All Obituaries

Goodland, KS resident, Patricia Ann Smith, 63, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Goodland on Thursday, September 20, 2018. Patricia was born on July 20, 1955 in Cleveland, Mississippi to Billy Tom and Mary Olene (Beach) Dempsey.  She was one of 3 children.  She grew up in Greenwood, Mississippi and graduated from Pillow Academy in 1973.  She then went on and completed one year of college. She enjoyed crafts, sewing and cooking.  She was a member of the First...

Lifelong Goodland, KS resident Shirley Mae Hayden, 90, passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at the Via Christi Village in Hays, KS, where she had been residing since January, 2018. Shirley was born in Goodland on December 11, 1927 to William Henry (Hank) and Lenna (Miller) Walker.  She was the third of five children; Robert, Norman (Joe), Shirley, William (Bunkie) and Bonnie Carlton.  Shirley graduated from Sherman County High School in 1945.  She then went on and...

Longtime Weskan, Kansas resident, O.D. Mote, 82, passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at the Wallace County Community Care Center in Sharon Springs. O.D. was born March 22, 1936 in Vernon, Texas to Oris Dee Mote and Pearl Cooper Mote Cline.  He was the youngest of four children. When O.D. was a child, the family moved to Weskan, Kansas, where he attended school and graduated from Weskan High School in 1955.  O.D. served in the United States Navy from 1955 to 1959.  On...

Nila A. (Kitchen) Been (91) passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Nebraska. Nila was born August 3, 1927, the daughter of Oscar and Maona (Blaisdell) Kitchen in Pierre, South Dakota. She moved with her family in 1929 to Sherman County, spending a year in Colorado Springs while her father worked on the Broadmoor Hotel. She attended schools in Ruleton and Kanorado, graduating from SCHS in 1945. She attended Fort Hays State College and received a teaching...

******The family asks that for Ginger's service everyone dress casually and please bring a lawn chair as the service will be in the park.  In case of inclement weather the service will be moved to the Goodland United Methodist Church.*****   Longtime Goodland resident, Ginger Chadwick, passed away from this earth and was reunited with her parents on August 29, 2018 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Ginger (Virginia Leann), the youngest of three daughters, was...

Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Marjorie Joyce McCall, 92, passed away on August 28, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society-Sherman County in Goodland, reuniting her with her late husband, Alvin Eugene. Marjorie was born on November 11, 1925, on a farm near Vayland, South Dakota, the daughter of Lee B and Marie (Vitters) Lacey.  Enduring through hard times during The Great Depression, including the loss of her mother at age 6, and living on her own during her adolescent years, Marjorie...

Longtime Goodland, Kansas resident, Glenda Kay Garrett, 77, passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland. Glenda was born on February 25, 1941 in Brewster, Kansas to Fred and Bernice (Eicher) Oldham.  She grew up and attended school in Brewster and graduated from Brewster High School in 1959. On July 3, 1978, Glenda married Gary Garrett in Reno, Nevada.  Glenda worked for many years until her retirement as a clerk for the Sherman...

No services are planned at this time.  A full obituary will be posted once it becomes available.

Arthur R. Mai, son of William Sr. & Martha (Deines) Mai, was born December 25, 1924, at the home of his paternal grandparents in the Trego Center community south of WaKeeney, Kansas. His older twin sister, Katherine Elizabeth, did not survive. He was baptized on February 25, 1925, at Zion Lutheran Church at Trego Center, Kansas. He attended rural schools in Trego, Greeley, and Wallace Counties and graduated from Wallace County Community High School in...

Longtime Sherman County resident, Merlyn E. Boll, 94, died Saturday, July 28, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Center in Goodland. Merlyn was born on October 26, 1923 in rural Cheyenne County to Fred and Sophia (Rust) Boll.  He was baptized with his brother Raymond, at the Cheyenne Valley Lutheran Church, south of Wheeler, Kansas.  He graduated from St. Francis High School in 1941.  He then served in the Korean War in the 20th Infantry, 6th Division. In October of 1950, Merlyn...