RONALD EUGENE FRAMPTON

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Ronald Eugene Frampton, 84, died Aug. 9, 2022 at Derby, Kansas.

He was born Dec. 20, 1937, in Hutchinson the son of Walter George and Pauline Nickell Frampton.  A lifetime resident, he was a retired farmer and stockman and Detention Officer for Kingman County.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp.

On April 10, 1960, he married Etta Mae Balmas at Monett, Missouri.  Other survivors include a son Rob and his wife Mendy; daughter Dianna Smith and her husband Austin; sister Donna Downs; 3 grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by two brothers, David Lee Frampton and Gary Frampton.

Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, at the Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman.  Friends may call between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday and Tuesday at the funeral home.  Burial will be in the Lerado Cemetery near Langdon.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude's Childrens Hospital or the Shriners Crippled Childrens.  Both may be sent to the funeral home.