O.M. Allen
Jul 6, 2015
O. M. ALLEN, 88 died July 6, 2015 at the Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center, KS. He was born November 7, 1926 in Russett, OK, the son of Oscar and Edna (Clifton) Allen. His growing up years were spent in Russett. After graduating from high school, O.M. joined the US Navy in 1945 and served in Japan for 15 months...
Florence Baker
Jul 1, 2015
LELA FLORENCE BAKER, 93 died July 1, 2015 at Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, KS. She was born on July 6, 1921 in Clay County, KS, the daughter of John and Lizzie (Gallagher) Baker. Florence was raised in the Oak Hill community. She attended Bouldin School and graduated from Longford High School. She was a member of the...
Dean King
Jun 29, 2015
Allen Dean King, 89, passed away on June 29, 2015. He was born on September 27, 1925. The funeral service for Dean King will be held on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at the First Presbyterian Church in Clay Center, KS at 10:00 AM. Dean was a WWII veteran having served in the U. S. Navy from 1943 thru 1946. After...
Mary Gordon
Jun 27, 2015
MARY ELIZABETH GORDON, 72 died June 27, 2015 in Miltonvale, KS. She was born on October 20, 1942 in Titusville, PA, the daughter of Frank and Isabelle (Rigby) Christy. Mary was raised in Titusville and Spartansburg, PA and graduated from Spartansburg High School. She married Robert Gordon, Jr. on November 4, 1961. Mary worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Health...
William Bill Salts
Jun 24, 2015
WILLIAM ROY "BILL" SALTS, 75 died June 24, 2015 at Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, KS. He was born on January 3, 1940 in Logan, IA, the son of Rolly and Evelyn (Williams) Salts. Bill moved to Beatrice, NE with his family. He worked on cars at the local junkyard while in high school. Bill served in the...
Jim Carver
Jun 22, 2015
JAMES L. “JIM” CARVER, 79 died June 22, 2015 at Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, KS. He was born on February 23, 1936 in Oak Hill, KS, the son of Irvin and Hazel (Affolter) Carver. Jim was raised in the Longford community. He served in the Air Force from 1956-1960. Jim married Darylene Gunter and they later divorced....
Helen Oliver
Jun 18, 2015
HELEN OLIVER, 90 died June 18, 2015 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. She was born on March 20, 1925 in Concordia, KS, the daughter of Albert and Gertrude (Kristhke) Nutsch. Helen married Kenneth Shea in 1943. She worked for 12 years in the school lunch program for the Morrowville School. Helen also worked 13 years at the Washington Nursing...
Phyllis Kalivoda
Jun 9, 2015
PHYLLIS L. KALIVODA, 87 died June 9, 2015 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, KS. She was born on May 26, 1928 in Washington County, KS, the daughter of Floyd and Emilie (True) Morgison. Phyllis was raised in Vining and graduated from Clifton High School. She married Harvey Kalivoda on March 26, 1947 and he survives of the home....
Marty Wunderle
Jun 9, 2015
MARTIN “MARTY” WUNDERLE, 74 died June 9, 2015 at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, KS. He was born on February 19, 1941 in Bad Reichenhall, Germany, the son of Martin and Maximiliane (Volzwinkler) Wunderle. Marty attended school and graduated from Junction City High School and Kansas State University. He also served in the U.S. Army. He married Beverly "Joy"...
James "Buster" Price
Jun 9, 2015
JAMES “BUSTER” PRICE, 64 died June 9, 2015 at his residence in Clay Center, KS. He was born on May 23, 1951 in Kansas City, KS, the son of Henry and Alice (Brogdon) Price. Buster attended school in Olathe and Montrose, MO. He lived in Missouri, Olathe, Bala and Wakefield before moving to Clay Center in 1990. He married Patsy...
Jimmie Rhodes
Jun 5, 2015
JIMMIE LYNN RHODES, 67 died June 5, 2015 at his residence in Clay Center, KS. He was born on March 15, 1948 in Clay Center, KS, the son of Gene and Iris (Dugan) Rhodes. Jimmie was raised in the Kansas City area. He returned to Clay Center and worked as a welder at Hutchinson Mayrath Manufacturing. Jimmie had a love...
Donald Peterson
Jun 4, 2015
DONALD PETERSON, 56 died June 4, 2015 in Topeka, KS. He was born on November 9, 1958 in Clay Center, KS the son of Marvin and Wilma (Gingles) Peterson. Donald was raised in Clay Center and attended CCCHS. He worked for Hutchinson Mayrath and for Yellowbrick Enterprises as a gunsmith. He is preceded in death by his parents and two...
Alfred Long
Jun 2, 2015
ALFRED LEROY LONG, 86 died June 2, 2015 at the Leonardville Nursing Home in Leonardville, Kansas . He was born on October 7, 1928 in Idana, Kansas, the son of James and Eva (Kubick) Long. Alfred was raised and attended school in the Idana Area. He graduated from Clay Center Communty High School. Alfred farmed with his family in the...
Bonita "Bonnie" Standifer
May 30, 2015
BONITA “BONNIE” STANDIFER, 91 died May 30, 2015 at Linn Community Nursing Home in Linn, KS. She was born on March 12, 1924 in Winfield, KS, the daughter Hugh and Hazel (Lafoon) Sunderland. Bonnie was raised in Winfield. She married Bob Standifer on July 3, 1954. They made their home in Pueblo, CO where she worked as a secretary for...
David George
May 29, 2015
DAVID GEORGE, 66 died May 29, 2015 at his residence in Miltonvale, KS. He was born on March 30, 1949 in Lackawanna, NY, the son of Michael and Lois (McCall) George. David was raised in Buffalo, NY. He graduated from North Collins Central High School in 1968. David served in the US Air Force, serving in the Viet Nam war....
Lon Dean Colton
May 29, 2015
LON D. COLTON, 62 died May 29, 2015 at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, KS. He was born on January 29, 1953 in Concordia, KS, the son of James and Delma Jeane (Heald) Colton. Lon was raised in the Miltonvale and Oak Hill areas. He graduated from CCCHS in 1971. Lon attended Cloud County Community College and worked for...
Pera Bauer
May 27, 2015
Pera Bauer, a resident of Austin, Texas, passed away on May 27, 2015. She was 24. Pera was a kind, loving and energetic daughter, sister, cousin aunt and friend. She is survived by her family: mother Judy Leiszler and father Brian Bauer(Clay Center, Kansas; siblings Bridget Bauer (Austin, Texas), Adam and Thao Vo Bauer (Brooklyn, New York);Luke and Brett Bauer...
Jean Reboul
May 23, 2015
JEAN BLAIR REBOUL, 86 died May 23, 2015 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. She was born on June 28, 1928 in Jewel County, KS the daughter of Earl and Pearl (King) Blair. Jean graduated from Mankato High School in 1946. She worked as a secretary for an attorney in Mankato and at an insurance company in Lincoln, NE. Jean...
Montie J Bowen
May 21, 2015
Montie J Bowen died peacefully on the morning of Thursday, May 21 at the Tonganoxie Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born January 14, 1929 in Texhoma, OK; Montie grew up in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas, then attended the University of Kansas. He graduated in 1952 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from KU, then served in the Army ('53-'55)...
Gene Webster
May 11, 2015
EDWARD EUGENE "GENE" WEBSTER, 85 died May 11, 2015 at Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, KS. He was born on October 5, 1929 in Kansas City, MO, the son of Edward Elmer and Nelle (Brown) Webster. Gene married Martha O'Neil on August 3, 1957. He was a registered pharmacist in the Kansas City area until his retirement. Gene...
