Virgil R. Ewy
Jul 19, 2021
VIRGIL R. EWY
Dateline/Derby
Virgil R. Ewy, 86, died July 19, 2021 at his home in Derby.
He was born Dec. 12, 1934, at Peabody, Kansas the son of Elmer and Tillie Albrecht Ewy. A longtime resident of Derby, he retired as Vice-President of IFR Systems, Inc.
Virgil was a member...
Loretta Ann Becker Schwartz
Jul 19, 2021
LORETTA ANN (BECKER) SCHWARTZ
Loretta Ann (Becker) Schwartz, 94, died July 19, 2021, at Grace Cottage in Wichita, KS.
She was born the daughter of William and Rosa (Hageman) Becker on October 2, 1926, in Nashville, KS. In 1947, she married Delbert Schwartz.
A Kingman resident since 1979, moving from Willowdale, she was...
Cynthia Ann "Cindy" Lannon
Jul 17, 2021
CYNTHIA ANN "CINDY" LANNON
Dateline/Kingman
Cynthia Ann "Cindy" Lannon, 56, died July 17, 2021 at Pretty Prairie.
She was born July 25, 1964, at Sterling, Kansas the daughter of Buddy and Ann Manwarren Messick. A longtime resident of Kingman, she was a homemaker.
Cindy was a member of the First Baptist...
Dallas D. Thornhill
Jul 14, 2021
Dallas D. Thornhill, 80, died July 14, 2021 at his home.
He was born April 27, 1941, at Wichita the son of William Evan and Doris Anita Franks Thornhill. A longtime resident of the Cunningham community, he was a retired service station owner/operator.
Dallas was a member of the Cunningham United Methodist Church; the Masonic...
Gary Wayne Brewer
Jul 4, 2021
Gary Brewer passed peacefully at his Cunningham home which was known by many as "the duck shack" on July 4, 2021. He is preceded in death by his parents Billy Gene and Patricia Ann Brewer. He is survived by his two daughters Kaley Brewer and Melissa Brewer, and two granddaughters Brynlee Brewer and Kinsey Brewer. Gary is also survived...
Eugene Richard "Pat" Klaver
Jul 2, 2021
Eugene Richard (Pat) Klaver, of Belmont, Kansas passed away peacefully on Friday July 2, 2021 at Kansas Medical Center, Andover, KS. He was 91 years old.
Pat was born on September 13, 1929 on the family farm north of Belmont, Kansas to Fred W. and Irene Madaline Miller Klaver. He was a Belmont High School graduate and...
Marcelene E. Henning
Jun 28, 2021
MARCELENE E. HENNING
Kingman L-C, Hutchinson News, lfh
Dateline/Kingman
Marcelene H. Henning, 89, died June 28, 2021 at the Hutchinson Hospital.
She was born Nov. 11, 1931 the daughter of Acey M. and Viola Rodgers Frey. A longtime Kingman resident, she was a retired hairdresser.
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Melody Kim (White) Davenport
Jun 19, 2021
Melody Kim (White) Davenport was born August 26, 1955, in Coldwater, KS to Joe Pat and Frances Arlene (Ewy) White. She passed away June 19, 2021, at Hospice House in Hutchinson, KS. Melody graduated from Coldwater High School with the Class of 1973. She dearly loved CHS and her classmates and was selected as the 1973 Basketball Homecoming Queen....
Roman B. Kerschen
Jun 18, 2021
ROMAN B. KERSCHEN
Dateline/Kingman
Born August 1, 1926 on the family farm in St. Leo, Kansas, Roman spent all 94 years of his life in Kingman County except leaving at age 17 to spend 2 years in the US Navy from 1943-1945 as a Motor Machinists Mate Third Class. Roman met his wife of 51...
Voncile Ann Bolinger
Jun 12, 2021
VONCILE ANN BOLINGER
April 13, 1938 - June 12, 2021
Dateline/Cheney
Voncile was born in Kingman KS 4/13/38 to Carl A & Anna A (Brown) Bolinger. Voncile was preceded in death by her parents Carl & Anna and siblings, Joyce and Glen. She is survived by dozens of cousins and many, many former...
Catherine E. Blasi
Jun 8, 2021
CATHERINE E. BLASI
Dateline/Zenda
Catherine E. Blasi, 97, died June 8, 2021 at Kingman.
She was born Jan. 6, 1924, at Willowdale, Kansas the daughter of Edward and Leona Miller Kanngiesser. A lifetime resident of the Willowdale and Zenda communities, she was the retired co-owner and operator of Blasi Service Station.
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Rodney D. "Rod" Eggert
Jun 5, 2021
RODNEY D. EGGERT
Dateline/Norwich
Rodney D. Eggert, 75, died June 5, 2021 at his home outside Norwich.
He was born May 12, 1946, at Harper, Kansas the son of Carl A. and Norma E. Johnston
Eggert. A lifetime resident of Norwich, he was a retired architectural design and project manager for...
Joyce Elaine Reida
Jun 1, 2021
JOYCE ELAINE REIDA
Dateline/Rago
Joyce Elaine Reida 79, died June 1, 2021 at Andover, Kansas.
She was born Feb. 22, 1942, at Norwich, Kansas the daughter of Thomas and Agnes Wallace Lowery. A resident of the Rago most of her life, she retired from White's IGA, Kingman.
Joyce attended the Norwich...
Beverly Renee Enterkin
May 30, 2021
BEVERLY RENEE ENTERKIN
Dateline/Kingman
Beverly Renee Enterkin, 60, died May 30, 2021.
She was born Feb. 24, 1961, in Atlanta, Georgia the daughter of Lamar and Bobbie Plumley Chestnut. She was a homemaker.
Beverly was a member of the Church of Christ of Kingman, Kansas.
On March 17, 1990,...
Francis E. "Gene" Rank
May 22, 2021
FRANCIS E. "GENE" RANK
Dateline/Kingman
Francis E. "Gene" Rank, 86, died May 22, 2021 at Wichita.
He was born May 23, 1933, at Slater, Missouri the son of Charles and Sadie Coon Rank.
Gene was retired from Kraus Plow; and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.
...
Alice Lucille Mertens Jacobs
May 21, 2021
ALICE LUCILLE MERTENS JACOBS
Dateline/Waterloo
Alice Lucille Mertens Jacobs, 87, died May 21, 2021 at Newton.
She was born March 12, 1934, at Willowdale, Kansas the daughter of Leo and Lucille Miller Mertens. A longtime resident of the Kingman and Murdock communities, she was a homemaker, and custodian and cook for the Murdock...
Lelya M. Field
May 20, 2021
LELYA M. FIELD
Dateline/Pretty Prairie
Leyla M. Field, 97, died May 20, 2021 at the Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie.
She was born Aug. 12, 1923, at Varner, Kansas the daughter of Irvin and Bertha Mae Young Albright. A resident of Pretty Prairie most of her life, she was an organist and pianist....
Fern Lavon Tilson
May 18, 2021
FERN L. TILSON
Dateline/Norwich
Fern L. Tilson, 97, died May 18, 2021.
She was born Nov. 17, 1923, to Charles and Mattie Weathered. She was employed by the Norwich School for twenty-seven years.
She served in the Navy during WWII.
Fern is preceded in death by her husband Jim;...
Oscar J. Jacobs
May 9, 2021
OSCAR J. JACOBS
Dateline/Waterloo
Oscar J. Jacobs, 90, died May 9, 2021 at Newton.
He was born May 24, 1930, at Cheney, Kansas the son of Henry and Margaret Anna Hilger. A longtime resident of the Waterloo and Murdock communities, he was retired from the Garden Plain Co-op.
Oscar was a...
Charles Joseph Patten
May 9, 2021
CHARLES JOSEPH PATTEN
Charles Joseph Patten, 76, died May 9, 2021 at Pretty Prairie.
He was born April 20, 1945, at Huntington, Indiana the son of Charles Russell and Ruth I. Shavy Patten. A longtime Kingman resident he was a retired truck driver.
Survivors include a daughter Jennifer Mark; son Rodney Patten; sister...
