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Marly Jackson
Feb 13, 2017
Marly was raised in Concordia, Kansas. She graduated from Belleville High School, and attended Cloud County Community College. She worked for Clifton Agriculture Service and Ryan and Mullin Law Office. Marly was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister. Survivors: Husband: Randy Jackson, Clifton, KS Daughter: Keyna and...
Mildred Jeanette Chitty
Feb 3, 2017
Mildred graduated from Clay Center Community High School in 1938. After graduation, she worked for Humfield Florist. She later worked for Faubion and Faubion Dentist in Manhattan, KS, taught in Tacoma, Washington, as well as taught preschool in Raytown for 16 years. She married RV Eagan in 1942. She later married Laurence Chitty in 1957. Mildred enjoyed traveling and made...
Roger Stitt
Feb 3, 2017
Roger Duane Stitt 84, passed away Feb. 3, 2017 at 2:35 PM in the Linn Community Nursing Home. He was born June 17 1932 in Clay Center, KS the son of Denny David and Emma May (Rogers) Stitt. Roger moved with his family to Concordia and later to Randolph. He worked for farmers in the area while attending school. Roger...
Dr. W. Dale Eustace
Jan 31, 2017
W. Dale Eustace 79, of North Newton, KS passed away at Care Plus in Newton, KS on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. He was born February 9, 1937 to Clifford and Anna Marie (Davis) Eustace. Dale graduated from Manhattan High School with the Class of 1955. The third generation of a fourth and counting generation "Wildcat" Family, he received his B.S....
John Gisselbeck
Jan 29, 2017
John F. Gisselbeck, 70 died January 29, 2017 in Miltonvale, KS. He was born on November 5, 1946 in Billings, Montana. John attended the Houghton Academy in Houghton, NY. He graduated from Miltonvale Wesleyan College in May of 1967. John graduated from Greenville College in 1969. He married Penny Foster on May 28, 1971. John taught and coached at Miltonvale...
Edwinna Sanneman
Jan 27, 2017
Edwinna Sanneman, 94 died January 27, 2017 in Clay Center, KS. She was born on April 9, 1922 in Morganville, Kansas, the daughter of George and Katherine (Campbell) Taddiken. Edwinna was raised in the Morganville area and graduated from Clay Center High School in 1941. Following graduation, she worked as a sales clerk at Brown McDonald's in downtown Clay Center....
Helen Cook
Jan 21, 2017
Helen Louise (Haun) Cook has gone home to meet the Lord on January, 21, 2017 at the age of 76 years, 3 months and 99 days. Helen was very active in Clay Center, Kansas where she has lived since 1982, with her husband Mearl Earl. Mearl and Helen were married on March 23 1960 in Omaha, Ne. Mearl and Helen...
Marie Macy
Jan 16, 2017
Marie Rock Macy died January 16, 2017 at The Renaissance in Ponca City, OK at the age of 94. She was born in Salina, KS on August 25, 1922, the daughter of Clinton A. Rock and Effie (Brown) Rock. Â Being the daughter of a pastor, she lived in many locations during her education years, including KS, OK, NE, MO, and...
Maxine Peterson
Jan 15, 2017
Maxine Peterson, 94 years died January 15, 2017 at Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, KS. She was born on March 2, 1922 in Clay County, Kansas. The daughter of Roger Orrin and Ruth Elizabeth (Fullerton) Smith. Maxine was raised in the Fact community and attended Bunker Hill School. She graduated from CCCHS in 1940. Maxine taught for eight...
Pat Hemphill
Jan 11, 2017
Pat Hemphill 88, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017 in Columbia. MO. He was born May 17, 1928 to Myrtle (Berrier) and George D. Hemphill in Clay County Kansas. Pat graduated from Clay Center Community High School in 1946 and joined the United States Navy. He married Delores (Nemnich) January 2, 1949 in Clay Center, Kansas. Pat and Delores farmed for...
Peggy Appleton-Martin
Jan 7, 2017
Peggy L. Appleton-Martin died January 7, 2017 at Bethany Home in Lindsborg, Kansas. She was born on April 18, 1938, in Clay Center, Kansas the daughter of Charles H. and Lula A (Whitaker) Appleton. Peggy was raised in Green, Kansas and later moved to Clay Center, Kansas. She lived in Wichita, California and Louisiana. She returned to Kansas and settled...
Esther Marcene Walker
Jan 6, 2017
Esther Marcene Walker, 90 died January 6, 2017. She was born April 5, 1926 to Newton and Mary (Woodhams) James. She married Don Walker on August 21, 1971, he preceded her in death on December 23, 1995. Marcene was one of the first jailers in Clay County. She also worked at the Jiffy Inn, Clay County Hospital and for Hutchinson...
David Mcdonald
Dec 31, 2016
 David S. McDonald, 58, died Saturday, December 31, 2016 at his residence in Merriam, Kansas. David was born on June 6, 1958 in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Paul and Eleanor (Bosch) McDonald.  He was raised in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1976. He attended Beloit Vo-Tech and worked in Clay Center before moving to Texas. David...
George Larson
Dec 27, 2016
George Fredrick Larson, 78 died December 27, 2016 in Minneapolis, KS. He was born on April 10, 1938 in Scandia, Kansas. The son of E. Howard and E. Velma (Henderson) Larson. George was raised in Miltonvale and graduated from Miltonvale High School in 1956. He married Lois Jean Yonally on November 23, 1958.  George served in the US Army Reserves...
Louise A Gunter
Dec 20, 2016
Louise Gunter, 90 years died December 20, 2016 at in , KS. She was born on May 5, 1926 in Aurora, Kansas, the daughter of John and Mary (Linne) Blochlinger Louise was raised in Meredith Township in Cloud County. She married George Gunter on May 17, 1944. She worked for Scott’s Specialty, cooked for Park Villa Nursing Home and baked...
James D Braden
Dec 17, 2016
James Dale Braden, 82 died December 17, 2016 in Topeka, KS. He was born on August 2, 1934 in Clay County, KS the son of James Wesley and Olive (Reed) Braden. Jim was raised in the Wakefield, KS community and graduated from Wakefield High School. He worked as a meat cutter before receiving his insurance license. Jim owned and operated...
Dennis Mckale
Dec 12, 2016
Dennis Dale McKale, 76 years died December 12, 2016 at in , KS. He was born on June 3, 1940 in Clay Center, KS, the son of Dale and Nadine (Faulkner) McKale. Dennis was raised in the Longford Community and graduated from Longford High School in 1958. He married Diane Cooney on July 25, 1960. Dennis was a farmer and...
Mike Walker
Dec 7, 2016
Mike Walker, 65, Ford Automobiles Manager, died Wednesday, December 7, 2016. Visitation will be from 3:00 - 5:00 P.M., Sunday, December 11, 2016, at Downing & Lahey East Mortuary. Funeral Service will be at 10:00 am, Monday, December 12, 2016, at St. John's Episcopal Church. Graveside Service will be at 3:00 P.M., Monday, December 12, 2016, at Greenwood Cemetery, Clay...
Theresa M Schwab
Dec 7, 2016
Theresa Mary (Hamel) (Deaver) Schwab was born on August 3, 1934 in Zurich, KS to Francis and Yvette (Favreau) Hamel. She attended school at St. Ann Grade School in Clyde, then graduated from Clyde High School. Theresa worked at Plaza Theater, Seldens' Grocery Store and Lynch Variety Store, while in high school. She also worked as a cook for Clifton...
Mattie Patterson
Dec 5, 2016
Mattie was born in Clay County, Texas to her parents Gerald E. Jones and Sarah Anna Cherry Jones. Mattie graduated from Henrietta High School, Henrietta, Texas in 1941. She worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone in Henrietta during WWII. Mattie and George Maurice Patterson were married on November 4, 1945. Following the war George completed his college education and taught school....
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