Obituary Listing

Dec 16, 2020

GLORIA L. JACKSON

Dateline/Kingman

Gloria L. Jackson, 72, entered her heavenly sleep on Dec. 16, 2020, at her home in Kingman.

Gloria worked as a waitress at the Copa Kitchen and Wanda's Cafe in her younger years, 9 years at Gibsons, 2 years at Future Graphics and retired from Exxon/Fabpro Twineplant as a...

Dec 16, 2020

EUGENE J. "Gene" Albers

Dateline/St. Leo

Eugene J. "Gene" Albers, 68, died Dec. 16, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri.

He was born Jan. 15, 1952, in Kingman the son of John and Delores Hageman Albers.  A resident of the Cunningham and St. Leo communities most of his life, he was a retired farmer...

Dec 13, 2020

Jeannie Marie (Probst) McNeff of Northglenn, Colorado crossed the threshold Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 11:45 AM listening to Ave Maria and holding her daughter's hand, due to a lengthy illness (not covid).  She was born April 8, 1949 in Kingman, Kansas. She graduated from Kingman High School and Sacred Heart College (now Newman University), Wichita Kansas. She pursued...

Dec 13, 2020

ELENA COLLEEN REED

Dateline/Kingman

Elena Colleen Reed, 88, died Dec. 13, 2020, at her home in Wichita.

She was born Nov. 9, 1932, at Norman, Texas the daughter of William and Bessie Mandette Coffman.

A Wichita resident since 1995, previously of Kingman, she was a homemaker, a former EMT/First Responder, and...

Dec 10, 2020

Denny Albright

Denny Albright, 70, died Dec. 10, 2020, at his home in Kingman.

He was born Sept. 28, 1950 in Kingman County, the son of Bill and Betty Bryant Albright.  A lifetime resident of Kingman, he was a retired Estimator for Kansas Paving.

Denny was a member of the St. Patrick Catholic...

Dec 5, 2020

MARILYN SUE ELY

Dateline/Kingman

Marilyn Sue Ely, 68, died Dec. 5, 2020 at Kingman Community Hospital.

She was born Sept. 12, 1952, at Wichita the daughter of C.B. and Edith Francis Stutesman Ely.  Marilyn lived in the Norwich and Kingman communities all of her life.

Marilyn attended the Norwich and Kingman...

Dec 5, 2020

MARILYN PEARL WOODSON

Dateline/Penalosa

Marilyn Pearl Woodson, 80, died Dec. 5, 2020, at Sedgwick, Kansas.

She was born May 22, 1940, the daughter of Laverne and Edna Anderson Webster.  A resident of Hutchinson, she was a licensed practical nurse.

Marilyn was a member of the Methodist Church.

On May...

Dec 5, 2020

ROBERT M. DEFORE

Dateline/Kingman

Robert M. DeFore, 67. Died Dec. 5, 2020 at his home.

He was born June 4, 1953, in Winfield, Kansas the son of Thomas Jack and Bettie Stamps DeFore.

A longtime Kingman resident, he was a retired computer technician with the State of Kansas.

Robert...

Dec 2, 2020

PAUL C. PARNELL, JR.

Dateline/Arlington

Paul C. Parnell, Jr., 83, died Dec. 2, 2020 at Wheatlands Health Care Center, Kingman.

He was born Sept. 2, 1937, at Hutchinson the son of Paul C., Sr. and Virginia Warner Parnell.A longtime Arlington resident, he formerly worked in the mailroom at the State Capital Building in...

Dec 1, 2020

Howard Allen "Al" DeVaney departed this earth on Dec. 1, 2020.

He was born April 25, 1930 to Charles and Christine (Seely) DeVaney in Pratt, KS.

Al was a U.S. Navy veteran and was honorably discharged in June of 1952

He was united in marriage to Yvonne McGowan on...

Nov 24, 2020

ALVIN THIMESCH

Dateline/Kingman

Alvin Thimesch, 86, died November 24, 2020 at Kingman.

He was born June 27, 1934, in Reno County, Kansas the son of John and Pauline Lubbers Thimesch.  A resident of Kingman most of his life, he formerly worked at Cessna and was the retired co-owner/operator of the Kingman Dairy Queen....

Nov 22, 2020

Joseph Jay "Joe" Mattal, 92, died Nov. 22, 2020.

He was born March 26, 1928, in rural Reno County the son of Joseph John and Clara Brown Mattal.

A longtime resident of the Nashville community, Joe was a retired rural mail carrier and former co-own of the Skelly Service Station.

Joe was a...

Nov 18, 2020

ALMA ANN GEHLEN WEBER

Dateline/Willowdale

Alma Ann Gehlen Weber, 79, died Nov. 18, 2020 at Attica, Kansas.

She was born July 8, 1941, at St. Leo, Kansas the daughter of Charles and Helen Youngers Gehlen.  A longtime resident of the Willowdale, St. Leo and Nashville communities, she was a homemaker.

On...

Nov 14, 2020

EVELYN A. GRABER

Nov 15, 2020

EVELYN A. GRABER

Dateline/Pretty Prairie

Evelyn A. Graber, 95, died Nov. 14, 2020.

She was born Nov. 4, 1925, at Murdock, Kansas the daughter of John H. and Elsie Kaufman Saner.  A lifetime resident of Pretty Prairie, she was a retired secretary for...

Nov 13, 2020

SARAH ADELAIDE TATRO

Dateline/Kingman

Sarah Adelaide Tatro, 95, died Friday,  Nov. 13, 2020 at the Wheatlands Health Care Center, Kingman.

She was born July 15, 1925, at Garden City, Kansas the daughter of Horace and Mabel Jones Foster.  A longtime resident of the Kingman community, she was a homemaker.

Adelaide was...

Nov 12, 2020

NOV 14, 2020

JACK E. ROUTH

Dateline/Kingman

Jack was adopted at a young age by Jake Routh and lived most of his life in Kingman County with a few year's living in Great Bend, Ks working as a commercial pilot. Jack worked at a variety of jobs throughout the years but his true...

Nov 11, 2020

NOV 12, 2020

VERNON L. SCHROEDER

Dateline/Pretty Prairie

Vernon L. Schroeder, 91, died Nov. 11, 2020 at Hutchinson.

He was born Feb. 2, 1929, at rural Partridge, Kansas the son of George Washington and Ida Minnie Schwartz Schroeder.  A resident of the Pretty Prairie community most of his life, he retired...

Nov 7, 2020

Janis C. McIlrath, 94, died Nov. 7, 2020, at Wheatlands Heathcare Center.

She was born Jan. 22, 1926, at Kingman, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Hazel Stewart Wagner. She was a graduate of Kingman High School, Class of 1944.

On Feb. 3, 1946, Janis married William (Billy) McIlrath in the Kingman Methodist Church; he...

Nov 7, 2020

LYNDA BETH WIARD

Dateline/Kingman

Lynda Beth Wiard, 84, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center.

She was born Nov. 16, 1935, at Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of William R. and Thelma "Beth" Stires Herman

A resident of Kingman since 1976, previously of Mesa, Arizona, she was a homemaker, in...

Nov 6, 2020

THEODORE C. "TED" GEISERT

Dateline/Kingman

Theodore C. "Ted" Geisert died at his home peacefully on Nov. 6, 2020.

He was born April 5, 1925, on a farm near Elmo, Kansas, the son of Frederick Jacob and Martha Lauer Geisert.

He graduated from Chapman High School in 1943.  Following graduation he obtained...