Gordon Johnson
Dec 31, 2015
GORDON DALE JOHNSON, 86 died December 31, 2015 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Overland Park, KS. He was born on May 20, 1929 in Leonardville, KS, the son of Herbert and Mary (Hanson) Johnson. Gordon was born and raised in Leonardville, KS. He graduated from Leonardville High School and in 1952 graduated from Kansas State University with a degree...
Lois Lee
Dec 30, 2015
Lois Mae (Crawford) Lee was born September 2, 1928 in Lincoln, Kansas to George & Lottie Mae (Bergman) Crawford. Lois grew up in Clay Center. A few months before she turned 18 she was married to Dale Wesley Lee on June 28, 1946, they had 8 children, Ronnie, Bobbie, Donnie, Dannie, Lonnie, Johnnie, Connie Mae and Bonnie. Over the years...
Shane Stogsdill
Dec 28, 2015
LEORARD SHANE STOGSDILL, 37 died December 28, 2015 in Clay Center, KS. He was born on July 27, 1978 in St. Louis, MO, the son of Leonard Dale and Sandra (Lund) Stogsdill. Shane worked as a plumber for Mel's Pump and Plumbing for a few years before starting his own plumbing business. He was preceded in death by his mother,...
Thomas Spurrier
Dec 25, 2015
THOMAS SPURRIER, 62 died December 25, 2015 at Via Christi Health Center in Manhattan, Kansas. He was born on September 4, 1953 in Wichita, . The son of Edman "Bub" and Violet (Baker) Spurrier. Tom grew up in the Green Community and graduated from CCCHS in 1970. He lived in Colorado and Kansas. While in Wichita, he worked for a...
Helen Louise Liby
Dec 25, 2015
HELEN LOUISE LIBY, 85 died December 25, 2015 at Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, KS. She was born on November 6, 1930 in Miltonvale, KS. The son of John and Marie (Wehking) Gunter. Louise was raised and attended school in the Miltonvale community. She married Dean Liby on October 29. 1950. Louise was a stay at home mother...
Jon Wernette
Dec 22, 2015
Jon Charles Wernette, 61, of Clay Center KS, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, December 22, 2015. Jon was born in Clay Center on December 3, 1954 to Charles and Vera (Gibbs) Wernette. He attended Clay Center Community High School graduating in 1973. Not long after graduation, he began working at Northern Natural Gas. He retired from Northern...
Doris Bigler
Dec 20, 2015
DORIS BIGLER, 94 died December 20, 2015 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. She was born on October 24, 1921 in Leonardville, KS, the daughter of Harry and May (Bammes) Wickstrum. Doris was raised in the Broughton community. She attended country schools and graduated from CCCHS in 1940. Doris married Warren Bigler on December 26, 1941. She worked as an...
Maxine Greenlee
Dec 14, 2015
MAXINE GREENLEE, 87 died December 14, 2015 at Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center, KS. She was born on November 18, 1928 in Clay County, KS. The daughter of Henry and Martha (McMahan) Dunn. Maxine was raised in the Idana area. She attended Hebron Grade School and graduated from CCCHS. Maxine taught at Rural Washington School in Clay County and ran...
Helen Odgers Davis
Dec 12, 2015
HELEN LAURA ODGERS DAVIS, 86 died December 12, 2015 at Midland Care Hospice in Topeka, KS. She was born on April 20, 1929 in Clay Center, KS, the daughter of Archie and Violet (Linquist) Kimble. Helen was raised in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS. She married Melvin L. Odgers on December 22, 1946. They made their home in McFarland,...
Betty Jo Mall
Dec 11, 2015
BETTY JO MALL, 86 died December 11, 2015 at Residence in Clay Center, KS. She was born on October 26, 1929 in Clay Center, KS, the daughter of James and Blanche (Reed) Brannan. Betty grew up in Clay Center and attended CCCHS. She cleaned numerous offices and houses in Clay Center for many years. Betty married Mike Mall on May...
Myrna Johnson
Dec 10, 2015
MYRNA JOHNSON, 98 died December 10, 2015 at Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center, KS. She was born on March 20, 1917 in Clay Center, KS, the daughter of Tom and Violet (Thornton) Bigler. Myrna was raised In Clay County and graduated from CCCHS in 1935. She received her cosmetologist license in 1938. In 1944, Myrna and Nola (Nyberg) Logan moved...
Dean Liby
Dec 8, 2015
DEAN E. LIBY, 89 died December 8, 2015 at Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, KS. He was born on August 26, 1926 in Clay County, KS, the son of Albert and Josephine (Gonser) Liby. Dean was raised in Morganville and graduated from Morganville High School in 1945. He married Louise Gunter on October 29, 1950. Dean worked for...
Martha Olson
Dec 8, 2015
MARTHA JANE OLSON, 90 died December 8, 2015 at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, KS. She was born on April 11, 1925 in Ottawa County, KS, the daughter of Andrew and Minnie (Smith) Hoard. Martha attended Sleepy Hollow country school near Miltonvale. She attended Friends Academy High School at North Branch, KS until it closed. She graduated from Burr...
Terri Lee (Kerr) Buskirk
Dec 1, 2015
TERRI LEE (KERR) BUSKIRK, 54 died December 1, 2015 in Clay Center, Kansas. She was born on July 20, 1961 in Clay Center, the daughter of Wayne and Mary (Brannan) Kerr. Terri passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and friends. She was raised in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1980. She worked a variety of jobs from turkey...
Duane "Butch" Orville Elsasser
Nov 28, 2015
DUANE ELSASSER, 88 died November 28, 2015 at Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center, KS. He was born on June 9, 1927 in Clay County, KS. The son of Herman and Sophia (Bletscher) Elsasser. Butch was raised in Athlestane township. He attended Athlestane grade school and graduated from CCCHS. Butch married Carole Sanberg on May 20, 1951. They made their home...
Braxton Williams
Nov 27, 2015
BRAXTON MICHAEL WILLIAMS, died November 27, 2015 at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO. He was born on November 23, 2015 in Topeka, KS, the son of Christopher and Tiffany (Manning) Williams. Braxton was preceded in death by two great-grandfathers, Norman Hedberg and Troy Dixon. Survivors: Parents: Christopher and Tiffany Williams, Clay Center, KS Sister: Bailee Williams, Clay Center,...
Diana Blattner
Nov 24, 2015
DIANA BLATTNER, 64 died November 24, 2015 at St. Francis Select Speciality Hospital in Wichita, KS. She was born on June 2, 1951 in Clay Center, KS, the daughter of Don Liby and Betty Jo Brannan. Diana was raised in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1969. She married Jerry Blattner on November 15, 1969. Diana worked as a...
Kenneth Thomas
Nov 23, 2015
KENNETH THOMAS, 91 died November 23, 2015 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. He was born on April 23, 1924 in Aurora, NE. The son of Leo Charles and Eva Mable (Arritt) Thomas. Kenneth was raised in Nebraska. He served in the US Army in the South Pacific during WWII. He married Wilma Dodge on November 2, 1946. Kenneth worked...
Donna Kidwell
Nov 20, 2015
DONNA JEAN KIDWELL, 84 died November 20, 2015 at Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, KS. She was born on November 10, 1931 in Clay Center, KS, the daughter of Jack and Jeanette (Achenbach) Webb. Donna was raised in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1949. She married Paul Kidwell on May 7, 1950. Donna worked as a waitress at...
Leanna Smith
Nov 20, 2015
LEANNA K. SMITH, 86 died November 20, 2015 at Kindred Hospital-Kansas City in Kansas City, MO. She was born on June 13, 1929 in Hutchinson, KS, the daughter of Jake and Leota (Thomas) Unruh. Leanna married Lawrence Smith on September 30, 1945 in Kansas City. They made their home in Miltonvale, KS. Lawrence preceded her in death on June 30,...
