Obituary Listing

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...

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,...