All Obituaries

Mary Elaine (Allison) Green, age 76, passed away on May 2, 2021 at Pratt Regional Medical Center in Pratt, KS. She was born on October 17, 1944 in Larned, KS., the daughter of Roy and Katherine (Sparling) Allison. Mary was a 1962 graduate of St. John High School and a life-long resident of St. John. On August 17, 1963 she married Jim Green in St. John, KS. Mary was a retired Trial Court Clerk and former Licensed Abstractor for Stafford County Abstract. She was a member of the Kansas...

Earlene F. (Doggett) Heimiller, age 86, passed away on Apr. 27, 2021 at Aldersgate Village, Topeka, KS.  She was born on Aug. 22, 1934 at Dillwyn, KS, the daughter of Fred and Agnes (Troesh) Doggett.  She attended schools in Macksville, graduating from Macksville High School in 1952.  She was a homemaker and school bus driver for the Macksville Schools and a member of the Macksville Christian Church.  She had resided in the communities of Macksville, Kinsley, Abilene and...

Barry C. Ragan, age 78, passed away on April 17, 2021, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He was born on July 5, 1942, in Wichita, KS, the son of Donald and Eva (Jeffries) Ragan. Barry graduated from Kiowa High School in 1960. He received his bachelor’s degree in music from Southwestern College, Winfield, KS and a master’s degree in music from Wichita State University. Barry was drafted into the US Army in 1968 and attended the Naval School of Music in Virginia. He served...

Peggy Jane Evans-Clark, age 94, passed away on Apr. 11, 2021 at the Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, KS.  She was born on Oct. 5, 1926 at Minneapolis, KS, the daughter of Glenn H. and Doshia (Rogers) Brown.  Peggy received her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from KSU, a Bachelor’s Degree in Science from Sterling College and eventually received her Master’s Degree from KSU in the same field of study in 1980.  She began teaching in 1948 at...

**For floral deliveries to the church in Leawood on April 15th, you may order online at www.flower.com or use the florist of your choice in Leawood. Larry Dee Welch, 85, died Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at his home in Olathe, Kansas, surrounded by family. Larry was born January 23, 1936, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, the son of Marion and Juanita Welch. The family moved to Sterling, Kansas and then St. John, Kansas, where Larry attended high school, graduating in 1954. In September of 1952, Larry...

Louise Eileen Harter, age 91, passed away on April 6, 2021 at the Stafford County Hospital in Stafford, KS. She was born on August 9, 1929 in rural Stafford, KS, the daughter of George and Florence (Hudson) Fehrenbacher. Louise was a lifelong resident of St. John, KS and a 1948 St. John high school graduate. She was a member of St. John The Apostle Catholic Church. On October 26, 1948 she married R. Dale Harter in Seward, KS. Louise worked as a dental assistant for B.J. Carlton, DDS and as a...

Racshell Ann Cooksey, age 62, passed away peacefully at her residence in Macksville, KS on April 9, 2021. She was born on October 22, 1958 in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Robert W. Sr. and Vivian (Casper) Hansborough. Racshell is survived by her son James A. Forsythe; daughters, Shelly (Windell) Washington and Gabrielle Poe; a brother, Robert Hansborough Jr.; a sister, Denise Miller; 9 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents and a sister...

Carolyn A. Ives, age 86 passed away April 2, 2021 at St. John, KS.  She was born May 30, 1934 at Larned, KS, the daughter of William L. and Elsie (Carr) Smith.  A long-time resident of St. John, she was a member of the Civil Air Patrol,  house-keeping at Hearthstone, and manager of the Sandwich Shop.  She rededicated herself to the Lord and was baptized a second time with her daughter at the First Baptist Church at St. John.  Carolyn, affectionately called Nonnie by...

Trudy Dell (Fox) Risley, age 72, passed away on March 31, 2021 at Pioneer Ridge Health & Rehab in Lawrence, KS. She was born on February 25, 1949 at Great Bend, KS., the daughter of Maurice Dale and Norma Jean (Smith) Fox. Trudy attended Fort Hays State University, Pratt Community College and received her nursing degree from Dodge City Community College. She went on to be a nurse in the Pratt and Wichita communities. After making a professional career change, Trudy proceeded to serve as...

John Richard Fox, age 82, passed away on March 19, 2021 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS.  He was born on Jan. 15, 1939, rural Stafford, KS, the son of Earl and Marie (Cooper) Fox and stepmother Edna (Cooper) Fox.  On July 20, 1958 he married Sharon (Crissman) at Eden Valley Church, she survives of the home.  John was a Farmer-Stockman and Field Representative for the Polled Hereford Association traveling to 4 NW States. After receiving his Animal Husbandry...