Obituaries
Omar C. Norton
Jun 13, 2023
Omar C. Norton, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at Kenwood Plaza, St. John, KS. He was born on March 26, 1934 in Spearville, KS., the son of Harvey and Mary Helena (Robbins) Norton. On March 19, 1955 he married Jule Lee (Markiewicz) in Great Bend, KS. She passed in 2000. Omar received a master’s degree...
Rose Marie Hager
Jun 13, 2023
Rose Marie (Fuqua) Hager, age 86, passed away on June 13, 2023 at the Stafford County Hospital. She was born on June 10, 1937 in Macksville, the daughter of William A. and Lennie I. (Hazelton) Fuqua. She was a retired clerk for the Stafford County Treasurer’s office for many years. She married Joseph Leo Fox and to this union...
Donna Dena Mansel
Jun 8, 2023
Donna Dena (Campbell) Mansel was born on September 27, 1933 to Alma and Leona Davidson Campbell. She went home to be with her heavenly father on June 8th, 2023.
She is survived by her son Jon Campbell Mansel (wife Vicky) of Manhattan, KS; daughters Brenda Mansel Reno of St. John, KS; April Swartz (husband Bill) of Manhattan, KS; Kelly...
Francisco Balderrama Rodriguez
Jun 4, 2023
Francisco Balderrama Rodrigez, age 88, passed away on Sun. June, 4, 2023 at Great Bend Reg. Hospital, Great Bend, KS. He was born on October 22, 1934 in Villa Matamoros Chihuahua, MX., the son of Concepcion Balderrama Montez and Josefa Rodriguez Gutierrez. Franscisco worked as a cowboy rancher through out his lifetime. He married Maria de los Angeles Mendez...
Kerri L. Linnemann
May 31, 2023
Kerri L. Linnemann, age 64, passed away on Wed, May 31, 2023 at Wesley Med Center, Wichita, KS. He was born on April 21, 1959 in Whiting, KS. He was the son of Lee and Patricia (Wood) Linnemann. Kerri was a St. John resident since 2004 and worked as a welder and fabricator. Survivors include, an uncle, Ron Wood;...
Junior Efrain Llanas
May 29, 2023
Junior Efrain Llanas, de 38 años, falleció el 29 de mayo de 2023 en Macksville, KS. Nació el 27 de abril de 1985 en San Juan de Guadalupe, Durango, México. Es hijo de Efraín Llanas y María Gabriela (Bernal) Llanas. Fue operador de plataforma para Fossil Drilling, Pratt, KS. A Junior le sobreviven su esposa, María de los Ángeles...
Mary Anna Green
Apr 24, 2023
Mary Anna Green, age 93, passed away on Monday, Apr. 24, 2023 at Kenwood Plaza, St. John, KS. She was born on June 3, 1929 in Nashville, TN., the daughter of Ralph and Stella (Craft) Alvis. Mary was a St. John resident for 85 years and worked as a Dillons produce manager and for the St. John School cafeteria....
Robin Lee Booth
Apr 22, 2023
Robin Lee Booth, age 67, passed away on Sat, April 22, 2023 at her home in Wichita, KS. She was born on Oct. 29, 1955 in Stafford, KS., the daughter of Ronald and Jo (Lyons) Booth-Munden. Robin was a Wichita resident since 2003. She had a Bachelor’s of Science degree in accounting and worked as a real estate appraiser....
Kathryn "Kathy" Louise Appl
Mar 16, 2023
Kathryn “Kathy” Louise Appl, age 57, of Norman, Oklahoma passed away suddenly on Thursday, March 16, 2023 in Oklahoma City.
Kathy was born in Norman, Oklahoma to Franklin J. and Velma C. (Finkenbinder) Appl. She attended Paul’s Valley State School, graduating in 1983. She went on to live at the Paul’s Valley State School for 30 years, where...
Vada L. Whiting
Mar 6, 2023
Vada Lenora (Webb) Whiting, 97 passed away in Leawood, Kansas on March 6, 2023. Strongly embraced in the arms of her Lord and Savior while singing “Jesus Loves Me”, with her hospice angel, Angela and grandkids, she left this world. Born on November 6, 1925 in Pratt, Kansas she was the daughter of Walter Samuel and Clara Bella Lee Webb....
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...