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Joseph Knitter

Joseph Knitter

Nov 7, 2014

JOSEPH KNITTER, 83 died November 7, 2014 in Clay Center, Kansas . He was born on August 20, 1931 in Green, KS. The son of George and Etta (Holliday) Knitter. Joe was raised in the Green community and graduated from Green High School. He married Mary Scharlotte Lewis on December 15, 1957. They farmed in the Morganville area and he...

Melvin Lee Jackson

Melvin Lee Jackson

Nov 7, 2014

MELVIN LEE JACKSON, 87 died November 7, 2014 in Clay Center, KS. He was born on October 14, 1927 in Vining, KS, the son of Lester and Fay (Crawford) Jackson. Melvin was raised in the Clifton community. He served in the US Navy during WWII. Melvin married Leola Joy McKellips, she survives of the home. He was a member of...

Dale Burger

Dale Burger

Nov 6, 2014

Dale Burger, 74, died Thursday, November 06, 2014. He was born on May 28, 1940, at the family farm south of Clay Center, Kansas, to Karl and Stella (Jacobs) Burger. Dale graduated from Clay Center Community High School in 1958. He married Buenta Lea Myers on December 29, 1961. They were married for almost 53 years. Dale served four years...

Gary Chaffee

Gary Chaffee

Nov 4, 2014

GARY A. CHAFFEE, 78 died November 4, 2014 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, KS. He was born on July 27, 1936 in Riley County, KS. The son of Leonard and Eulah (Bergstrom) Chaffee. Gary was raised in the Green community. He graduated from CCCHS and attended Kansas State University. Gary married Carolyn Hughes on December 19, 1954. He...

Sally Mckellips

Sally Mckellips

Oct 30, 2014

SALLY LOUISE MCKELLIPS, 75 died October 30, 2014 at her residence in Clay Center. She was born on August 11, 1939 in Clay Center, KS. The daughter of James and Blanche (Reed) Brannan. Sally grew up in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1957. She worked at Cedar Court Steak House, Jiffy Inn, Sunflower, Sale Barn Cafe, Darner's Diner...

Bertha Roberts

Bertha Roberts

Oct 26, 2014

BERTHA ROBERTS, 83 died October 26, 2014 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, KS. She was born on February 17, 1931 in Brazil, IN. The daughter of Elmer and Bertha (Cassidy) Hayes. Bertha was raised in Louisville, KY. She married Charles D. Roberts, Sr. on July 3, 1948. They lived in several places around the country while Charles was...

Michael Foster

Michael Foster

Oct 25, 2014

Michael “Mike” Foster, 65, of Clay Center, Kansas, passed away, Saturday, October 25, 2014 surrounded by his family. A celebration of life service will be held at 10:00 am, Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at Clay Center United Methodist Church, 921 5th Street, Clay Center, Kansas, Pastor Ryan Lynch will be officiating. Burial will follow at the Miltonvale Cemetery. Friends may...

Rudolph "Sam" Winter

Rudolph "Sam" Winter

Oct 19, 2014

RUDOLPH "SAM" WINTER, 96 died October 19, 2014 at Linn Community Nursing Home in Linn, KS. He was born on February 22, 1918 in Palmer, KS. The son of Conrad, Sr and Magdelena (Harneit) Winter. Sam was raised in the Palmer community. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. After being discharged, Sam lived in Lincoln, Nebraska and worked...

Jeffrey "Jeff" Carlson

Jeffrey "Jeff" Carlson

Oct 18, 2014

JEFFREY J CARLSON, 35 died October 18, 2014 at the Village Manor in Abilene, Kansas. He was born on August 28, 1979 in Clay Center , KS. The son of Robert and Mabel (Brownell) Carlson . Jeffrey was raised in Clay Center and attended CCCHS. He attended Cloud County Community College and Marquette University. Jeffrey worked at the Clay Center...

Marc Fullington

Marc Fullington

Oct 17, 2014

MARC C FULLINGTON, 73 died October 17, 2014 at Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center, KS. He was born on April 9, 1941 in Clay Center, KS. The son of George and Sigrid (Salmi) Fullington. Marc grew up in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1959. He then attended the College of Emporia. Marc married Barbara Caldwell on June 18,...

Darwin Johnson

Darwin Johnson

Oct 15, 2014

DARWIN M. JOHNSON, 79, died October 15, 2014 in Enterprise, Kansas . He was born on August 30, 1935 in Clifton, KS. The son of Melvin and Geneva (Beeson) Johnson. Darwin was raised in the Idana area and attended Idana schools. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was an MP during the Korean War. Darwin returned from the...

Terry Siebold

Terry Siebold

Oct 10, 2014

TERRY SIEBOLD, 69 died October 10, 2014 at Clay County Medical Center in Clay Center, KS. He was born on September 13, 1945 in Clay Center, KS. The son of Cletus and DeVone (Klintberg) Siebold. Terry married Merna Harrison on February 2, 1968 and she survives of the home. He worked for Siebold Motors and Hanson Ford. He was a...

Leland Koepsel

Leland Koepsel

Oct 6, 2014

LELAND KOEPSEL, 80 died October 6, 2014 in Clay Center, Kansas . He was born on January 18, 1934 in Abilene, KS. The son of Robert and Mina (West) Koepsel. Leland was raised in Abilene and graduated from Abilene High School. He married Dixie Fajen on June 21, 1957. Leland worked for Kansas Power and Light and later for Westar...

Evan Adee

Evan Adee

Oct 4, 2014

EVAN E ADEE, 74 died October 4, 2014 at Ottawa County Hospital in Minneapolis, KS. He was born on March 29, 1940 in Wells, KS. The son of Elvin and Martha (Scott) Adee. Evan was raised in Ottawa County. He attended Union #1 school and graduated from Miltonvale Rural High School in 1959. Evan married Marva Joleen Williams on May...

Violet Duay

Violet Duay

Oct 3, 2014

VIOLET DUAY, 97 died October 3, 2014 surrounded by love at Rosewood Health Center at the Grove in Independence, MO. She was born on November 17, 1916 in Clay County, KS. The daughter of Clarence and Margaret (Engelhart) Atkinson. Violet Duay was raised in the Idana, Kansas area. She graduated in 1936 from CCCHS. Violet moved to Topeka and worked...

Gary Johnston

Gary Johnston

Sep 27, 2014

Gary Eugene Johnston, 75, of Oro Valley, Arizona passed peacefully on September 27th, 2014 and is at peace with Jesus his Lord. He was born May 4, 1939 at St. Francis Hospital, Concordia, Kansas to the late Twila Maye Johnston and James A. Johnston. He attended Clyde High School where he played football, basketball, baseball and ran track and field...

Alfred Eugene Marcotte

Alfred Eugene Marcotte

Sep 25, 2014

ALFRED MARCOTTE, 83, died September 25, 2014 at Westy Community Care Home in Westmoreland, KS. He was born on September 22, 1931 in Cloud County, KS. The son of Arthur and Elsie (Loughry). Alfred was raised in the Jamestown and Concordia communities. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in Concordia. Alfred served in the US Air Force during the...

Alta Grace Murrin

Alta Grace Murrin

Sep 21, 2014

ALTA MURRIN, 89 died September 21, 2014 at her residence in Clay Center, Kansas. She was born on June 12, 1925 in Duke, OK. The daughter of Frank and Christine (Smith) Dickinson. Alta was raised in Lawton, OK and attended school in Katie, OK and Lawton. She worked on her family's farm during WWII. Alta married Melvin Murrin in 1943,...

Sharon Scott

Sharon Scott

Sep 15, 2014

SHARON SUE SCOTT, 74 died September 15, 2014 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, KS. She was born on May 10, 1940 in Marysville, KS. The daughter of Max and Mable (Larson) Henderson. Sharon was raised in Barnes and Vining and graduated from Clifton High School. She moved to Denver, CO and married Mel Dykla, they later divorced. She...

Violet "Vi" Spurrier

Violet "Vi" Spurrier

Sep 14, 2014

VIOLET “VI” SPURRIER, 95 died September 14, 2014 at Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center, KS. She was born on April 1, 1919 in Green, KS. The daughter of Art and Mable (Byarlay) Baker. Vi was raised in the Green community. She graduated from CCCHS in 1937. Vi married Edman "Bub" Spurrier on April 25, 1943. They made their home in...

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