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Joshua William Westerman

Joshua William Westerman

Aug 14, 2021

JOSHUA WILLIAM WESTERMAN

Dateline/Kingman

Joshua William Westerman, 26, died Aug. 14, 2021 in Wichita.

He was born April 13, 1995, in Wichita the son of Orrin and Renee Fairchild Westerman.  A longtime resident of Kingman, he was a farm laborer.

Josh was a member of the St. Patrick Catholic Church, Kingman....

Laverne Lawrence

Laverne Lawrence

Aug 10, 2021

LAVERNE LAWRENCE

Dateline/Kingman

Laverne Lawrence, 82, died Aug. 10, 2021 at the Hospice House of Reno County.

She was born March 7, 1939, at El Paso, Texas the daughter of Jessie Earl and Leta Mae Beasley.

A longtime resident of the Kingman and Langdon communities, she was a homemaker.

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Peggy J. Roberts

Peggy J. Roberts

Aug 8, 2021

PEGGY J. ROBERTS

Dateline/Kingman

Peggy J. Roberts, 89, died Aug. 8, 2021 at Wichtia.

She was born March 20, 1932, at Elk City, Oklahoma the daughter of W.E. "Pete" and Bess Nicholson Thompson.  A Kingman resident since 1956, she was a retired book keeper for the First National Bank.

Peggy was...

Christie L. Heminway

Christie L. Heminway

Aug 5, 2021

CHRISTIE L. HEMINWAY

Dateline/Kingman

Christie L. Heminway, 80, died Aug. 5, 2021 at the Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie.

She was born Oct. 23, 1940, at Pratt the daughter of Jack and Inez DeVaney Johnson.  A longtime Kingman resident, she was a retired R.N.

Christie was a member of the American...

Phyllis Joan Stucky

Phyllis Joan Stucky

Aug 3, 2021

PHYLLIS JOAN STUCKY

Dateline/Pretty Prairie

Phyllis Joan Stucky, 87, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Aug. 3, 2021.

She was born Sept. 23, 1933, in rural Kingman County, the daughter of Merle and Hilah Field Young.  A lifetime resident of the Pretty Prairie community, she was a farmwife,...

Dixie Marie Allison

Dixie Marie Allison

Aug 3, 2021

DIXIE MARIE ALLISON

Dixie Marie Allison, 29, died Aug. 3, 2021.

She was born April 20, 1992 the daughter of Mark Allison and Melanie Hannah.  A longtime resident of the Kingman community, she was a caregiver.

Survivors include father Mark; mother Melanie Sharp and husband Richard; daughters Abbygail and Mikayela Allison; sister Brett...

Eunice M. Smith

Eunice M. Smith

Jul 31, 2021

EUNICE M. SMITH

Dateline/Kingman

Eunice M. Smith, 85, died July 31, 2021, at Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie.

She was born Oct. 29, 1935, at Cochran, Georgia, the daughter of Walter and Esther Luca Floyd.

A resident of Kingman, she was a factory worker, nursing home aide and a waitress.

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Donna Denisse Kittle- Hook

Donna Denisse Kittle- Hook

Jul 26, 2021

DONNA DENNISE KITTLE-HOOK

Donna Dennise Kittle-Hook, 61, died July 26, 2021 at her home in Taos, New Mexico.

She was born Dec. 30, 1959, in Guymon, Oklahoma the daughter of Paul and Mildred Toombs Kittle.  A recent resident of Taos, formerly of Kingman, Kansas and Winfield, Missouri, she was a homemaker and former owner/operator of...

Bradford James Morris

Bradford James Morris

Jul 24, 2021

Bradford James Morris, 64, died Saturday, July 24, 2021, at his home in Kingman.

He was born July 10, 1957, at Wichita, Kansas, the son of Robert Lee and Doris Ann Schild Morris.

Bradford was a self-employed painter.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Survivors include son Bradford Lee...

Joyce A. Swindle

Joyce A. Swindle

Jul 22, 2021

JOYCE A. SWINDLE

Dateline/Kingman

Joyce A. Swindle, 73, died July 22, 2021.

She was born Feb. 2, 1948, at Colcord, Oklahoma the daughter of Bill and Lorene Lewellyn Bishop.  A longtime resident of Kingman, she was a retired employee of Klaver Construction.

On July 13, 1964, she married Charlie Swindle at...

Virgil R. Ewy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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