Obituaries

Vernon Ray Mastin, Sr. Pearland, TX - Vernon Ray Mastin, Sr. was born on November 14, 1935, in St. John, Kansas to Bert and Bertha Mastin....

Vernon Ray Mastin, Sr. Pearland, TX - Vernon Ray Mastin, Sr. was born on November 14, 1935, in St. John, Kansas to Bert and Bertha Mastin. He graduated from St. John High School in 1956. He passed on Monday June 7, 2021 in Pearland, Texas. He met...

Bonita "Bonnie" May Rojas Pratt - Bonita "Bonnie" May Rojas, 65, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021 at Pratt Health and Rehab. She was born February...

Bonita "Bonnie" May Rojas Pratt - Bonita "Bonnie" May Rojas, 65, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021 at Pratt Health and Rehab. She was born February 24, 1956 in Pratt to Lloyd and Lois (Jenkins) Bishop. "Bonnie" married John L. Rojas on January 10, 1983 in...

Rodney L. Lesh Rodney L. Lesh passed away June 13th, 2021 at South Wind Home - he was 83 years old. Rodney was born on November 12th,...

Rodney L. Lesh Rodney L. Lesh passed away June 13th, 2021 at South Wind Home - he was 83 years old. Rodney was born on November 12th, 1937 in Norton County Kansas. He was the 2nd of 4 boys born to Ronald and Winona Lesh. Rodney married...

Curtis Wayne Rush Rome, GA - Curtis Wayne Rush of Rome, Ga passed away in his home with his family at his side on May 24,...

Curtis Wayne Rush Rome, GA - Curtis Wayne Rush of Rome, Ga passed away in his home with his family at his side on May 24, 2021. He was born on July 27, 1940, as the third son of Paris Newlin and Dorothy Mae Rush and...

JuliaMae Hembree Pratt - JuliaMae, 83, passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at Pratt Health and Rehab in Pratt, KS. She was born December...

JuliaMae Hembree Pratt - JuliaMae, 83, passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at Pratt Health and Rehab in Pratt, KS. She was born December 11, 1937, in Pratt, the daughter Clarence D. and LaVenia E. (Patterson) Willard. She graduated from Pratt High School and attended...

F. Warren Sturgeon Cunningham - F. Warren Sturgeon, 80, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at Hilltop Manor in Cunningham. He was born September 18, 1940...

F. Warren Sturgeon Cunningham - F. Warren Sturgeon, 80, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at Hilltop Manor in Cunningham. He was born September 18, 1940 in Larned to Frank and Sylvia (King) Sturgeon. Warren married Phyllis (Keller) Sturgeon on October 8, 1961 in Sun City....

F. Warren Sturgeon F. Warren Sturgeon, 80, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at Hilltop Manor in Cunningham. He was born September 18, 1940 in Larned...

F. Warren Sturgeon F. Warren Sturgeon, 80, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at Hilltop Manor in Cunningham. He was born September 18, 1940 in Larned to Frank and Sylvia (King) Sturgeon. Warren married Phyllis (Keller) Sturgeon on October 8, 1961 in Sun City. She preceded...

Vernon Ray Mastin, Sr. Pearland, TX - Vernon Ray Mastin, Sr. was born on November 14, 1935, in St. John, Kansas to Bert and Bertha Mastin....

Vernon Ray Mastin, Sr. Pearland, TX - Vernon Ray Mastin, Sr. was born on November 14, 1935, in St. John, Kansas to Bert and Bertha Mastin. He graduated from St. John High School in 1956. He passed on Monday June 7, 2021 in Pearland Texas. He met...

Ricky Dean Greene Pratt - Ricky Dean Greene passed away peacefully at Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, KS, on November 28, 2020, at the age of...

Ricky Dean Greene Pratt - Ricky Dean Greene passed away peacefully at Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, KS, on November 28, 2020, at the age of 60. Ricky was born at the Pratt County Hospital in Pratt, KS, on February 8, 1960, the son of Franklin and...

Juanita Mae Gillaspie Rozel - Juanita Mae Gillaspie, 88, went to be with the Lord October 28, 2020, at Mennonite Friendship Communities, in South Hutchinson. Memorial Service...

Juanita Mae Gillaspie Rozel - Juanita Mae Gillaspie, 88, went to be with the Lord October 28, 2020, at Mennonite Friendship Communities, in South Hutchinson. Memorial Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 12th at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel with Pastor Bill Stapleton presiding. Inurnment will follow...

Joann Ilene Danley Pratt - Joann Ilene Danley, 90, went to be with the Lord May 30, 2021 at Pratt Health and Rehab Center. She was born...

Joann Ilene Danley Pratt - Joann Ilene Danley, 90, went to be with the Lord May 30, 2021 at Pratt Health and Rehab Center. She was born January 13, 1931 in Pratt to William Everett and Hallie Pearl (Alexander) Baker. Joann married Stanley D. Petrie, May 12, 1951....

Carolyn Mae Venters Dighton - Carolyn Mae Venters, 62, passed away on May 24, 2021 at the Lane County Hospital in Dighton, Kansas. She was...

Carolyn Mae Venters Dighton - Carolyn Mae Venters, 62, passed away on May 24, 2021 at the Lane County Hospital in Dighton, Kansas. She was born on April 2, 1959 in Ransom, Kansas the daughter of Charles and Marjorie (Luther) Walker. Survivors include one daughter, Chasity...

Howard Franklin Braden Howard Franklin Braden died June 6, 2021, in Salina, KS. He was 71. Howard is survived by his wife of 48 years, Janice...

Howard Franklin Braden Howard Franklin Braden died June 6, 2021, in Salina, KS. He was 71. Howard is survived by his wife of 48 years, Janice Marie (Schnittker) Braden; and three children, Heather Ramanauskas and husband Peter of Chicago, Adrianne Conley and husband Arthur of Olathe,...

Sharon L. Fleske Larned - Sharon L. Fleske passed away June 5, 2021 at Hays Medical Center, Hays. She was born January 27, 1950, on her dad's...

Sharon L. Fleske Larned - Sharon L. Fleske passed away June 5, 2021 at Hays Medical Center, Hays. She was born January 27, 1950, on her dad's birthday, in Pratt, Kansas to Harold Donald and Myrtillia Olive (Colclazier) Horner. A longtime area resident, she graduated from Greensburg...

Sharon "Sherry" Kay DeMeritt-McMichael Former Hooker, Oklahoma, resident Sherry McMichael, 74, passed away peacefully May 20, 2021, in Lubbock, Texas. Her final days were spent in...

Sharon "Sherry" Kay DeMeritt-McMichael Former Hooker, Oklahoma, resident Sherry McMichael, 74, passed away peacefully May 20, 2021, in Lubbock, Texas. Her final days were spent in the company of her children and their spouses while receiving comforting and loving messages from her friends and family. Sherry was...

Vernon Edward White St. George, KS - Vernon Edward White, age 94, passed away on May 9, 2021 at the Home of the Flint Hills, St....

Vernon Edward White St. George, KS - Vernon Edward White, age 94, passed away on May 9, 2021 at the Home of the Flint Hills, St. George, KS. Vernon was born on May 20, 1926 at Ness City, KS, the son of Homer Reeves and Ina...

Betty Ann Woody Pratt - Betty Ann Woody, 79, passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at her home. She was born May 6, 1942 in Larned...

Betty Ann Woody Pratt - Betty Ann Woody, 79, passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at her home. She was born May 6, 1942 in Larned to John and Margaret (Pool) McCabe. Betty married Edward Lee Woody on April 1, 1977 in Alva, Oklahoma. They were...

James Hood The family of James Hood invites you to a community memorial in his honor on Saturday, June 5th at 2:00 at the First United...

James Hood The family of James Hood invites you to a community memorial in his honor on Saturday, June 5th at 2:00 at the First United Methodist Church (807 E. 1st) in St. John, KS. If you would like to share your memories of Mr....

Shirley Becker Powell Springfield - Shirley Becker Powell, 84, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020. She was born June 2, 1936 in Coats, KS to Maple...

Shirley Becker Powell Springfield - Shirley Becker Powell, 84, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020. She was born June 2, 1936 in Coats, KS to Maple Dunning and Cecil (Bobbitt) Chinn. Shirley married Lavern Becker on October 13, 1956 in Pratt. He preceded her in death...

Rodney H. Phillips Rodney H. Phillips, 61, of Waco, Texas, passed away at his home on Monday, December 28, 2020. He was born July 1, 1959 in...

Rodney H. Phillips Rodney H. Phillips, 61, of Waco, Texas, passed away at his home on Monday, December 28, 2020. He was born July 1, 1959 in Odessa, Texas, the son of Richard and Nancy Phillips, he moved with his family to Pratt, Kansas in July of...