All Obituaries

Kim Annette Hixson, age 63, passed away Jan. 11, 2019 at the Pratt Health and Rehabilitation.  She was born on July 29, 1955 at Greensburg, KS, the daughter of Monte Charles and Winifred Ailene (Hyde) Clark.  Kim was a Certified Nurse’s Aide and long-time resident of Pratt.  Survivors include her mother, Winifred Ailene (Hyde) Clark-Teegarden, Pratt, KS; a sister, Deborah A. Lambert (Ron), Lake City, KS; two nephews, Rhett L. Lambert, Lake City, KS, Jeb Burress, Augusta,...

Rodger Carl DeGarmo, age 73, passed away Jan. 2, 2019 at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, KS.  He was born on April 13, 1945 at Hutchinson, KS, the son of Carl and Blanche Mildred (Williams) DeGarmo. On June 16, 1968 he married Lila Lenore (Parks) at Macksville, KS.  Rodger was the Director of Meade County Economic Development and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business from Fort Hays State College.  He was a resident of Meade, KS, since 2005 and his memberships...

St. John, Ks Dateline: Alberta Mae Milton-Trujillo, age 84, passed away on Jan. 2, 2019 at Kenwood Plaza, St. John, KS.  She was born on Sept. 28, 1934 at Preston, KS, and was the daughter of Albert Leslie and Velma Mae (Sowers) Smith.  Alberta was a homemaker and life-long resident of St. John, KS, and Truth or Consequences, NM.  She also was a cook for St. John Schools, St. John District Hospital, Hearthstone Nursing Home, Barton and Pratt Community Colleges.  On Aug....

Helen Juanita Gee, age 87, passed away on Dec. 22, 2018 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS.  She was born on Apr. 4, 1931 at rural Kellyville, OK, the daughter of Lewis P. and Thelma May (Warren) Gibson.  On Nov. 30, 1948 she married Vernon Leon Gee at Sapulpa, OK, he preceded her in death on Apr. 27, 2000.  Helen was a homemaker, co-owner of Gee Oil Service, Gee Hay Service and Gee’s Diner.  She worked as a Ward Clerk for St. John Dist. Hospital, Stafford County...

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Michael Lowell Selfridge was born on 8/18/1955 to H. Lowell and Lois B. Selfridge.  He is survived by two sisters, Jo Carol Hudson (Everett) and Karen Sue Burch (Leroy). Cremation has taken place, no services.

Loyd E. Ratts, 103, of St. John, KS, passed away peacefully at his home on November 28th, 2018. He was born on February 18, 1915, in Stafford County, KS, to Edmund and Nancy May (Smith) Ratts. He was a 1932 graduate of St. John High School. Loyd was a loving husband and father. He often expressed his love and gratitude for the two women who helped shape his life, his first wife Bonnie (Williams) (deceased) and Betty (Anderson-Austin) (deceased).  He was blessed with eight children;...

Dollie Belle (Hathaway) Hillyard, age 95, passed away Nov. 28, 2018 at Diversicare of Larned.  She was born on June 14, 1923 at St. John, KS, the daughter of Robert Thomas and Lavina Belle (Weibling) Hathaway.  She was a homemaker and member of the Mormon Church.  On May 14, 1966 she married William Harris Hillyard at Las Vegas, NV, he preceded her in death in 2007.  Survivors include a brother, David Hathaway, Hutchinson, KS; a sister, Rosa Lee Ford, Kinsley, KS; 3...

Neoma  (Cherry) Lola Knoche,  101, died November 25, 2018 at Kenwood Plaza in St. John, KS .  Cherry was born February 12, 1917 in Arnold, Nebraska and 2 years later her family moved to Forest Grove, Oregon.  She married Clyde E. Knoche on September 22, 1940 in Camas, Washington.  Clyde and Cherry lived in Oregon for several years before moving to Stafford County in 1952. He preceded her in death March, 28, 1994.  Cherry had been a resident of St. John, Kansas...

Jetta Fern Wellman, age 103, passed away Nov. 19, 2018 at Park West Plaza Manor, Wichita, KS. She was born on Dec. 2, 1914 in Pratt Co., KS, the daughter of Elmer Lee and Jetta Maude (Alton) Tompkins.  On Nov. 13, 1937 she married Loren William Wellman at Newton, KS, he preceded her in death.  Jetta graduated from Byers High School in 1932, received her teacher’s certificate from Northwestern State College in Alva, OK, received her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary...