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Edwin Butterfield
Nov 7, 2011
Edwin L. Butterfield, 93, Clay Center, KS passed away on November 7, 2011 at the Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center. He was born to Bernard and Lila (Walker) Butterfield on December 29, 1917 on the family farm north of Overbrook, KS. He was graduated from Overbrook Rural High School in 1936 and from Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia in...
Leon Colp
Nov 6, 2011
LEON CHARLES COLP died 110611 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS at the age of 74. He was born on May 7, 1937 in Albuquerque, NM the son of Amel and Mary (Hazen) Colp. Leon was raised in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1955. He married Donna Koerner on July 3, 1963. He worked for Sears...
Harold Worley
Oct 25, 2011
HAROLD WORLEY died October 25, 2011 at Medicalodge, Clay Center, KS at the age of 86. He was born on May 30, 1925 in Clay County, KS the son of Joseph and Florence (Heuson) Worley. Harold was raised and lived in the Clay Center area his entire life. He worked as a Ford auto mechanic for many years. Harold is...
Carol A. Kirtley
Oct 22, 2011
CAROL A. KIRTLEY died October 22, 2011 at Mercy Health Center College Ave, Manhattan, KS at the age of 88. Carol was born on February 23, 1923 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the daughter of Albert and Myrtle (Myklebust) Hibbard. Carol was raised in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota area, graduating from Washburn High School. She attended Augsburg College, Hamlin University and then...
Jean Marnell
Oct 10, 2011
JEAN MARNELL died October 10, 2011 at Medicalodge, Clay Center, KS at the age of 79. Jean was born on June 16, 1932 in Goodland, KS the daughter of Ervin and Mary Alice (Ridge) Walters. Jean graduated from Norwich High School in 1950. She worked for First National Bank in Hutchinson and she married Joe Marnell on October 13, 1962....
Lydia Baker
Oct 7, 2011
LYDIA R. BAKER died October 7, 2011 at Medicalodge, Clay Center, KS at the age of 91. She was born on May 2, 1920 in Marshall County, Kansas the daughter of Albin and Edith (Swoboda) Rigel. Lydia was a purchasing clerk at Kansas State University. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Ann Bush, two sisters and a brother....
Phyllis Jackson
Oct 6, 2011
PHYLLIS M. JACKSON died October 6, 2011 at Bryan LGH Medical center East, Lincoln, NE at the age of 79. She was born on March 1, 1932 in Miltonvale Kansas, the daughter of Emery and Neva (Geist) Francis. She attended schools in Miltonvale. She married Max Jackson on July 24, 1948 in Salina, KS and he survives of the home....
Lorene "Shorty" Erickson
Oct 6, 2011
LORENE “SHORTY” ERICKSON died October 6, 2011 at Medicalodge, Clay Center, KS at the age of 89. She was born on April 10, 1922 in Parsons, Kansas the daughter of Edward and Rosa (Tebodo) Bisnett. She was raised in the Broughton Area and farmed with her husband. She worked for Hutchinson Mayrth for 20 years and the Wakefield Cafe for...
Wilfred Abels
Oct 3, 2011
WILFRED ABELS died October 3, 2011 at Presbyterian Manor, Clay Center, KS at the age of 92. He was born on October 29, 1918 in Clay Center Kansas, the son of William and Lula (Kemp) Abels. Wilfred was raised in Clay County. He attended Washington District 15 school and graduated from CCCHS in 1937. Wilfred farmed with his father before...
Nicole Hopson
Sep 24, 2011
Genie Nicole Hopson, age 22, formerly of Perryton, Texas went to be with Jesus on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock. She was born December 30, 1988 at Liberal, Kansas to Michael Wayne Hopson and Deb Hopson Hvarven. She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Perryton, Texas where she was...
Paul Lundquist
Sep 24, 2011
PAUL S. LUNDQUIST died September 25, 2011 at Community Care Inc., Clifton, KS at the age of 97. He was born on August 16, 1914 in Washington County KS, the Son of Ernest and Signe (Johnson) Lundquist. Paul was raised in Washington County. He married Florence Johnson on August 6, 1938. They farmed in the Brantford Community before retiring and...
Kaye Campbell
Sep 24, 2011
KAYE CAMPBELL died September 24, 2011 in Milford, KS at the age of 56. She was born on October 12, 1954 in Torrence CA, the daughter of Jack and Dixie (McRae) Campbell. Kaye was raised in Norwalk, CA. She lived in St. George, UT for many years before moving to Junction City, KS in 2008. Kaye was a social worker...
Mark Booth
Sep 24, 2011
MARK BOOTH, A Time of Remembering will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2011 from 11:00 AM until noon at the Neill-Schwensen-Rook Chapel in Clay Center, Kansas. The family will then place a Veterans flagstaff and flag at his grave site before gathering at the home of Barbara Booth, 810 13th St. Clay Center, KS Memorials can be made to...
Georgia Belle Barnes
Sep 23, 2011
GEORGIA BELLE BARNES died September 23, 2011 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS at the age of 84. GEORGIA BARNES was born on November 6, 1926 in Clay County Kansas, the daughter of Carlos and Rose (Bowmaker) Knox. Georgia was raised in the Clifton community and attended Parallel country school. She married Dale Barnes on January 18, 1946,...
Mary Kiefer
Sep 15, 2011
MARY KIEFER died September 15, 2011 at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS at the age of 63. She was born on July 1, 1948 in Girard KS, the daughter of Oscar and Janice Ruth (Minneman) Kendall. Mary attended school in Concordia and Minneapolis, graduating from Minneapolis High School in 1966. She married John Kiefer on February 5, 1967. They...
Opal L. Koerner
Sep 13, 2011
OPAL L. KOERNER died September 13, 2011 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS at the age of 91. Opal was born on September 16, 1919 in Abilene Kansas, the daughter of John Bergmeier and Blanche Arnold. She was raised near Wakefield. She married Clarence Koerner on November 9, 1938 and he preceded her in death on June 25,...
Lucile A Long
Sep 13, 2011
LUCILE A. LONG died September 13, 2011 at Community Care Inc., Clifton, KS at the age of 91. She was born on July 5, 1920 in Hollenberg, KS the daughter of Martin and Mary (Donnelly) McCawley. Lucile attended Kansas State College and taught elementary school from 1938 until 1950 in Clifton and Clyde. She married Leonard Long and he preceded...
Don Singular
Sep 7, 2011
DON L. SINGULAR died September 7, 2011 at Linn Community Nursing Home, Linn, KS at the age of 80. Don was born on April 20, 1931 in Linn Kansas, the son of Charles and Gertrude (Laird) Singular. Don attended Linn schools graduating from Linn High School in 1949. He served in the U.S. Air Force doing his training at Lackland...
George Gray
Sep 5, 2011
GEORGE WESLEY GRAY died September 5, 2011 at Chapman Valley Manor, Chapman, KS at the age of 93. He was born on January 14, 1918 in Ottawa County, Kansas the son of Frank and Ressa Mae (Bulleigh) Gray. George attended Union School. He married Georgia Catlin on February 18,1939. They farmed in the Miltonvale area until before moving to Miltonvale...
Charles Partridge
Sep 2, 2011
CHARLES PARTRIDGE died September 2, 2011 at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center, Topeka, KS at the age of 86. Charles was born on February 10, 1925 in Kansas City, Kansas the son of Charles and Lillian (Love) Partridge. Charlie was raised in the Kansas City area and moved to Clay Center with his grandmother in 1942. He graduated from CCCHS in...
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