All Obituaries

George Edward Cutright was born on the Charlie Cutright family farm southeast of Byron, Oklahoma on December 25th of 1926.  He died at Leisure Homestead in St. John, Kansas on September 19th of 2020, age 93 years 8 months and 25 days. He drove mules as a boy and walked 1-1/4 miles to a one-roomed school house where he attended grades one through seven.  He attended high school in Byron, Oklahoma, and went into the Army right out of High School.  While in the Army, he was a...

Ronda J. Henderson, age 83 passed away on Sept. 18, 2020 at the Rolling Hills Health and Rehab facility in Wichita, KS. She was born on Feb. 3, 1937 in Stafford KS and was the daughter of Orville and Virgie (Rose) Sidman. On Sept. 30, 1968 she married Samuel Henderson in St. John, KS. Ronda was a resident of Wichita, KS since 1970 were she was a retired schoolteacher and secretary for the city of Wichita. Ronda was a member of the Historical Museum, Sedgwick Co. Zoo, and The Riverside...

Orvis Ray “Nub” Miller, age 88, passed away on Sept. 9, 2020 at The Ranch House, Garden City, KS.  He was born on Jan. 28, 1932 at Skiatook, OK. He was the son of William and Helen Miller.  Although Nub was a skilled welder and carpenter, he spent the majority of his life as a horse trainer, cowboy and horseshoer. He shod his first horse at 14 and his last at the age of 82 years young.   He was a resident of St. John from 1994-2019 and proudly served in the...

Randall Dean Carter, age 73, passed away Aug. 21, 2020 at the Pleasant View Nursing Home, Inman, KS.  He was born on Jan. 20, 1947 at Sidney, NE, the son of Dean Dir and Carmel Lee (Johnson) Carter.  He was a long-time resident of Hutchinson. Randy had previously worked for Hutch Correctional Facility as a Corrections Counselor for 16 years and spent 16 years as owner of the Venture Inn. Randall graduated from St. John High School in 1965. He attended Hutchinson Community College...

David Martin Burns, 76, of Macksville, died Saturday, August 15th at Stafford County Hospital, Stafford, KS.  David was born on March 21, 1944 to Gilbert and Elsie (Smith) Burns in Stafford.  On April 29, 1978 he was united in marriage to Janie Doble in Harper, Ks.  His entire working life David was a truck driver on the open road, he was happiest when he had a big rig on the road.  Surviving family members include his wife, Janie of the home; children, Kevin Lee Burns...

***Due to the SF CO Health Dept. guidelines, the funeral service for Lloyd L. McCandless has been limited to 30 total people.  The family welcomes everyone to the Military graveside service at the Fairview Park Cemetery at approximately 3:30PM on Saturday.   Lloyd L. McCandless, age 92, passed away on July 23, 2020 in Phoenix, AZ.  He was born on July 7, 1928 in rural St. John, KS, the son of Calvert Cotton and Mollie  (Long) McCandless.  Lloyd served in the US...

Leo L. Hayden, age 93 passed away August 4, 2020 at the University of Kansas Health Systems, Great Bend, KS.  He was born on Nov. 30, 1926 in rural Stafford County, KS, the son of Harry and Esther (Fischer) Hayden.  He was a famer and rancher and life-long resident of Stafford County.  He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict from 1952-54.  On Dec. 22, 1951 he married Bertie Lou (Siefkes) in rural Hudson, KS, she passed away in 2016.  Leo was a member of...

Warren Clay Thornburg, age 58, passed away on July 27, 2020 at Hudson.  He was born on March 6, 1962 at Stafford.  A lifetime resident of Hudson, he worked for the Stafford County Flour Mill in the Warehouse loading trucks. An avid outdoorsman, he loved to hunt and fish.  He is survived by his mother, Marilyn I. (Ivy) Thornburg, Stafford, KS., a sister, Joy Monroe, Wichita, Falls, TX; three brothers, Carl O. Hicks (Abbe), Salina, KS, Audie L. Thornburg (Bonnie), Eureka, KS,...

***A celebration of life for Fredys Lea Wasson will be held at the Trousdale United Methodist Church on Saturday, July 4, 2020 at 10:30AM.  Masks are recommended, hand sanitizer will be available and and all other reasonable precautions will be taken to keep everyone healthy and safe. Fredys Lea Wasson, born October 26, 1937, joyfully went to meet her Lord and savior Tuesday, March 10, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.  Her husband Lawrence R. Wasson (Larry) and parents Dollie...

Jack Ring peacefully passed away on April 22nd, 2020, at the age of 85 in Mesa, AZ after a hard battle with liver cancer.  He was born in St John, Kansas on April 14th, 1935, also known as Black Sunday.  He is survived by his wife, Mary Lou, whom he resided with in Gilbert, AZ; his sister, Barbra Atterbery from Tribune, KS; his son, Jordan Ring from Glendale, AZ; his daughter, Kelly Ring Orosy from Krum, TX; and his stepchildren and grandchildren. Jack graduated from St...