Larry R. White, age 78, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019 at the St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on May 5, 1940 in Pontiac, Michigan, the son of Ray & Helen Ketchum White and was raised by his uncle and aunt, Matt & Jennie Ketchum. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1972 moving from Marienthal, Kansas, he owned and operated Big Valley Conditioners and worked for HRC Feed Yards before retiring from the Scott County Landfill.

He was a member of the First Christian Church in Scott City and was a former member of the Kansas Livestock Association.

On February 11, 1962 he married Reba Sadler in Dighton, Kansas. She survives.

Survivors Include his Wife – Reba White of Scott City, Kansas, Six Daughters – Debbie Barry of Garden City, Kansas, Christy & Troy Allen of Kansas City, Kansas, Becca Kliewer of Garden City, Kansas, Annette Orr of Scott City, Kansas, Melinda & Rex Harrington of Holcomb, Kansas, Kim White of Hutchinson, Kansas, One Brother – Keith & Linda White of St. Joseph, Missouri, Seventeen Grandchildren and Ten Great Grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister – Janet Drennen and Uncle & Aunt – Matt & Jennie Ketchum.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at the First Christian Church in Scott City, Kansas with Rev. Rodney Hopper presiding.

Memorials may be made to the Larry R. White Memorial Fund for Friends Of Scott Lake in care of Price & Sons Funeral Homes.

Inurnment will be in the Scott County Cemetery

There will be no calling times.

Bobby J. Gassmann, age 72, of Oakley, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 surrounded by her family at the Salina Regional Health Center. Bobby was born on September 22, 1946 in Norton to Archie and Bertie Brooks. She was the third of six children.

When Bobby was young, her parents moved to a farm north of Densmore. She, her brothers and sisters, worked very hard but also got into plenty of trouble. It has been said that she was the ring leader. All of that instilled a strong work ethic and orneriness that lasted throughout her life.

Bobby graduated from Densmore High School in May, 1964 and started her life long career one month later. She worked with the Kansas Department of Transportation for 51 years, retiring in April of 2015. She also started working for Jill’s Helping Hands and the Logan County Health as a caregiver. She worked as a caregiver until the time of her death.

Bobby and Martin were married on January 20, 1968 in Oakley. They spent a lot of time together in their yearly flower and vegetable gardens. They also made various pieces of jewelry which they sold at craft fairs and gave to family and friends. Also, in her spare time, she crocheted, knitted, and sewed many projects for family and friends.

Those left to cherish this wonderful lady are her husband, Martin of 51 years; her children: Dana Oster of Grand Island, Nebraska, Derek (Katie, her favorite daughter-in-law) of Silver Creek (near Columbus, Nebraska), and Darcee Gassmann of Colby; seven grandchildren she was so proud of: Jaydyn, Bailey, Winton, Braeden, Hunter, Andrew, and Addisen; her sisters: Bonnie Leidig (Riley) of Phillipsburg, Betty Morgan of Hays, and Bertha Williams (Bob) of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois; her brother, Bill (Sue) Brooks of Oakley, sisters-in-law, Deb Brooks of Salina, Margaret Bruggeman of Wichita, and Clemie Katt (Bernie) of Grainfield, and many nieces and nephews.

As we said goodbye to her, there were many family and friends waiting to greet her. Among them, her parents, Archie and Bertie Brooks, her brother, Burton Brooks, brother-in-law, Max Morgan, father and mother-in-law, Joseph and Germaine Gassmann, brothers-in-law, Joe Gassmann and Henry Gassmann, and sister-in-law, Agnes Bollig.

Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Oakley, with burial in the St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation: Monday, March 11, 2019, from 5 – 8 p.m. at Kennedy-Koster Funeral Home, with rosary/wake service at 7:00 p.m. Memorials: American Cancer Society and Bobby Gassmann Memorial Fund in care of Kennedy-Koster Funeral Home, P.O. Box 221, Oakley, KS 67748.

Clyde “Bud” Wyatt Jr. passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019 at the Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 86. He was born on June 11, 1932 in Dawson Springs, Kentucky to the late Clyde Sr. and Olivia (Hauptman) Wyatt. Bud received his G.E.D. in 1951 then joined the United States Navy and served for 20 years until his retirement in 1971. Bud united in marriage to Bonnie (Gosser) Wyatt on September 3, 1958 in Waukegan, Illinois and was blessed with two children, Dylan and Darci.

Bud was a former member of the VFW of Plainville and an active member of the Peace Lutheran Church in Natoma. He enjoyed greeting fellow members of the church on Sunday mornings. Since his move to Codell with Bonnie and his children in 1971, he took pride in the landscaping and made sure the town was always mowed. Bud enjoyed sports and loved to play basketball and was a talented and avid bowler. He was very close to his Schnauzers Bubba 1 and Bubba 2 and ended his days with a plush Schnauzer lovingly named Bubba 3.
A hardworking and humble man of faith, hope, and love, Bud showed us all by example that the greatest of these is love. Although he will be greatly missed, he will live forever in the hearts of those who knew him.

Bud is survived by his wife Bonnie Wyatt and children Dylan Wyatt of Codell, KS and Darci Wyatt of Plainville, KS; 6 grandchildren Jeremy Montgomery, Casey Montgomery, Aaron Wyatt, Caleb Wyatt and wife Naomi, Kelsey Wyatt, and Kristen Wyatt; 11 great-grandchildren Kaytlynn, Rowen, Brevyn, Haezin, Harley, Kindra, Khloe, Chasey, Braylon, Dalton, and Jaykob.

Preceding Bud in death are his parents, Clyde Sr. and Olivia Wyatt and sisters Agnes Stevens, Frances Wyatt, Clyda Boucher, and Bonnie Robbens.

A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00pm on Friday, March 15, 2019 at the Peace Lutheran Church in Natoma with a burial to follow at the Plainville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00pm-8:00pm on Thursday, March 14, with family receiving friends from 5:00 – 8:00pm at the funeral home in Plainville.

Memorials are suggested to Peace Lutheran Church of Natoma and may be sent in care of Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, 320 SW 2nd St., Plainville, KS 67663

Venus M. Gropp, age 97, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas.

She was born on September 6, 1921, on the family farm North of Coolidge, Kansas, the daughter of George Washington and Edith Ellen Webster McClary Herren. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 2011 moving from Syracuse, Kansas, she was a school lunch worker for USD #494 in Syracuse, Kansas for several years.

She was a member of the Syracuse Wesleyan Church in Syracuse, Kansas.

On February 5, 1939, she married Fred O. Gropp in Syracuse, Kansas. He passed away on September 30, 1988, in Garden City, Kansas.

Survivors Include her One Son – Terry & Caecilia Gropp of Scott City, Kansas, One Daughter – Mary & Galen McCrary of Tecumseh, Kansas, Three Grandchildren – Kelly & Cathy McCrary of Springfield, Missouri, Gail & Dennis Lyda of Topeka, Kansas, Troy & Cindy McCrary of Topeka, Kansas, Nine Great Grandchildren and Eighteen Great Great Grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband – Fred, Eleven Brothers and Sisters.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 11, 2019, at the First Christian Church in Scott City, Kansas with Rev. Rodney Hopper presiding.

Memorials In Lieu Of Flowers may be made to the First Christian Church in care of Price & Sons Funeral Homes.

Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 11, 2019 at the Kendall Cemetery in Kendall, Kansas.

Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m until 8:00 p.m. Saturday and 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Sunday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas.

Ruth May Hubin, 82, died on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at Lane County Hospital in Dighton. She was born on May 1, 1936 at Plainville the daughter of Chester & Julia (Reedy) Thurston. She married Lynn Dale “Dink” Hubin on October 5, 1954 at Hanston. He died on August 9, 2017.

Ruth attended early school in Natoma and graduated High School at Hotchkiss, Colorado. She then moved back to Plainville to work in a restaurant where she met her husband. They moved to Dighton in 1959 where she was a homemaker raising her family. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and the American Legion Auxiliary. Ruth enjoyed fishing, artwork, her pets and taking care of the Grandchildren. She and her husband for many years decorated the Veteran’s graves with the American Legion crosses in the Dighton Memorial Cemetery at Memorial Day. She was preceded in death by her Parents, 5 Brothers- Jim, Earl, Bill, Sandy and Norman and 2 Sisters- Julia and Corbell.

She is survived by her 3 children- Colleen (Bruce) Lewis of Dighton, Joe (Vicki) Hubin of Dighton and Pete (Diana) Hubin of Wichita, 5 Grandchildren and 2 Great-Grandchildren.

Funeral service will be at 10:30 AM Monday at the First Christian Church in Dighton with Pastor Mitch Elrod officiating. Burial will be in Dighton Memorial Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Lane County Hospital in care of Boomhower Funeral Home. Friends may call from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Boomhower Funeral Home. Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com

Charles L. “Charlie” Hatfield, 87, Hays, died Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at his home.

He was born October 27, 1931 in Russell the son of Louis and Joan (Rupp) Hatfield. He was a graduate of Hays High School in the class of 1949 and a veteran of the Kansas Army National Guard. On September 27, 1952 he was united in marriage to Leona A. Dreiling in Victoria, and they celebrated over 66 years of marriage. He worked for R.C. Williams Trucking, was a co-owner of Four-Way Trucking, and later drove to pick up vehicles for Hays Ford Toyota. He was a former member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, and a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus Council #4166 in Schoenchen. Charlie enjoyed fishing, vegetable and flower gardening, staying active, being outdoors, driving, and woodworking. He was kind, giving, and loved his family, especially holding his grandbabies, and spending time with his grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife Leona of the home in Hays, three daughters; Joy Vogel and husband Doug of Marion, Susan Dinges and husband Tom of Schoenchen, and Jill Dillon and husband Jerry of Hays, a daughter-in-law; Deb Hatfield of Hays, a brother Louis Hatfield and wife Kay of Moore, OK, ten grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a son; Glen Hatfield, two brothers; Donald and Kenneth Hatfield, three sisters; Bonnie Pless, Kay Wellbrock, an infant sister Phyllis Hatfield, and a great-granddaughter; Morgan Mai.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 am on Monday, March 11, 2019 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church with Fr. Barry Brinkman officiating. Burial with military honors by the Hays VFW Honor Guard will follow in the St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 8:00 on Sunday and from 9:00 am until 9:45 on Monday, all at Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home. A Daughters of Isabella rosary will be at 5:30 pm and a vigil service will be at 6:30 pm followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, all on Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the family wishes. Condolences and memories of Charlie may be shared with the family at www.haysmemorial.com

Leo Michael Berens, born April 6, 1919, died March 6, 2019, in Colby, Kansas.

A memorial service is being planned for May 2019.

Arrangements are with Baalmann Mortuary, 190 S. Franklin Ave., Colby.