Obituary

Donald Raymond Gideon, 69, of Lovington, New Mexico and formerly of Guymon, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, August 22, 2021 at his home with his family by his side. Donald was born July 31, 1952 in Russell, Kansas.  He was the son of Herman and Helen (Wagner) Gideon.  He grew up in Russell and graduated from … Read more

Douglas Allen Beck, 61 of Russell, Kansas, passed away on Monday, August 9th, 2021 at the Russell Regional Hospital. Doug was born October 20, 1959 in Hays Kansas.  He was one of four children born to Wesley Eugene and Katherine (Dinkel) Beck.  He was raised in Russell and graduated from Russell High School in 1977. … Read more

Gary L. Thompson, 67, of Russell, Kansas, died on August 05, 2021, at his home in Russell. Services will be held at a later date and cremation has been selected by the family.  Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell, Kansas, is in charge of the funeral service arrangements.

Thelma Pauline Hutchinson, 84, of Great Bend, Kansas, and former Russell and Paradise, Kansas, resident, died on Friday, August 06, 2021, at the Azria Health Care Center in Great Bend, Kansas. Thelma was born on December 26, 1936, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Lester R. and Helen Maude (Dodson) Pfortmiller.  She was raised by … Read more

William Lee Hammack was born in West Plains, Missouri July 17th, 1954 to Herb and Mable (Collins) Hammack. He died August 4th, 2021 at KU Med Center surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife, Alice; four children: Luke (Kerry), Joshua (Lacy), Shelley (Jason), and Rex (Sadee); nine grandchildren: Chase, Dalton, Dakota, Kassidy … Read more

Margaret F. Langhofer, 80, of Russell, Kansas, died on Tuesday August 3, 2021, at her daughter’s home in Denver, Colorado, from cancer, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on December 3, 1940 in Glasgow, Scotland to William and Margaret Rea, the second of four children. Margaret came to the United States “because I … Read more

Kiana Danell Adams, 25, of Stockton, Kansas, died on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at her home. Kiana was born on August 25, 1995, in Lawton, Oklahoma, the daughter of Liria (Herman) Adams.  She grew up in Hays, Kansas, and graduated from Larned High School in Larned, Kansas.  She met her fiancée Brett Kreutzer and from … Read more

Gloria Ann Dockstader, 82, of Bunker Hill, Kansas, died on Thursday, July 22, 2021, at the Homestead Assisted Living Center in Russell, Kansas. Gloria was born on March 18, 1939, on the family farm in Bunker Hill, Kansas, the daughter of Guy and Elenore (Sharp) Duvall.  The youngest of 10 kids she grew up on … Read more

Sharon Lee (Smith) Shaw passed away quietly at her home in Roseville, California, on Thursday July 15, 2021 at the age of 85 years. Sharon was born on April 10, 1936 in Springfield, Missouri to Troy Smith and Gertrude (Kirk) Smith.  She attended public schools in the Springfield area and then her family moved to … Read more

Terry Allen Batt, 54, of Thornton, Colorado, passed away Monday, July 5, 2021 in Thornton. Terry was born October 23, 1966 in Russell, Kansas.  One of two sons born to Garry and Ellen (Boxberger) Batt.  He grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School Class of 1985. He graduated from Fort Hays State … Read more