With deepest sorrow we announce that Kenneth L. Hooper, age 97, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, January 26, 2020, at Western Nebraska Veterans Home in Scottsbluff, where he had resided for the last four years.

Ken was born July 6, 1922, in Brownlee, Nebraska, to Nuck and Sylvia (Hankins) Hooper.  He spent the early part of his childhood on the Boiling Springs Ranch near Cody, Nebraska, and had many fond memories of his time growing up there.  During

Joyce Glaze, a former resident of Gordon, passed away on December 30 in Sugar Land, Texas. Joyce Boldon Glaze was born on December 12, 1924, on the farm that her parents, Roy and Amanda Boldon, homesteaded near Oelrichs, South Dakota. Her early school days were spent in the Chadron Public Schools, where she graduated from high school and then attended Chadron State Teacher’s College. During WWII, Joyce left college to work in a munitions factory near Denver.

When she returned to

On Sunday, January 12, 2020, Mike Welker, passed away at the age of 60 at his home south of Kilgore, Nebraska. Mike was born on September 12, 1959, in Valentine, Nebraska, to Dean and Eldine (Rauer) Welker. He attended Cody-Kilgore Unified Schools and graduated in 1977. Following high school, Mike attended Mitchell Vo-Tech and graduated in 1979 with a Welding Degree. 

In 1980, he and his high school sweetheart Susan (Kockrow) Welker were married in Valentine, Nebraska. From this union

Roxie Ann Brown was born October 31, 1947, in Alliance, Nebraska, to Reid Earl McCoy and Margaret Elizabeth (Walts) McCoy. She passed away January 3, 2020, at her home in Rushville, Nebraska.

Roxie married LaVern Roy Brown at the Presbyterian Church in Rushville, Nebraska, on June 12, 1965, and spent 54 wonderful years together and they raised three girls, Bonnie, Mary and Brenda. She had four grandchildren that were her pride and joy, Michael and Steven Hamm and Allison and Katelyn

Bonnie Jean Elwood passed away from complications due to pneumonia on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019.

Bonnie was born in Rushville on Oct. 6, 1929, the daughter of Kathryn and Lloyd Tiensvold. She was raised in Rushville and was a graduate of Rushville High School. She married Norman Lyle Elwood Dec. 19, 1949.

They eventually settled in Rushville, living north of town in a big white house where countless memories were made. They raised seven children in that home, including Susan, Steven, Sheryl

Donald Paul Dreyer D.V.M., age 76, passed away peacefully at his home on December 12, 2019. He was born September 18, 1943, in Rushville, Neb., to Paul and Blanche (Peterson) Dreyer.

Don grew up in Hay Springs, Neb., on the family farm and graduated from Hay Springs High School in 1961. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Dana College in Blair, Neb., in 1965 and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Colorado State University in Fort Collins in 1969.  

Don embarked on a

Dorothy A Evans, 90, died December 3, 2019, at Gordon Memorial Hospital. Dorothy, the second of seven children, was born May 8, 1929, to Adolph J and Albina E (Koupal) Novotny at home near Tabor, South Dakota. Dorothy’s family moved frequently during childhood including stops in Martin, S.D., and Gordon, Neb. In 1942, the family moved again to a farm near Batesland, S.D., where she graduated from Baron School in 1943.

Dorothy stayed in the Bennett County area working for various families

Linda Ann Hutchison was born December 22, 1954, to Carl Cox Young and Vietta Vina (Bayliss) Young, the last of six children in Martin, S.D., where she attended school. She grew up on the family farm southeast of town.

On August 19, 1972, she married Randy Hutchison, starting their new life together in Gordon, Neb., where their son Chad James was born. About a year later the family bought a house and moved to Merriman, Neb., for employment. During the winter months, they played volleyball at