Ronald Hammel
Oct 16, 2015
RONALD ARTHUR HAMMEL, 84 died October 16, 2015 in Clay Center, KS. He was born on June 2, 1931 in Clay County, KS, the son of Arthur and Mary (Christensen) Hammel. Ronald graduated from Clay County Community High School in 1949. He attended the University of Kansas his freshman year on a football scholarship and graduated from Kansas State University...
Harold Keeler
Oct 15, 2015
HAROLD J. KEELER, Jr., 89, died October 15, 2015 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. He was born on October 15, 1926 in Wichita, KS, the son of Harold, Sr. and Helen (East) Keeler. Harold was raised in Burton, KS before moving to Clay Center. He graduated form CCCHS in 1944. Harold served in the US Navy during WWII. He...
James White
Oct 9, 2015
JAMES CLAYTON WHITE, 87 died October 9, 2015 at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, KS. He was born on March 14, 1928 in Vining, KS, the son of O. Ray and Katie (Watson) White. James was raised in Vining and graduated from Clifton High School. He married Donis Grooms on August 12, 1949. James worked for Simpson Layborn Evans...
Mary Byrd
Oct 8, 2015
MARY E. BYRD, 86 died October 8, 2015 at Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, Kansas . She was born on August 15, 1929 in Wichita, KS. The daughter of John and Cora (Stotts) Wheaton. Mary grew up in Ft. Scott and graduated from Ft. Scott High School. She worked for Beechcraft in Wichita for 29 years as a blueprint clerk....
Chester Grubaugh
Sep 27, 2015
CHESTER LEE GRUBAUGH, 87 died September 27, 2015 at his residence in Clay Center, KS. He was born on February 9, 1928 in Parkland, OK, the son of John and Emily (Roberts) Grubaugh. Chester was raised in Oklahoma. He served in the US Army, seeing action in WWII, Korea and Viet Nam. Chester retired from the US Army on July...
Judy Marksman
Sep 26, 2015
Judy Ann Marksman went to Heaven to be with our Lord on Sept 26, 2015 at the age of 74. Judy was born on May 13, 1941 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Logan J. and Josphine F. Welch. Judy was raised in Wichita and Clay Center, becoming a long time resident of Clay Center. She received her diploma in...
Eugene Iverson
Sep 26, 2015
Eugene (Gene) Emery Iverson, 76, of Clifton, Kansas, succumbed to a lengthy chronic illness at his caregiver and companion Debra’s home in Clifton on September 26, 2015. Gene was born west of Clifton on the family farm to Emery L. and Laura E. Iverson (Lyon) on October 26, 1938. In childhood Gene and his brothers spent many hours working the...
Joe Worley
Sep 23, 2015
JOE GARY WORLEY, 78 died September 23, 2015 at Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, KS. He was born on September 17, 1937 in Clay Center, KS. The Son of Joseph and Velda (DesJardins) Worley. Joe grew up in the Clay Center community and graduated from CCCHS in 1955. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy....
Dorothy Tyrell
Sep 18, 2015
DOROTHY M. TYRELL, died September 18, 2015 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, Kansas . She was born on January 1, 1923 in Industry, Kansas, the daughter of Fred and Nettie (Iseli) Bletscher. Dorothy was raised in the Industry, Kansas area. She graduated from Chapman High School in 1941. She taught rural school for several years before marrying Donald L. Tyrell...
Irene Hillman
Sep 8, 2015
Irene Sara Hillman, 94, died Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at the Olathe Medical Center Hospice House in Olathe, Kansas after a short illness. Mrs. Hillman was born February 10, 1921 in Clifton, Kansas, the daughter of Albert and Rosalia Anna (Bouley) Forkner. She married Ernest Hillman on March 28, 1942 in Goodland, Kansas. She was waiting tables in a cafe...
Doreen Boutz
Sep 1, 2015
Doreen Adelia Boutz, 84 died September 1, 2015 at Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, KS. She was born on May 3, 1931 in Decatur County, KS, the daughter of Albert and Theresa (Walkemeyer) Boutz. Doreen graduated from Oberlin High School and from Cloud County Community College. She married Gerald Kolsky, they later divorced. Doreen worked as an office...
Ruth Segers
Aug 31, 2015
RUTH SEGERS, 74 died August 31, 2015 at Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, KS. She was born on January 16, 1941 in Clay Center, KS, the daughter of Charles, Sr. and Elsie (Harris) Woods. Ruth was raised in the Broughton and Green communities. She graduated from CCCHS in 1959. She married Jerry Heffington in 1962, they later divorced....
Frances Selig
Aug 30, 2015
Frances Marie Shirley was born August 19, 1922, to Leon F. and Carrie E. (Jessee) Shirley, on a farm near Olivet, Kansas. She was joined in that family by her sisters Lois (Robert Higbee), Mildred (Henry Hupp), Doris (Neil Lusk), and Joyce (Wiley Germann) and her brother Harry Shirley (Coleen). Frances grew up in the Olivet community, was a good...
Alma Decker
Aug 22, 2015
ALMA DECKER, 103 died August 22, 2015 at Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center, KS. She was born on May 29, 1912 in Wakefield, KS, the daughter of Edward and Mary (Ferguson) Buchanan. Alma lived in the Wakefield area before moving to Wakarusa. She worked for Hallmark Card. Alma married Ernest Decker on July 23, 1941. They made their home in...
Billie Mayer
Aug 19, 2015
WILHELMINA “BILLIE” MAYER, 97 died August 19, 2015 at Park Villa Nursing Home in Clyde, KS. She was born on September 16, 1917 in Clifton, KS, the daughter of William and Amelia (Leiszler) Mayer. Billie was raised in the Riverdale area near Clifton. She graduated from Clifton High School in 1935. Billie served in the US Navy during WWII. Following...
C. Dean Grant
Aug 17, 2015
C. DEAN GRANT, 78 died August 17, 2015 in Miltonvale, KS. He was born on February 2, 1937 in Sioux City, IA, the son of Marvin and Lecta (McKinney) Grant. Dean was raised in Iowa and Missouri. He married Wilma Stuck on January 4,1956. She preceded him in death in April 1997. Dean worked as a bus driver in the...
Leola Jackson
Aug 14, 2015
LEOLA JOY JACKSON,died August 14, 2015 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. She was born August 19, 1932 in Vining, Kansas, the daughter of Harlan and Kathleen (Stoffel) McKellips. Leola grew up in the Vining and Clifton area. She attended Clifton High School. She married Melvin Lee Jackson and he preceded her on November 7, 2014. She worked as an...
Gertrude Larson
Aug 14, 2015
GERTRUDE LARSON, 98 died August 14, 2015 at Reflection Living in Wichita, KS. She was born on May 16, 1917 in Washington County, KS, the daughter of Axel and Minnie (Wilson) Hammar. Gertrude was born near Brantford, KS in Washington County. She was married to Raymond Larson for the best 76 years of her life. She is preceded in death...
Grace Siebold
Aug 10, 2015
GRACE CAROLYN SIEBOLD, 95 died August 10, 2015 in Linn, KS. She was born on October 13, 1919 in Clay County, KS, the daughter of Joe and Esther (Carlson) Matson. Grace attended country schools in Clay County. She married Marvin Siebold on September 28, 1941 and he preceded her in death on August 1, 2000. Grace was a member of...
Wade Bauer
Aug 4, 2015
Wade Arlan Bauer was born September 19, 1923, in Clay Center, KS, along with his twin brother, Wynn Aral, to Ernest William and Pera Aral (Nemnich) Bauer. He graduated from Clay Center High School in 1941. Wade married Connie Coreen Demaray on December 6, 1944, in Chicago, IL. Three children blessed this union: David, Ernest, and Nancie. A veteran of...
