Karen Marie Tripp

Pratt—Karen Marie Tripp, 79, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2024, at Grand Plains Skilled Nursing. She was born on December 24, 1944, in Garden City to Harry Lester and Vada Marie (Watson) Appl.Karen worked for Kan Sun Feeders for many years until she had an injury and became disabled.

Jeffrey T McNeely

Jeffrey Todd McNeely, age 60, of Goodland, KS, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado.Jeff was born November 16,1963, to Larry McNeely and Catherine Fluke in Kit Carson, Colorado.

James C Shaffer-Bauck

James Carl Shaffer-Bauck (aka “Doody”), 72, died peacefully at his Orcas Island, Washington, home surrounded by family on August 22, 2024, of complications from cancer.The middle child of three, Jim was born November 23, 1951, and raised on a rural farm in Wichita County, Kansas.

Michael Todd Porter

Michael Todd Porter, age 56, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at his home in Leoti, Kansas.He was born on August 31, 1968, in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Roger & Marianne Patton Porter. A lifetime resident of Leoti, Kansas, he was the owner and operator of M.R.

Bertie Ann Evans

Bertie Ann Evans, age 92, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at the Wichita County Health Center— LTC in Leoti, Kansas. She was born on September 12, 1932, to John Carl and Anna Pearl Stone Adam in Onley Springs, Colorado.

Mary Janelle Downs

Mary “Janelle” Downs, 75, of Paola, Kansas, formerly of Leoti, Kansas, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2024, at Sunrise Assisted Living of Leawood.Rosary will be prayed at 10:00 am, Friday, October 11, 2024, at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 600 S 4th Street, Leoti, Kansas 67861.

Billie Louise Biel

Bil l ie Louise Bie l , 94, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at Wichita County Hospital, Leoti, KS.She was born on November 16, 1929, in Ponca City, Oklahoma, to Hazel May Russell Macku and Paul Macku.

Jack D. Smades

Jack D. Smades, 89, went to his heavenly home August 30, 2024, at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned.He was born December 22, 1934, in Tribune, Kansas, the son of Bob and Helen Kean Smades. Jack grew up in rural Leoti, KS, and for a short time in Wichita, KS, during the war.

Jack D. Smades

Larned–Jack D. Smades, 89, went to his heavenly home August 30, 2024 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned.He was born December 22, 1934, in Tribune, Kansas, the son of Bob and Helen Kean Smades. Jack grew up in rural Leoti, KS, and for a short time in Wichita, KS, during the war.

Vera Berning

Leoti—Vera Berning of Marienthal, Kansas, left this world on August 24, 2024, to be with her Heavenly Father. Born on April 8, 1959, in Scott City, Kansas, to Bart and Teresa (Baker) Berning, Vera lived her entire life on the family farm in North Wichita County.