Betty Jo (Day) Banks
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Betty Jo (Day) Banks, age 87, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2020, at the Downs Care & Rehab facility in Downs.
Mildred W. Northern Mitchell
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Mildred W. Nothern Mitchell, age 101, passed away June 2, 2020, at her home in EagleCrest Retirement Community in Salina.
Gary Dean Gish
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Former Stockton resident Gary Dean Gish passed away May 26, 2020 in Casa Grande, Ariz. at the age of 81.
Ila Jean Balthazor
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Illa J. Balthazor, age 88, of Hays, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas.
Illa was born on October 10, 1931 in Gridley, Kansas to Clarence and Hazel (Povenmire) Cokeley. She was raised in Palco, Kansas where she attended high school and graduated as Valedictorian of the Class of 1949. Shortly after graduating, she was united in marriage to Jerome Balthazor at the St. Joseph Church in Damar, Kansas. They were blessed with 4 children: Gloria, Ronald, Donald, and Marty.
Gerald Henry “Jerry” Hickert
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Longtime Jennings, KS farmer and stockman Gerald Henry “Jerry” Hickert, 89, of Hays passed away Thursday, May 28, 2020, at HaysMed.
Ernest M. Newell
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Ernest M. Newell, 89, a lifelong resident of Damar, Kansas, passed away May 26, 2020, at his home.
Warren “Dale” Jones
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Warren "Dale" Jones passed away April 7, 2020, at the age of 74.
Ryan D. Horner
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Phillipsburg resident, Ryan D. Horner, passed away May 22, 2020 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays at the age of 60.
Gerald Henry "Jerry" Hickert
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Longtime Jennings, KS farmer and stockman Gerald Henry “Jerry” Hickert, 89, of Hays passed away Thursday, May 28, 2020, at HaysMed.
Ernest M. Newell
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Remembering Ernie….
Ernest M. Newell, 89, a lifelong resident of Damar, Kansas, passed away peacefully, May 26, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.
He was the oldest of 13 children born to Armond Wilfred and Ruby Amanda (Thybault) Newell. As the children grew, Ernie helped with the younger ones. Norman, the youngest even called Ernie, “Dad”. His parents spoke French in the home and the children learned English when they started to school.
