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Lyle Sproul
May 25, 2010
LYLE E. SPROUL died May 25, 2010 at Medicalodge, Clay Center, KS at the age of 97. He was born on February 10, 1913 in Baileyville, KS the son of Jesse Sproul and Anna Botts. Lyle graduated from Soldier High School in 1931. He married Eunice Marie Johnson on August 10, 1933. Lyle was employed by W.W. Smith and Sons...
Clara Victory
May 18, 2010
CLARA ANNETTA VICTORY died May 18, 2010 at Presbyterian Manor, Clay Center, KS at the age of 91. She was born on July 2, 1918 in Havelock, NE the daughter of Lyman Williams and Anna Beins. Clara was raised in Alma, NE and graduated from Alma High School. She married Lyle Turner on July 29, 1939, they later divorced. She...
Howard Stanley Beals
May 6, 2010
HOWARD STANLEY BEALS died May 6, 2010 at , Ochelata, OK at the age of 87. He was born on March 11, 1923 in Lamar, KS the son of Enoch and Matilda (Rothfuss) Beals. Stanley was raised and attended school in Miltonvale. He helped his father on the farm and worked in the trucking business. Stanley joined the US Navy,...
Betty Sharp
May 4, 2010
BETTY LEORA SHARP died May 4, 2010 at her residence in Clay Center, KS at the age of 78. She was born on March 27, 1932 in Clay Center Kansas, the daughter of Henry Tripp and Sarah (Hare) Johnson. Betty was raised in Rossville and graduated from Rossville High School in 1950. She married Raymond Sharp on March 1, 1953....
Betty M. Hill
May 2, 2010
BETTY M. HILL died May 2, 2010 at her residence, Morganville, KS at the age of 81. Betty was born on January 23, 1929 in Green Kansas, the daughter of George Quick and Genevieve Maple. She grew up in Green and Clay Center. Betty married Allen Hill in 1954 and he preceded her in death on April 4, 2004. She...
Hazel R. Adams
Apr 29, 2010
HAZEL R. ADAMS died April 29, 2010 at Golden Livingcenter, Wakefield, KS at the age of 99. Hazel was born on December 16, 1910 in Broughton, Kansas the daughter of Reuben and Anna (Dalrymple) Davis. Hazel was born and raised in the Broughton community. She married Raymond K. Adams on June 14, 1944 and he survives. She was a farmer's...
Bill Graham
Apr 27, 2010
BILL G. GRAHAM died April 27, 2010 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS at the age of 86. He was born on May 16, 1923 in Miltonvale Kansas, the son of Clarence Graham and Berenice Harris. Bill graduated from Miltonvale High School in 1941. He served as a pilot in the US Army Air Corps during WWII. Bill...
Robert Gerardy
Apr 21, 2010
ROBERT DODSON GERARDY died April 21, 2010 at University of Kansas Medical center, Kansas City, KS at the age of 67. He was born on October 27, 1942 in Clay Center, KS the son of Howard Gerardy and Dorothy Dodson. Robert graduated from CCCHS in 1960. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1964 with a degree in Milling Science....
Geraldine Hammond
Apr 21, 2010
GERALDINE (JERRY) M. HAMMOND died April 21, 2010 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS at the age of 89. GERALDINE (JERRY) M. HAMMOND was born on January 15, 1921 in Ogden, Kansas the daughter of Leonard Sanders and Gertrude Dugan. She was raised in the Wabaunsee County area. She graduated from Wakefield High School in 1940. She married...
Velma Bowman
Apr 18, 2010
VELMA ELLEN BOWMAN died April 18, 2010 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS at the age of 85. She was born on June 6, 1924 in Clay County, Kansas the daughter of Charles and Ethel (Johnson) Shields. She was raised and attended school in Clyde, KS. Velma married Howard Bowman April 9, 1949. She and her husband lived...
Ruth Cooper
Apr 12, 2010
RUTH W. COOPER died April 12, 2010 at Clay County Medical Center, Clay Center, KS at the age of 96. She was born on November 4, 1913 in Clay Center Kansas, the daughter of A.L. and Mary Jane (Small) Wylie. Ruth was raised in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1932. She worked at several businesses in Clay Center...
Joanne Cranmer
Apr 10, 2010
JOANNE COREEN CRANMER died April 10, 2010 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS at the age of 75. She was born on June 10, 1934 in Luray, KS the Daughter of Charles Miller and Alice Thacker. She moved to Wichita with her family in 1943. JoAnne Married Ralph Cranmer on February 12, 1960, he survives of the home. They moved...
Jessie Bertsch
Apr 2, 2010
JESSIE GRACE BERTSCH died April 2, 2010 at Leonardville Nursing Home, Leonardville, KS at the age of 101. She was born on November 27, 1908 in Green, Kansas the daughter of J.B. “Ben” and Dora (Kiner) Moore. She was raised in the Green area and graduated from CCCHS. Jessie married Foster Bertsch on June 15, 1930. They made their home...
Rita Shepard
Mar 31, 2010
RITA ADELE SHEPARD died March 31, 2010 at Brighton Place West, Topeka, KS at the age of 58. She was born on July 13, 1951 in Clay Center Kansas, the daughter of Billy Lee and Dora (Mastellar) Shepard. Rita was raised and attended grade school in Oak Hill. She graduated from Miltonvale High School. She has made her home in...
Betty Lou Gingles
Mar 29, 2010
BETTY LOU GINGLES died March 29, 2010 at her residence in Clay Center, KS at the age of 55. She was born on November 29, 1954 in Clay Center Kansas, the daughter of Elton Hess and Mary Jean Garris. Betty was raised in Clay Center and graduated from CCCHS in 1972. She served in the US Army. Betty graduated from...
Maxine Habluetzel
Mar 23, 2010
MAXINE HABLUETZEL died March 23, 2010 at St. Francis Hosptial, Topeka, KS at the age of 91. She was born on March 1, 1919 in Clay County Kansas, the daughter of Victor Strom and Ellen Loberg. Maxine was raised near Morganville, KS and graduated from CCCHS in 1936. She married Lawrence Habluetzel on May 24, 1937. She worked as a...
Kevin Knox
Mar 15, 2010
KEVIN ARTHUR KNOX died March 15, 2010 at Coloma, MI, at the age of 49. He was born on July 3, 1960 in Salina, KS the son of Melvin Knox and Retha Hileman. Kevin was born and raised in Salina. He worked at Exide Battery Corporation in Salina. He retired and moved to Coloma, MI in 1994. Kevin is preceded...
Marvin Miller, Sr
Mar 11, 2010
Marvin was born and raised in St. James, MN. He served in the US Navy during WWII. Marvin married Vivian Werner on August 30, 1945. They made their home in Morganville. Marvin worked at Bigler's Service Station in Clay Center, owned and operated a body shop in Morganville and worked for the City of Morganville. Vivian preceded him in death...
Sylvia Joy Osborn
Mar 11, 2010
SYLVIA JOY OSBORN died March 11, 2010 at her residence at the age of 68. She was born on May 13, 1941 in New Paris, Indiana the daughter of Jacob and Nellie (DeFouw) Huitema. She was raised in Indiana and Wisconsin. She attended medical trade school in Minneapolis. KS and then worked for Dr. Richard O'Donnell in Clay Center for...
Leah Simpson
Mar 10, 2010
LEAH LORENE SIMPSON died March 10, 2010 at Salina Regional Health Center , Salina, KS at the age of 88. She was born on March 12, 1921 in Cloud County, Kansas the daughter of Enoch, Jr. and Matilda (Rothfuss) Beals. Leah married Ralph Simpson on September 24, 1940. The made their home and farmed in Cloud Co near Miltonvale. Leah...
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