Obituaries

Mar 31, 2019

Ronald Lynn Brier, 51, of Colby, died Sunday, March 31, 2019, at the Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie, KS. He was born May 19, 1967, in St. Francis, KS, to Raymond and Marlene (Weis) Brier. Ron graduated from Colby High School in 1985. After school he went to work for Commercial Sign until 2000, when he started working in...

Mar 30, 2019

Darrell “Mac” D. McMillin, 85, of Atwood, died Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby. He was born January 6, 1934, in Atwood, KS, to Leroy and Leona (Schroeder) McMillin. Upon graduating from Atwood High School Darrell joined the Navy and served on a fuel tanker during the Korean War, from 1958 to 1962. After being honorably...

Mar 29, 2019

Dennis "Danny" Lee Bond, 67, of Colby, died on March 29, 2019, at his home. He was born July 28, 1951, in Colby, KS to John D. Bond and Betty (Hofenstine) Bond. He was employed at the Village Inn in Colby, KS. He is survived by his brother, Kenneth and wife Linda, of Sterling, CO; several nieces and nephews. He...

Mar 26, 2019

Shirley Louise (Marsh) Hundley, 81, of Atwood, KS, formerly of Horton, KS passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Center in Atwood. She was born March 28, 1937 to John Frederick (Fred) and Louise (Kupferschmied) Marsh of Fanning KS, the fourth of four children. She was baptized and confirmed as a member of the Reorganized Church of...

Mar 25, 2019

Andrea Sue Metzler, 62, of Brewster, KS was called home to our Lord on March 25, 2019 in Crossville, TN after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. Sue was born May 8th, 1956 in Colby, KS the youngest child of Alvin and Allie Helin. She attended Brewster High school where she had many friends and participated in multiple sports and...

Mar 18, 2019

Melvin “Mel” Allen Bannister, of Lawrence, KS, passed away on March 18th, 2019 at the age of 85, surrounded by his family. Born in McDonald, KS on June 1st, 1933 to Richard and Vivian (Martin) Bannister, Mel graduated from Colby High School where he met Barbara Calliham. Mel then went on to further his education at the University of Colorado...

Mar 17, 2019

Clara (Beth) Schnellbacher Barrett lived to see a century of progress in Thomas County Kansas. She was born June 25, 1918 in Thomas County to Claude and Augusta (Peters) Schnellbacher and died March 17, 2019 in Colby, Kansas. Clara’s mother died in October 1920 when Clara was two years old leaving her and seven-year-old sister Helen motherless. Both girls were...

Mar 17, 2019

Mar 16, 2019

William (Bill) Joseph Moriarity, 90, of Loveland, CO, died March 16, 2019 with his wife and family at his side. He was born in Missouri Valley, Iowa on July 12, 1928 to Charles Edward Moriarity and Chloe Hazel (Hatcher) Moriarity. He was raised and attended school in Missouri Valley, Iowa. The day after high school graduation, he enlisted and served...

Mar 13, 2019

Rita Hazlett, 58, of Atwood, died Wednesday, March 13, at Rose Medical Center, Denver, CO. She was born June 6, 1960, in Kansas City, MO, to John H. Palacios and Teresa (Florez). Rita loved spending time with her family. She was married to Ron for 18 years. In her spare time she enjoyed farm life which included taking care of...

Mar 12, 2019

Elva Lois (Garrett) Livingston, 97, Colby, died March 12, 2019 at Citizens Medical Center. Elva was born to Jesse J. and Jessie (Foster) Garrett on September 27, 1921 in Decatur County. As a small child Elva's family moved to a farm North East of Levant. Elva attended country school through her elementary years and graduated from Levant High School. Elva...

Mar 11, 2019

Frances Marie (Harry) Roesch was born November 7, 1920, in Bartley, Nebraska, to Victor M. and Della (Blair) Harry. She passed away on March 11, 2019, at the age of 98, in Colby. As a child, Frances lived with her mother and brother in McCook, NE, until the third grade. They moved to Atwood where she attended school, graduating from...

Mar 11, 2019

Karen Jean Bebb, 68, of Colby, died Monday, March 11, 2019, at Colby Health and Rehab. She was born March 20, 1950, in Benton County, Arkansas, to Eugene Bebb and Vesta (Rogers) Bebb. Karen worked for the PDC, in Atwood. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother James Bebb. She is survived by her brother Dean (Marlene)...

Mar 8, 2019

Gary Duane Wolf, 79, of Colby, died Friday, March 8, 2019, at Hays Medical Center. He was born December 8, 1939, in Colby, KS, to Willard “Bus” and Alice (Weber) Wolf. On May 17, 1960, he married Alice M Garrett, in Levant, KS. Gary often looked for ways to make life better for his family, working as a mechanic, ranch...

Mar 8, 2019

Venita Lee Davis passed away Friday, March 8, 2019 at Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby, KS at the age of 97. Venita was born September 28, 1921 in Garden City, KS to C G and Letha (Steele) Linscott. She married James F. Davis on May 24, 1956 in Albuquerque, NM. He preceded her in death. Venita was baptized as...

Mar 7, 2019

Rosemary A. Bange, 92, of Colby, died Thursday, March 7, 2019 at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby. She was born April 28, 1926, in Kansas City, MO, to John and Mary (Fellhoelter) Rehmer. Rosemary entered the Order of the Sisters of Adorers of the Blood of Christ in Wichita, in 1942. She completed her high school education in 1944 and...

Mar 6, 2019

Leo Michael Berens, 99, of Colby, died Wednesday, March 6, 2019. He was born April 6, 1919, in Ellis County, KS, to John and Anna (Kuhn) Berens. After leaving the home Leo joined the Civilian Conservatory Corps. On November 22, 1942, Leo married Elizabeth Krannawitter, in Park, KS. Leo served in the United States Army from 1942-1943, during WWII and...

Mar 4, 2019

Caroline Peterson Searls, age 81, of Bella Vista, Arkansas passed away March 4, 2019. She was born the daughter of John and Ruby McCain, January 5th, 1938 in McDonald, Kansas. Caroline was a co-owner for Ford Garage and worked for Beamgard Learning Center, the Atwood Citizen Patriot and E.C. Mellick Insurance Agency before retiring. She enjoyed quilting and was a...

Mar 4, 2019

Estelene Mitten, age 94, was released into God’s loving hands on March 4th, 2019 at Citizens Health in Colby, Kansas. She was born in Utica, Kansas on May 16th, 1924 to her parents Art and Irene Hagans, where she was raised on the family farm. In 1945 she was united in marriage to her beloved husband of 72 years, Jim,...

Mar 3, 2019

Christa Mae Nye, 93, of Colby, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 3, 2019. Christa was born on December 25, 1925 in Mulvane, KS. She spent her adult life in Colby, KS and was active in Eastern Star, Rebecca’s and Oddfellows. Christa held the office of Worthy Matron for the Eastern Star in the Colby Chapter....