Geraldine A. "Geary" Brown
Oct 21, 2023
GERALDINE A. "GEARY" BROWN
Dateline/Spivey
Geraldine A. "Geary" Brown, 83, died Oct. 21, 2023 in Wichita.
She was born Feb. 8, 1940, at Hays, Kansas the daughter of Benjamin and Loreen Schutte McCaskey.
A longtime resident of the Spivey community, she was the retired Postmaster at the Spivey Post Office.
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William E. "Bill" Probst
Oct 17, 2023
William E. (Bill) Probst, 79, died October 17, 2023, at Wheatlands in Kingman. Bill was born on June 12, 1944, on the family farm west of Kingman. He was the third son of William J. and Dorothy (Pelzl) Probst. After graduating from Kingman schools in 1962, Bill attended Pittsburg State, where he was a member of Kappa Mu Epsilon,...
James Leroy Wooldridge
Oct 9, 2023
James L. Wooldridge passed away on Monday, October 9, 2023. He was born on December 17, 1931, to Jefferson Lee and Vera L. Wooldridge in Kingman, Kansas.
He attended grade school in Penalosa, Kansas and high school in Kingman, graduating in 1949. He attended Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas form September 1949 until January 1951 at which...
William "Ron" Cramer
Oct 7, 2023
WILLIAM "RON' CRAMER
Dateline/Kingman
William "Ron" Cramer, 84, died Oct. 7, 2023 at Wheatlands Health Care Center, Kingman.
He was born Aug. 13, 1939, in Kingman the son of Raymond Dick and Ruby McIntosh Cramer. Â A longtime resident of Kingman, he was a retired farmer and auto body repairman.
Ron was...
Clarence J. "Butch" Mattal
Oct 4, 2023
CLARENCE J. "BUTCH" MATTAL
Dateline/Nashville
Clarence J. "Butch" Mattal, 80, died Oct. 4, 2023 in Wichita.
He was born July 9, 1943 the son of  Clarence J. "Slim" and Cecilia Lassa Mattal.
A longtime Nashville resident having also lived in Arkansas City and El Dorado, he was the retired mechanic at...
Donna Rogene (Carter) Brown
Sep 27, 2023
DONNA ROGENE (CARTER) BROWN
Donna Rogene (Carter) Brown, 89, passed away at home surrounded by family on Sept. 27, 2023.
She was born Jan. 25, 1934, in Valley Center to Mable (Fanning) and Elzava Carter. Â A resident of Kingman since 1972, Donna was the Kingman County Clerk for twenty years and another four years as...
Shirley Loree Mitchell
Sep 20, 2023
Shirley Loree Mitchell, 81, of Kingman, KS, passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m. with a service following at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at Kingman Christian Church, Kingman, KS. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont, KS. Shirley was born in Harper, KS on March 17, 1942, to the late...
Dee Anna Jones
Sep 19, 2023
Dee Anna Jones, 75, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, in Wichita, Kansas.
She was born Mar. 30, 1948, at Hardtner, Kansas, the daughter of Kenneth Joseph and Billie Jean Butler Scripsick. A longtime resident of Garden City, Kansas, recently of Wichita, she was a homemaker.
On Nov. 6, 1994, she married Terry Jones at Las...
Joan C. Smith
Sep 18, 2023
JOAN C. SMITH
Dateline/Kingman
Joan C. Smith, 92, died Sept. 18, 2023 at the Mennonite Friendship Manor, South Hutchinson.
She was born July 20, 1931, near Willowdale the daughter of Fred and Elizabeth Arensdorf Miller. Â A resident of the Willowdale and Kingman communities most of her life, she was a retired beautician.
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Virginia R Heldenbrand
Sep 10, 2023
VIRGINIA L. HELDENBRAND
Virginia L. Heldenbrand,88, died September 10, 2023, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center.
She was born March 1, 1935, in Kingman. Virginia is the daughter of Lawrence and Pauline (Fairchild) Brittain. She was a lifetime resident of Kingman. Virginia was a homemaker and also worked at several stores downtown Kingman, including Kingman Drug. She...
Joanne Tresler
Aug 28, 2023
JOANNE TRESLER
Dateline/Kingman
JoAnne Tressler, 87, died Aug. 28, 2023 at Hilltop Manor, Cunningham.
She was born July 6, 1936, at Kingman the daughter of  William Denver and Ellen Lorraine Schrock Wells.
A longtime Kingman resident, she was a homemaker.
Survivors include daughters Lorri Gilchrist and husband Richard and...
Ruth Ann Simon
Aug 25, 2023
RUTH ANN SIMON
Dateline/Medicine Lodge
Ruth Ann Simon, 81, died Aug. 25, 2023, at the Attica Longterm Care Center Facility.
She was born Dec. 5, 1941, at Zenda, Kansas the youngest daughter of triplets of Richard and Frances Ricke Schmidt. Â A resident of Medicine Lodge, of the Nashville and St. Leo communities, Â she...
Della Mae Stucky Musselman
Jul 31, 2023
Della Mae Stucky was born March 21, 1923, in Pretty Prairie, Kansas. She was the third daughter (one of twins) born to Henry Samuel and Lena Bertha Schwartz Stucky. She went to be with the Lord on the 31st day of July, 2023, at the age of 100 years, 4 months, and 10 days.
She was baptized...
Michael Bruce "Mike" Nunemaker
Jul 30, 2023
MICHAEL BRUCE "MIKE" NUNEMAKER
Michael Bruce "Mike" Nunemaker, 79, died July 30, 2023 at his home in Norwich, Kansas.
He was born July 14, 1944, in Kingman County the son of Fred and Mercedes Alberta "Maggie" Knapp Nunemaker. Â A Norwich resident since 2016, previously of Kingman, he was a retired backhoe operator and truck driver...
Giles J. Thissen
Jul 24, 2023
Giles J. Thissen, 85, entered eternity with Jesus Christ and was reunited with his beloved Pat on July 24, 2023.
Giles was born July 17, 1938, to John R. & Margaret (Gerber) Thissen in Kingman, KS.  He was raised on the family farm with siblings  James, Mary Ann, and Paul.  Giles graduated from Kingman High School and...
Kenneth H. Shipley
Jul 23, 2023
Kenneth Howard Shipley, 83, passed away on July 23, 2023 at the Cheney Golden Age Home.
The only child of Howard & Ruth Shipley, he lived on a farm near Garden Plain until age 15,
when the family moved to Cheney, Kansas. Kenny graduated from Cheney High School in 1958
and attended Hutchinson...
Brenda J. Hood
Jul 7, 2023
BRENDA J. HOOD
Dateline/Spivey
Brenda J. Hood, 67, died July 7, 2023 at Kingman.
She was born Aug. 3, 1955, in Wichita the daughter of Melvin O. Collins, Sr. and Beatrice June Lipps Collins. Â A resident of Spivey since 2015, previously of Wichita, she was a retired CNA at the Kansas Masonic Home....
Golya L. Sterling
Jul 7, 2023
GOLYA L. STERLING
Dateline/Kingman
Golya L. Sterling, 60, died July 7, 2023 in Kingman.
She was born Aug. 14, 1962, at Desarc, Arkansas the daughter of Walter and Velma
Sylvia Snell Taylor. Â A resident of Kingman most of her life, she was a homemaker.
On July 1, 1978, she...
Naomi B. Schuchman
Jul 6, 2023
NAOMI B. SCHUCHMAN
Dateline/Kingman
Naomi B. Schuchman, 91, died July 6, 2023 at the Prairie Sunset Home.
She was born June 2, 1932, at Kingman the daughter of Clarence and Mildred McClure Belcher. Â A longtime resident of the Kingman community, she was a professional business woman.
Naomi was a member of...
Beverly Jo Nelson
Jul 5, 2023
Beverly Jo Nelson
Dateline/Kingman
Beverly Jo Nelson, 75, died July 5, 2023, at Wichita.
She was born Aug. 21, 1947, in Hutchinson the daughter of Leonard and Opal Ellis Seifert. Â A longtime resident of Kingman, she was a former teacher.
Beverly was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Kingman; a...
