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Lucille "Lucy" Albers

Lucille "Lucy" Albers

Jul 1, 2018

LUCILLE "LUCY" ALBERS Dateline/St. Leo Lucille "Lucy" Albers, 80, died July 1, 2018, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. She was born Feb. 16, 1938, at Mt. Vernon, Kansas the daughter of Henry and Margaret Hilger Jacobs. A longtime resident of the St. Leo community, she was a retired teacher. Lucy was a member of the St. Leo Catholic Church and...

Robert Lewis Massey

Robert Lewis Massey

Jun 30, 2018

Robert Lewis Massey, 80, died June 30, 2018, at his home in Kingman.

He was born August 31, 1937, at Eudora, Kansas, the son of Lester and Eula Reusch Massey.

A 14 year Kingman resident, he was a barber and a salesman for Ford-New Holland farm equipment.

Robert was a U.S. Army veteran,...

Ruth M. Schrag

Ruth M. Schrag

Jun 27, 2018

RUTH M. SCHRAG Dateline/Norwich Ruth M. Schrag, 94, died June 27, 2018, at Wichita. She was born May 26, 1924, at Norwich, Kansas the daughter of Benjamin J. and Hazel O. Thorne Fieser. A lifetime resident of the Norwich community, she was a homemaker and former co-owner and operator of Schrag Home Service. Ruth was a member of the United...

Neal D. Foster

Neal D. Foster

Jun 18, 2018

NEAL D. FOSTER Dateline/Penalosa Neal D. Foster, 74, died June 18, 2018, at Arvada, Colorado. He was born February 8, 1944, at Hutchinson, Kansas the son of Raymond and Maxine Poorman Foster. A longtime Colorado resident, he was the retired owner and operator of Foster Equipment. Neal was a member of the Penalosa United Methodist Church; and was a U.S....

Ila V. Hundley Hamilton

Ila V. Hundley Hamilton

Jun 17, 2018

JUNE 18, 2018 Dateline/Kingman ILA V. HUNDLEY HAMILTON Ila V. Hundley Hamilton, 98, died June 17, 2018, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. She was born Spetmeber 11, 1919, at Conway Springs, Kansas the daughter of Arthur and Lottie Madison Hundley. She was a beauty salon owner/operator for many years in Liberal, Kansas. Ila enjoyed bowling, traveling, and was a life...

Harold H. Wilson

Harold H. Wilson

Jun 14, 2018

HAROLD HUBBERT WILSON Dateline/Kingman Harold Hubbert Wilson, 98, died June 14, 2018, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. He was born July 26, 1919, at Greensburg, Kansas the son of Hugh Presley and Eva Scott Wilson. A resident of the Kingman community most of his life, he was a retired farmer. Harold was a member of the Kingman Christian Church, Ninnescah...

Lawrence "Larry" Walter Klein

Lawrence "Larry" Walter Klein

Jun 5, 2018

June 6, 2018 LAWRENCE "LARRY" WALTER KLEIN Dateline/Garden Plain Lawrence "Larry" Walter Klein, 77, died June 5, 2018, at his home near Garden Plain. He was born April 28, 1941, at Wichita the son of Walter and Bertha Schild Klein. A resident of the Garden Plain community most of his life, he was a retired dairyman and farmer. Larry was...

Judith J. "Judy" Bales

Judith J. "Judy" Bales

Jun 3, 2018

JUNE 5, 2018 JUDITH J."JUDY" BALES Dateline/Kingman Judith J. "Judy" Bales of Kingman, passed to her eternal rewards on June 3, 2018, at the Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie, Kansas. She was born August 23, 1939, in Holyrood, Kansas the daughter of Victor Rodney Vorhees and Inez Marie (Wilson) Vorhees. Judy graduated from Central Christian Academy of McPherson, Kansas in...

Dietra D. Smith

Dietra D. Smith

Jun 1, 2018

DIETRA D. SMITH Dateline/Kingman Dietra D. Smith, 42, died June 1, 2018, at her home in Kingman. She was born July 27, 1975, in Kingman the daughter of Leroy and Pidge Luntsford Patterson. A lifetime resident of Kingman, she was a homemaker. In March 0f 2006, she married Damon Smith. Other survivors include son Devon Braden; daughter Bryn Dick and...

Daisy May Thorne

Daisy May Thorne

May 30, 2018

DAISY MAY THORNE Dateline/Penalosa Daisy May Thorne, 93, died May 30, 2018, at LaCrosse, Kansas. She was born Sept. 7, 1924, in Oklahoma the daughter of Albert and Carrie Frazier Weidner. A longtime resident of the Penalosa community, she was a homemaker. On June 3, 1968, she married Curtis Thorne at Fairview, Oklahoma; he died July 9, 1988. Survivors include...

Kalina "Nikki" Kewish

Kalina "Nikki" Kewish

May 21, 2018

Kalina "Nikki" Kewish, 40, died May 21, 2018, at her home in Kingman.

She was born Feb. 28, 1978, at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Pete and Karen Kirkham Daily. A resident of Kingman, she was a Certified Medical Aide at Wheatland's Healthcare Center, Kingman.

On Jan. 25, 2002, she married David Kewish at...

Harrison Darrell Robinson

Harrison Darrell Robinson

May 16, 2018

Harrison Darrell Robinson, 67, died May 16, 2018 in Wichita.

He was born Sept. 18, 1950, at Kingman, Kansas, the son of Frank and Marguerette Bailey Robinson. A resident of Burrton, Kansas, he was an engineering technician for KDOT.

Harrison was a member of the U.S. Army National Guard.

On July 18, 1987,...

Edwin H. Simon

Edwin H. Simon

May 6, 2018

EDWIN H. SMON Dateline/St Leo Edwin H. Simon, 80, died May 6, 2018. He was born January 7, 1938, at St. Leo the son of Julius and Margaret Ridder Simon. A lifetime resident of the St. Leo community, he was a retired farmer and EMT for the Medicine Lodge Hospital. Edwin was a member of the St. Leo Catholic Church,...

Vevia M. Cunningham

Vevia M. Cunningham

May 2, 2018

VEVIA M. CUNNINGHAM Dateline/Kingman Vevia M. Cunningham, 80, died May 2, 2018 at her home in Kingman. She was born January 14, 1938 the daughter of Herman and Fern Dunsworth.  A longtime Kingman resident, she was a homemaker. In 1984 she married Johnny Cunningham in Kingman; he died april 2, 2012.  Survivors include a granddaughter Kathy; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral...

Harold Douglas Balding

Harold Douglas Balding

May 1, 2018

Harold Douglas Balding, 91, died May 1, 2018, at Hilltop Manor, Cunningham.

He was born Feb. 2, 1927, at Kiowa, Kansas, the son of Raymond Douglas and Cora Bell Wells Balding. A longtime resident of Lake City, Kansas, previously of Medicine Lodge, Derby, and Waco, Texas, he was a mechanic for Boeing, a carpenter, and a riverboat...

Joyce Eileen Schaefer Smith

Joyce Eileen Schaefer Smith

Apr 30, 2018

Joyce Eileen Schaefer Smith, 78, died Monday, Apr. 30, 2018 in Kingman County, Ks.

She was born Apr. 4, 1939, at Walworth, NY, the daughter of Raymond J. and Laura Cook Schaefer.

A resident of Kingman County most of her life, she was a supervisor for Agriculture Statistics.

On Aug. 9, 1958, she...

F.H. "Bert" Langley

F.H. "Bert" Langley

Apr 24, 2018

F.H. "BERT" LANGLEY Dateline/Kingman Frederick Hubert "Bert" Langley, age 92, passed away on April 24th, 2018, in Kingman, Kansas. Bert was born on March 26, 1926, in Piggott, Arkansas. Bert was preceded in death by his wife, Betty; his parents, Frederick and Sylvia Langley; his sisters, Ravelle Langley (infant) and Pauline Williams; his brothers, Jack and Willard Langley. He was...

Gregory Franklin Deweese

Gregory Franklin Deweese

Apr 22, 2018

Gregory Franklin DeWeese, 60, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Grand Strand Memorial Hospital in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (the beautiful area he loved). Greg was born January 11, 1958, in Pratt, Kansas. He was the eldest son of Billy and Beverly DeWeese. Greg enjoyed his participation in basketball, football and track during his school years in...

William David Green

William David Green

Apr 21, 2018

WILLIAM DAVID GREEN Dateline/Turon William David Green, 81, died April 21, 2018. He was born October 18, 1936, at Cincinnati, Ohio the son of David and Grace Dillon Green.  A longtime resident of the Turon community, he ran a Recycling Center. William was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp. Survivors include sons Doug Rodman, Michael Green and Bryan Green;...

Joel L. Pickett

Joel L. Pickett

Apr 21, 2018

JOEL L. PICKETT Dateline/Kingman Joel L. Pickett, 54, died April 21, 2018 at his home. He was born December 5, 1963, at Bartlesville, Oklahoma the son of Alfred "Sonny" and Iris Heyer Pickett. A longtime resident of the Kingman community, he was a metal recycler, custom cutter and former co-owner/operator of Pickett Brothers Equipment. On July 25, 1983, he married...

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