LESLIE A. "SMACK" MARKWELL

Dateline/Kingman

Leslie A. "Smack" Markwell, 67, died Feb. 13, 2024 in Wichita.

He was born July 7, 1956, in Kingman the son of Delmar and Helen Hoffine Markwell.  A lifetime resident of Kingman, he was a former painter, oil field worker and former school bus driver.

Leslie attended the Kingman Christian Church; and was a 1975 graduate of Kingman High School.

Survivors include two daughters, Shyla Baldwin and Mandy Crosby and husband Alex; his mother Helen Markwell-Melton; brother Terry; sisters Delia Swingle and Tammy Patterson; and grandchildren Teegyn, Laykin, Jensyn and Cooper.  He was preceded in death by a daughter Kacie; and his father Delmar.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, at the Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman.

The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home.  Burial will be in the Walnut Hill Cemetery.

Memorials may be made with the Leslie Markwell Memorial Fund in care of Livingston Funeral Home,

1830 N. Main, Kingman, KS 67068.