Obituary Listing

Sep 20, 2019

KAREN SUE JONES

Dateline/Kingman

Karen Sue Jones, 79, died Sept. 20, 2019, at her home in Kingman.

She was born Oct. 2, 1939, at Kingman the daughter of Benny and Mildren Plush Reid. A lifetime resident of Kingman, she was a former employee of the Don Dye Company and was the former owner/operator...

Sep 6, 2019

CHADWICK R. "CHAD" WILLIAMS

Dateline/Kingman

Chadwick R. "Chad" Williams, 60, died Sept. 6, 2019, in Kingman.

He was born Aug. 1, 1959, in Kingman the son of Roy E. and Meritta Lewis Williams. A Kingman resident most of his life, he was a retired crop adjuster and teacher.

Chad was a...

Sep 1, 2019

LEON J. LOWERY

Dateline/Kingman

Leon J. Lowery, 87, passed away peacefully at Wheatlands Rest Home on Sept. 1, 2019.

He was born in Kingman on March 30, 1932 to Thomas J. and Agnes S. Wallace Lowery. Leon graduated from Norwich High School in 1950. He was drafted into the Army and served from...

Aug 29, 2019

CONNIE L. VANLANDINGHAM

Dateline/Kingman

Connie L. Vanlandingham, 85, died Aug. 29, 2019.

She was born April 6, 1934, at Harper, Kansas the daughter of Ross and Lota Pepper Vanlandingham. A longtime resident of the Kingman community, she was a retired Registered Nurse and former co-owner/operator of the Flower Cart.

Connie was...

Aug 29, 2019

CARL L. LORD

Dateline/Kingman

Carl L. Lord, 77, died Aug. 29, 2019.

He was born Aug. 21, 1942, at Kingman the son of Roy and Louise Richardson Lord. A resident of the Kingman community most of his life, he was the former owner of Roy's Machine Shop and a former Industrial Arts instructor....

Aug 28, 2019

Edwin A. Steffen Cunningham – Edwin A. "Eddie" Steffen, 92, died August 28, 2019, at his home near Cunningham, Kansas, surrounded by his children. He was born June 27, 1927, at his parents' home in Cunningham. He was the son of John C. and Anna Harms Steffen. Eddie attended Cunningham schools, graduating from Cunningham High School in 1945, after...

Aug 27, 2019

LARRY M. MAYFIELD

Dateline/Penalosa

Larry M. Mayfield, 61, died Aug. 27, 2019, in his home at Penalosa.

He was born Oct. 18, 1957, at Medicine Lodge, Kansas the son of Lowell and Helen Marie Jones Mayfield. A longtime resident of the Kingman community, he was a former driver for S & V Trucking...

Aug 19, 2019

CECIL D. NEW

Dateline/Kingman

Cecil D. New, 48, died Aug. 19, 2019, near Kiowa, Kansas.

He was born Dec. 22, 1970, at Houston, Texas the son of Thomas Fred and Mary Neumann New. A longtime Kingman resident he was a roustabout for several years for Abe's Oil Field Service and currently was a...

Aug 15, 2019

LAWRENCE EDWARD SIMONS

Dateline/Medicine Lodge

Lawrence Edward Simons, 89, died August 15, 2019 at Medicine Lodge, Kansas.

He was born Nov. 18, 1929, in Kingman County the son of Ralph G. and Martha M. Zerger Simons. A longtime Kingman County resident, he was a retired farmer.

Lawrence was a member of...

Aug 13, 2019

Wylene Fehrman, 80, died Aug. 13, 2019, at Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie, KS.

She was born Sept. 12, 1938, at Cairo, Georgia, the daughter of Howard and Annie Bell Frazier Bess. A longtime resident of Pretty Prairie, she was an Executive Housekeeper for Hilton Hotels.

On Nov. 1965, she married John Fehrman at Miami,...

Aug 13, 2019

Jean Lucille Peek died Aug. 13, 2019, at Wheatlands Heathcare Center, Kingman, KS.

She was born March 23, 1935, in Elmdale, Kansas, the daughter of Albert and Margaret Hailey McPhail. A longtime resident of Larned , she was a retired cook at Larned State Hospital.

She was of the Christian faith.

On July...

Aug 2, 2019

DeBorah Lou Durham, 71, died Aug. 2, 2109, at her home in Kingman.

She was born Feb. 4, 1948, at Bazine, Kansas, the daughter of Mike and Louella Mallery Brody. A resident of Kingman, she was a self-employed cosmetologist.

Survivors include cousins Sharon Morgan and Judy Beebe, Udall; and longtime friend and caregiver Pudge Madison,...

Jul 30, 2019

ELDON DELBERT SCHRAG

Dateline/Norwich

Eldon Delbert Schrag, 94, passed away July 30, 2019, in Wichita.

He was born March 23, 1925, in Burrton, Kansas the son of David and Adina Flickner Schrag. A longtime resident of the Norwich community, he was an electrician and business owner, having previously worked overseeing maintenance at Cessna...

Jul 29, 2019

Robert L. Schuchman, 89, died July 29, 2019, at Wichita.

He was born Dec. 2, 1929, at Newkirk, Oklahoma the son of Paul and Edna Behara Schuchman. A Kingman resident, previously of Wellington, he was a retired Engineer for the Santa Fe Railroad.

Robert was a member of the Wellington Christian Church.

On...

Jul 27, 2019

Forest LeRoy Wolfe, 75, died July 27, 2109, at his home in Kingman.

He was born Feb. 25, 1944, at Salesville, Ohio, the son of John and Edith Roe Wolfe. A longtime resident of Kingman, he was a maintenance worker for the Don Dye Company and power plant supervisor, both in Kingman.

Forest was a...

Jul 17, 2019

ROSALYN "ROSIE" HENNING

Dateline/Willowdale

Rosalyn "Rosie" Henning, 85, died July 17, 2019, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman.

She was born April 27, 1934, at St. Leo, Kansas the daughter of William and Martha Blasi Schwartz. A resident of the Willowdale community most of her life, she was a homemaker.

Rosie was...

Jul 14, 2019

On Sunday, July 14, 2019, Naomi Huffman went home to be with her Lord. She was the daughter of William Washington Gilstrap and Lillie Jane Feeback Gilstrap.

She was born March 31, 1920, near Cunningham, Kansas. She spent most of her life in the Cunningham area attending Cunningham schools graduating from Cunningham High School in 1937.

Jul 13, 2019

James "Jim" Alvin Cox, born on January 3, 1957 in Kingman, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 62, the morning of July 13, 2019 at University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, his current city of residence. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin and Willa (Huddleston) Cox.

Jim established his incredible work...

Jul 12, 2019

Randall "Randy" Henning

Dateline/Kingman

Randall "Randy" Henning, 65, AKA the state lake patrol, was born on March 22, 1954 to Leonard and Rosalyn Schwartz Henning. Randy loved people as he could be seen patrolling the Kingman State Lake looking for that one stranded traveler or rescuing the game warden from the fish feeder. He once...

Jul 11, 2019

Marcella Juanita Gangwere was born June 13, 1922, in Arkansas City, Kansas and died July 11, 2019. She was the daughter of Earl LeRoy and Ethel Hope Brown Young.

She married Robert Boise Gangwere on Oct. 13, 1944 in Arkansas City; he died Aug. 10, 2003. She obtained her Associates Degree from Arkansas City Community College where...