Peggy Ann Krom
Dec 17, 2007
Peggy Ann Krom, 58, died December 17, 2007 at her Great Bend, Kansas, residence. She was born July 31, 1949 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Johnny and Gertrude Likes Read. She married Clarence V. "Butch" Krom, Jr., January 1, 1967 at Great Bend. Mrs. Krom was a hair dresser for Hair West and later for Creative Touch, both...
Norma Gayle Schenk
Dec 15, 2007
Norma Gayle "Granny" Schenk, 81, died on December 15, 2007, at Hospice House, Hutchinson, Kansas. Norma was born on December 22, 2007, at Coldwater, Kansas, the daughter of Fred H. and Violet M. Riner Scholle. She was a resident of Great Bend since 1943 coming from Coldwater, Kansas. Norma was the office manager for Bemis Construction of Great Bend. On...
Julius C. Ellis
Dec 14, 2007
The Rev. Julius C. Ellis, 84, died Dec. 14 at Mercy Memorial Hospital in Ardmore, Oklahoma. He was born Nov. 23, 1923, at Mathison, Mississippi, the son of William Lynch, Sr. and Minnie Youngblood Ellis. He married Verna Mae Whitehead on Feb. 6, 1943, at Pueblo, Colorado. She died July 31, 2000. He then married Mary Beesley Smith on Jan....
Darrell Wayne Clarke
Dec 10, 2007
Darrell W. Clarke, 75, died December 10, 2007, at Great Bend, Kansas. He was born August 20, 1932 at Great Bend, the son of Clarence M. and Verna Ward Clarke. Darrell was a lifetime resident of Great Bend. On June 14, 1953 he married Alene J. Barger at Great Bend. She survives. He was the owner and operator of Clarke...
Herman Hanhardt
Dec 10, 2007
Herman Hanhardt, 95, died December 10, 2007, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. Herman was born on August 29, 1912 at Shaffer, Kansas, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Wagner Hanhardt. He was a sales manager for Kansas Brick and Tile. Before that he delivered bulk oil for Standard Oil Company. He also was involved in...
Floyd Arno Malone
Dec 8, 2007
Floyd Arno "Buck" Malone, 50, died December 8, 2007 at his home, Great Bend, Kansas. Buck was born on July 3, 1957, at Colorado Springs, Colorado, the son of L. D. and Carol Lea Sell Malone. He was a resident of Great Bend since 1979 coming from Coffeyville, Kansas. Buck was a floorhand for Thunderbird Drilling and had been a...
Mary Frances Glenn
Dec 8, 2007
Mary Frances Dale Glenn (Mrs. Howard Glenn), was surrounded in comfort by her daughter, Thais Fritzemeier, granddaughters, Tammy Balos, Robyn Cruz and great-grandchildren, Lauren Balos, Ashlee Balos, and Cody Balos when she surrendered her body to her Lord on December 8, 2007 in Modesto, California. Her youngest daughter, Ruth Ann Eide had comforted her often throughout the end of her...
Carol June Pfister
Dec 6, 2007
Carol June Pfister, 70, died December 6, 2007 at her residence. She was born November 5, 1937 at Rural Fellsburg, Kansas, the daughter of Elmer Ray and Ada May Zion Sparke. She married Richard Johnson on April 26, 1957, then married Harold Casey on November 11, 1985. She later married James Pfister on November 11, 2000. A resident of rural...
Cecil Maurice Luttrell
Dec 4, 2007
Cecil M. Luttrell, 77, died December 4, 2007, at his home in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born on July 3, 1930 at Harold, Texas, the son of Otis and Lucy Haynes Luttrell. On October 9, 1950, he married Rose Ileen Mauder in Lawton, Oklahoma. She survives. He was a resident of Great Bend since 1960. Survivors include his wife...
Quentin James Anton
Dec 1, 2007
Quentin James Anton, 80, died December 1, 2007 at Hutchinson Hospital, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born on August 8, 1927 in Dodge City, Kansas. Quentin worked in the material department for Fuller Brush, Great Bend. He retired in October 1992. Previously worked for Safeway and IGA. He was a World War II veteran serving with the United States Army in...
Annebeth Louise Thorne
Nov 29, 2007
Annebeth Louise Thorne, ae 85, died in Mesa, Arizona on November 29, 2007. She was born April 13, 1922 in Barton County, Kansas. She was a member of the Mesa First Church of the Nazarene, Mesa. She is survived by one son, Gary M. Thorne and wife Margie; two daughters, Judy A. Meiley and husband Duke and Connie Torres and...
Annabeth Louise Thorne
Nov 29, 2007
Mesa, AZ Annebeth Louise Thorne, 94 of Mesa, AZ passed away Thursday, November 29, 2007 in Mesz AZ. She was born April 13, 1922 in Barton County, KS. Mrs. Thorne was a member of the Mesa First church of the Nazarene. She is survived by her loving children: Judy A. (Duke) Meiley, Connie (Joe) Torres and Gary M. (Margie) Thorne;...
Lois H. Becker
Nov 29, 2007
Lois H. Becker, 92, died November 29, 2007, at her home in Great Bend. She was born on June 14, 1915, the daughter of Cecil and Lela Holland Gilbert. On June 14, 1936, she married Harold L. Becker at Pawnee Rock, Kansas. He died on June 15, 2006. Lois was a homemaker and a resident of Great Bend most of...
Frank A. Seeber
Nov 27, 2007
Frank A. Seeber, 85, died November 27, 2007. He was born October 19, 1922 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Arthur Lorenzo and Mabel Edith Geil Seeber. He married Philomena Payne January 28, 1948 at Norfolk, Virginia. She died January 5, 1997. He was a farmer and lifetime resident of Barton County, Kansas. Mr. Seeber served in the United...
Naomi "Val" Valentine Bartley
Nov 26, 2007
Naomi Valentine "Val" Bartley, 96, died November 26, 2007 at her McPherson, Kansas, residence. She was born Valentine's Day, February 14, 1911 at Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Lawrence Harrison and Ann James Thorp. She was a 1928 graduate of Larned High School, Larned, Kansas. She married Charles Edward Bartley at Larned. He died December 13, 1984. A resident of...
Donna J. Rhoads
Nov 26, 2007
Donna J. Rhoads, 69, died November 26, 2007 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born August 5, 1938 at Goodland, Kansas, the daughter of William and Mabel Pratt Rhoads. Ms. Rhoads was a door greeter at Wal-mart. She was a resident of Great Bend for three years, coming from Hays, Kansas, formerly of Goodland, Kansas. Ms....
Elias "Doobie" T. Gonsalez, Jr.
Nov 23, 2007
Elias T. "Doobie" Gonsalez, Jr., 53, died November 23, 2007 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born January 4, 1954 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Elias T., Sr. and Emma Granados Gonsalez. He was a lifetime resident of Great Bend, Kansas, having worked most of his life in the oilfield. Mr. Gonsalez...
Jim D. Myers
Nov 23, 2007
Jim D. Myers, 65, died November 23, 2007 at 2527 9th St., Great Bend, Kansas. He was born January 4, 1942 at Hickman County, Kentucky, the son of Cleo and Leeoda Doughty Myers. He had been married to Carol Hill Pope and later to Kathy Carrier. Mr. Myers was a lifetime resident of Great Bend, Kansas and was a tool...
Goldie Faye Foskett
Nov 22, 2007
Goldie Faye Foskett, 76, died November 22, 2007 at her Lorraine, Kansas, residence. She was born January 2, 1931 at Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Edwin and Mary Ruth Rathbone Foiles. She married Harlan Edward Foskett, Sr., December 13, 1953 at Great Bend, Kansas. Mrs. Foskett was a certified nurse aide for thirty-seven years. She was a resident of Lorraine...
Kandy Ann White
Nov 22, 2007
Kandy Ann White, 23, died at her Windom, Kansas, residence November 22, 2007. She was born October 20, 1984 at Fort Riley, Kansas, the daughter of Michael Lee and Sharan Ruth Foskett White. Miss White was a machine operator for Nations Pizza, McPherson, Kansas. She was a senior at Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina, Kansas, with one semester left until graduation....
