All Obituaries

MEMORIAL SERVICES HAS NOT BEEN SET                  MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR CODY (ELMORE) RITTER HOFFMAN WILL BE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2019 AT THE SHATTUCK MEMORIAL CEMETERY AT 1:00 P.M. FROM 2:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. AT THE SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER IN SHATTUCK  THE FAMILY WILL GATHER TO RECEIVE FRIENDS TO REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES WITH CODY.          

                    Vernon Dale Kelln crossed over to the other side early Thanksgiving morning following a long spell of declining health.  Vernon was born and raised in Shattuck and always considered it his home no matter where his life took him.           He graduated from Shattuck High School and attended Automotive Trade school in Wichita,...

Billy Dean Hunt was born to Bill and Magdalene (Pratt) Hunt in Higgins, TX.  and  died on Nov. 24, 2019 at the age of 74 in Canadian, Tx. Billy was raised in Higgins by his grandparents  Jess and Maggie Pratt and he attended school there. He did yardwork and helped families clean their yards and hauled lots of trash. Billy had a lot of fun on his 3 wheel scooter but really had a time after he got the Gator atv driving around town visiting friends. One of his favorite things...

Willis Gene O’Bleness was born to George Vernon O’Bleness and Bertha Mae (Blakeley) O’Bleness on April 24, 1944 in Springdale, Arkansas. He finished high school in Ashland, Kansas in 1962. Willis entered the Army on February 16th, 1965 as a sharpshooter and was discharged in 1966 due to health issues.   In 1968, Willis met the love of his life, Bonnie Kidd on a blind date that lasted until almost 6:00 AM the next morning almost causing Bonnie to be late to her...

James William Franks, Jr. passed away on November 19, 2019, in Renton, WA at the age of 97.  He was born March 12, 1922 in Sitka, Kansas to James William Franks and Kitty Kipp.  He was 9 of 16 children.  He attended high school in Ashland and Mineola, Kansas.  He earned a Master’s Degree in Range Management, Wildlife Management, and Soils and Plant Ecology.  Post graduate work was at the University of Montana and Boise State University.  His intent was to...

Olive Margaret Powell Appleton was born March 11, 1923 in Jackson, MS to Ada Reeves Powell and Martin Powell. Olive grew up in a large extended family in Pike and Walthall, MS counties. After graduating from Mississippi College in 1943 she took a job teaching school in Baltimore, MD. She earned a Master's of Religious Education from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1947, and married Vincent Braly Appleton that year.   Olive and Vincent served congregations in...

     Bertha Louise Orr, daughter of Bill and Dorothy Cooley (Johnson), was born on May 11, 1945, in Shattuck, OK. She passed from this life on November 8, 2019, at the Shattuck Nursing Center, at the age of 74.        Bertha Louise, known by most as Louise and often lovingly called, Bert or Weezy by friends and family.  She grew up on the family farm north of Shattuck.        Louise met Richard Monroe Orr and...

Orval Theodore “Ted” Taft, 101 years, was born Dec. 25, 1917, at Madison, OK, to Frank Styles and Mae Petty Taft. He died Nov 7, 2019 at the Shattuck Nursing Home. Ted, at 101 years was the longest living member of his family since a grandfather who fought in the Revolutionary War, lived to be 105 years old.  Ted lived at Madison until 1921 when his family moved two miles south of Darrouzett, TX. Following his father’s death in 1925, the family moved back to the...

Douglas Clayton Melville, son of Clyde and Elsie (Spear) Melville, was born on March 10, 1963 in Ft. Worth, Texas. He departed this life Sunday, November 3, 2019 at Canadian, Texas. He was 56 years of age. Doug was born with Cerebral Palsy. It was said that he would never be able to walk, talk, go to school, or even grow to Adulthood. Beating all odds, he went to school, graduated and went on and did 2 years of College. He Loved to work and repair motorcycles. There was no job big or small...

Helen Mae Gardiner Arnold was born April 10, 1933 in Ashland, KS the second of two children to Ralph and Muriel Gardiner. She passed from this Earth on October 24, 2019 at the age of 86 yrs, 6 mo and 14 days. After graduating from Ashland High School, she attended Kansas State for two years before returning to Ashland. She and Philip Arnold were married on November 27, 1953, a union that lasted 37 years and was blessed with four children. She was always there to tie a shoe, wipe a nose, sew...