Kelly James
Nov 3, 2018
Kelly B. James, 62 died November 3, 2018 in Manhattan, KS. He was born on September 24, 1956 in Clay Center, KS, the son of William (Bill) James and Leann Spilker. Kelly attended Tubbs Country School and Wakefield Grade school. He attended Jr High in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1975. After graduation he moved to Texas and...
Ronald Hedberg
Oct 28, 2018
Ronald D. Hedberg, 85 died October 28, 2018 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. He was born on March 21, 1933 in Clifton, KS, the son of Algot and Cordelia (Hill) Hedberg. Ronald was raised in the Clifton community and graduated from Clifton High School. He joined the US Army and served in the Korean War. Ronald married Mary Ilene...
Mark Warren Branfort
Oct 26, 2018
Mark Warren Branfort, age 70, of Clifton Kansas passed away Friday October 26, 2018 at Clay County Hospital. He was born in Clay Center, KS to Bill and Maxine Branfort on August 29, 1948 and raised on a Republican River Farm outside Clifton, KS. Mark graduated from Clifton High School and started his career in carpentry. His career included both...
David Sutton
Oct 24, 2018
David Lee Sutton, 70 died October 24, 2018. He was born on September 3, 1948, the son of Howard and Virginia (Bell) Sutton. David was raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He served in the United States Army and is a Vietnam Veteran. David married Sandra Fackler on July 25, 1970. David retired a Sergeant from the Army and then worked Civil...
Julia Lippert
Oct 21, 2018
Julia Lippert, 83 years died October 21, 2018 in Clay Center, KS. She was born on October 18, 1935 in Clay County, KS. The daughter of Donald and Edith (Nye) Laflin. Julia was raised in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS. She married Herman Lippert on October 18, 1953. Julia worked at Band Box Cleaners before joining her family’s business,...
Robert Long
Oct 21, 2018
Robert Harrison Long, beloved husband, father, uncle and grandpa, age 80, died on October 21, 2018, at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, Kansas. He was born in Lincoln, NE, on 9/29/38, son of Horace and Myrtle (Bouchard) Long. Following high school graduation, he served a tour of duty with the U.S. Navy. Then he attended the University of Nebraska,...
Leslie H. "Les" Sallee
Oct 8, 2018
Leslie H. Sallee of Winfield, Kansas passed peacefully October 8, 2018. Born to parents William Sallee and Edna Mae Hope in Pawnee, Oklahoma, on February 28, 1927, Les spent his youth working the family farm with many of his 12 siblings and attending school. Upon graduating from Pawnee High School, Les worked the family farm under a military deferment until...
William "Bill" Cranmer
Sep 29, 2018
William Cranmer, 81 died September 29, 2018 in Clay Center, KS. He was born on May 10, 1937 in Clyde, Kansas. The son of Oscar and Mary (Fuller) Cranmer. Bill was raised in Clyde, KS and graduated from Clyde High School in 1956. He served in the US Army from 1960 to 1962. Bill worked at Gilmore-Tatge for 22 years...
Donice Corman
Sep 28, 2018
Donice Corman, 82 died September 28, 2018 in Clay Center, KS. She was born on April 29, 1936 in Clifton, KS, the daughter of Robert and Fay (Crawford) Jackson. Donice was raised in the Clifton community. She married Calvin Smith. They helped establish Pruser Electric in Clifton. Donice sold the business when Calvin preceded her in death in 1970. She...
Goldie Blevins
Sep 28, 2018
Goldie Blevins was born August 8, 1928 in Clay Center, the daughter of James and Daisy (Bidwell) Benjamin. Goldie Grew up and attended school in Clay Center. She married Alvin Blevins on December 7, 1946. They lived in Missouri and Nebraska before moving back to Clay Center in 1961. Goldie was a bookkeeper for Alvin’s business, Alvin Blevins Excavating. She...
Dolores Heigele
Sep 24, 2018
Dolores Heigele, 97 died September 24, 2018 in Clay Center, KS. She was born on November 14, 1920 in Clay County, the daughter of John and Elsie (Hamme) Runnalls. Dolores was raised in the Longford area. She attended Walker Grade school and graduated from Longford High School in 1938. Dolores took normal training following high school and taught at Somerset...
Don Button
Sep 20, 2018
Donald J. Button, 89 of Clay Center, Kansas died September 20, 2018. He was born March 11, 1929 in Great Bend, the son of Leo and Frieda (Gagelman) Button.Don graduated from Great Bend High School in 1947 and Kansas State University in 1951. Don played basketball for K-State from 1947 to 1949. He married Marian Sears of Topeka, KS in...
Frank Zvonik
Sep 19, 2018
Frank Joseph Zvonik, 90 died September 19, 2018 in Clay Center, KS. He was born on May 3, 1928 in Bohemia, New York, the son of Joseph and Anna (Kurka) Zvonik. Frank was raised in Bohemia, NY. Following high school, he enlisted in the US Army. Frank served in WWII, Korea and Viet Nam before leaving the Army in 1966....
Katherine Keeler
Sep 3, 2018
Katherine (Kathy) Diane Keeler 65, passed into the Lord's presence on September 3, 2018. She was born on September 23, 1952. Her parents were Howard Scott and Betty Lou. Kathy grew up in California, with her parents and four siblings. She met her forever love when she was 13. They later married on June 15, 1971. Together they had four...
Reba Smith
Aug 28, 2018
Miss Reba Alice Smith, age 90, of Clay Center, Kansas “fell asleep in Christ” (1 Cor. 15:12-20) Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at the Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center. She was born April 20, 1928 at the Arizona Deaconess Hospital, Maricopa County, Phoenix, Arizona to Bernard and Vivian Smith. Raised in California by her Grandparents, Edward and Denah Schwartz,...
Michael L. Simpson
Aug 26, 2018
Michael Simpson, 66, died August 26, 2018 at the Clay County Medical Center.He was born on May 31, 1952 in Clay Center, Kansas to Wilbert and Catherine (Stein) Simpson.Michael was raised in Clay Center and attended Clay Center schools. He worked at Big Lakes Developmental Center from 1973-2018. He was a member of SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church. He...
Lonnie Adams
Aug 25, 2018
Lonnie grew up in Clay Center, Kansas. He was a 1980 graduate of CCCHS. He enjoyed a long career in Law Enforcement. Especially the time he spent as a K9 officer. Lonnie enjoyed serving his community and would often reminisce of his experiences. Lonnie married Teia Brown on October 15, 2004. They enjoyed trips to Vegas and spending time with...
Elizabeth Ward
Aug 24, 2018
Elizabeth Ward, 88, died Friday, August 24, 2018 at the LBJ Medical Center in Johnson City, Texas. She was born December 3, 1929, the daughter of Clarence and Lucille (McKenzie) Englund. Elizabeth grew up in the Brantford Community and in Clay Center. She graduated from CCCHS in 1947. Elizabeth married Dan Ward on June 2, 1972. She worked at the...
Heather James
Aug 11, 2018
Heather Dawn James, 22 died August 11, 2018 in Omaha, NE. She was born on September 10, 1995 in Clay Center, KS, the daughter of Eric Young and Angela Smith. Heather was raised in Miltonvale and graduated from Miltonvale High School. She was preceded in death by her father and a sister, Kelly.Survivors:Husband: Everett JamesDaughter: Peyton James Mother: Angela YoungBrother:...
Beverly Cheney
Aug 11, 2018
Beverly was raised in Clay County in the Mall Creek area. She graduated from CCCHS in 1948. Beverly married Warren Weidman in 1949, they later divorced. In 1970 she married Eldon Cheney and they later divorced. Beverly was reunited with Roger Mall at their 40th high school reunion and have spent the last 30 years in each other’s company. Beverly...
