Obituaries

Marion “Lee” Leroy Strong

Marion “Lee” Leroy Strong, 67, a beloved member of the community, passed away on July 14, 2023, in Gillette, Wyoming. Born on June 16, 1956, in Redfield, South Dakota, Marion lived a fulfilling life full of adventure and cherished relationships.

Gordon Minor

Gordon L. Minor, MSgt USAF Retired, died July 9, 2023 at age 96. He was born June 21, 1927, in Leoti, Kansas, to Ernst and Eva Minor. He was reared and educated in Leoti, Kansas. Entering the US Army in 1945, he would serve in the Alaskan Theater.

Mitchel Dean Barker

Leoti—Mitchel Dean Barker, age 67, passed away on Monday, June 26, 2023, at the Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas. He was born to Rex & Janice McLeish Barker on August 1, 1955, in Scott City, Kansas. He was a lifelong member of the community. Mitch was known as a man with many talents.

John Calvin Haverfield

John Calvin Haverfield of Russell Springs, Kansas, passed away on July 4, 2023. Calvin was born in Scott City, Kansas, on July 28, 1958.

Toohey “Buddy” Allaman

Wallace County, Kansas, resident Toohey “Buddy” Riley Allaman, 86, died Sunday, June 11, 2023, at Topside Manor in Goodland, Kansas. Buddy was born April 17, 1937, at Winona, Kansas, the son of George and Thelma (Messler) Allaman. He was one of s ix chi ldren.

Doris Langdon

Leoti—Doris Ann Langdon, age 75, passed away on May 24, 2023, at her home in Leoti, Kansas. She was born on April 27, 1948, in Colby, Kansas, to Richard Dean and Marita Faye Heaton Mays; just minutes after her twin brother kicked her out first.

Vicki Lynn Bremer

Vicki Lynn Bremer was born on February 3rd, 1945, the daughter of Walter W “Bud” and Velda “Wheeler” Shearmire of Modoc, Kansas. She grew up in Modoc and graduated from SCHS in 1962. In May after graduation, she began working at the IGA Grocery Store in Scott City where she worked until 1971.

Marjorie Elder

Marjorie E. Elder, age 94, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at the Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas. She was born on December 16, 1928, in Meade, Kansas, the daughter of John Frederick and Vergie Irene Morrison Baker.

Gary Vestal

Gary Wayne Vestal, 75, of Leoti, KS, passed away on May 12, 2023, at his residence. Gary was born on September 29, 1947, to Benjamin “Bob” Vestal and Bertha Walker Vestal in Russell Springs, KS. Gary joined the U.S. Army in 1964 and served in the Vietnam War.

LaVerne Matney

LaVerne Matney passed away peacefully at The Cottages in Garden City, KS, on May 6th, 2023. Laverne was born July 6th, 1932, in Leoti, KS, to parents Burl and Fern Rogers. She graduated from Leoti, KS, in 1951, and, that same year, went on to marry John B. Pearson.