DODGE CITY – Duane Blew, 71, died Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Trinity Manor, Dodge City.

He was born January 28, 1945 at Garden City, the son of Albert and Ruth (Hornbaker) Blew. His family moved from Gray County to Ford in 1948. He was a graduate of Ford High School and received his Bachelors Degree from Fort Hays State University. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He worked at the Credit Union in Garden City and later worked as the accountant for Mead Lumber in Dodge City for 36 years until retiring in 2006.

He was a member of the National Rifle Association and was a gun enthusiast and collector.

Survivors include: his brother, Gene Blew and wife Colene, Lewis, Kansas; 3 nephews, Darrell Blew and wife Bev, Dodge City, Rodney Jenks, Florida and Steven Jenks and wife Leslie, Platte City, Missouri; 3 nieces, Lisa Graden and husband Duane, Allen, Texas, Annette Jenks-Chavez and husband Frank, Amarillo, Texas and Teresa George and husband Tim, Larned.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Berniece Jenks and her husband Ralph and a niece, Cindy Whitney.

Funeral service will be 11:00 am Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Minnis Mortuary, Bucklin, with Scott Tilley officiating. Burial will follow in the Ford Cemetery with full military honors by the American Legion and Military Honors for the State of Kansas. Visitation with the family present will be Monday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Minnis Mortuary.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the American Kidney Foundation or Cancer Center of Kansas both in care of Minnis Mortuary, P.O. Box 516, Bucklin, Kansas 67834.