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Carolyn Sue Arpin

Carolyn Sue Arpin

Aug 3, 2014

CAROLYN SUE ARPIN, 77 died August 3, 2014 at Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, KS. She was born on November 23, 1936 in Cloud County, KS. The daughter of Leo and Cleo (Mason) Empson. Sue was raised in Concordia and graduated from Concordia High School in 1954. She married Francis "Gene" Arpin on November 18, 1953. Sue worked...

Rodney Damman

Rodney Damman

Jul 27, 2014

RODNEY DAMMAN, 69 died July 27, 2014 in Stilwell, Kansas . He was born on September 14, 1944 in Concordia, Kansas. The son of George and Grace (Anderson) Damman. Rodney attended Spring Creek Elementary school and graduated from Clifton High School. He attended Ft. Hays State University and Oklahoma State University. Rodney married Dorothy Rau on December 2, 1966 and...

Merle Henry

Merle Henry

Jul 27, 2014

MERLE L. HENRY, 89 died July 27, 2014 at Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, KS. He was born on May 11, 1925 in Clay County, KS. The son of E. Leroy and Fern (Fullerton) Henry. Merle served in the US Army during WWII. He married Dolores Mauch on October 1, 1953 and she survives. He farmed in Clay...

Mary "Kay" Coleman

Mary "Kay" Coleman

Jul 16, 2014

Mary Catherine “Kay” Coleman was born on September 22, 1924 in Abilene, KS to William and Mary (Ike) Weishaar. She attended Abilene schools with her younger sister Wilma. On February 7, 1945 she married Erne Coleman. During the next 13 years they were blessed with three boys. In 1951 they moved to Clay Center to manage Robbins Shoe Store. In...

John Runnalls

John Runnalls

Jul 16, 2014

JOHN WILLIAM RUNNALLS, JR., 88 died July 16, 2014 at Village Manor in Abilene, KS. He was born on October 15, 1925 in Clay County, KS, the son of John and Elsie (Hamme) Runnalls, Sr. "Jr." was raised in the Longford, KS area, attended Walker Country School and graduated from Longford Rural High School. He farmed in the Longford community...

Robert Sanneman

Robert Sanneman

Jul 12, 2014

ROBERT “BOB” MERLE SANNEMAN, 93 died July 12, 2014 at Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center, KS. He was born on August 5, 1920 near Morganville, KS the son of Will and Nora (Bergin) Sanneman. Bob moved from Morganville to near Idana with his family in 1924. He graduated from Clay Center Community High School in 1939 and attended Kansas State...

James "Jim" Beals

James "Jim" Beals

Jul 7, 2014

JAMES H. BEALS, 78 died July 7, 2014 at Park Villa Nursing Home in Clyde, KS. He was born on June 17, 1936 in Concordia, KS. The son of Willis and Laura (Ruetter) Beals. Jim was raised in the Oak Hill community and attended school in Longford and the F.C. Hill Memorial High School in Miltonvale. He served in the...

Von Liby

Von Liby

Jul 5, 2014

VON ALDEN LIBY, 72 died July 5, 2014 at in Clay Center, KS. He was born on November 14, 1941 in Clifton, KS the son of Franklin and Irma (Cowell) Liby. Von graduated from Ada High School in 1961. He married Sharon McGee on July 18, 1965. Von worked for the City of Clay Center, Keeler Roofing and Mounts Construction....

Eugene Gurik

Eugene Gurik

Jul 3, 2014

EUGENE ALEXANDER GURIK, 71 died July 3, 2014 at his residence in Wakefield, KS. He was born on September 1, 1942 in Krasna, Russia the son of Aleksandr and Maria (Samsonova) Gurik. Gene was a Russian interpreter for the U.S. Army from 1965-1966. In 1968, he began working as an E.E.O. Officer for the Department of Defense. His career took...

Florene James

Florene James

Jul 2, 2014

H. FLORENE JAMES, 79 died July 2, 2014 at Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center, KS. She was born on March 21, 1935 in Springfield, CO, the daughter of Frank and Flora (Cox) Snell. Florene was raised in Stanton County, KS. She graduated from Johnson City High School in 1952. Florene attended Dodge City Junior College and Kansas State teachers College...

Jessie Bigler

Jessie Bigler

Jun 29, 2014

JESSIE BIGLER, 98 died June 29, 2014 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. She was born on January 17, 1916 in Cloud County, KS. The daughter of Daniel and Ella (Reeves) Empson. Jessie was raised in the Concordia community. She married Russell Bigler on June 11, 1937. They made their home in California before moving to Clay Center. Russell preceded...

Elaine Hitsman

Elaine Hitsman

Jun 23, 2014

M. ELAINE HITSMAN, 71 died June 23, 2014 at Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, KS. She was born on February 24, 1943 in Randolph, KS. The daughter of David and Emma May (Rogers) Stitt. Elaine attended grade school in Randolph and graduated from Miltonvale High School. She worked in State Offices in Topeka, at the Clay Center S.R.S...

Charles Wayne Canfield

Charles Wayne Canfield

Jun 22, 2014

CHARLES WAYNE CANFIELD, 99 died June 23, 2014 in Clay Center, KS. He was born on December 22, 1914 in Miltonvale, KS. The son of William and Sophia (King) Canfield. Wayne was raised in a farm near Clifton, KS. He graduated from Clay Center Community High School in 1933. Wayne served in the US Army during WWII. Following the war,...

Roma Riek

Roma Riek

Jun 19, 2014

ROMA GEVENE RIEK, 84 died June 19, 2014 at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, KS. She was born on September 3, 1929 in Concordia, KS. The daughter of Walter and Ortensia (Bouldin) Liby. Roma married Donald Riek on February 21, 1961. They made their home in California, Nevada and Colorado before moving to Clay Center. Later, they...

Glenda Carlson

Glenda Carlson

Jun 16, 2014

GLENDA CARLSON, 84 died June 16, 2014 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. She was born on November 3, 1929 in Clay Center, KS. The daughter of Glenn and Alma (Smith) Tomlinson. Glenda grew up in the 4 Mile community in Clay County and graduated from CCCHS in 1947. She attended business college in Topeka. She married Gerald "Putt" Carlson...

Regina Allison

Regina Allison

Jun 16, 2014

Regina Magdalena Allison, daughter of Arlet Cline and Anna Magdalena Richard Teasley, was born, August 21, 1931 in Meridith townshim, Cloud County, Kansas. She departed this life, Monday, June 16, 2014, in her home, Linn Creek, Missouri at the age of eighty-two years, nine months and twenty-six days. On October 20, 1951 in Glasco, Kansas, she was united in marriage...

Judy Morgison

Judy Morgison

Jun 13, 2014

JUDY ANN MORGISON, 70 died June 13, 2014 at in Clay Center, KS. She was born on July 6, 1943 in Clyde, KS, the daughter of Oscar and Mary (Fuller) Cranmer. Judy was born and raised in Clyde, Kansas. She married Gary Morgison on December 30, 1963. Judy worked at the Clay County Hospital, Presbyterian Manor, Medicalodge, Clay County Health...

Shirley Bletscher

Shirley Bletscher

Jun 11, 2014

SHIRLEY BLETSCHER, 82 died June 11, 2014 at Medicalodge in Clay Center, KS. She was born on December 14, 1931 in Clay Center, KS. The daughter of Wayne and Naomi (Yocum) Dunable. Shirley grew up in Clay Center. She married Merton Bletscher on March 10, 1971. She was a member of the United Methodist Church. She enjoyed playing the piano...

Marjorie Bulleigh

Marjorie Bulleigh

Jun 10, 2014

Marjorie Jean Deschand Bulleigh, 86, died Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at the Salina Regional Medical Center. She was born February 16, 1928 the oldest daughter of Eli Joseph and Eva Lena Chayer Deschand. After graduating from Miltonvale Rural High School, she taught school at several one and two room schools in Clay and Cloud counties. She concluded her teaching career...

Willa Regnier

Willa Regnier

Jun 10, 2014

WILLA REGNIER, 96 died June 10, 2014 in Manhattan, KS. She was born on October 26, 1917 the daughter of Charles and Iola (Drake) Fryer. Willa was raised in Clyde and graduated from Clyde High School. She married Duward Regnier in 1939. Willa worked in claims processing for National Farmers Union Insurance. They made their home in Dallas, TX before...

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