Obituaries
Raymond Swartz, Jr.
Feb 20, 2023
Raymond Swartz, Jr., age 81 passed away on Feb. 20, 2023 at Leisure Homestead, Stafford, KS. He was born on Oct. 25, 1941 at Macksville, KS., the son of Raymond and Margaret (Wagaman) Swartz. He worked in the grain elevator industry and was a life-long resident of Macksville, KS. He was a Vietnam veteran of the US Army and...
William "Bill" H. Astle
Feb 6, 2023
William H. Astle, age 96, passed away on Feb. 6, 2023 at Kenwood Plaza, St. John, KS. He was born on April 29, 1926 in Haven, KS., the son of William Homer and Marie A. (Guhl) Astle. Bill was a resident of St. John since 1964. On Nov. 11, 1949, he married Doris Jean (Cadman) in Hutchinson, KS., she...
Donald D. Smith
Jan 26, 2023
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Donald D. Smith, age 99, passed away on Jan. 26, 2023 at Stafford County Hospital, Stafford, KS. He was born on Dec. 27, 1923 in rural Stafford County, KS., the son of Oscar C. and Nellie (Shryock) Smith. A life-long resident of the area, he was a farmer and stockman with memberships to Macksville Christian Church...
Cynthia L. Ryan
Jan 18, 2023
Cynthia Louise (Hoyt) Ryan age 67 of St. John went to be with the lord on January 18, 2023 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita Ks., with family by her side. She was born March 24, 1955 in Bethesda, Maryland the daughter of Carl and Shirly (Mills) Hoyt. Cynthia attended grade school in Satanta, Ks. and was a...
Frank A. Trevino
Jan 2, 2023
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Frank A. Trevino, age 77, passed away on Monday, Jan. 2, 2023 at the Stafford Co. Hospital, Stafford, KS. He was born on Nov. 15, 1945 in Waco, TX, the son of Eberado Trevino and Leonora Avalos Trevino. Frank was a U.S. Army Veteran. On June 8, 2002 he married Stacy (Boele) Trevino in Great...
Allison Rae Gross
Jan 2, 2023
Allison Rae (McBee) Gross, age 86, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2023 at the Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, KS. She was born on Nov. 1, 1936 in Dodge City, KS., the daughter of Cecil and Virginia (Beaver) McBee. Allison was a high school graduate of Hugoton, KS. She married Loyd Ray Gross on Jan. 9, 1955 in...
Mary Ann (Miller) Fuller
Dec 30, 2022
Mary Ann Fuller, age 75, passed away on Dec. 30, 2022 at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. She was born on Aug. 23, 1947 at Stafford, KS., the daughter of Abbe and Lucile (Neuforth) Miller. On Jan. 15, 1993 she married Charles Wayne Fuller at Kinsley, KS. Mary Ann was an accountant and bookkeeper for several area...
Lloyd D. Estes
Dec 25, 2022
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Lloyd D. Estes, age 92, passed away on Dec. 25, 2022 at Sunshine Meadows Retirement Home, Buhler, KS. He was born on June 7, 1930 in Pawnee County, KS., the son of Orvin Lloyd and Ada Merle (Sligar) Estes. On Nov. 11, 1950, he married Verla D. (Russell) at St. John, KS,...
Jeanette "Jan" Parten
Dec 22, 2022
Jeanette "Jan" Huffman Parten passed away at Dugan Care Home in West Point, Mississippi, on December 22, 2022, at the age of 91. She was born March 6, 1931, at Virgil, Kansas to the late Edgar J. and Bernice (Hughes) Huffman.
She married Kenneth Neil Parten September 14, 1952, in St John, Kansas, they were married for 64 years...
Vernon L. Fouse
Dec 20, 2022
Vernon L. Fouse, aged 69, passed away on Dec. 20, 2022 at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, KS. Vernon was born on Nov. 17, 1953 at Larned, KS., the son of Myron E. and Esther E. (English) Fouse. A resident of Kingman for 22 years. He was a retired diesel pump technician and was a member of...
Sharon K Crissman
Dec 20, 2022
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Sharon K. Crissman, 83, of St. John, KS passed away peacefully Dec. 20, 2022 at Stafford County Hospital, Stafford, KS. She was born on Sept. 19, 1939 in Great Bend, KS., the daughter of Even B. (Boots) Estes and Bertha M. Rose. She was a housewife, mother and grandmother and worked briefly for the ASCS...
Vera Rosaline Hayes
Dec 19, 2022
Vera Rosaline Hayes, 90, passed away on December 19, 2022 at her daughter’s home in Sparks, NV. Vera was born May 29, 1932, in Preston KS to Samuel Walter and Clara Belle(Lee)Webb. She graduated from Preston High School in 1949 and was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church in St. John, KS. Vera married Norman L. Hayes...
Verla D. (Russell) Estes
Dec 15, 2022
Verla D. (Russell) Estes, age 91, passed away on Dec. 15, 2022 at the Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community, Buhler, KS. She was born on April 28, 1931 in rural St. John, KS., the daughter of Floyd Russell and Margaret Queal. Verla married Lloyd Estes on Nov. 11, 1950 in St. John, KS. She was a homemaker and worked as...
Monserrato Chaves Olivas
Nov 25, 2022
Monserrato Chávez olivas, de 80 años, falleció en su casa en St. John ks el viernes, noviembre 25 2022 Nació el 24 de diciembre en 1941 en chihuahua, MX., hija de Manuel Chávez y Manuela olivas. Monserrato se casó con mariano Quiñonez en 1977. Ella era una residente de St. John desde el año 2013 la sobreviven los siguientes...
Merlin D. Fisher
Nov 23, 2022
Merlin D. Fisher, age 85 passed away on Nov. 23, 2022, at Pratt, KS. He was born on Aug. 20, 1937 at St. John, KS., the son of Ellis and Leota (Slade) Fisher. Merlin was a life-long farmer and stockman who loved his livestock and pets. He passed his love of animals on to the next generations. He is...
Michael R. Rowland
Nov 6, 2022
Dateline: Macksville, KS.
Michael R. Rowland, age 65, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022 at his home in Macksville, KS. He was born on May 14, 1957 in Pontiac, MI., the son of Robert and Sharon (Dickinson) Rowland. Michael was a Macksville resident for over 20 years, working as an appliance repairman. On Oct. 24, 2002 he married...
Kathleen Louise (Ballentine) Wendland
Oct 16, 2022
St. John, Kansas Dateline:
Kathleen Louise Wendland, age 59 passed away on Oct. 16, 2022 at the Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, KS. She was born on Oct. 20, 1962 at Westmoreland, KS., the daughter of Ralph Hugh and Jacquelyn Marie (Riley) Ballentine. She graduated from Onaga High School in 1980, Hesston College in 1982 and Eastern Mennonite College...
Barbara N. (Bowden) King
Oct 16, 2022
Haysville, Kansas Dateline:
Barbara N. (Bowden) King, age 85 passed away on Oct. 16, 2022 at her home. She was born on Jan. 9, 1937 in rural Stafford Co., KS., the daughter of Hollis G. and Lois Iona (Leatherman) Bowden. She retired as a registered nurse, working from 1960-2002. She attended school at Antrim, Emerson, Byers, KUMC and Mercy...
Gary Ray Fischer
Oct 10, 2022
Gary Ray Fischer, age 87 passed away on Oct. 10, 2022 at Hutchinson, KS. He was born on Oct. 3, 1935 in Great Bend, KS., the son of William and Helen (Sittner) Fischer. Gary graduated from Hudson High School in 1953. He joined the Army to serve his country in the 553rd Field Battalion and 18th Artillery Group in...
Norma Lee Bright
Oct 5, 2022
Norma Lee (Parten) Bright, age 92 passed away on Oct. 5, 2022 at Legend Senior Living, Hutchinson, KS. She was born on Sept. 30, 1930 at Kembro, KS., the daughter of Carl and Ruth Ione (Mann) Parten. She was a homemaker and long- time resident of St. John, KS. Her memberships included First Baptist Church, Mothers Club, Red Hats...
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