February 3, 2001....
Marion Eustace "M. E." Marmie
Oct 1, 2009
Marion Eustace "M. E." Marmie, 92, died October 1, 2009 at Ellinwood District Hospital, Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born on February 18, 1917 in rural Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Oliver and Mary Sullivan Marmie. M. E. was a lifetime Barton County resident. He was a World War II veteran serving with the rank of Corporal in the United States...
Wincle Shearrer
Sep 28, 2009
Wincle Shearrer, 76, died September 28, 2009 at Douglas, Kansas. He was born November 20, 1932 at Wagner, Oklahoma, the son of David Lee and Edna Mae (Witt) Shearrer. A lifetime Great Bend, Kansas, resident, Mr. Shearrer was a construction worker. Survivors include one son, Terry Shearrer, Louisburg, Kansas; one daughter, Linda Ruble, Hoisington, Kansas; two brothers: David F. Shearrer,...
Clarence F. Rous
Sep 27, 2009
Clarence F. Rous, 82, died September 27, 2009 at the Rush County Nursing Home, LaCrosse, Kansas. He was born November 26, 1926 in rural Barton County, Kansas, the son of Frank and Selma Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Seyfert) Rous. He married Winnifred A. Slayton May 29, 1952 at Claflin, Kansas. She died February 18, 1987. He then married Delores Coker Shaw April...
Maxine Nicholson
Sep 23, 2009
Maxine Nicholson, 75, died on September 23, 2009 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was bon on August 19, 1934 at Bentonville, Arkansas the daughter of Harry and Anna Ullrich Underwood. On December 31, 1951 she married John Nicholson at Clayton, New Mexico. He died on January 8, 1990. She was a homemaker and a...
Ernest Herman Wagner
Sep 22, 2009
Ernest Herman Wagner, 84, died September 22, 2009 at his home in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born on February 6, 1925 at Galatia, Kansas the son of Henry and Mollie Locke Wagner. On April 16, 1945 he married Clara Heronema at Colorado Springs, Colorado. She died June 16, 1967. He then married Helen Heronema Elliott in April 1968 at...
Jesse Duane Christiansen
Sep 21, 2009
Jesse Duane Christiansen, 85, died September 21, 2009 at Colmery-O'Neil V. A. Medical Center, Topeka, Kansas. He was born on November 20, 1923 in Barton County, Kansas, the son of Ralph A. and Elsie Ewing Christiansen. On December 18, 1951 he married Imogene Nolte at Raton, New Mexico. She survives. Jesse was a retired oilfied construction worker. He had worked...
