Obituary Listing

Mar 12, 2024

Harold Albert Forcum (H.A)

Harold Albert Forcum passed away on March 12, 2024.

He was born in Drumright, OK on November 7, 1944. He was raised in Ponca City OK where he met his high school sweetheart Paulette.  He graduated from Ponca High in 1962. He and Paulette were married the following year on September...

Feb 26, 2024

BRUCE S. TIMMONS

Dateline/Zenda

Bruce S. Timmons, 75, died Feb. 26, 2024 at Anthony, Kansas.

He was born Nov. 2, 1948, at Kingman the son of Kenneth S. and Eleanor I. "Brownie" Fiegel Timmons.

A Zenda resident most of his life, he was a retired farmer and construction worker.

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Feb 23, 2024

William T. "Bill" Boling, 77, died Feb. 23, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Northwest, Rogers, AR.

He was born June 22, 1946, at Bentonville, AR, the son of Alfred and Marjorie Jefferies Boling.  A longtime resident of Kingman, previously of Hiwasse, AR, he was an employee for Klaver Construction.

On June 2, 1979, he married Bessie...

Feb 18, 2024

LINDA J. PATTON

Dateline/Kingman

Linda J. Patton, 79, died Feb. 18, 2024, at the Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie.

She was born Oct. 3, 1944, at Wichita the daughter of Roscoe and Mary Yoder Speir.  A long time resident of Kingman, she was a homemaker.

On April 11, 1962, she married...

Feb 15, 2024

ROBERT G. "BOB" WEDGEWOOD

Dateline/Kingman

Robert G. "Bob" Wedgewood, 77, died Feb. 15, 2024 at his home in Kingman.

He was born July 29, 1946 in Wichita the son of Cecil and Lois (Dunkin) Wedgewood.  A Kingman resident since 2022, previously of the Great Bend and Ellinwood communities, he was a retired carpenter...

Feb 13, 2024

LESLIE A. "SMACK" MARKWELL

Dateline/Kingman

Leslie A. "Smack" Markwell, 67, died Feb. 13, 2024 in Wichita.

He was born July 7, 1956, in Kingman the son of Delmar and Helen Hoffine Markwell.  A lifetime resident of Kingman, he was a former painter, oil field worker and former school bus driver.

Leslie...

Feb 1, 2024

ANDREW P. "ANDY" MILLER

Andrew (Andy) P. Miller, of Kingman, Kansas passed away on February 1, 2024.  He was born on February 5, 1979, in Wichita, Kansas and is the son of Nancy and Jeff Miller, Kingman and father of the late Kyle Miller. He is survived by his sister Kim Mies (Don), Kingman, niece Elizabeth Ammon...

Jan 30, 2024

WESLEY G. HERBERT

Wesley G. Herbert, 85, died Jan. 30, 2024 at Hospice House of Reno County.

He was born June 7, 1938, at Ottawa, Kansas the son of Wesley Benedict and Delores Arcadia Soriano Herbert.

A longtime resident of Pretty Prairie, he was a retired Boeing Aircraft employee.

On Feb....

Jan 28, 2024

Larry W. Pitman, age 76, passed away peacefully at home on January 28, 2024.  He was born in Wichita, KS on July 23, 1947, to Ed and Coletta (Wieser) Pitman.  Larry graduated from Kingman High School (1965) and went on to earn a degree in Marketing from Kansas State University (1970) where he was a member of Sigma Phi...

Jan 26, 2024

CHRISTOPHER W. DICK

Christopher W. "Chris" Dick, 64, died Jan. 26, 2024, at his home.

He was born July 1, 1959, at Kingman the son of Paul and Aurora Martinez Dick.  A lifetime resident of the Zenda and Spivey communities, he was employed by Case KanEquip in Pratt.

Chris was a member of...

Jan 24, 2024

Our beloved father, grandfather (Opa), and great-grandfather, Robert Gary Keller, entered God's kingdom on January 24, 2024, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer, only three days shy of his 86th birthday.

Bob was born to Ruby and Frank Keller of Kingman, Kansas on January 27, 1938. One of seven children, Bob loved life on the farm....

Jan 22, 2024

Betty Irene (Pate) Benson

Betty Irene (Pate) Benson,92, Kingman, KS, left this life peacefully to be with her Lord Jesus on January 22, 2024, surrounded by loving family, after a courageous, two-year battle with cancer. She was born May 11, 1931, in McEwen TN, the firstborn child of Claude R. Pate and Susie A. Pate. She attended...

Jan 21, 2024

GEORGIA L. VANLANDINGHAM

Georgia L. VanLandingham,  97, died Jan. 21, 2024 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman.

She was born Dec. 25, 1926, at Kingman, the daughter of Claude and Myrtle Brock Brand.  A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, she was a retired bookkeeper for VanLandingham Brothers Water Service, Happiness, and the Kingman County Council...

Jan 16, 2024

Lyna Louise Stuart Dixon passed away January 16, 2024 at Wheatlands Health Care Center.

She was born April 8, 1925 in Kingman, KS, the daughter of Virgil Ray and Blanche Elizabeth Dotter Stuart. She married Ernest Gloyd Dixon on September 30, 1945. Virgil, and then Gloyd and Lyna, were longtime owners of Dixon's Hardware in Kingman, KS....

Jan 13, 2024

JOHN C. TROLLOPE

John C. Trollope, 85, went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior Jan. 13, 2024, at Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie.

He was born May 6, 1938, at Conway Springs, Kansas, the son of Merle C. and Margaret Perkins Trollope.  A longtime resident of Kingman, he was a press operator for...

Jan 13, 2024

EUDORA BESTE-CROUCH

Eudora Beste-Crouch, 93, died Jan. 13, 2024 at Kingman Healthcare Center.

She was born Aug. 20, 1930, at Paris, Texas the daughter of Hubert and Delora Smyers Tilson.  A longtime resident of Kingman, she was a retired cashier for Safeway Grocery Store.

Eudora was a member of the Kingman First Baptist...

Jan 12, 2024

LESLIE R. KREHBIEL

Leslie R. Krehbiel, 52, died Jan. 12, 2024, at her home in Kingman.

She was born Dec. 23, 1971, at Junction City, Kansas the daughter of Bruce and Alona Olson Hedstrom.  A longtime resident of the Kingman community, having also lived in Fowler and Manhattan, she was a self-employed bookkeeper.

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Jan 7, 2024

SARAH M. HENNING

Sarah M. Henning, 40, died Jan. 7, 2024, at Rolling Hills Health and Rehab in Wichita due to complications of diabetes.

She was born July 29, 1983, in Kingman the daughter of Wade Henning and Janie Cheatum Hawkins.

A lifetime resident of Kingman, she was employed in the Kingman County...

Jan 7, 2024

Viola "Vi" Mae (Krehbiel) Graber was born on October 22, 1926, at Pretty Prairie, Kansas and died peacefully on January 7, 2024, at Prairie Sunset Home.  She was the youngest of four children born to John P. and Emma (Graber) Krehbiel.  Vi was baptized on May 24, 1942, upon the confession of her faith at First Mennonite Church in...

Jan 6, 2024

Bryan Lee Denison

Bryan Lee Denison 65, died January 6, 2024 at Wesley Medical Center.

He was born September 5, 1958 in Ness City, Kansas to Bobby G Denison & Barbara L (Hodges) Denison.

He graduated from Kingman High School then attended McPherson College.  While attending college he was able to be take...