OBITUARIES

Jan 25, 2022

Helen Louise Spratford, age 83, of St. Francis passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022.

Helen was born November 6, 1938 to LeRoy and Allie (Thomas) Wolaver in Meeker, Colorado.  She grew up and went to grade school in Meeker and graduated high school in Santa Maria, California.  On August 10, 1999 she married Sherman Spratford in Fish...

Jan 25, 2022

Ardith Mae Chadwick, age 82, of Goodland, passed away January 25, 2022 at Topside Manor.

Ardith was born November 30, 1939 to Benjamin E. and Mamie A. (Light) Barnes at their home in Hale, Colorado. She grew up and went to country school in Sherman county and graduated from Goodland High School in 1957. Ardith began work...

Jan 21, 2022

Jermain Tyrone Murray, age 45, of Goodland passed away Friday, January 21, 2022 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado.

Jermain was born March 24,1976 to Julius Murray, Sr. and Melva Prescod in the Republic of Panama.  He grew up and went to school in Brooklyn, New York graduating from George Westinghouse High School in 1996.  Jermain...

Jan 21, 2022

Lifelong resident of Goodland, Peggy Joyce Daniels, age 90, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022 at Goodland Regional Medical Center.

Joyce was born January 25, 1931 to Harry M. and Dora Dell (Carter) Long in Goodland.  She grew up and went to school in Goodland and graduated from Sherman County High School in 1949.  On July 30,...

Jan 15, 2022

Maureen Helen Brown, age 67, of Weskan, Kansas passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado.

Maureen was born September 22, 1954, to William and Marion (Hidock) Watkins in Binghamton, New York.  She grew up and attended school in New York graduating in 1972.  When Maureen was 19 her family moved to...

Jan 14, 2022

Carol Jean Johnson, age 72, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022.

Carol was born March 29th 1949 in Brush, Colorado to Arthur and Martha (Richard) Perizzolo.  She spent her childhood in the Brush and Fort Collins area, graduating in 1967 from Jefferson High School in Edgewater, Colorado.  On November 16, 1969 Carol married Leon Johnson in Denver,...

Jan 10, 2022

Carol Lavonne Weber, age 77, passed away Monday, December 10, 2022 at Topside Manor in Goodland.

Carol was born February 28, 1944 to Clarence and Dorothy (Burt) Enderson in Fairmont, Minnesota.  In 2000 she married John Weber of Kanorado, Kansas.  She enjoyed seamstress work and spending time with family and friends. Preceding her in death was her...

Dec 30, 2021

Darryl Dean Bauman, 82, of Greensboro, NC passed away December 30, 2021 at his Greensboro home.  A memorial mass will be held at 1:30 PM  (ET) Saturday, January 8, 2022 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Greensboro, NC.

Darryl was born January 7, 1939 in Goodland, KS to Leonard and Margaret (Cotter) Bauman.  Darryl received his early...

Dec 9, 2021

Gloria S. Smith, age 78, of Goodland passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center.

She was born January 25, 1943 to Horace and Hazel (Monson) Bass in Ashdown, Arkansas.  She grew up and went to school in Arkansas, Texas and Kansas, she graduated from Great Bend High School.

On March...

Dec 3, 2021

Alfred Eugene Slusher, age 55, of Goodland passed away Friday, December 3, 2021 at the Hays Medical Center.

He was born April 7, 1966 to Harold and Ethel (King) Slusher.  He grew up and went to school in Antioch, California. Preceding him in death were his parents.  Alfred is survived by his son, Gary (Raelynn) of Goodland;...

Nov 29, 2021

Douglas Lynn Whitson made his final gesture on November 29, 2021.  Signing off on life, in his own words “Well off with no regrets.”

Doug was born April 19, 1952 in Independence Kansas to the late Clarence, and Faye Whitson.  Shortly after his birth the family moved to Nickerson Kansas.  He was the middle of three sons,...

Nov 25, 2021

Beverly Ann Goering passed away on November 25, 2021, at the age of 76. Bev was born October 23, 1945, in Goodland Kansas to John William and Hazel Violet Tracy. Bev was married on August 23, 1964. She had two children, Christopher Scott and Robyn Elizabeth with her former husband Richard (Scott) Goering.

Bev earned her Bachelor’s...

Nov 25, 2021

Nancy Mae (Amos) Cloyd, age 82, of Goodland passed away Thursday, November 25, 2021. She was born August 24, 1939 at the family farm Northwest of Goodland, the daughter of Robert and Mary Belle (Murray) Amos.  She grew up and attended school graduating from Goodland High School in 1957.  She married Van William Cloyd Jr. in 1959.  To this...

Nov 24, 2021

Lifelong resident of St Francis, Ilone Mary Ketter, age 102, passed away early Wednesday morning November 24, 2021 at the Rawlins County Health Center.  She was born May 4, 1919 to Nick and Merle (Bretthauer) Oster on a farm southeast of Wheeler, Kansas.

Shortly after she was born, she moved with her parents and older sister Leone...

Nov 24, 2021

Dwight (Bud) Perrey, Sr., age 92, of Goodland, Kansas, passed away on November 24, 2021.  Bud was born in Lebanon, Missouri., to parents Elmer F. Perrey and Lillian Mary Perrey.  He was proceeded in death by his wife of 38 years, Patricia L. Perrey (nee Shaw), and his brother, John Perrey.

Bud was the manager of the...

Nov 23, 2021

Longtime Goodland resident, Louie Gregory Yarger, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, CO.  He was 71 years old.  Louie was born February 4, 1950 to James and Norma Jean Yarger.  He grew up on the family farm north of Goodland, attended Prairie Star one room school house, a country school through 8th grade,...

Nov 9, 2021

Emerson Charles Ballentine, age 77, of Wallace, Kansas passed away Tuesday, November 9, 2021. He was born December 20, 1943.  He was raised in Wallace County by his maternal grandparents, Humphrey Barber and Ermma Neoma Langdon.

Emerson attended Winona School until he was needed to help on the farm full time.  He met and married Virginia Beckner...

Nov 7, 2021

Virginia Lea (Barnes) Pebley, age 71, of Canon City, Colorado went to be with the Lord early Sunday, November 7, 2021.  She was born February 21, 1950 to Benjamin and Mamie (Light) Barnes in Goodland.  Virginia was raised on a farm in Northwest Kansas, she enjoyed reading, word puzzles, watching tv and coloring art which she shared with everyone....

Oct 2, 2021

Bradley Wayne Barnhart, 55, of St. Francis Kansas was granted his angel wings on October 2nd, 2021 in Rock Springs Wyoming at the Memorial Hospital from complications of Covid-19.

He was born in Goodland, Kansas on November 24,1965 to Maurice and  Shirley (Blue) Barnhart.  He attended Goodland High School and was a graduate of Northwest Kansas Vo-Tech...

Sep 16, 2021

Crystal Lyn Ragels, age 60, of Goodland passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021, at the Goodland Regional Medical Center. Crystal was born October 28, 1960, in Canyon City, Colorado.  She grew up on the family farm north of Edson and graduated from Brewster High School in 1978.  Crystal attended Northwest Kansas Technical College Cosmetology and Medical Assistant.  She helped...