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Markley "Mark" Zwink

Markley "Mark" Zwink

Jan 25, 2022

Markley Harold “Mark” Zwink, age 68, passed away on January 25, 2022, in Boulder, CO.  Born on May 9, 1953, at Newton, KS, he was the son of Robert A. and Vivian M. (Barsell) Zwink.

Mark graduated from Macksville High School in 1971 and later joined the US Navy.  After completing his military service,...

Curtis O'Dell, Jr.

Curtis O'Dell, Jr.

Jan 24, 2022

Curtis Dean “Bud” O’Dell, Jr., age 73, passed away on Jan. 24, 2022 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.  He was born on Mar. 20 1948 at Stafford, KS., the son of Curtis D. and Ruby Jean (Munden) O’Dell, Sr.  Bud was a Truck Driver for the Oil Industry.  He graduated from St. John...

Penni Heller

Penni Heller

Jan 10, 2022

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Penni Dawn Britt-Heller

April 27, 1963 – January 10, 2022

A nurse on earth is now an angel in heaven.

Penni Dawn Britt-Heller, 58, died...

Joe Butler

Joe Butler

Dec 31, 2021

Joe G. Butler, age 69, passed away on Dec. 31, 2021 at Great Bend Regional Hospital.  He was born on Oct. 8, 1952 at Wichita, KS., the son of Joy and Roberta (Wood) Butler.  He was a farmer and life-long resident of Macksville, KS.  On Mar. 31, 1973, he married Marcene A. (Rothrock) at Macksville, KS., she survives. ...

Gregory Fisher

Gregory Fisher

Dec 21, 2021

Gregory D. Fisher, age 69, passed away on Dec. 21, 2021 at Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, KS.  He was born on February 1, 1952 at St. John, KS., the son of Donald B. and Doris Jeanne (Kachelman) Fisher.  A long-time resident of St. John, he was a Farmer and Rancher.  He graduated from St. John High School...

Rosa Villalba - Gonzalez

Rosa Villalba - Gonzalez

Dec 7, 2021

Rosa Villalba - González,de 39 años, falleció el 7 de Diciembre de 2021 en Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, KS. Nació el 1 de Febrero de 1982 en Jiménez, Chihuahua-México, hija de Jorge Villalba y Rosa González. Rosa era ama de casa y residente de Macksville, KS. Los sobrevivientes incluyen su pareja el Señor Jesús Erasmo Ortiz y...

Donald Vosburgh

Donald Vosburgh

Nov 30, 2021

Donald Merle Vosburgh, age 83, passed away on Nov.  30,  2021 at Grand Plains, Pratt, KS.  He was born a twin Feb. 9, 1938 at Dodge City, KS.  The son of Edward E. and Alice E (Smith) Vosburgh.  He married Sybil R. (Cummins) on Sept. 2, 1961 at Macksville, KS. She survives of the home.  He was a...

Joy Cudney

Joy Cudney

Nov 25, 2021

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J oy L. Cudney passed away on November 25, 2021, in Pratt, Kansas. She was born on June 7, 1924, in Trousdale, Kansas. Her four brothers—Thomas, Alexander, Doyn, and Charles—preceded her in death. She credited her older brother Thomas with her name, noting that he jumped for joy at having a baby sister. Joy married...

Robert Toot

Robert Toot

Nov 23, 2021

Robert Duane Toot, age 84, passed away on Nov. 23, 2021 at Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, KS. He was born on Aug. 31, 1937 in Pratt, KS., the son of Ora and Dorothy (Hunley) Toot. Robert was the owner of Bob’s Motor Co., worked for the City of St. John and farmed for many local farmers. He served...

Gail Dill

Gail Dill

Nov 22, 2021

Gail Leon Dill, age 70, passed away on Nov. 22, 2021 at Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, KS. She was born on Sept. 21, 1951 in Pratt, KS., the daughter of Carl Melvin and Nona Lea (Wilson) Staub. She is survived by her children, Heather Mathias, Aiken, SC; Brandon (Erica) Morrow, Spirit Lake, IA; Shelly Dill, St. John,...

Orpha LeRoy-Wretling

Orpha LeRoy-Wretling

Nov 18, 2021

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Orpha Wretling, 90, passed in peace on Nov. 18, 2021 at Leisure Homestead, Stafford, KS.

She was born on March 13, 1931 to Theodore F. and Hulda L. (Alpers) Witt in

Great Bend, Kansas. Orpha was preceded in death...

Rollin "Bud" Suiter

Rollin "Bud" Suiter

Nov 13, 2021

Rollin Leroy “Bud” Suiter, age 87, passed away on Nov. 13, 2021 at Parkwood Village, Pratt, KS.  He was born on June 17, 1934 at the family farm in Rural Macksville, KS., the son of Ernest B. and Martha Pauline (Boothe) Suiter.  Bud was a farmer-stockman and life-long resident of Macksville, KS. He was a member of the...

Leslie Deighton, Jr.

Leslie Deighton, Jr.

Nov 8, 2021

Leslie Deighton, Jr., age 83, passed away on Nov. 8, 2021 at the Stafford County Hospital, Stafford, KS.  He was born on Nov. 19, 1937 at Larned, KS., the son of Leslie A. and Clara (Elmore) Deighton, Sr.  On Nov. 30, 1957, he married Barbara Lyda at Alva, OK., she survives.  A resident of Macksville, KS., since 1967,...

Lindsey Davis

Lindsey Davis

Nov 8, 2021

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Lindsey Nicole (Dryden) Davis, age 38, passed away on Nov. 8, 2021 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS.  She was born on Oct. 15, 1983 at Great Bend, KS., the daughter of Stephen F. and Marsha (Massey) Dryden.  She was a Registered Nurse at the Larned State Hospital, Larned, KS., and a resident...

Davie Davis

Davie Davis

Nov 3, 2021

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Davie C. Davis, age 48, passed away on Nov. 3, 2021 at the University Hospital, Columbia, MO.  He was born on Dec. 13, 1972 at Fort Walton Beach, FL., the son of Wallace Davis and Mary C. Williams.  He was a self-employed contractor with Davis Construction and a resident of Garfield since 2018. ...

Germaine Suiter-Smith

Germaine Suiter-Smith

Nov 1, 2021

Germaine Elizabeth (Odom) Suiter-Smith, age 93, passed away on Nov. 1, 2021 at Kenwood Plaza, St. John, KS.  She was born on Oct. 25, 1928 at Pratt, KS., the daughter of Herbert and Ella S. (Bird) Odom.  Germaine was a Macksville High School graduate, homemaker and a retired nurse’s aide. She was a member of the Macksville Christian...

Betty Felin

Betty Felin

Oct 25, 2021

Betty Jean (Martin) Felin, age 90, passed away on Oct. 25, 2021 at her home in St. John, KS.  She was born on Feb. 24, 1931 at Eagle City, OK., the daughter of Charles A. and Jessie M. (Stott) Martin. She worked 17 years as a cook for St. John District Hospital and previously ran the Delp’s Café...

Cleo Bartlett

Cleo Bartlett

Oct 19, 2021

Cleo R. Bartlett was born in September 1926 in Fulton County, Arkansas.  He was the son of Andrew and Alma Shelton Bartlett and spent his childhood on a farm between St. John and Stafford.  He attended Stafford schools, graduating with the class of 1943 at the age of 16.  The summer after graduation he attended Sterling College, received...

Johnnie Powell

Johnnie Powell

Oct 13, 2021

Johnnie Lee Powell, age 67, passed away on Oct. 13, 2021 at the Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS.  He was born on Dec. 9, 1953 at Great Bend, KS., the son of LeRoy and Lorine (Busick) Powell.  He was a self-employed auto mechanic and resident of Seward since 2000.  Survivors include his mother, Lorine; a sister, Donna Clark,...

RosaLee Ford

RosaLee Ford

Oct 12, 2021

RosaLee (Hathaway) Ford, age 90, passed away on Oct. 12, 2021 at her home in Kinsley, KS.  She was born on Aug. 2, 1931 at St. John, KS, the daughter of Robert Thomas and Lovina Belle (Weibling) Hathaway.  She was a professional cook and resident of Kinsley, KS since 1951.  On Sept. 1, 1951, she married Merle LeRoy...

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