Obituary Listing

Jan 3, 2024

Lyle Robert "Bob" Price

Dateline/Kingman

Lyle Robert "Bob" Price, 91, died Jan. 3, 2024 in Kingman.

He was born Oct. 20, 1932, at Sabetha, Kansas the son of Lyle P. and Ruth Hall Price.  A long time Kingman resident, previously of Topeka, he was a former partner in Penwell-Gable Funeral Home and Parker-Price...

Jan 3, 2024

Richard P. "Rick" Arnold,78, of Kingman, passed away on Jan 3, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family.

Born on May 7, 1945, in Langley Field, Virginia, he was the son of Dr. Phillip A. Arnold and Mildred M. (Harbert) Arnold. He was the eldest of three brothers.

Rick and Helena Lauts married May...

Jan 2, 2024

GRACE A. GRABER

Dateline/Pretty Prairie

Grace A. Graber, 91, died Jan. 2, 2024 at the Prairie Sunset Home.

She was born June 9, 1932, at Kingman, Kansas the daughter of William and Mary Wagner Osner.  A longtime resident of the Pretty Prairie community, she was formerly employed by the Prairie Sunset Home holding...

Jan 2, 2024

JOANNE K. JAVUREK

Dateline/Kingman

Joanne K. Javurek, 77, died Jan. 2, 2024, in her home in Kingman.

She was born Oct. 20, 1946, at Ann Arbor, Michigan.  A Kingman resident since 2019, she was a homemaker.

Joanne was a member of the Kingman Christian Church.

On June 28, 2019,...

Dec 26, 2023

Charles Wesley Younts Sr. (Chuck), 90, passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2023 in Federal Way, Washington.

Charles was born June 30,1933 in Lamar, Missouri to John Wesley and Versa Redfern Younts. Charles had 4 brothers and 2 sisters. As a teenager, Charles moved to Wichita, Kansas where he met and married Wilma Wyer and had 3...

Dec 14, 2023

Leonard T. "Leon" Tiesmeyer

Dateline/Kingman

Leonard T. "Leon" Tiesmeyer, 69, died Dec. 14, 2023 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center.

He was born Sept. 24, 1954, at Kingman the son of Fred and Ellen Mans Tiesmeyer.  A lifetime resident of Kingman, he was a farmer and had a lawn care business.

Leon was...

Dec 11, 2023

David Wayne Russell was born February 15, 1964 at Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington Kansas. He was the youngest child of Maurice Dale Russell and Margaret Ann (Dawson) Russell. David departed this life on Monday, December 11, 2023 in Kingman Kansas. David grew up in Great Bend, Kansas and Liberal, Kansas. He attended Schools in Great Bend, Liberal and...

Dec 9, 2023

BEATRICE G. RICKE

Dateline/Willowdale

Beatrice G. Ricke, 103, died Dec. 9, 2023 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center.

She was born March 24, 1920 the daughter of Lewis and Matilda Burns Dick.  A resident of the Willowdale community, she was a farmwife and homemaker.

Beatrice was a member of the St. Peter Catholic...

Dec 7, 2023

DOROTHY M. "DOTTIE" JONES

Dateline/Pretty Prairie

Dorothy M (Stucky) Jones was born Dec 1, 1928, to Henry S and Lena (Schwartz) Stucky in Pretty Prairie , Ks. She was the youngest of 4 girls born into this loving family. Sisters Ruby Stucky, Stella Graber, and Della Musselman all preceded her in death.

Dottie,...

Dec 7, 2023

MICHAEL L. "MIKE" HENNING

Dateline/Kingman

Michael L. "Mike" Henning, 61, died Dec. 7, 2023 at his home.

He was born Nov. 27, 1962, at Kingman the son of Herman and Nancy Cheatum Henning.  A resident of the Kingman community most of his life he was the retired and former owner of Henning Custom...

Nov 29, 2023

Lance E. Ross, 63, died November 29, 2023

He was born April 16, 1960, in Kingman, Kansas, the son of William T. and Geraldine Clayton Ross. He was raised in Waterloo and then Belpre, graduating from Macksville High School. On April 12, 1986, he married Julie Laber. After establishing his career at Boeing, he graduated with a...

Nov 27, 2023

Ronald K. Young, 79, passed away peacefully November 27, 2023, in Lawrence, KS.

Ron was born January 31, 1944, in Kingman, KS, the first child of Clay (Bus) and Esther (Maple) Young.  He attended grades 1 – 6 at Belmont Grade School, and Jr. and Sr. High School in Kingman.  Ron was awarded a BA (Harding College)...

Nov 18, 2023

"SHORTY"  WELLS

"Shorty" Wells, 79, died Nov. 18, 2023 at Hilltop Manor, Cunningham.

He was born Aug. 22, 1944, at Kingman the son of Howard and Helen Duckworth Wells.

A lifetime resident of Kingman County, he was a farmer and stockman.

Shorty like to play golf as he got older, but...

Nov 18, 2023

LaVon (Allender) Parsons

Dateline/Rago

LaVon (Allender) Parsons, 89, passed away Nov. 18, 2023 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman.

She was born in Duquoin, Kansas on Dec. 31, 1933, the youngest child of Frank and Alice (Reida) Allender.  LaVon graduated from Adams High School and it was there she met the love of her...

Nov 12, 2023

CHARLES LAVERNE DRAKE

Dateline/Murdock

Charles LaVerne Drake, 77, died Nov. 12, 2023 in Wichita.

He was born July 18, 1946, at Chanute, Kansas the son of Charles L. and H. Lucille Pittser Drake.

A longtime resident of Murdock, he was a former employee of Kraus Implement, the Don Dye Co., Chance...

Nov 8, 2023

DARLENE B. VOTH

Dateline/Murdock

Darlene B. Voth, 100, died Nov. 8, 2023 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman.

She was born Jan. 13, 1923, at Kingman the daughter of Louis and Hazel Ramsey Fairchild.  A longtime resident of Kingman County she worked for many years at the Kingman County Courthouse.

Before her...

Nov 6, 2023

Aurora Dick, 89, died Nov. 6, 2023, at the Attica Long Term Care.

She was born June 11, 1934, at Redwing, Colorado the daughter of Juan and Rosenda Salazar Martinez.

A longtime resident of the Zenda community, she was a former CNA at the Attica Hospital, worked for the Zenda Library and the F&D restaurant....

Nov 4, 2023

The Halls of Heaven heard the rip of guitar licks from Bobby Dean's healed hands, as he laid down his long-fought battle with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Pulmonary Fibrosis on November 4, 2023.

Bobby Dean Fletcher was born into a Wild West kinda World on June 5, 1951 to Cowboy Hall of Famer Claud Fletcher and Betty Jane...

Nov 2, 2023

SAMUEL BRUCE LIVINGSTON

Dateline/Kingman

Samuel Bruce "Sam" Livingston, 82, left this world on Nov. 2, 2023.

Sam was born on March 26, 1941, in Kingman, Kansas the only child of Bruce and Lucile Prather Livingston.

Sam battled brain cancer for only a few months. Despite spending much of that time in...

Oct 23, 2023

GARY D. RYDER

Dateline/Kingman

Gary D. Ryder, 63, died Oct. 23, 2023 at his home in Kingman.

He was born May 8, 1960, at Gordon, Nebraska the son of Charles and Joyce Vetter Ryder.  A Kingman resident since 1978, he was a retired stone mason.

Gary is survived by his sons...