Michael L. "Mike" Henning
Dec 7, 2023
MICHAEL L. "MIKE" HENNING
Dateline/Kingman
Michael L. "Mike" Henning, 61, died Dec. 7, 2023 at his home.
He was born Nov. 27, 1962, at Kingman the son of Herman and Nancy Cheatum Henning. Â A resident of the Kingman community most of his life he was the retired and former owner of Henning Custom...
Lance E Ross
Nov 29, 2023
Lance E. Ross, 63, died November 29, 2023
He was born April 16, 1960, in Kingman, Kansas, the son of William T. and Geraldine Clayton Ross. He was raised in Waterloo and then Belpre, graduating from Macksville High School. On April 12, 1986, he married Julie Laber. After establishing his career at Boeing, he graduated with a...
Ronald K. Young
Nov 27, 2023
Ronald K. Young, 79, passed away peacefully November 27, 2023, in Lawrence, KS.
Ron was born January 31, 1944, in Kingman, KS, the first child of Clay (Bus) and Esther (Maple) Young.  He attended grades 1 – 6 at Belmont Grade School, and Jr. and Sr. High School in Kingman.  Ron was awarded a BA (Harding College)...
Shorty Wells
Nov 18, 2023
"SHORTY"Â WELLS
"Shorty" Wells, 79, died Nov. 18, 2023 at Hilltop Manor, Cunningham.
He was born Aug. 22, 1944, at Kingman the son of Howard and Helen Duckworth Wells.
A lifetime resident of Kingman County, he was a farmer and stockman.
Shorty like to play golf as he got older, but...
Lavon Parsons
Nov 18, 2023
LaVon (Allender) Parsons
Dateline/Rago
LaVon (Allender) Parsons, 89, passed away Nov. 18, 2023 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman.
She was born in Duquoin, Kansas on Dec. 31, 1933, the youngest child of Frank and Alice (Reida) Allender. Â LaVon graduated from Adams High School and it was there she met the love of her...
Charles Laverne Drake
Nov 12, 2023
CHARLES LAVERNE DRAKE
Dateline/Murdock
Charles LaVerne Drake, 77, died Nov. 12, 2023 in Wichita.
He was born July 18, 1946, at Chanute, Kansas the son of Charles L. and H. Lucille Pittser Drake.
A longtime resident of Murdock, he was a former employee of Kraus Implement, the Don Dye Co., Chance...
Darlene B. Voth
Nov 8, 2023
DARLENE B. VOTH
Dateline/Murdock
Darlene B. Voth, 100, died Nov. 8, 2023 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman.
She was born Jan. 13, 1923, at Kingman the daughter of Louis and Hazel Ramsey Fairchild. Â A longtime resident of Kingman County she worked for many years at the Kingman County Courthouse.
Before her...
Aurora Dick
Nov 6, 2023
Aurora Dick, 89, died Nov. 6, 2023, at the Attica Long Term Care.
She was born June 11, 1934, at Redwing, Colorado the daughter of Juan and Rosenda Salazar Martinez.
A longtime resident of the Zenda community, she was a former CNA at the Attica Hospital, worked for the Zenda Library and the F&D restaurant....
Bobby Dean Fletcher
Nov 4, 2023
The Halls of Heaven heard the rip of guitar licks from Bobby Dean's healed hands, as he laid down his long-fought battle with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Pulmonary Fibrosis on November 4, 2023.
Bobby Dean Fletcher was born into a Wild West kinda World on June 5, 1951 to Cowboy Hall of Famer Claud Fletcher and Betty Jane...
Samuel Bruce "Sam" Livingston
Nov 2, 2023
SAMUEL BRUCE LIVINGSTON
Dateline/Kingman
Samuel Bruce "Sam" Livingston, 82, left this world on Nov. 2, 2023.
Sam was born on March 26, 1941, in Kingman, Kansas the only child of Bruce and Lucile Prather Livingston.
Sam battled brain cancer for only a few months. Despite spending much of that time in...
Gary D. Ryder
Oct 23, 2023
GARY D. RYDER
Dateline/Kingman
Gary D. Ryder, 63, died Oct. 23, 2023 at his home in Kingman.
He was born May 8, 1960, at Gordon, Nebraska the son of Charles and Joyce Vetter Ryder. Â A Kingman resident since 1978, he was a retired stone mason.
Gary is survived by his sons...
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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