Hays, Kansas – Eli Naylor Tincknell and Finley Naylor Tincknell, infant twin sons were born April 24, 2015 and died April 25, 2015 at Hays Medical Center.

Survivors include parents, H. Andrew Tincknell and Janett M. Naylor-Tincknell, Hays, KS; grandparents, Richard and Elizabeth Tincknell, Cherryvale, KS; Larry Naylor, Reading PA; Wanda Stover, Schoenchen, KS; great grandmother, Thelma King, Carlisle, PA; aunts, Sara Driesbach and husband, Mark, Thayer, KS; Sarah Miller and husband, Dan, Harker Heights, TX.

Services are 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601. Burial in Mount Allen Cemetery, Hays, Kansas.

The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays.
Memorial to the March of Dimes.

Condolences can be sent via email to [email protected].

Jeanne Mammel died peacefully at home at the age of 94. She was born to Walter R. and Verna N. Gorsuch, May 1, 1920 in Leoti, Kansas.

Raised in Kansas she attended the University of Colorado where she met and married, Clayton K. Mammel from Wichita, Kansas in 1942.

She received a Master’s Degree in Islamic Studies from the University of Denver and was keenly interested in world affairs

Jeanne was a long time member of both the Institute of International Education and the Denver Council of Foreign Affairs, often hosting visiting speakers and dignitaries.

She is survived by her daughter Kay Sellers of Denver, Co, and daughter-in-law Susie, as well as four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Gary, and her husband.

There will be a private family service in Kansas.

Contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. Services are under the direction of M. P. Murphy and Associates of Boulder, Colorado and Price & Sons Funeral Home in Leoti, Kansas.

James Everett “Chief” Whipple, age 91, resided in Lakeside, California. He passed away on April 20th, 2015 at Pomarado Hospital in Poway California.

He was born December 13th, 1923 in Ness City Kansas, the son of Bernice and Jake Whipple of Beeler Kansas. “Chief” was number 8 of 13 siblings.

Chief grew up on the farm where he learned to work hard and play hard. He and his brother Don were called “Midnight and Sunrise” because although they did finish their chores and milking every day it took them an extraordinary amount of time to get done due to the wrestling, ratting, fighting, riding, hiding and general mischief that never seemed to be far from the two brothers.

Jim stayed on the farm until the start of WWII. He enlisted in the Navy and served 2 years in the Pacific.

Upon his return from the war he studied engineering at the University of Denver. He married and moved to California and continued his engineering studies at San Diego State University.

He was hired as a surveyor by the County of San Diego and surveyed for the next 30 years. He loved the outdoors and walking through the wilderness. Surveying took him to many desolate locations, some only accessible by helicopter. He often brought home snakes, birds, lizards and trap door spiders; he was always fascinated by and enjoyed the nature around him.

In California he raised five children, four daughters and a son on a small ranch about 30 miles inland from the coast. The saying “You can take the man out of Kansas but you can’t take the Kansas out of the man” really applied to Jim. After a day’s work surveying he would complete his “Route” he would leave work with a trailer, pick up the day old bread from the bakery, drive to the local pig farmers, swap the bread for pigs, then drive to the local dairy farmers and swap the pigs for day old calves. He would bring the calves or pigs or goats or chickens home and we would raise them to a substantial size for resale. This horse trading, haggling livestock swapping stuck with him to the very end. He was currently planning a trip to Texas to swap two zebras and sell another.

Jim always loved exotic and difficult animals; he was very successful at raising wild water fowl and was able to visit their breeding grounds deep in the Alaskan tundra a trip that included trains, boats, airplanes and Eskimo guides. His most memorable moment was the time he spent in Africa crawling across the Serengeti Desert on his stomach stocking wild game.

In his later years he was very active raising large exotic mammals, Przewalski’s Horses, Zebras and Camels. There was nothing he loved more than spending time in the barn with the animals.

James Whipple is survived by his wife Faye; children, Fredricka, Paula, Christina and Joe; brothers, Don, Rex, Tom and Paul and sister, Jenny; 11 grandchildren; more than 20 great-grandchildren; and lost count on the great-great-grandchildren.

There will be two services held for James Whipple

Featheringill Mortuary – Friday 10:00 AM, April 24th, 2015 6322 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92115, 619-583-951

Fitzgerald Funeral Home – Friday 2:00 PM May 1st, 2015.

Donald Gale Dodrill, age 72, passed away at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis, Wichita, Kansas, April 21, 2015.

He was born on March 29, 1943 in Leadville Colorado, the son of Roy and Margaret Brumitt Dodrill.

On September 15, 1963 he married Linda L. Cheney in Utica, Kanas. She preceded him in death on April 8, 2015.

He is survived by his son, Darin Dodrill, Branson, MO; daughter, Kim (Tom) Gdovin, Branson; grandchildren, Ryan (Amber) Gdovan, Erin Gdovin, Ethan Gdovan, Gracie Dodrill; mother, Margaret, brothers, Leroy and Jim Dodrill; and sister, Adella Wenzel.

He was preceded in death by his father, Roy; and son David Dodrill.

Funeral service for Donald and Linda will be Monday, April 27, 2015, 10:00 A.M. at First Christian Church, Utica, KS.

Burial at Amazing Grace Ranch.

Memorial contributions may be given to Amazing Grace Ranch Church and David Hinton at Outreach for America.

Hays, Kansas – Agnesine B. (Leiker) Boucher, age 94, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at Via Christi Village in Hays, Kansas.

She was born January 31, 1921, in Munjor, Kansas to Alex B. and Margaret (Befort) Leiker. She married Albert O. Boucher Sr. on October 2, 1944, in Munjor, Kansas. He died December 6, 1992.

She was a homemaker and a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Hays, Kansas. In her early years she enjoyed fishing and the outdoors. She was an avid garage sale person and enjoyed her friends and staff when she lived at Cedar View Assisted Living, St. John’s of Hays and Via Christi Village.

Survivors include her son, Al Boucher, Hays, KS; three grandchildren, Les Boucher, Hays, KS; Laurie Hendricks and husband, Joe, Olathe, KS; Amy Kuhlman and husband, Duane, Petersburg, NE, three great grandchildren, Brock and Brody Hendricks; Kelsie Kuhlman; and one sister, Isabelle Koerner, Hays, KS.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, four sisters, Josephine Gable, Tillie Dreiling,
Mary Pfannenstiel and Theresa Leiker.

Services are at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, April 25, 2015, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church 18 and Vine Hays, Kansas. Burial in St. Joseph Cemetery Hays, Kansas.

A vigil service will be at 7:00 P.M. Friday, at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601.

Visitation is from 6:00 to 8:30 P.M. Friday, and from 8:30 to 9:45 A.M. Saturday, all at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays.

Memorials to Via Christi Village-Hays. Condolences can be sent via email to [email protected].

Gregory “Greg” Hall Thomas, age 57, died April 8, 2015 at his residence in Garden City, Kansas. He was born May 17, 1957 in Ocala, Florida, the son of Karon William and Virginia Hall Thomas. Greg has been a resident of Garden City since 1999. He was employed by Garden City Community College as a sociology professor.

He is survived by:

One Sister Kathy Brinkley of Denver Colorado

One Niece Brandi Murphy of Aurora, Colorado

Many friends and former students.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Memorial Services will be held at the First United Methodist Church Chapel in Garden City, Kansas, Friday, May 1, 2015 at 10:00 A.M.

There will be no calling times.

Private family burial will take place at a later date.

Memorials in lieu of flowers Greg Thomas Memorial Scholarship Fund care of Price & Sons Funeral Home in Garden City, Kansas

Kurt A. Norman, age 54, passed away at the family farm in Scott County, Kansas on Monday, April 20, 2015. He was born on November 6, 1960 in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Everett Eugene and Edith Rose Brooks Norman. He was a lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, a graduate of Scott Community High School and was an electrician.

He was a member of the First Christian Church in Scott City, Kansas.

Survivors include his Two Daughters – Megan & Kale Katt of Junction City, Kansas, Kaitlin Norman & Colter Wright of Scott City, Kansas, Four Brothers – Jan & JoAnn Norman of Scott City, Kansas, Reid & Cindy Norman of Lubbock, Texas, Neil & Bev Norman of Manhattan, Kansas, Bret & Janet Norman of Adel, Iowa, Three Sisters – Sue & Ron Riner of Scott City, Kansas, Sally & Don Whitson of Salina, Kansas, Sara & Tom Shane of Garden City, Kansas, One Granddaughter – Tripp Wright of Scott City, Kansas and One Granddaughter due in August.

He was preceded in death by his Parents and a Great Nephew – Tanner Wood.

Memorial Services will be held at the First Christian Church in Scott City, Kansas at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 25, 2015 with Steve Payne presiding.

Memorials may be given to the First Christian Church in Scott City, Kansas.

There will be no calling times.

Phillipsburg resident Gladys Elliott passed away Monday, April 20, 2015 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 97.

She was born in Phillips County on August 15, 1917 to Samuel E. & Margaret B. (Nehring) Perrine. Her husband, Robert C. Elliott, Sr., and son, Richard Elliott, preceded her in death, along with a stepson, stepdaughter, and step grandson.

Survivors include her son, Rev. Robert Elliott, Jr. of Gower, MO; her daughters, Anita Elliott and Linda Imm, both of Phillipsburg, a sister, Marguerite Clark of Vancouver, WA; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two step grandchildren and two step great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 25, at 11:00 a.m. in the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, with her son, Rev. Robert Elliott, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery, Phillipsburg.

Mrs. Elliott will lie in-state on Thursday from 3-9 p.m. and on Friday from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be given to the Phillips County E.M.S. or the First Christian Church. Online condolences to: www.olliffboeve.com.

Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, is in charge of arrangements.

Paul G. Dietz, 96, of Russell, Kansas, died on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at the Great Bend Regional Hospital in Great Bend, Kansas.

Services are pending at this time. Please check back later for a full obituary and service information. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell is in charge of the funeral service arrangements.