Obituaries

Body “I’ll see you in the sky above, in the tall grass, in the ones I love. You’re gonna make me lonesome when you go.” - Bob Dylan Naturalist, bluesman, and songwriter Kenneth Lee Brunson died on Saturday, November 2, 2024. His wife, Lee Ann, was by his side.

Body Robert Jay Schamel, 89, formerly of Stockton, passed away on December 1, 2024, in The Woodlands, Texas, where he was living with his son, Kevin.He was born on May 23, 1935, to Harry and Esther (Junker) Schamel in Indianola, Neb.

Body Geraldine “Gerri” Wehrli, formerly of Stockton, Kansas, passed away on November 26, 2024, at the Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, Kansas, at the age of 95. She was born on November 8, 1929, to James “Jim” and Bonnie (Montgomery) Lantz in Claremore, Okla.

Body Gregory L. Overlease, 68, of Ness City, formerly of Stockton, Norton, and Dresden, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2024.  He was born August 14, 1956, in Oberlin, Kansas, the son of Cecil and Ramona Overlease.

Body Mary Louise (Fellers) Pennington, 97, a longtime resident of Graham County, passed away November 24, 2024, in Broomfield, Colo.Mary Lou was born on August 9, 1927, in Hays, the fifth of six children to Harvey Webster Fellers and Mary A. (Dague) Fellers.

Body Ruby Ellen McAdoo Smith Coleman, age 77, of Norman, Okla., passed away on November 19, 2024.She was born August 8, 1947, in Stockton to Stewart Leslie McAdoo and Josie Edna McAdoo (Vanhoutan). She is the seventh of 11 children.Ruby went to school in Russell her whole life.

Body Edna M. (Dibble) Taylor-McCall, formerly of Woodston, passed away on November 22, 2024, at HaysMed in Hays at the age of 99.