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Edward L. White 1939 - 2020
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Edward L. White
Updated: Jun 16, 2020, 6:00 PM
Published: Jun 15, 2020, 6:32 PM

Edward L. White, age 80 years, of Great Bend, Kan., passed away at his home on Sunday, June 14, 2020 following a heroic battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Ed was born on Aug. 13, 1939 in Fort Morgan, Colo., the son of Herman and Ruby (Etris) White. He was a machinist by trade and supervisor at Flexweight, GBI and Farley Machine. In the 1970’s, he spent time in Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq working for Vetco and Aramco Oil. Following retirement he worked at Rosewood and St. Francis, logging countless hours transporting foster kids. 

A fun loving family man of few words, he was a great chef, specializing in delicious dishes from his smoker. He truly enjoyed cooking, especially for family get-togethers, making each holiday grander than the one before. He was self taught and was known most for his infamous Fish Fry’s.  

His two favorite pastimes were fishing and dirt track racing, having taken many family camping trips to Grand Lake, Wilson Lake and Colorado. He also loved time at the race shop and going to the race track over the years with his race family. 

As the designated family historian, he took great pride in his heritage. He was an amazing Daddy, Uncle, Grandpa and Great-Grandpa (Heavy Emphasis on GREAT.) Ed had the pleasure of taking a trip to follow his heritage from the south across the U.S. documenting the genealogy of the entire family. 

Surviving family members include daughters Jami Lee White of Silver City, Iowa, Vicki Bunn and Brenda Goodwin of Hutchinson, Kan.; his grandchildren Heather, Eugene, William, Jessica, Carmen, Antonio, Casey, Miranda, Shelby, Trey and Spencer; and great-grandchildren Landon, Reese, Kai, Zadamarie, James, Zoe and Jaelynne; his nieces Wanda Jackson, Sharon Overton, Kathy Barnard; nephews Martin Harmon and John Harmon. He was preceded in death by his wife Marlene; sister Betty Harmon; and his parents Herman and Ruby White. 

Honoring his wishes there will be no Memorial Service, instead the family will be receiving friends on July 4th at his home (“The White House”) and bring your own fireworks. He requested memorials to St. Rose Health Center Endowment Fund for Golden Belt Home Health & Hospice of Great Bend, Kan. and PanCan.ORG in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be left for the family and a full obituary notice may be viewed at http://www.chartergreatbend.com.


Funeral arrangements provided by

Charter Funerals

2115 Washington Street

Great Bend, KS  67530

Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, June 17, 2020
Nancy Marie Tucker (Meyer)     1954 - 2025
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Nancy Marie Tucker (Meyer)
Published: Apr 11, 2025, 6:38 PM

Nancy Marie Tucker (Meyer) went to her eternal resting place on April 3rd, 2025. She was born on March 30, 1954 in Great Bend, Kan. to Fred and Elizabeth Meyer. Being a lifetime Ellinwood resident, Nancy graduated from Ellinwood High School in 1972.

Her childhood was filled with lots of family time. Having a house at the lake, they spent many weekends there where she learned to fish and waterski. Many memories were made while they traveled all around the country for summer vacations. Nancy was involved in activities including Girl Scouts and 4-H where she learned to sew and went on to make and model her own hand-made outfits. Following in her parents’ footsteps, Nancy found a love for photography. Throughout her life, she always made sure to capture life’s memories for everyone to cherish.

Nancy was known to be the family historian. She spent hundreds of hours putting together family trees and scanning old photo albums to be put online for all of her family to enjoy.

She was a selfless and devoted mother and spent decades of her life taking pride in raising her six children. Nancy was her kids’ biggest supporter and cheerleader and was heavily involved in her children’s activities and sports.

Nancy was a warrior. In 2020 she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She went on to fight and win that battle, never losing faith.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Elizabeth; her father, Fred; and her son, Jason. She is survived and forever cherished and missed by siblings, Marlene (Gary) of Tucson, Joyce (Darrell) of Yuma, John of South Hutchinson, Norma (Lawrence) of Ellinwood; husband, David Tucker of Ellinwood; son, Kevin Pflughoeft (Gena) of Great Bend; son, Brian Pflughoeft of Claflin; son, David Tucker (Kodi) of Hoisington; son, Andrew Tucker of Ellinwood; daughter, Maria Gray of Great Bend; daughter, Amanda Tucker (Tyler) of Ellinwood; grandchildren Damian, Devin, Brittany, Zakary, Kassidy, Jayden, Anthony, Owen, Brenyn, Kelsey, Kurt, Kolton, Malikai, Elizabeth, Riley, Roy, Braxton, Emma, Michael; numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

There will be a celebration of life for Nancy held on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025 at noon at Encounter Church. Memorials can be sent to the COPD Foundation at their mailing address: COPD Foundation 3300 Ponca de Leon Boulevard, Miami, FL 33134.


Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, April 12, 2025