All Obituaries

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident, George Albert Price, “Al”, 92, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland. Al was born on November 6, 1925 in Adair, Oklahoma to Charley and Oma Ellen (Mosier) Price.  He was one of two children. Having lost his parents at an early age, some of his schooling was in Joplin, Missouri at the St. Joseph’s Children’s Home.  As a teenager, he moved to Crowley,...

Jerry Ann Prawl, 65, of Sharon Springs, KS, passed away in her home on May 10, 2018. Jerry was born in Oakley, KS on June 20, 1952, to Edgar and Edeline Fischer. She graduated from Wallace County High School and continued through 2 years of college at Kansas State University. Jerry married David “Jake” Prawl on June 13th, 1972. From this union was born Zeblon Isac and Zachary Wade.  Jerry and Jake...

Former Goodland, Kansas resident, Vickie Lou Tompkins, 61, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at the Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, Colorado. Vickie was born on May 11, 1956 in Goodland, Kansas to Augustus “Tommy” and Viola (Farnsworth) Tompkins.  She was one of 4 children. She grew up in and attended school in Goodland through the 11th grade.  She later went on and completed her GED, and then attended school in Wichita to become a...

Longtime Sharon Springs, Kansas resident, Rita J. Cowles, 78, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at her home in Sharon Springs. Rita was born on August 10, 1939 in Frankfort, Indiana to Harold C. and Hazel M. (Steen) Ashley.  She was one of two children. As a child, she grew up and attended school in Frankfort, and graduated from Frankfort High School in 1957. On September 18, 1959, she married Marion Michael Cowles in Sharon Springs.  To this union, three...

Lifelong Sherman County and Wallace County farmer Jesse Lee Craft, 87, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018 at his home in Goodland, Kansas. He was born on January 5, 1931 in rural Sherman County, to Everett and Elva (Dillinger) Craft.  He married Doris Sieck on August 8, 1948 in Goodland.  They started farming just two miles from where they both grew up.  They were blessed with three daughters, Shirley, Karen and Marsha. Jesse loved farming, but as he...

Lifelong Goodland, Kansas resident Rita Marie Erickson, 90, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018 at Wheat Ridge Acres in Goodland.  She was affectionately known as GMa or GG. Rita was born on October 21, 1927 in Dodge, Nebraska, the daughter of Adolf and Bessie (Stecher) Evert.  When Rita was a little girl, the family moved to Goodland.  She attended school in Goodland, and graduated from Sherman County High School in 1945.  She married Robert Andrew Erickson...

Bonnie (Mallory) Reid, 88, of Brewster/Goodland, died March 26, 2018.  Bonnie was born in 1929, in Brewster, Kansas to Lloyd and Lina (Andregg) Mallory, the fourth of four children.  Bonnie attended Brewster Grade School and Brewster High School, graduating in the class of 1947.  She attended Kansas State for two years. Bonnie married Warren Reid on August 10, 1949 and resided on a farm north of Brewster.  Three children; Lance, Nathan, and Laurie were born...

Longtime Greeley County resident, Clarence Leroy Sawyer, 93, died Monday, March 19, 2018 at the Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas. He was born on May 16, 1924 in Chautauqua County, Kansas, the son of Jess B. and Ruth E. (Gilstrap) Sawyer.  He was the middle child of seven children.  Clarence graduated from Greeley County High School with the class of 1943. On December 10, 1947, he and Joy Anne Hamann were married in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church...

Longtime Wallace, Kansas resident David Renner, 74, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, March 17, 2018 at his home in rural Logan County.  He was born September 3, 1943 in Colby, KS, son of James “Floyd” and Elnora (Moos) Renner. He grew up in Cheyenne County Colorado, attending Smokey Angle Country School, Sacred Heart Catholic Grade School and one year at Cheyenne County High School. He served his country in the United States Navy from 1961 to 1965 as a...

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident Esther Kathryn Beard, 99, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland. Esther was born on February 24, 1919 in Beaver City, Nebraska, to John William and Mary Ellen (Cameron) Garey.  She was an only child.  She grew up in Beaver City and graduated from Beaver City High School in 1937. On April 18, 1942, Esther married Almo Lee Beard in Beaver City.  To this union, three children;...