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Mary Lee Carpenter
Jul 25, 2020
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Mary Lee "Mickey" Carpenter, 85, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020 at her home. She was born March 8, 1935, in Lawrence the daughter of William and Alice (Crane) Hadl. Mickey was united in marriage to M. John Carpenter on May 2, 1953, at Ottawa. He passed away September 21, 2004.
Mickey...
Betty Baird
Jul 24, 2020
Betty Baird, 63, passed away Friday July 24, 2020, at Wheatland Health Care in Kingman. She was born May 2, 1957, in Great Bend the daughter of W.E. and Theresa (Herrman) Lewis. She married Robert Baird November 15, 1987 in Great Bend. He passed away September 13, 2010.
Betty has been a resident of Kingman for three...
Evelyn Louise Wohlford
Jul 23, 2020
Evelyn L. Wohlford, 67, passed away Thursday July 24, 2020, at Sterling Village in Sterling. She was born December 9, 1952, in Tacoma, Washington, the daughter of Bobby and Helen (Palmer) Wohlford.
Evelyn was a resident of the Great Bend and Hoisington area for the past ten years. She was a member of the Church of Jesus...
Jesse Joe Espinosa
Jul 22, 2020
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Jesse Joe Espinosa, 70, passed away July 22, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. He was born on June 2, 1950, at Great Bend, to Jose & Natalia (Ramirez) Espinosa. He married Barbara Clements on October 2, 1982, at Great Bend. She survives.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Jess was a construction...
Matthew W. Debusk
Jul 21, 2020
Matthew W. DeBusk, 45, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at his home in Ellinwood. He was born on September 23, 1974, in Great Bend, Kansas to Raymond E. & Eleanor L. (Boese) DeBusk.
A lifetime Barton and Stafford county resident, Matthew was a truck driver for the Venture Corporation in Great Bend. He was of the...
James E. "Jim" Daniels
Jul 18, 2020
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James E. "Jim" Daniels, 70, passed away July 18, 2020 at the University of Kansas Health Systems' Great Bend Campus. Jim was born on December 12, 1949 in Dallas, Texas to Mary Lou Cary and James Daniels and he married Connie Pedigo on July 28, 1975.
A current Great Bend resident, Jim...
Reba J. Raleigh
Jul 14, 2020
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Reba J. Raleigh, 96, passed away July 14, 2020, at Medicalodges of Great Bend. She was born June 12, 1924, at Hobart, Okla., the daughter of Clifford C. & Margaret (Jackson) Williams. She married John Richard Raleigh on October 9, 1944, at Frederick, Okla. He died February 20, 1999.
She was employed...
Norma Jean Ward
Jul 9, 2020
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Norma Jean Ward, 89, passed away July 9, 2020, at Almost Home, in Great Bend. She was born on August 30, 1930, at Tulsa, Okla., to Norman G. & Lela M. (Aulger) Souther. In her younger years, Norma grew up in the Kansas City, Mo. area. She met Jerry M. Ward in January at...
Kenny W. Warnken
Jul 4, 2020
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Kenny W. Warnken, 67, passed away July 4, 2020, at his home in Great Bend. He was born on December 1, 1952, at Great Bend, to Allen & Moyne (Seltmann) Warnken.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Kenny worked for Essex. He enjoyed country cruising while listening to his oldies music. He also...
Samuel Duane Mcnett
Jul 2, 2020
Samuel Duane McNett, 72, passed away July 2, 2020, at his home in Great Bend. He was born October 25, 1947, at Great Bend, to Maynard & Clara (Weber) McNett. He married Glennis F. Lamb on October 14, 1973, at Great Bend. She died January 19, 2012.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Samuel was a refrigeration maintenance...
James Keith Romine
Jun 30, 2020
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James Keith Romine, 86, passed away June 30, 2020, at the University Of Kansas Health System - Great Bend Campus. He was born July 28, 1933, at Harveyville, Kan., to Clair & Mable (Fee) Romine. He married Rita Strobel on October 15, 1955, at Great Bend. She survives.
A lifetime Great Bend...
Mandi Lou Henson
Jun 28, 2020
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Mandi Lou Henson, 31, passed away June 28, 2020, at the University of Kansas Health System – Great Bend Campus. She was born December 9, 1988, at Pratt, to Leatrice Ann Henson.
Coming from Kerrville, Texas in 2004, Mandi was a Great Bend resident. She loved singing, pranking people and looking at...
Mark Eugene Peterson
Jun 25, 2020
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Mark Eugene Peterson, 59, passed away June 25, 2020, at Ellinwood District Hospital, Ellinwood. He was born July 13, 1960, at Wichita, to Edward N. & Donna C. (Little) Peterson. He married Lisa Libby on January 24, 1997, at Las Vegas, Nevada. She survives.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mark was the...
Marvin Earl Johnston, Jr.
Jun 24, 2020
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Marvin Earl Johnston, Jr., 77, passed away June 24, 2020, at Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita. Marvin was born July 11, 1942 in Buffalo, KS to Laurine (Brock) and Marvin Earl Johnston, Sr. Marvin Jr. married Mary Ann Schartz August 22, 1970 in Great Bend.
Marvin, a previous resident of Great Bend,...
Nolen Gene Taton
Jun 24, 2020
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Nolen Gene Taton, 66, passed away June 24, 2020, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. He was born October 22, 1953, at Harper, to Olen & Betty (Swingle) Taton. He married Cynthia Rice on December 28, 1973, at Stafford. They were married for 25 years.
Coming from St. John in 2017, Nolen was...
Melissa Renee Tammen
Jun 20, 2020
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Melissa Renee Tammen, 37, passed away June 20, 2020, at her home. She was born February 17, 1983, at Great Bend, to David Lee and Debra Renee (Hejny) Tammen.
Melissa, a 20 year resident of rural Albert coming from Great Bend, she received her CMA degree from Barton County Community College. She...
Peter B. "Buddy" Warren
Jun 19, 2020
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Peter B. "Buddy" Warren, 90, passed away June 19, 2020, at his home in Great Bend. He was born February 2, 1930, at Ponotoc, Miss., to Pettus & Vallye (Owens) Warren. He married June Whitehead October 4, 1952, at Raton, New Mexico. She survives.
Coming from Oxnard, Calif. in 1990, Peter was...
Penelope Lynn Nolan
Jun 18, 2020
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Penelope Lynn Nolan, 4 months, passed away June 18, 2020, at Ellinwood District Hospital, Ellinwood. She was born on February 3, 2020, at Great Bend, to Taylor Drummond and Christina Nolan.
Penelope was dearly loved and treasured by her family. She was their little bundle of joy. Survivors include, her mother, Christina...
Paul A. Bean
Jun 16, 2020
Paul A. Bean, 86, passed away unexpectedly June 16, 2020, at Hays, Kansas. He was born January 31, 1934, in Dodge City, Kansas, to Jay W. & Mildred (Scothorn) Bean. He married Norma Trent in Great Bend, Kansas, at the Presbyterian Church, April 19, 1957. To this marriage were two children, Gregory A. Bean and Paula L. (Bean) Schwartzkopf....
Ruth Marie Hoard
Jun 16, 2020
Ruth Marie Hoard, passed away June 16, 2020, at Peppi's Hospice House, Tucson, Ariz. Ruth was born June 29, 1928, at Hoisington, Kan., she was the daughter of Clifford and Ruth Shook. She married Donald Pound in 1951 and he passed away in 1968. She then married Richard Hoard in 1970 and he passed away in 1987.
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