Larry Curtis Epley
Jun 3, 2022
LARRY CURTIS EPLEY
Dateline/Kingman
Larry Curtis Epley, 76, died June 3, 2022 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman.
He was born Jan. 26, 1946, at Kingman the son of Robert and Pauline Carlburg Epley. A longtime Kingman resident, he was a farmer.
Survivors include daughters Kristen Epley (Will Willerton), Stephanie Epley, Rachel...
Darrell D. Albright
May 31, 2022
DARRELL D. ALBRIGHT
Dateline/Pretty Prairie
Darrell D. Albright, 79, died May 31, 2022 at the Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie.
He was born Nov. 29, 1942, at Kingman the son of Victor and Esther Schrag Albright. A resident of Pretty Prairie most of his life he was a retired bio-med technician.
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Barbara Lee Mason
May 18, 2022
BARBARA LEE MASON
Dateline/Kingman
Barbara Lee Mason, 94, died May 18, 2022, in Kingman.
She was born Dec. 26, 1927, at Cleveland, Kansas the daughter of Otto and Hetty Dir Kelly. A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, she was a retired telephone operator and telephone office employee.
Barbara was a...
Dee Brown
May 13, 2022
DEE BROWN
Dateline/Spivey
Dee Brown, 87, died May 13, 2022 in Kingman.
He was born May 28, 1934 in Kingman the son of Henry and Alice Shephard Brown.
A lifetime resident of the Kingman and Spivey communities, he was a retired farmer and stockman.
Dee was a member of...
Mary C. Gillen
May 10, 2022
MARY C. GILLEN
Dateline/Willowdale
Mary C. Gillen, 88, died May 10, 2022 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman.
She was born Dec. 8, 1933, at Colwich the daughter of Matthew and Catherine Heitz Ewertz. A long time resident of the Willowdale and Kingman communities, she was a homemaker.
Mary was a member...
Gary R. Leslie
May 10, 2022
GARY R. LESLIE
Dateline/Kingman
Gary R. Leslie, 80, died May 10, 2022 at his home in Kingman.
He was born Sept. 28, 1941, at Kingman the son of Jack and Mary H. Pritner Leslie. A lifetime resident of the Zenda, Spivey and Kingman communities, he was a farmer and stockman; and worked in...
Francis G. "Pudge" Madison
May 9, 2022
PUDGE MADISON
Dateline/Kingman
Francis G. "Pudge" Madison, 71, died May 9, 2022 in Wichita.
He was born May 7, 1951, at Wichita the son of Lewis and Imogene Swingle Madison. A longtime resident of Kingman, he was a retired Zumba instructor and avid rollerblader.
He was a U.S. Army veteran.
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Anna Marie Reid
May 2, 2022
ANNA MARIE REID
Dateline/Kingman
Anna Marie Reid, 56, died May 2, 2022 in Wichita.
She was born March 3, 1966, in Topeka the daughter of Vincent and Gloria Martinez Hernandez. A longtime resident of Kingman, she was a Register Nurse and Nursing Instructor at Pratt Community College.
Anna attended the Covenant...
Lucy F. Orth
May 2, 2022
LUCY F. ORTH
Dateline/Kingman
Lucy Faye (Snell) Orth was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She left this world peacefully on Monday, May 2nd, 2022.
Lucy was born to Alice (Wilson) and Walter Glenn Snell on November 28th, 1932, in Reno County, Kansas. After graduating from high school, she met the love...
Patricia Beat
May 1, 2022
PATRICIA BEAT
Dateline/Kingman
Patricia Beat, 78, died May 1, 2022.
She was born Oct, 22, 1943, at Kingman the daughter of John and Opal Sinnett Hart.
A lifetime resident of Kingman, she retired from the Kingman Abstract office in Kingman after working forty-six years.
Pat was a member of...
Lorene Oak
Apr 24, 2022
LORENE OAK
Dateline/Penalosa
Lorene Oak, 89, died April 24, 2022 at her home at Penalosa after years of bravely battling dementia.
She was born Jan. 19, 1933, at Langdon, Kansas the daughter of Ralph and Arbrie Goff Barr. A lifetime resident of the Penalosa community, she was a homemaker.
Lorene was...
Judith K. (Bolinger) Markel
Apr 15, 2022
JUDITH K. MARKEL
Dateline/Pretty Prairie
Judith K. Markel (Bolinger), 83, of Pretty Prairie, passed away April 15, 2022 after a two year battle with stage four pancreatic cancer.
Judy was born Jan. 8, 1939, to Herbert and Julia Bolinger in Wichita, KS. An only child, she was their pride and joy. Judy attended...
Greta Snell
Apr 15, 2022
Greta Snell was born on the Epp Family Farm, northeast of Burrton, Kansas on July 6, 1938. She left this earth for heaven on Good Friday morning, April 15, 2022.
Greta loved learning and serving. She was gifted at both. She was Valedictorian of her graduating class at Central Christian High School. She was awarded...
Wilma J. Wilson
Apr 14, 2022
WILMA J. WILSON
Dateline/Kingman
Wilma J. Wilson, 89, died April 14, 2022 in Wichita.
She was born March 26, 1933, at St. Leo, Kansas the daughter of Edwin and Esther Schulte Wegerer.
A longtime resident of the Kingman community, she was retired from the Safeway and Food-4-Less grocery stores.
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Alice K. (Meis) Sander
Apr 11, 2022
Alice K. (Meis) Sander, 70, died Monday, April 11, 2022, surrounded by her family at her home in Murdock, KS, after fighting cancer for 6 months like a warrior, while maintaining dignity and grace throughout her courageous battle.
She was born November 18, 1951 in Hays, KS, the daughter of Gilbert and Velma (Eidson) Meis. She graduated...
Jerry R. "Jr" Royer
Apr 7, 2022
JERRY R. "JR" ROYER
Dateline/Pretty Prairie
Jerry R. "JR" Royer, 83, died April 7, 2022 at Pretty Prairie.
He was born April 11, 1938, at Scott City, Kansas the son of Ernest Eugene "Jerry" and Amy Lillian Tomberlin Royer. A longtime resident of the Pretty Prairie community, he was a manager for several...
Maureen Frances Bogner
Apr 6, 2022
MAUREEN FRANCES BOGNER
Dateline/Kingman
Maureen Frances Bogner, 86, died April 6, 2022 at her home.
She was born Dec. 30, 1935 the daughter of Richard and Frances Sheahan McFadden. A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, she was a retired First Grade teacher for St. Patrick's Catholic Grade School.
Maureen was...
Doris R. Closson
Apr 4, 2022
DORIS CLOSSON
Doris Closson, 98, died Sept. 4, 2022 at her home in Kingman.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022 at the Kingman Christian Church.
A more complete obituary will follow.
Wesley D. Herren
Mar 23, 2022
Wesley D. Herren, 17, died March 23, 2022 at Colwich, Kansas.
He was born June 13, 2004 at Wichita the son of Timothy Herren and Stephanie Lubbers.
Wesley attended school in Kingman and presently was in his Senior year at Andale High School.
He was a member of the Catholic Church.
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Louise "Fritzie" Hausfeld
Mar 17, 2022
LOUISE "FRITZIE" SPRAUER HAUSFELD
Dateline/Kingman
Louise "Fritzie" Sprauer Hausfeld, 84, died March 17, 2022 at her home outside Kingman. She was the daughter of William J. and Mary M. Helmig Sprauer.
She was born July 19, 1937, in Dayton, Ohio. She met and married the love of her life Bernard "Bernie" Hausfeld. They...
