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Emery Lynn Knudsen

Emery Lynn Knudsen

Sep 9, 2022

Emery Lynn Knudsen

Emery Lynn Knudsen was born sleeping to her parents Brendan Knudsen and Des Vogel-Goodman of Kingman, Kansas. September 9, 2022 at 1:16pm at Pratt Regional Medical Center. She weighed 3lbs, 13oz, and 15 ½" long. She is survived by her parents and siblings Phoenix,and Dahlila of Kingman. Other survivors include Grandparents, Great Grandparents, Aunts,...

Doris Closson

Doris Closson

Sep 5, 2022

Doris Closson, age 98, passed away at her home on September 5, 2022.  She was born August 31, 1924 in Norwich, Kansas and grew up on a farm near Belmont, Kansas.  The daughter of Ernest and Wilma Trostle, she attended school in Belmont.  She was a lifetime resident of Kingman County.

She was the bookkeeper for Whitmer's...

Robert L. Young

Robert L. Young

Aug 29, 2022

ROBERT L. YOUNG

Dateline/Kingman

Robert L. Young, 85, died Aug. 29, 2022 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman.

He was born Feb. 28, 1937, at Kingman the son of Irvin and Iantha Harner Young.  A resident of Kingman County most of his life, he was a retired farmer.

Robert was a member...

Caroline E. Dyche

Caroline E. Dyche

Aug 28, 2022

CAROLINE DYCHE

Kingman, Cunningham, Pratt

Dateline/Cunningham

Caroline E. Becker Dyche, 91, died Aug. 28, 2022 in Wichita.

She was born Oct. 24, 1930, at Nashville, Kansas the daughter of William and Rosa C. Hageman Becker.

A longtime resident of the Cunningham community, she was a former telephone operator, cashier...

Franklin Leroy Fl Young

Franklin Leroy Fl Young

Aug 26, 2022

Franklin Leroy (FL) Young Jr.

July 5, 1933 – August 26, 2022

It is with heavy heart that the family of FL Young announce his passing at 89, of Cheney Kansas.  He was born in a farmhouse, near Cheney, Kansas, graduated from Kingman High School, attended Kansas State University on a football scholarship,...

Leonard John Henning

Leonard John Henning

Aug 13, 2022

Leonard John Henning, 94, was born on March 8th, 1928 in Willowdale, KS. He is the son of Anthony "Antone" and Emma Mertens Henning; and brother to Julius, Anthony Jr., Robert, Eugene, Joan, and Florence.

Leonard grew up near Willowdale farming with his father and brothers. His mother, Emma, passed away when he was only 12 years...

Maxine Marie Kirkpatrick

Maxine Marie Kirkpatrick

Aug 12, 2022

Maxine Marie Kirkpatrick

April 17, 1928 – August 12, 2022. Maxine's parents were Zora Dunkelberger Thiel and Pete Thiel. She was born on a farm southwest of Cleveland, Kansas.

She is preceded in death by her parents, sister Mildred Layman, brother Wilfred Thiel, and her husband, Warren F. Kirkpatrick who passed away in...

Ronald Eugene Frampton

Ronald Eugene Frampton

Aug 9, 2022

RONALD EUGENE FRAMPTON

Dateline/Penalosa

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...

Ruth Ellen Shippen

Ruth Ellen Shippen

Aug 8, 2022

RUTH ELLEN SHIPPEN

Dateline/Pretty Prairie

Ruth Ellen Tasset Shippen, age 81, was a loving friend, daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.  She was born to Clarence and Margaret (Klenke) Tasset in Spearville, Kansas.  A devout Catholic, she graduated high school at Sacred Heart Academy in 1958, then graduated from Newman University in...

Jerry Edward Vanlandingham

Jerry Edward Vanlandingham

Aug 5, 2022

JERRY EDWARD VANLANDINGHAM

Jerry Edward Vanlandingham passed away peacefully surrounded by family at his home in Zenda on August 6, 2022. Born in Kingman, Kansas on October 2, 1939 to Palmer "Dick" Vanlandingham and Sylvia Ione Torrance Vanlandingham.

In 1947 Dick and Ione moved their growing family from a farm North of Spivey to the...

Michael H. "Mike" Elliott

Michael H. "Mike" Elliott

Jul 31, 2022

Michael "Mike" Elliott, 40, of Wichita passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Michael was born on February 18, 1982 in Tulsa, OK. He was a Wichita West

High School graduate and Cowley College alum. Mike worked as a cook for the majority of his

career and took great pride...

Larry S. Pieplow

Larry S. Pieplow

Jul 27, 2022

LARRY S. PIEPLOW

Dateline/Rago

Larry S. Pieplow, 74, died July 27, 2022 at Kingman.

He was born April 29, 1948, at Wichita the son of Harry Ray and Beatrice E. Campbell Pieplow.  A lifetime resident of the Rago community, he was a retired farmer.

Larry is survived by a brother Mike;...

Edwin L. Wiard

Edwin L. Wiard

Jul 26, 2022

EDWIN WIARD

BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA

Edwin L. Wiard, 90, died July 26, 2022, at Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.  He was born July 10, 1932, at Greensburg, Kansas, the son of Ralph and Laura Ellen Carithers Wiard.

A longtime Enid, Oklahoma, resident, previously of Pretty Prairie, Edwin was a life-time railroader beginning with the Santa...

Penny L. Wood

Penny L. Wood

Jul 24, 2022

PENNY L. WOOD

Dateline/Kingman

Penny L. Wood, 74, died July 24, 2022 at her home in Kingman.

She was born Feb. 8, 1948, at Wichita the daughter of Donald and Maxine Brasfield Augden.  A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, she was a retired school psychologist for the South Central Special Education CO-OP....

Donna L. Noblit

Donna L. Noblit

Jul 21, 2022

DONNA L. NOBLIT

Dateline/Kingman

Donna L. Noblit, 85, died July 21, 2022, at Kingman Healthcare Systems.

She was born March 23, 1937, at Penalosa, Kansas the daughter of John and Lillian Jones Evans.  A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, she was a former switchboard operator for SW Bell and a retired cook...

Sally A. Davis

Sally A. Davis

Jul 19, 2022

SALLY A. DAVIS

Dateline/Kingman

Sally A. Davis, 76, died July 19, 2022 at Wheatlands.

She was born March 10, 1946, at Topeka, Kansas the daughter of Ernest and Alberta Dieball Wertzberger, she was a retired teacher.

Private family services have been requested.

Memorials may be made with the Kingman...

Jacqueline Louise Pulliam Meng

Jacqueline Louise Pulliam Meng

Jul 18, 2022

Jacqueline Louise Pulliam Meng died Monday, July 18, 2022 in her home outside of Kingman, Kansas.

She was born October 24,1943 at Nashville, Kansas to Jack Pulliam and Virginia (Trent) Pulliam. Although she lived in many places growing up because her dad worked in the oil fields, she called Sharon, Kansas her home. She fell in love with...

Brian Lee Worthington

Brian Lee Worthington

Jul 14, 2022

BRIAN LEE WORTHINGON

Brian Lee Worthington, 29, died July 14, 2022 in Wichita.

He was born Feb. 16, 1993, in Kingman the son of Danny Rohlman and Christina Worthington.

A longtime Kingman resident, currently living in Attica, he was employed at the Looney Bin Comedy Club.

Brian is survived by his...

Larry L. Eskew

Larry L. Eskew

Jul 13, 2022

LARRY L. ESKEW

Dateline/Kingman

Larry L. Eskew, 69, died July 13, 2022 at his home in Kingman surrounded by family.

He was born July 7, 1953, in Hutchinson the son of Lee and Lois Ginn Eskew.  A lifetime resident of the Penalosa and Kingman communities, he was the former Transportation Director for Kingman-Norwich...

Brenda Renee Isaman Branstetter

Brenda Renee Isaman Branstetter

Jul 8, 2022

Brenda Renee Isaman Branstetter, 57, went to be with the Lord on July 8, 2022 while surrounded by loved ones at her home in Kingman. She was born Oct. 1, 1964, at Seneca, Kansas to her parents Glen L. and Lois M. Fairchild Isaman. She was raised in Vermillion with her sisters Sandy (Kenny) Vernon, Connie Smith, Judy (Alvie)...

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