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Larry D. Schemper

Posted on December 11, 2018December 11, 2018

Almena resident Larry D. Schemper passed away Monday, December 10, 2018 in a single vehicle accident in Norton County, KS at the age of 63.

He was born October 20, 1955 in Norton, Kansas the son of Jerry & Ailene (Mann) Schemper. He was a custom harvester and farmer.

Larry was united in marriage to Cynthia VanKooten on August 9, 1980 in Orleans, NE. She survives.

Other survivors include his son, Luke Schemper of Weinert, TX; 2 daughters, Leanne Bewley of Alma, NE and Laura Schemper of Kearney, NE; 3 grandchildren; his mother, Ailene Houghton of Phillipsburg; 2 brothers, LaVern & Lonny Schemper, both of Holdrege; 3 sisters, Vernita Roe of Logan, Jeanie Simon of Evanston, WY and Becky Schemper of Norman, OK.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 13, 2018 in the Almena Congregational Church, Almena, KS with Pastor Don Covington and Chance McKinney officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Almena, KS.

Mr. Schemper will lie in state from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday evening at the funeral chapel.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Larry D. Schemper Memorial Fund.

Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, 1115 2nd Street, Phillipsburg, KS 67661, is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences: www.olliffboeve.com.

Hugh Jenkins McDaniel

Posted on December 11, 2018December 12, 2018

Hugh Jenkins McDaniel, age 93, passed away on Monday, December 10, 2018 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. He was born February 7, 1925 in Grady County, Oklahoma, the son of John Jenkins (JJ) and Chloie Edith Weems McDaniel.

He was a graduate of Binger High School in 1942 and served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946. During his years of service, Hugh served in the American 1st Army, Company G 311th Infantry and traveled through Europe, including time on the front line at the bridge of Remagan. Hugh was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Good Conduct Medal Army Occupation Ribbon for his time in Germany.

Hugh married Alene Berniece Anthony on August 23, 1947 in Caddo County, Oklahoma. They shared 71 years of marriage.

After his service during World War II, Hugh farmed in Oklahoma for 7 years, prior to moving to Scott City, Kansas. He was an assistant manager at the Ideal grocery store in Scott City for 7 years, and then began a 22-year career with the U.S. Postal Service. After retirement in 1985, Hugh worked 20 years with his own lawn service.

Hugh is currently a member of the First Baptist Church in Scott City, along with being a member of the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars). In 1984, he won the award for Best Garden of the Month in Scott City.

Survivors include his wife, Berniece, along with daughters Karen Roberts (Tom) of Manhattan KS, Diana Wharton of Topeka, and son Mark McDaniel (Verna) of Leoti KS, Two Sisters, Rose E. Moss of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Edith Verser of Verden, Oklahoma, Grandchildren are Greg Roberts (Mari) of Toulouse France, Chad Roberts of Palm Harbor FL, Audrey Raines (Josh) of Pflugerville TX, Shannon Wharton of Topeka KS, Heather Bever (Danny) of Olathe KS, and Kenzie (Cameron) Wright of Topeka KS. Hugh also has five great-grandchildren.

Preceding Hugh in death were his parents, along with two sisters, Maxine Hoffman & Berniece Koerner, and brothers, Buford and Johnny.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 14, 2018 at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas with Rev. Steve Payne presiding.

Burial will be in the Scott County Cemetery in Scott City, Kansas.

Memorials in Lieu of Flowers may be made to the Park Lane Nursing Home in care of Price & Sons Funeral Homes.

Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m Wednesday and 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas.

3 children hospitalized after crash during high-speed Kan. chase

Posted on December 11, 2018December 11, 2018

FINNEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for attempted-murder.

Just after 8p.m. Monday, police were dispatched to the area of 2300 Lee Avenue in Garden City in reference to a civil matter involving a domestic situation between the reporting party, involving her three small children, and the father of the children, according to Sgt. Lana Urteaga.

As officers drove towards the area, they saw a vehicle that matched the description given by the reporting party leaving recklessly, at a high rate of speed.

Officers were told the person driving the vehicle was Billy Mondragon, 36, of Garden City.

Mondragon, accelerated at a very high rate of speed in an attempt to flee from officers. The vehicle was pursued into the county where the Finney County Sheriff’s Office assisted. The vehicle continued to drive recklessly and drove head-on towards an officer’s patrol vehicle. The Officer had to swerve to avoid a head-on collision.

The vehicle made a sharp turn in the county where it went off the roadway and rolled, coming to rest on its wheels.

Mondragon exited the vehicle where he attempted to flee on foot before being taken into custody. Inside of the vehicle, were three small children ages 2-years-old, 1-year-old, and 1 1⁄2 month old, unsecured.

The children were transported to St. Catherine Hospital where they were treated for minor injuries and released. All three children were taken into protective custody, according to Urteaga.

Billy Mondragon is being held at the Finney County Jail on requested charges of Attempted 2nd Degree Murder, Aggravated Child Endangerment, Aggravated Battery, Aggravated Assault LEO Interference LEO, Battery,Flee and Elude, Fail to Stop at Accident Involving Injury and Driving While Suspended.

He has previous convictions for Interference with Law Enforcement falsely reporting info other than accusing person of crime in a felony case and criminal threat, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz sings to hospitalized Kan. teen

Posted on December 11, 2018December 11, 2018

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz has serenaded a Kansas high school senior who is hospitalized in St. Louis while awaiting a second double-lung transplant.

The Grammy Award winner stopped by the bedside of 18-year-old Madison Taliaferro, of Holton, on Sunday while he was in Missouri for a concert. Mraz performed his hit songs “I’m Yours” and “Have It All.”

Taliaferro’s mother, Desiree Taliaferro, shared videos on Facebook. She wrote in a post that nurses schemed to get Mraz to sing to her daughter because they “know she loves musicals and just overly enjoys singing.”

Madison Taliaferro was born with cystic fibrosis and received a pair of lungs six years ago. The operation went well, but then her lung function fell suddenly from 48 percent to 22.5 percent.

Dennis D. Paden

Posted on December 11, 2018

Dennis D. Paden, son of Luther and Edna (Grabhorn) Paden, was born December 12, 1941, in Holton, Kansas, and passed away at the Norton County Hospital on December 8, 2018, at the age of 76.

Dennis lived with his family in Holton and Densmore, Kansas, before his family moved to the farm northwest of Norton. He attended Norton County School District #121 and graduated from the Norton Community High School with the class of 1959. Dennis served in the Kansas National Guard and was honorably discharged. In 1966, he was united in marriage to Mary Hiser. One son, Randall, was born to this union. After 22 years, this marriage ended in divorce. He was again united into marriage in 1990, to Evelyn Fredde and later divorced in 1993.

Dennis’s love of any big engine was evident when he drove a large earthmover helping to build the Norton dam, and then later helping to build one of the grain elevators in Norton. He was employed as a driver for Ideal Truck Lines for several years before becoming a self-employed over the road truck driver. He had several different truck driving jobs before he started working at the Norton Power Plant. At the power plant he enjoyed working on the big engines and keeping them running for 20 years before he retired. After retirement he volunteered at the Thrift Store in Norton. Dennis loved his trains and steam engines, big and small. He meticulously built several scale model engines authentic to the last detail. He enjoyed driving and talking about his large case steam engine at the Bird City shows with Randy and his granddaughters.

Survivors include: his son, Randy, and wife, Amy Paden, Solomon, KS; two granddaughters, Brieanna and Bailey Paden; his sister, Cheryl, and husband, Rod Bates, Oakley, KS; three nephews, Jeff (Jeri) Bates, Beloit, KS; Darren (Angela) Bates, Miltonvale, KS; Daniel (Traci) Bates, Lincoln, KS. He will be sadly missed by his coffee drinking buddies and his good friends at Bird City. He will be remembered for his hearty laugh and his love of a good joke.

Dennis was preceded in death by his parents, Luther and Edna Paden.

FUNERAL SERVICE – Friday, December 14, 2018 – 1:00 P.M.
PLACE – Enfield Funeral Home – Norton, Kansas
VISITATION – Thursday, December 13, 2018 from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at Enfield Funeral Home in Norton
INTERMENT – Norton Cemetery – Norton, Kansas
MEMORIALS – Dennis Paden Memorial Fund

Report: Royals land speedster Billy Hamilton

Posted on December 11, 2018

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations says the Kansas City Royals and outfielder Billy Hamilton have agreed to a $5.25 million contract for next season that includes up to $1 million in incentives.

Hamilton was the everyday center fielder for the Reds last season, but he was not tendered a contract for 2019.

Although a lifetime .236 hitter, he stole at least 50 bases four straight seasons before dipping to 34 last year.

Click HERE for Hamilton’s career stats.

Study: Social media surpasses newspapers as news source

Posted on December 11, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — A survey says Americans today are more likely to get news from social media websites than newspapers.

The Pew Research Center said Monday that 20 percent of Americans cited social media as a frequent news source, compared to 16 percent that credited newspapers. It’s the first time since Pew has found sites like Facebook and Twitter outpacing newspapers.

Pew has been asking about news consumption, with a slight change in wording, since 1991. That year, 56 percent of Americans said newspapers when asked where they had gotten their news yesterday.

The survey also found that 81 percent of people aged 65 and over often get news from television, compared to only 16 percent of people aged 18 to 29.

Click HERE for the entire study.

Beverly J. Morgan

Posted on December 11, 2018December 11, 2018

Former Phillipsburg resident Beverly J. Morgan passed away Dec. 7, 2018, at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis, MN at the age of 91. She was born July 24, 1927, in South Gate, CA, the daughter of Fred & Edith (Drew) Gallagher.

Survivors include her son David of Hays; her daughter, Janet Silsby of Minneapolis, MN; her brother Fred Gallagher of Phoenix, AZ; 3 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.

Funeral services will be held Friday, Dec. 14 at 10:00 a.m. in the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, with Pastor LeRoy Herder officiating. Burial will follow in the Iowa Union Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 Thursday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church.

Online condolences: www.olliffboeve.com.

Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Charlene Joyce Duncan

Posted on December 11, 2018

Phillips County resident Charlene Joyce Duncan passed away December 10, 2018 at her home in rural Phillips County at the age of 84. She was born Oct. 9, 1934, the daughter of Charley and Viola (Klink) Bretton.

Survivors include her son Chuck and wife Wanda of rural Phillipsburg; her daughter-in-law, Idona Duncan of Stockton; 5 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec. 15 at 10:00 a.m. in the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, with Pastor Lew VanDerWege officiating. Burial will follow in the Belmont Cemetery, Speed.

Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 Thursday and 9:00 to 9:00 Friday at the funeral home with the family receiving friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Speed Community Center

Esther ‘Jo’ Joan (Gilbert) Phlieger

Posted on December 11, 2018

Esther “Jo” Joan (Gilbert) Phlieger passed away on December 8, 2018 at her home in Stockton at the age of 81. She was born on October 3, 1937 to Carl and Elsie (Manaugh) Gilbert in Hays, Kansas. Jo married Edgar “Eddie” Phlieger in Plainville, Kansas on October 13, 1955. They were blessed with seven children: Anthony, Beth, Joan, Michele, Laura, Scott, and James.

Jo grew up in Plainville and graduated from Plainville High School. She worked as an EMT for the Plainville Ambulance for 10 years before working as a dispatcher for the Rooks County Sheriff’s Department for 16 years. Jo was very involved with her children as both a Den Mother and Girl Scout leader. She loved painting, reading, computer games, crafts, sewing, travel, and anything intellectual.

Jo is survived by her sons Anthony Phlieger and wife Pat of Jacksonville, TX, Scott Phlieger and wife Dawn of Natoma, and James Phlieger and wife Bobbie of Plainville; daughters Beth Brand and husband Dewayne of Kearney, NE, Joan Werth of Harlingen, TX, Michele Williamson and husband Kim of Bradenton, FL, and Laura Morris of Hays; sister Norma Bard of Wiggins, CO; nephew Steven Bard of Wiggins, CO; 16 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents Carl and Elsie Gilbert and husband Eddie Phlieger.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, December 14, 2018, at 11:00 A.M. at the funeral home in Stockton. There will be no visitation. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date. Memorials may be sent to Humane Society of the High Plains and may be sent in care of Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, 723 N 1st, Stockton, KS 67669.

Wilma Jean Van Winkle

Posted on December 11, 2018December 11, 2018

Wilma Jean Van Winkle was born May 18, 1935, in Ransom, Kansas to Ernest and Ruby Van Winkle and passed away December 10, 2018, at Rhode Island Suites in Ransom. As a child, she attended The Christian Church in Ransom and was baptized July 3, 1948.

At age 18, she joined The Rebekah Lodge in Ransom and later transferred to Utica. In 1963, The Christian Church in Ransom closed and Wilma began attending the Mennonite Church and had been a member since that time.

She and her parents traveled several years to Truth or Consequences, NM to spend the winter months where she made several friends. She was very fond of animals and very proud of her hometown. She enjoyed writing poetry, walking with her friends, and attending church.
Wilma knew and loved her Savior Jesus Christ and anticipated one day being with him.

Preceding Wilma Jean in death were her parents, her brother Vernon and two sisters Dana LaVon and Drucilla Beamer. She often joked, teased and was quite a character. She will be greatly missed by all her friends and family. Graveside services will be held at the Ransom Cemetery Wednesday, December 19, at 11:00 a.m.

In lieu of flowers please make a donation in memory of Wilma to the Ransom Mennonite Church.

Remains of Pearl Harbor victim from Kansas identified

Posted on December 11, 2018December 11, 2018

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The remains of a 19-year-old Kansas man who was killed during the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor have been identified.

Camillus O’Grady was killed on the battleship USS Oklahoma on Dec. 7, 1941. The Defense Department announced Monday that it had accounted for him, although the identification was made two years ago, using DNA and a dental analysis. The Navy seaman was from the Washington County town of Greenleaf.

The Department of Defense in 2015 ordered the disinterment of unknown victims from the Oklahoma, and began exhuming those remains for analysis. That resulted in the identification of O’Grady.

Iona May Leatherman

Posted on December 11, 2018

Iona May Leatherman, 79, passed away December 9, 2018, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. She was born May 2, 1939, at Otis to Fred and Elsie (Schneider) Lebsack. She married Billy J. Leatherman, January 10, 1960, at Otis. He died March 26, 2015.

Coming from Otis in 1952, Iona was a resident of Great Bend. She worked as a secretary and bookkeeper for Rockhold Engineering. Iona was an avid reader.

Survivors include, one son, Steven R. Leatherman and wife Kelli Ann of Hutchinson; one daughter, Shelia R. Panus of O’Fallon, Missouri; four granddaughters, Ashley Brockman, Brianne Leatherman, Brittany Panus and Bailey Panus; and three sisters, Margaret Schlegel of Otis, Sonia Nuss of Scottsdale, Arizona and Kathy Esser of Madison, Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy J. Leatherman; a son, Todd L. Leatherman; and a brother, Harold Lebsack.

There will be no viewing and a Private Family Service will be held at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the Great Bend Public Library, American Cancer Society or the Barton County Food Bank, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.