MICHAEL GATLIN
Michael Gatlin, 69, died March 13, 2025 after a brief battle with cancer in Pueblo West, Colorado.
He was born Oct. 17, 1955 in Garden City.
He married Becky (Barr) Gatlin Aug. 18, 1974. She survives.
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ROBERT STEWART
ROLLA – Robert Clinton (Bob) Stewart, 82, died Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at Baptist St. Anthony Hospital in Amarillo, Texas.
He was born Oct. 19, 1942 to Theodore and Viola (Solf) Stewart in Alva, Okla.
He married Rachael Ann Lewis Oct. 26, 1968. She survives.
MARGARET MERKLIN
Margaret R. “Peggy” Merklin, 80, died Sunday, March 9, 2025 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center in Hutchinson.
She was born Nov. 2, 1944 to Archie and Isabell (Sutliff) Shouse.
She married Marlin Merklin June 4, 1944. He survives.
She graduated from Burlington High School in Colorado and obtained her associate’s degree from Seward County Community College.
JOSEPH CARPENTER
Joseph Lee “Jody” Carpenter, 56, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025 in Wichita, surrounded by his family.
He was born July 26, 1968 to Virginia Carpenter (Trevino) in Garden City.
He received his GED from Fort Hays State University in 1987.
DAVID TAYLOR JR.
JOHNSON – David Randolph Taylor Jr., 70, died Sunday, March 9, 2025.
He was born Feb. 17, 1955 to David Randolph Taylor Sr. (Randy) and Edna Creason Taylor.
He graduated from Johnson High School in 1973.
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