Obituaries

Veryl (Joe) Allen Switzer, Sr. went to be with the Lord on June 4, 2022, after complications from a stroke. Veryl was born on August 6, 1932 in Nicodemus, Kansas to Frederick L. Switzer and Ora T. (Wellington) Switzer. He was the youngest of six.

Cassandra “Cassie” Jo Hill, age 59, Stockton, passed away on June 13, 2022, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.

Peggy Ann Crumb, age 73, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at St. Catherine Hospital of Dodge City. She was born on September 2, 1948, at Hays, Kansas, the daughter of Sylvan and Mary (Niblock) Harris.

Carl “Tom” Nelson, age 86, died in Manhattan, Kansas on June 8, 2022. He was born June 13, 1935, in rural Woodston, Kansas to Carl and Rausa (Hale) Nelson. Tom graduated from Alton High School in 1953.

Gary Lee Dix of Alton passed away on May 10, 2022 at the age of 76. He was born in Stockton, Kan. on March 2, 1946 to Ivan and Marie Dix of Alton, Kan. Gary married Joyce Anderson on April 23, 1982. They spent their life together in the Alton community, where Gary grew up and lived all of his life.

Gerald G. Dreiling, age 77, real estate investor and landlord, died Tuesday, May 24, 2022.  Celebration of Life / “Jerry’s First Birthday in Heaven” will begin June 18th at 11:00 at Plainville (KS) Cemetery.

Mary Anne Johnson, age 84, of rural Bogue, Kansas, died June 6, 2022, at Dawson Place in Hill City. She was born January 5, 1938, in Phillipsburg, the only child of Alvena (Sims) and Marion Francis Kinney.

Gary Alan Biles, age 75, passed away June 4, 2022, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born August 19, 1946, in Great Bend, to Orville and Thelma (Cain) Biles. Gary married Julita (Campbell) Howard Aug. 10, 1994, in Russell.