OBITUARIES

Oct 13, 2020

Lifelong Goodland, KS resident, Inez Vaylene Patton DePlata, 85, joined family and friends in Heaven on Tuesday, October 13, 2020.

Inez was the last of 10 children born to Carl & Edith Patton on Dec 27, 1934.

Inez enjoyed the time that she could spend with family & friends and could be seen working in...

Oct 12, 2020

It is with great sadness the family announces the passing of James Thomas Coons, Jr.

Tom was born April 20, 1943 in Goodland, Kansas to James and Dorothy Coons. He will be lovingly remembered by his surviving family: his wife of 34 years, Kathy (Brewer) Coons of Gilbert, Arizona; four children, James T. “Jimmy” Coons III, Cristi...

Oct 9, 2020

Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Mary Lou Peter Tracy, 83, passed away on October 9, 2020 at the Topside Manor in Goodland.

She was born on August 20, 1937 to Edwin M. Peter and Jean (Hamlin) Peter in Goodland, KS.  She graduated from Goodland High School in 1955 and moved to a trade school in Minneapolis, Minnesota to...

Oct 8, 2020

John David Fixsen was born January 20, 1958 to Merle and Louise (Tagtmeyer) Fixsen of Goodland, Kansas. He left this world on October 8, 2020, at home, with his wife Wanda by his side, after a 10-month battle with glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer.

Growing up John was a smart kid who prided himself on getting good grades...

Oct 6, 2020

Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Deanna Kay Whisler, 74, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at Topside Manor in Goodland.

Deanna was born on July 11, 1946 in Colby, KS to Kenneth C. and Dorothy F. (Morton) Whisler.  She was one of six children.  She attended school at Central Elementary School in Goodland until the age of...

Oct 2, 2020

How do you put 95 years of living into a few paragraphs?  Grammie was such a kind, selfless lady…but all of you that knew her already know this.

Dolores Basgall was born on March 19, 1925 to Alex Basgall and Mary Urban at the Basgall farm southeast of Wallace, Kansas.  She was the 4th child out of...

Oct 2, 2020

Janet Lee Mehling, age 68, of Goodland, died on October 2nd at the Topside Manor in Goodland, Kansas.  She is at peace after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.

Janet was born on April 19, 1952 in Goodland to Lowell and Alberta (Kling) Harding.  She was raised on the Harding farm Northeast of Goodland and had many good...

Sep 17, 2020

Lifelong Goodland, KS resident Linda Lou Fogo, 83, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Wheat Ridge Acres in Goodland with her family at her side.

Linda was born on July 22, 1937 to Buford Wayne and Helen Mae (Cullins) Hevner.  She was one of four children.  She was raised on the family farm and attended...

Sep 13, 2020

Longtime Goodland, KS resident Pamela M. Cullen, 86, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at her home in Goodland.

She was born on May 26, 1934 in Columbia County, Oregon, the daughter of Fred J. and Gladys M (Lamb) Larsen.  She attended school through the 8th grade.

On May 1, 1977, she married Maurice...

Sep 9, 2020

Goodland, Kansas resident Richard “Rastus” Wade Simon, 61, passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, September 9, 2020.

Rich was born on August 6, 1959 in Manhattan, Kansas to Ray Melvin and Marilyn Ann Simon.  He was one of three children.  He became a child of God through baptism and confirmation at the St. John Lutheran Church...

Sep 3, 2020

Bobby Ray Burchfield passed away on September 3, 2020 Presbyterian Hospital in Plano, TX.

Bobby was born on December 20, 1936 to Byrd and Melvia Burchfield on a farm near Whitewright, TX.  He was employed by Texas-New-Mexico Power Co for thirty-seven years.

He married Nola Faye Bass in 1956.  They later divorced.

He...

Sep 1, 2020

With profound sadness, we celebrate the life lived by LaVonne, our loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend to all whose lives she touched.  She left us on September 1, 2020 with family members at her side at Topside Manor.  She was in her 80th year.

LaVonne was born in Ft. Morgan, CO on July 28, 1940 to...

Aug 18, 2020

Goodland, KS resident Brenda Patricia Moss, 93, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at the Prairie Senior Living Complex in Colby.

Brenda was born on June 10, 1927 in Patterson, Louisiana.  She was the daughter of John T. and Bertha M. (Trepagnier) Peterson.  She attended St. Theresa’s Elementary School, Horace Mann Jr. High and Thomas Jefferson...

Aug 11, 2020

Donald Raymond Endsley, 83, passed away on Tuesday August 11, 2020 at his home in Amarillo Texas. He was born on March 13, 1937 in Champaign Illinois to Raymond and Ethel Endsley.

On August 30, 1956, Don married Carol Ann Miller Endsley in Goodland, KS. They were married until Carol passed away on February 27, 2011.

Aug 10, 2020

Please note all service times are Mountain time.

Ninety-six years of family, friends, food, and fun anchored in Love only begins to describe Irma Deeds. Irma was born in Blue Earth, MN on July 11th, 1924 and died August 10th, 2020 at the Goodland Regional Medical Center.

She was known for her great hospitality extended...

Aug 5, 2020

Lyle William Neville, 83, peacefully passed away at his home in Chandler, Arizona, on August 5, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 20, 1937, on the Neville homestead farm, in Benkleman Township, Cheyenne County, 18 miles southwest of St. Francis, Kansas; one of eight children born at this farm site to Monta Alice (Thompson)...

Aug 4, 2020

Gary Edd DeFries was born April 3, 1937 to William Edward “Edd” DeFries & Lyda Mae Farley DeFries in St. Francis, Kansas, joining older sisters Loretta & Jean.  His first years were spent on the family’s farm outside Goodland before moving into town when he started school.  He got his 1st dog, Mike, at that time, and his father...

Jul 31, 2020

Barbara Lynn Dyatt was born September 5, 1938, and died peacefully on July 31, 2020 after a long illness.

Known as “Lynn”, she was a treasured sister, aunt, cousin, colleague, friend, and Irish music enthusiast. Lynn was born and raised on a wheat farm just outside of Goodland, Kansas. The daughter of Hugh M. Dyatt and Gladys...

Jul 25, 2020

Longtime Goodland, KS resident, Jimmie (Jim) Lee Applebee, 85, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at the Topside Manor in Goodland.  He was born on November 14, 1934 in Glen Elder, KS to Vinton (Shorty) and Ida (Lundy) Applebee.

Jim attended school in Glen Elder, graduating with the class of 1952.  He attended Ft. Hays State...

Jul 21, 2020

Barbara Mary Swanson, 81, of Jefferson City, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at Lenoir Woods in Columbia, Missouri. She was born June 29, 1939, in Park, Kansas, the daughter of the late John C. and Agnes Frances (Kuhn) Stegman. She was the youngest of their seven children, and she was known in the family as “Babe.” She was...