Joan D. "Joanie" Cochran
Apr 3, 2024
Joan D. "Joanie" Cochran, 75, died April 3, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family in Wichita, Kansas.
She was born Aug. 8, 1948, in Granite City, Illinois, the daughter of Ed and Helen Lisac Farrenkopf. A longtime resident of Wichita, previously of Brookfield, Missouri, she was a homemaker.
Joanie was a member...
Barbara K. (Clayton) Sowers
Apr 2, 2024
BARBARA K. (CLAYTON) SOWERS
Barbara K. (Clayton) Sowers, 79, died April 2, 2024, at her home in Kingman.
She was born July 27, 1944, at Kingman the daughter of Harry and Blanche Wallace Clayton. Â A lifetime resident of the Murdock and Kingman communities, she was a homemaker.
Barbara was a member of the...
James A. "Jim" Roberts
Apr 1, 2024
JAMES A. "JIM" ROBERTS
James A. "Jim" Roberts, 93, died April 1, 2024 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman.
He was born Nov. 17, 1930, at Longview, Texas the son of Thomas Arthur and Alta Josephine Turner Roberts.
A longtime resident of Kingman, he was a retired oil field worker.
Jim is...
Larry G. Mcmillian
Mar 30, 2024
LARRY G. MCMILLIAN
Dateline/Pretty Prairie
Larry G. McMillian, 74, died March 30, 2024 at Hospice House of Reno County.
He was born Oct. 13, 1949, in Eureka, Kansas the son of Lewis and Ollie Scott McMillian.
A longtime resident of the Pretty Prairie community, he was in retired sales and design...
Edward A. "Ed" Markel
Mar 29, 2024
Edward A. "Ed' Markel
Dateline/Pretty Prairie
Edward A. "Ed" Markel, 83, died March 29, 2024, at his home in Pretty Prairie.
He was born Nov. 17, 1940, in Hoisington, Kansas the son of Earl and Doris Knight Markel. Â A longtime Pretty Prairie resident, he was a former President of Master Machine and was...
Robert L. "Bob" Belt
Mar 25, 2024
ROBERT L. "BOB" BELT
Robert L. "Bob" Belt, 78, died March 25, 2024 at his home.
He was born Aug. 25, 1945, in Kingman the son of Byrhl H. and Maxine Walters Belt. Â A lifetime resident of Kingman, he was a retired farmer and custom harvester.
Bob was a member of the Ninnescah...
Everett Eugene Flickner
Mar 25, 2024
EVERETT EUGENE FLICKNER
Everett Eugene Flickner, 88. Died March 25, 2024 at his home.
He was born Oct. 12, 1935 in Kingman the son of Dave and Margaret Graber Flickner. Â A lifetime resident of Kingman, he was a farmer.
Everett was a member of the Cornerstone Fellowship Church.
On March 28,...
Levi M. Ziegler
Mar 24, 2024
LEVI M. ZIEGLER
Levi M. Ziegler, 82, died March 24, 2024 in Wichita.
He was born Feb. 5, 1942, in Kingman the son of Andrew P. and Katherine Thimesch Ziegler. Â A lifetime resident of Kingman, he retired from the Kingman County Public Works Department.
Levi was a member of the St. Patrick Catholic...
Myron E. Graber
Mar 19, 2024
MYRON E. GRABER
Myron E. Graber, 80, died March 19, 2024, at his home in Andover.
He was born July 8, 1943, at Pretty Prairie, Kansas the son of Edwin and Edna (Graber) Graber.
A longtime resident of the Cheney community, he was a retired teacher in the Wichita #259 School District.
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Fred L. Garten
Mar 15, 2024
FRED L. GARTEN
Fred L. Garten, 91, died March 15, 2024 at the Arbors in Hutchinson.
He was born Aug. 6, 1932, in Barber County, Kansas the son of Harvey and Doris Smith Garten. Â A longtime resident of the Norwich and Rago communities, he was a retired educator and principal of Norwich High School.
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Ellen Y. Bishop
Mar 14, 2024
ELLEN Y. BISHOP
Dateline/Kingman
Ellen Y Bishop, 70, passed away March 14, 2024, at Wheatlands Health Care Center, in Kingman, Kansas.
Ellen was born March 8, 1954, in Kingman, Kansas to Bydus H. and Anna Marie Dixon Taber. Â She spent her early years living in Kingman, graduating from Kingman High School in 1972....
Harold Albert Forcum
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. Â He graduated from Ponca High in 1962. He and Paulette were married the following year on September...
Bruce S. Timmons
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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William T. "Bill" Boling
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. Â A longtime resident of Kingman, previously of Hiwasse, AR, he was an employee for Klaver Construction.
On June 2, 1979, he married Bessie...
Linda J. Patton
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. Â A long time resident of Kingman, she was a homemaker.
On April 11, 1962, she married...
Robert G. "Bob" Wedgewood
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. Â A Kingman resident since 2022, previously of the Great Bend and Ellinwood communities, he was a retired carpenter...
Leslie A. "Smack" Markwell
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. Â A lifetime resident of Kingman, he was a former painter, oil field worker and former school bus driver.
Leslie...
Andrew P. "Andy" Miller
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...
Wesley G. Herbert
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....
Larry W. Pitman
Jan 28, 2024
Larry W. Pitman, age 76, passed away peacefully at home on January 28, 2024. Â He was born in Wichita, KS on July 23, 1947, to Ed and Coletta (Wieser) Pitman. Â 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...
