Russell “Rusty” C. Williams, III, 62, of Russell, Kansas, died on Wednesday, February 05, 2020, at the Chandler Regional Hospital in Chandler, Arizona, while living in Arizona. Rusty was born on August 02, 1957, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the son of Russell C., Jr. and Gail (Sack) Williams.  He grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School in the class of 1975, and after high school attended Ft. Hays State University in Hays, Kansas.  He married Pam Ehrlich in Russell, Kansas, and from this union he was blessed with two daughters Heather and Lindsay.  Later in life he

Dale Leon Pruter, 64, of Great Bend, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at his residence in Dundee, Kansas. Dale is the oldest son of Orville and Betty (Zweifel) Pruter of Natoma, Kansas.  He was born January 19, 1956 at the Plainville Hospital.  Later he was joined by four more brothers and sister.  He went to school in Plainville, and graduated from Plainville High School with the Class of 1974. Dale served his country in the U. S. Marines. Dale was united in marriage to Jane Thummel at the Church of the Nazarene in Plainville on November 24, 1979. 

Rita “Rat”  Gaye (Atwood) Reynolds, 78, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Saturday evening, February 1, 2020, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. Rita was born November 3, 1941 in Great Bend, Kansas.  She was one of three daughters born to Clarence W. and Marie R. (Pozalek) Atwood.  She grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School in the Class of 1959.  She has lived most all of her life in the Russell area. Rita was united in marriage to Dwayne W. Reynolds on February 14, 2004 in Wichita, Kansas.  She was a Bank Teller for Valley

James “Jim” Kenneth Madsen, 66, of Russell, Kansas, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 31, 2020, at Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas. Jim was born on September 15, 1953, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Kenny and Louise (Rogers) Madsen.  He grew up on the family farm in West Branch, Iowa and attended high school there.  Jim graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Business.  He was united in marriage to Katrin Kolder, DVM on September 1, 1990 in West Branch, Iowa.  They divorced in 2013, but continued to breed Red Angus cattle and raise

Gil Carreiro Chambray, 79, of Natoma, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020, at the age of 79. He was born on October 14, 1940 in the city of Arrifes, St. Miguel, Acores, Portugal.  He was the fifth child born to Maria Moniz and Antonio Carriero.  Gil moved from the Acores to Bermuda in 1949.  He attended school for a short time only as most Portuguese boys were sent to work at a very young age.  He worked at a rock quarry cutting slate stone from the ages of 11 – 17.  He then apprenticed at the Bermuda Electric

Judith (Letsch) Echer, 70, of Bunker Hill, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020 at Main Street Manor in Russell, Kansas. Judith was born July 20, 1949 in Russell.  She was one of four daughters born to Don L. and Isabel (Duvall) Letsch.  Judith grew up in Bunker Hill and graduated from Russell High School in the Class of ’67.  She lived and worked in Wichita for twenty years before returning to the Bunker Hill community. Judith was a U.S. Postal Carrier in Russell and Wichita.  She carried a few years in Russell before moving to Wichita where she worked

Goldie Marie Lindsey, 48, of Russell, Kansas, died on Thursday, January 16, 2020, at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas. Goldie was born on January 19, 1971, in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Averill and Mary (Gooden) Dewey.  She grew up in Natoma, Kansas, and graduated from Natoma High School and attended Ft. Hays State University in Hays, Kansas.  She was united in marriage to Patrick Lindsey on November 1st, 1997.  She at one time worked as a warranty specialist for National Electronic Warranty.  She enjoyed making everyone smile and loved all things furry.  Family was very important to

Ann Loree (King) Meyer, 70 of Russell, Kansas, passed away on her birthday, Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.  Ann was born January 15, 1950 in Enid, Oklahoma, the daughter of Frank Claude and Muriel Louise (Crouse) King.  Ann always enjoyed meeting new people, a skill that came in handy as she lived in 5 different oilfield towns in Oklahoma and Kansas during her grade school years. Ann spent her high school years in Chase Kansas. Ann was united in marriage to Douglas “Doug” Meyer on October 9, 1983 in Russell. Ann was

Irene Mae (Zeigler) Luhman, 92, of Hays, Kansas, and formerly of Natoma, Kansas, departed this life and went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at the Hays Medical Center. Irene was born on November 17, 1927 on the family farm near Codell, Kansas.  She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Natoma.  She graduated from high school in Natoma in 1945.  She then attended Cadet Nursing Training at Salina, Kansas.  Suffering from polio, she did not return to nurses training. Irene was united in marriage to Hugo Luhman on September 28, 1947 at St.

Ethelyn L. Grow, 71 of Russell, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020 at the Mitchell County Special Care Unit in Beloit, Kansas. Ethelyn was born in Garden City, Kansas on November 14, 1948.  She grew up in Garden City and attended Garden City High School. Ethelyn had disabilities that limited her most of her life, but she tried to make the most of it.  She attended the Methodist Church. Ethelyn does not have any surviving family except her Guardian Carolyn Gnad of Russell, Kansas. A Graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, January 17, 2020 at the