Obituary Listing

Jun 7, 2013

VERNA GRABER Dateline/Pretty Prairie Verna Graber, 89, died June 7, 2013. She was born March 12, 1924, at Pretty Prairie the daughter of Peter and Lucy Graber Schwartz. A lifetime resident of the Pretty Prairie community, she was a quilter and a homemaker. She was a member of the First Mennonite Church, Pretty Prairie. On Oct. 18, 1944, she married...

May 31, 2013

MAY 31, 2013 SAM REIDA Dateline/Kingman Sam Reida, 51, died May 31, 2013. He was born Nov. 25, 1961, at Kingman the son of Arnold Ray and Joyce Lowery Reida. A lifetime resident of Kingman he was a former employee of Kingman County and Youngers and Son. He was a member of the United Methodist Church. On Nov. 21, 1987,...

May 26, 2013

JOYCE E. MOORE Dateline/Penalosa Joyce E. Moore, 85, died May 26, 2013 at Kingman Community Hospital. She was born April 8, 1928, in Reno County, the daughter of Emmet and Viola Geist Oak. A lifetime resident of the Penalosa community, she was a homemaker. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and UMW, both of Penalosa; and was...

May 19, 2013

DELORES KATHERINE GILLEN On May 26, 1920, Delores Katherine Zoeller, was born in Zenda, Kansas to Fred and Eleanor Zoeller. She was the second of five children (Francis, Lawrence, Lenora and Gerald.) Delores graduated from St. Patrick's grade school and Kingman High School and then continued to live in Kingman County the rest of her life. Delores was a strong...

May 15, 2013

DORIS BENTLY RILEY Dateline/Belmont Doris Bentley Riley, 93, died May 15, 2013. She was born Nov. 20, 1919, at Murdock the daughter of William and Stella Brown Garnett. A resident of the Belmont and Murdock communities most of her life, moving to Wellington in _________, she was a homemaker and Avon representative. She attended the Kingman Christian Church. In 1940,...

Apr 6, 2013

BILLY MYRON STRAIT Billy Myron Strait, 81, died April 6, 2013. He was born Jan. 2, 1932, at Metz, Missouri, the son of Edward Hayes and Gladys Faye Goodwin Strait. A longtime Kingman resident, he was the owner of Kingman Radio Shop. He was a member of Masonic Lodge #230 and Commandry, 32nd degree Consistory, Midian Temple Shrine, VFW, and...

Apr 3, 2013

ALMA A. STUCKY Alma A. Stucky, 85, died April 3, 2013. She was born Jan. 14, 1928, at Paola, KS the daughter of Vernie and Edna Ruth Finch Womble. A longtime resident of Kingman, she was the retired office manager for Kingman Veterinary Hospital. She was the former secretary of the Kingman Women's Bowling Association. On Nov. 6, 1947, she...

Mar 29, 2013

DONALD GENE "DONNIE" GONZALES

Dateline/Kingman

Donald Gene "Donnie" Gonzales, 48, died March 29, 2014, at Kingman.

He was born Oct. 12, 1965, at Kingman the son of Pampi and Katherine Irene Jaso Gonzales. A lifetime resident of Kingman he was a farmer, stockman and construction worker.

He was a member of...

Mar 28, 2013

MARGARET WILSON Dateline/Kingman Margaret Wilson, 91, died March 28, 2013. She was born May 12, 1921, at DeWitt, Iowa the daughter of James and Hazel Johnston Sample. A Kingman community resident most of her life, she was a homemaker. Margaret was a member of the Kingman Christian Church, the CWF, the Kingman Art Club, the Retread Motorcycle Club and was...

Mar 22, 2013

MARCH 23, 2014

JOHNNY RAY SINNETT

Dateline/Kingman

Johnny Ray Sinnett, 68, died March 22, 2014, at Via Christi, St. Francis Campus, Wichita.

He was born Nov. 5, 1945, at Kingman the son of Lee Roy and Murtys Hacker Sinnett. A lifetime resident of Kingman, he was a retired machinist for the...

Mar 19, 2013

ORRIN J. WESTERMAN Orrin J. Westerman, 51, died March 19, 2013. He was born Feb. 4, 1962, at Nashville, Kansas the son of Harold and Ethel Helmke Westerman. A lifetime resident of the Nashville and Kingman communities, he was a farmer and rancher. Orrin was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Kingman. On April 26, 1997, he married Renee...

Mar 5, 2013

MARJORIE M. "MARGE" BUSCHER Dateline/Kingman Marjorie M. "Marge" Buscher, 90, died March 5, 2013, in Kingman. Marge was born May 7, 1922, at Willowdale, Kansas the daughter of T.J. and Pauline Zoeller Sheahan. A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, she was the retired bookkeeper for John J. Buscher Transport and retired secretary for the Kingman County Road and Bridge...

Mar 3, 2013

MARCH 4, 2013 DELLA E. WEDEL Dateline/Pretty Prairie Della E. Wedel, 98, died March 3, 2013. She was born May 23, 1914, at Pretty Prairie the daughter of Jonathan and Rosa Kaufman Goering. A lifetime resident of Pretty Prairie, she formerly worked in alterations for Blackburn Cleaners and was a dietary aide at Prairie Sunset Home. She was a member...

Mar 3, 2013

ANTHONY E. "TONY" ALLISON Dateline/Kingman Anthony E. "Tony" Allison, 45, died March 3, 2013. He was born June 17, 1967 the son of Robert and Carolyn Albright Allison. He is survived by his son Clayton; mother Carolyn; brother Mark; and granddaughter Makenzie. He was preceded in death by father Robert. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m, Friday at Walnut Hill...

Mar 2, 2013

LEONARD C. BASE Dateline/Kingman Leonard C. Base, 98, died March 2, 2013, at Harper, Kansas. He was born Jan. 18, 1915, at Murdock the son of Jonas and Barbara Saner Base. A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, he was a retired farmer, stockman and custom cutter. On April 9, 1935, he married Lola Beshore; she died Feb. 8, 2000....

Feb 25, 2013

ROBERT L. 'BOB' NAASZ Dateline/Kingman Robert L. 'Bob' Naasz, 81, devoted husband, father and papa, died Feb. 25, 2013. He was born April 11, 1931, in Kingman County the son of John and Wilahemna "Minnie" Pfeifner Naasz. A longtime Kingman resident, he was a retired inspector for Boeing and foreman for Cessna Aircraft. He was a member of the Lutheran...

Feb 21, 2013

KYLIE R. SANDERSON Dateline/Murdock Kylie R. Sanderson, 23, died Feb. 21, 2013 at Wichita. She was born Oct. 4, 1989, at Wichita the daughter of Donald and Penny Sanderson. A resident of Murdock most of her life, she was a 2007 graduate of Kingman High School. Survivors include her parents Donald and Penny; brothers Derek Sanderson, Cody Bowyer and Blake...

Feb 21, 2013

CHARLES A. BURGESS Dateline/Arlington Charles A. Burgess, 53, died Feb. 21, 2013, at his home. He was born Oct. 27, 1959, at Hutchinson the son of Willard D. and Helen Swenson Burgess. A longtime resident of Arlington, he was a former grain inspector for the Kansas State Grain Inspection Service. He was a member of the Huntsville United Methodist Church;...

Feb 19, 2013

W. EUGENE "GENE" DIXON Dateline/Kingman W. Eugene "Gene" Dixon, 92, died Feb. 19, 2013. He was born Dec. 9, 1920, at Basil, Kansas the son of Lloyd and Gladys VanArsdale Dixon. A lifetime resident of Kingman, he was retired from Kingman Radio. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Lions Club, Ninnescah Lodge #230, the VFW, all of...

Feb 17, 2013

MARY B. BOWYER Dateline/Kingman Mary B., Bowyer, 90, died Feb. 17, 2013. She was born April 13, 1922, the daughter of James A. and Lucy Riggs Marshall. A longtime resident of Kingman, she was a retired restaurant cook. She was a member of the Kingman Church of Christ. In 1963, she married Bob Bowyer; he died in 1996. Survivors include...