Obituaries

Body Richard 'Rich' Hilgers, 66, passed away Dec. 20, 2023, at his home. He was born Oct. 13, 1957, in Salina, to James Richard Hilgers and Elizabeth Anne (DeMurry) Hilgers. Rich was a 1976 graduate of Trego Community High School in WaKeeney. On Feb.

Body David Leroy Griffin, 88, of Natoma, passed away at Hays Medical Center on December 20, 2023. He was married to Barbara (Koehler) for 68 years. He was born on June 4, 1935, at the Laton Family Farm in Rooks County, Kansas, to Melvin and Berniece (Manley) Griffin.

Body Former Hays resident Lois Bell Abbott of Ellis passed away at the Hays Medical Center on December 19, 2023, at the age of 87. She was born on January 25, 1936, to Walter Dixon and Winnie May (Hooper) Johnson in Hollis, Arkansas.

Body Robert J. “Bob” Berens, of Stockton, passed away on December 21, 2023, at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, at the age of 90. He was born on February 16, 1933, to Mattie Lee Cottrell, in Mobridge, South Dakota. Bob came to Stockton with the oil field.

Body A long time ago, on February 15, 1961, in a town far, far away, Raymond E. “Ray” Shetterly III was born on the outer rims of Pittsburgh in a town called North Charleroi, Pennsylvania to Raymond E. and Gayle (Isaho) Shetterly, Jr.

Body Kathryn “Kathy” (Forssberg) Cordell of El Dorado, Kansas, died December 14, 2023, at home with family following an extended hospital stay. Kathy was a longtime resident of the Kelso community near Council Grove.

Body James L. “Jim” Karns, of Plainville, passed away on December 18, 2023, at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton at the age of 90. He was born on November 2, 1933, to Alfred Rolla “A.R.” and Hazel (Jones) Karns in Ada, Kansas.

Body Glenn L. Hays, 66, Larned, passed away on December 9, 2023, at Hays Medical Center. He was born July 26, 1957, in Russell, Kansas, the son of Carl and Johnita (Zink) Hays. He manufactured trailers. He was a member of the St. Thomas Catholic Church, Stockton.

Body Betty Jo (Gengler) Kaba, of Stockton, passed away on December 9, 2023, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville at the age of 81. She was born on October 22, 1942, to Joseph Charles and Edna June (White) Gengler in Osborne, Kansas.

Body Cynthia (DeRosear) Mooney passed away on December 1, 2023, at Carolyn's Senior Lodge Assisted Living Center in Houston, Texas, at the age of 82. She was born November 19, 1941, in Ft. Madison, Iowa, to Roy and Althea DeRosear.