Obituaries

Body Dorothy Lea (Wagner) Voss, 85, passed away December 31, 2022, at the Graham County Hospital in Hill City. She was born October 26, 1937, at her home in rural Graham County, Kansas, to Russell and Lila Grace (Crawford) Wagner. She was the middle of five children.

Body Carol Kay Whisman of Palco, KS, passed away on December 31, 2022, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kan., surrounded by family after a long battle with cancer, at the age of 70. She was born on September 2, 1952, in Hays, Kan.

Body Glenn E. Crawford, age 82, of Natoma, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays. He was born Nov. 26, 1940, on the family farm in Osborne County. He was the son of Lloyd and Lucy (Robertson) Crawford.

Body Clifford Harry Winters, age 78, passed away on December 29, 2022, at Salina Regional Health Center. He was born September 29, 1944, in Concordia, to Mark and Mabel Winters. Cliff attended school in Aurora and graduated from Miltonvale in 1962.

Body Lola Marie (Nickles) Simon, of Plainville, passed away on December 26, 2022, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, at the age of 95. She was born on November 12, 1927, to Clarence and Gladys (Buffington) Nickles in Furley, Kansas. She married James W.

Body Billye June (Clark) Yowell was born on July 22, 1935, in Penokee and died on Dec. 27, 2022, at her home in Delphos. Billye was the seventh child of 10 to John and Margaret Clark. She attended school in Hill City graduating in 1953. In 1955 Billye married Raymond Miles Yowell Jr.

Body John Orlando Ross, of Hays, Kansas, passed away on December 23, 2022, at Rush County Memorial Hospital swing bed unit in LaCrosse, Kansas. He was born July 9, 1955, in Plainville, Kansas to Emmett Alvin Ross and Julia Sarah (Smith) Ross.

Body A full obituary is pending. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Plainville on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. A book signing will be available on Monday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a Vigil Service at 7:00 p.m.

Body Theresa L. “Tressie” Koehler, of Plainville, passed away on December 25, 2022, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, at the age of 90. She was born on May 20, 1932, to Thomas and Matilda (Weigel) Phlieger in Plainville. She married Fred Koehler on January 15, 1952, in Plainville.

Body William E. “Bill” Thompson, age 83, of Schoenchen, Kansas died Monday, December 19, 2022, at Hays Medical Center, surrounded by his family. He was born March 11, 1939, in Bristow, Oklahoma, the son of Ben and Faye (Blackmore) Thompson.