All Obituaries

Fern Irene Fairchild, 90 of St. John, died on August 16, 2019.  Fern was born on April 17, 1929 in rural Stafford, Kansas and was the daughter of Joseph B. Giedinghagen and Maggie Giedinghagen.  She attended “country school” in rural Stafford.  Fern loved to tell stories and described riding a horse to country school with her younger sister Jean and her older brother Milton.  Fern graduated from Stafford high school in 1947 and then attended business school at...

Sharon Leigh (Stevens) Walker, age 56, a wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend, went to be with the Lord on May 1, 2019, after a long battle with cancer.  Born on March 12, 1962 in Augusta Georgia, the daughter of Roy and Connie Stevens.  They raised her in St. Louis, MO, and Phoenix, AZ. She will be lovingly remembered by her Husband Radford of 38 years and her seven children: Rader, Tova, Nyssa, Tacita, Remington, Wrangler, and Atarah.  She will be missed by her three...

Anne Louise Keeley, age 97 was called home on July 21, 2019 at Pratt Health and Rehabilitation, Pratt, KS.  She was born on September 30, 1921 in Minneola, KS, the daughter of Edward Jay and Pearl Ethel (Hopkins) Long. Anne graduated from Radium High School in 1939 and later from Dodge City Beauty School.  On November 25, 1939, she married Keith Raymond Keeley in Larned, KS.  Following their relocation to St. John, KS, Anne was a homemaker, librarian, school cook, beautician...

Jennie Pearl Walker, age 88, passed away July 19, 2019 at Holiday Resort, Salina, KS.  She was born on Sept. 12, 1930 in Hodgeman County, KS, the daughter of Roy W. and Cornelia E. (Allen) McBride.  She was a homemaker, farmer, secretary and past resident of Seward, KS, Macksville, KS, and most recently, Salina, KS. She was a graduate of Radium High School in 1948 and later received her teacher’s certificate. On May 15, 1949 she married Eddie Ralph Walker at Radium, KS, he...

Merle LeRoy Ford, age 91, passed away July 17, 2019 at his home in Kinsley, KS.  He was born on July 19, 1927 at Kinsley, KS, the son of Orville and Iva (McGill) Ford.  LeRoy was a truck driver and a WWII veteran of the US Army. A resident of Kinsley since 1950, he married RosaLee Hathaway on Sept. 2, 1951 at Kinsley, KS, she survives of the home. Other survivors include two daughters, Trudy Burnett, (Bob), Kinsley, KS, Debbie Ford, Kinsley, KS; two sisters, Wilma Heape, (Paul)...

Peggy Pauline (Smith) White, age 92 passed away on June 7, 2019 at Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, KS.  She was born on Nov. 14, 1926 in rural St. John, KS, the daughter of Arthur L. and Maude E. (Shryock) Smith.  She graduated from Denver University with a Business Administration degree. On Apr. 5, 1952 she married her high school sweetheart Vernon E. White at the rural family farmstead north of St. John, the same house where she born.  Peggy was a life-long resident of...

Amy Ann (Seibert) Sneath, age 40, passed away June 5, 2019 at the University of Kansas Health Systems, Great Bend, KS.  She was born on Nov. 28, 1978 in Arkansas City, KS, the daughter of Gary D. and Nina M. (Felbush) Seibert.  She was a 15 year resident of Great Bend, KS, and had been a Certified Nurse’s Aide.  Her memberships were to the Macksville Christian Church and the American Legion Auxiliary.  She is survived by her husband Clint M. Sneath, Salina, KS;...

Linus F. Scheck, age 85, passed away May 20, 2019 at Leisure Homestead, Stafford, KS.  He was born on Oct. 23, 1933 at Victoria, KS, the son of Joseph P. and Magdalena (Windholz) Scheck.  Linus was a resident of Macksville since 1961 and owner of A & S Repair automotive shop until 1995, later working for Walker Bros Mfg.  He was in the U.S. Army from 1956-58.  On Nov. 28, 1959 he married Patricia S. (Martin) at Pratt, KS.  She survives of the home.  His...

Esther Rose Staub, age 78, passed away on Apr. 27, 2019 at Leisure Homestead, Stafford, KS.  She was born on July 29, 1940 at Great Bend, KS, the daughter of Alexander C. and Anna M. (Wolf) Stoecklein.  She worked for many years at the nursing home in St. John and was a member of the Eden Valley Church of the Brethren.  She was married to Max Schartz and later to Larry Dean Staub.  Survivors include, two sons, Richard Schartz and Robert Montgomery; two daughters, Brenda...

Joseph Michael “Mickey” Johnson, age 75, passed away March 24, 2019 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS.  He was born on Nov. 23, 1943 at Larned, KS, the son of Joseph W. and Clara L. (Hager) Johnson.  Mickey was a farmer and worked for four years as an electrical engineer for Motorola Corp.  He received his Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering from Wichita Technical College. He was a member of the Macksville Christian Church, IOOF Lodge at Pratt,...