Obituaries

Sep 18, 2022

Gary Lin Carmichael, 68, of Winona, KS, died Sunday, September 18, 2022, at the Logan County Hospital, in Oakley, KS. He was born March 20, 1954, in Booneville, MO, to Wilbur Raymond and Margaret Virginia (Calvert) Carmichael. Gary served in the National Guard. He was a semi-truck driver and worked for area farmers most of his life. In his spare...

Sep 14, 2022

The Rev. John Carl Barnum, 92, died Sept. 14, 2022, at Colby, Kansas, where he had lived since Oct. 2012. He was born Sept. 6, 1930, in Kalispell, Mont., the son of the Rev. G. William Barnum and Julia Sophia Feldhusen Barnum. He had seven older siblings: Ruth, Grace, Jean, Bill, Julia, Mary, and Dorothy. He was baptized by his...

Sep 11, 2022

Bethel Goltl, age 88, passed away on September 11, 2022, in McDonald, Kansas. Bethel Louise was born on the farm in Goodland, KS to Edwin and Catherine Ochsner on June 3, 1934. She attended country schools and graduated from Goodland High. Bethel attended Midland Lutheran College, and then nursing training at Trinity Lutheran Hospital, Kansas City. After graduation, RN licensure...

Sep 7, 2022

Amber Marie Sponsel, 38, of Colby, KS and Seward, AK, died Wednesday September 7th, 2022, at The Medical Center of Aurora, in Aurora, CO. She was born April 5, 1984, in Goodland, KS, to Thomas and Mary Jane Sponsel. She graduated from Goodland High School in 2002 and the Colorado School of Healing Arts, for Massage Therapy in 2005. Amber...

Sep 6, 2022

Vernon L. Flanagin, 86, of Colby, KS, passed away on September 6, 2022, at Colby, KS. Vernon was born in Colby, on April 18, 1936, and was the oldest child born to Ray and Rebecca (Childress) Flanagin of Gem, KS. Vernon attended elementary and high school at Gem Consolidated Schools, graduating in 1954. He completed his undergraduate college work, graduating...

Sep 4, 2022

Roberta Lynn “Birdie” Schutte, 56, of Colby, died Sunday, September 4, 2022, at Citizens Medical Center, in Colby. She was born January 30, 1966, in Kennewick, WA, to Albert and Cora (Gardner) Williams. Birdie received her high school diploma and went on to work at the Colby Free Press for 20 years. She had also worked at Fairview Estates in...

Sep 3, 2022

Norma Lee Deyoe- Swart, 94, of Oakley, KS, died Saturday, September 3, 2022. She was born October 30, 1927, in Garden City, KS, to Chet and Marie (Dufrin) Beatty. On February 7, 1946, Norma married Robert Deyoe. The couple lived in Ulysses, KS, where Norma worked as an artist, and they attended the Episcopal Church of Ulysses. Norma was also...

Sep 3, 2022

Connie Jean (Cooper) Argabright passed away September 3, 2022, in Derby, KS, at the age of 87. She was born July 17, 1935, at Rawlins Co Hospital, to Reno and Minnie (White) Cooper. She grew up on a farm south of Atwood and attended a country school until the 8th grade. She then continued school in the Atwood School district...

Aug 31, 2022

Harold Allen Tubbs, 63, of Colby, died Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. He was born on August 15, 1959, to Robert and Caroline (Prokop) Tubbs at St. Thomas Hospital, in Colby. Allen, as he was known to his friends and family, grew up on a farm north of Levant and attended Brewster Schools before graduating from...

Aug 29, 2022

Aug 24, 2022

Ruth Mary (Borman) Nation, 100, of Atwood, passed away August 24, 2022, in Atwood. She was born December 30, 1921, in Berryton, Kansas, to Michael Henry and Martha (Fink) Borman. Ruth attended the Bird City, KS grade school until the 8th grade. When Ruth’s sister Gertrude graduated, in 1942, they left for California to work at the McDonnell Douglass airplane...

Aug 21, 2022

Diane Edith Rogers Vap, 78, of Atwood, passed away on August 21, 2022, in North Platte, surrounded by her family. She was born March 20, 1944, in Bell, CA on the corner of Atlantic and Gage to Alden and Edith (Kersenbrock) Rogers, she just couldn't wait to get started on this amazing life. After WWII was over, Alden, Edith and...

Aug 20, 2022

Aug 20, 2022

Duane C. Heble, 87, of Colby, KS passed away on Aug 20th, 2022, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby, KS. Duane was born in Benkelman, NE, May 6th, 1935, he was the 3rd child of Henry and Francis (Micek) Heble. Duane spent his childhood on the family farm, north of Atwood KS, and attended a country school through the 8th grade...

Aug 18, 2022

Gayle Leslie Dible was born on February 13, 1943, on the family farm in Northwest Sheridan County, Kansas, to Leslie Floyd and Eunice Mildred (Murphy) Dible. Gayle passed away on August 18, 2022, in Sun City, Arizona, at the age of 79. Gayle graduated from Rexford Consolidated High School in 1961. On June 7, 1964, Gayle and Phyllis Rae Tice...

Aug 12, 2022

John Terry, Jr, 77, was born on November 28, 1944, and entered the heavenly realm on August 12, 2022. John, known as Dad, Grandpa, Coach, Mr. Terry, JT, was born in Goodland, Kansas as the middle son of six boys. He was raised by Henry and Mildred Wilkening, and a brother, Elmer Wilkening, on a farm outside of Haigler, Nebraska,...

Aug 9, 2022

William J. “Bill” Dible, 89, of Rexford, KS and Bonita Springs, FL passed away on August 9, 2022, at the Landmark Hospital of SWFL, in Lee County, Florida. Bill was born in Rexford, KS on June 2, 1933, the youngest child of Ray and Almeda (Long) Dible. Bill spent his childhood on the farm northeast of Rexford, Findlay, OH, and...

Aug 9, 2022

Thomas Charles Cape, 29, of Colby, died Tuesday, August 9, 2022. He was born in Las Vegas, NV, on February 17, 1993. Thomas loved to sing and participate in Choir. He graduated from Colby High School in 2014. He also enjoyed sports and bowling. Thomas was very friendly and loved being around people, which served him well at his job...

Aug 8, 2022

Lillie Marjorie Ludwig, 95, Olathe, KS, formerly of Oakley, KS passed away Monday, August 8, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society, Olathe, KS. Lillie was born on April 8, 1927, in Vermillion, KS to Jacob Samuel and Minnie Emiline (Noble) McGowan. She attended grade school at Vermillion. In 1941 her parents moved to Goodland, KS. She graduated from Goodland High School...

Aug 5, 2022

Erma Jean Depe Griggs Hamill, 89, of Colby, died Friday, August 5, 2022, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She was born April 5, 1933, in rural Brewster, KS, to John Fredrick and Freida Ann Bertha (Mushman) Depe. Erma was baptized in the Immanuel Lutheran Church, in Goodland, KS. Erma lost her father when she was seven years old. Her mother...