Obituaries

Howard Henry Summers

Loveland, Ohio — Howard Henry Summers, who was lovingly called “Dude” by those who knew him, passed away peacefully the morning of June 26, 2021, surrounded by his daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren. Dude, who was born March 29, 1941, in Lakin, had immense pride for his home state.

Phyllis A. Glanville

Phyllis A. (Kaufman) Glanville, 85 years old, moved to her heavenly home on Memorial Day, 2021. A memorial service is planned for Sat. July 10, 2021, at 2 pm at Asbury Church, 2801 W 15th St N, Wichita, KS.

A. Sharon Mullen

A. Sharon Linder Mullen, age 85, passed away on Friday, May 7, 2021, at the Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas. She was born on June 6, 1935, at the rural home of her paternal grandfather, Emil Linder, in Dickinson County, Kansas.

Kenneth Ray Blough, Jr

Leoti—Kenneth Ray Blough, Jr., 85, died Thursday May 20, 2021, at Parklane Nursing home in Scott City, Kansas. He was born June 7, 1935, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, the son of Kenneth Ray, Sr. and Neva Dorothy (Rose) Blough.

Roy Torres, Jr

Roy Torres, Jr., 47, of Leoti, KS, died Thursday, May 13, 2021, at the Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, KS. He was born September 21, 1973, in Tribune, KS, the son of Roy Torres Sr. and Theresa (Hernandez) Torres. He attended Wichita County High School with the class of 1993.

Theodore R Ford

Theodore Robert Ford, 78, of Leoti, died Saturday, May 15, 2021, at the Wichita County Health Center, in Leoti. He was born March 18, 1943, in Troy, NY, to Theodore Roosevelt and Bernadette (Tudor) Ford. Theodore proudly served in the United States Navy.

Doris May Keeton

Leoti, Kansas—Doris May Keeton, age 82, passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021, at the St. Francis hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Doris was born on December 13, 1938, in Knox County, Missouri, to Leslie and Thelma Elder Hutton. Doris was a homemaker.

Nicholas Todd Palen

Scott City, Kansas—Nicholas Todd Palen, age 57, passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on January 27, 1964, in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Delbert Sam & Margaret June Appel Palen.

Johnie Mae Medina

LEOTI—Johnie Mae (Hayden) Medina, 79, died on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas. She was born on May 27, 1941, to Dorothy May (Pinney) and John Elmer Hayden in Hobbs, New Mexico. She married Isabel Medina on August 26, 1958, in Rocky Ford, Colorado.

Larry Grant

Larry Grant, of Rocky Ford, Colorado, passed away on March 18th, 2021, two days after undergoing back surgery. He was 79. Larry George Grant was born in Hayden, Colorado, on April 9th, 1941. He grew up in Leoti, Kansas, where he graduated high school.