Everett Thompson
May 3, 2012
VALLEY CENTER, KS Thompson, Rev. Everett Daniel, 87, beloved dad, grandpa, brother and pastor, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 3, 2012. He was born to Oscar Allen and Rachel Grace (Picket) Thompson at Merwin, Missouri. He was one of four sons, the first having died in infancy. Harold was 3 years old when...
Victor Leon Lais
May 2, 2012
NEWTON — Victor Leon Lais was born on May 15, 1937, at home in Marion to Victor Emmanuel Lais and LaVaune Sarah (Mcklbbin) Lais. Losing his mother at the age of 6, Leon, along with his older brother, Jackie Dean, was raised by his grandparents Alice Marie (Smith) and William Wesley McKibbin and his aunts and uncles in their family...
Esther Ausburn
May 1, 2012
HENDERSON, NV formerly of rural Valley Center, Kansas... Ausburn, Esther Agnes (Fry), 93, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. She was born in rural Valley Center, Kansas, to Frank Delos Fry and Pearl Lillian (Zimmerman) Fry. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Glenwood Ausburn; son, Glen Ausburn and his wife Gwendolyn;...
Brad Bishop
Apr 30, 2012
VALLEY CENTER, KS Bishop, Brad Alan, 51, Valley Center High School 1978 graduate, passed away on Monday, April 30, 2012. Brad recently left a long career as Master Electrician and part owner of an Electrical Contracting firm to pursue Real Estate Investments. He was a loving husband and father who lived life to the fullest. Truly a man of many...
Alice Woods-Crane
Apr 30, 2012
WICHITA, KS Woods-Crane, Alice Amony (Mindling), 86, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away on Monday, April 30, 2012. She was born in Waterford, Ohio, to Herman Paul Mindling and Alta Gertrude (Pryor) Mindling. She is survived by children, Lynn (Lynn) Woods of Valley Center, Raymond Howard (Sandy) Woods of Valley Center, Patricia (Joe) Parks of Park City, and Alta (Jim)...
Marilyn Anderson
Apr 23, 2012
WICHITA, KS Anderson, Marilyn Jane (Nystrom), 74, retired City of Wichita Administrative Assistant, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2012. She was born in Crosby, North Dakota, to Arthur William Nystrom and Lillian Jane (Peck) Nystrom. She is survived by her son, Steve (Joanie) Anderson of Jacksonville, FL; daughters, Lisa (Jonathan) Myers of Cologne, MN and Wendy Bishop of Sedgwick;...
Bertha "Mickey" Logue
Apr 22, 2012
VALLEY CENTER, KS Logue, Bertha May "Mickey" (Maxwell), 93, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2012. She was born in Mt. Hope, Kansas to James H. Maxwell and Eva (Osborn) Maxwell. She is survived by her son, Michael Logue and his wife, Tami; daughter-in-law, Jane Blackwell Logue; grandchildren, Tami (Paul) Conrad, Piper (Sean) Miller, Dustin (Benita)...
Bertha "Mickey" Logue
Apr 22, 2012
VALLEY CENTER, KS Logue, Bertha May "Mickey" (Maxwell), 93, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2012. She was born in Mt. Hope, Kansas to James H. Maxwell and Eva (Osborn) Maxwell. She is survived by her son, Michael Logue and his wife, Tami; daughter-in-law, Jane Blackwell Logue; grandchildren, Tami (Paul) Conrad, Piper (Sean) Miller, Dustin (Benita)...
William "Bill" Moore, Sr.
Apr 19, 2012
WICHITA, KS Moore, " Bill" William Lyle Sr., 82, retired Hawker Beech Tool and Dye maker, passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2012. He was born in Midway, Pennsylvania, to Howard Alexander Moore and Martha (Williamson) Moore. He was a U.S. Army Veteran. He is survived by his wife, Karen "Pat" Moore; children, Deborah (David) Bell, Sandra Sackett, Terri Ann...
Lori Horn
Apr 18, 2012
VALLEY CENTER, KS - Shirley Lorraine "Lori" (Thompson) Horn, 52, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. She was born to Don Thompson and Janet (Sothman) Thompson in Greenfield, Iowa. The only girl among four brothers (Dean, Brian, Stuart and Glendon), she lived on a farm near Elliott, Iowa until age nine when her...
Frances Thompson
Apr 14, 2012
WICHITA, KS Thompson, Frances Corrine (Patten), 86, retired Dillards Executive Sales Manager, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012. She was born in Charleston, Mississippi to Clemen Charles Patten and Mary Sue (Gray) Patten. She is survived by her husband, Eugene Thompson; children, Wayne (Diane) Roberts of Valley Center and Mary (Jerry) Frazier of Pittsburg; grandchildren, Justin Frazier, Aaron Clark, Meleah...
Margaret Harrison
Apr 12, 2012
VALLEY CENTER, KS Harrison, Margaret Louise (Doolin), 87, retired Newton Bethel Clinic Office Manager, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2012. She was born in Sterling, Kansas to Frank Emmett Doolin and Beatrice Mae (Renollet) Doolin. She married William "Cecil" Harrison on July 17, 1943 in Valley Center, Kansas. Margaret is survived by her children, Gary & Carol Harrison, Surprise, AZ;...
Quentin Base
Apr 10, 2012
SEDGWICK, KS Base, Quentin Lincoln, 94, retired Farmer, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. He was born in rural Burrton, Kansas, to Tobias Adam Base and Selma Leah (Schmidt) Base. He is survived by his son, Gary (Sharon) Base of Sedgwick, and daughter, Patty (Stan) Grecian of Palco; grandchildren, Doug (Teri) Base, Dan (Polly) Base, Stacey (Jay) Risner, Amy...
Merle Gates
Apr 2, 2012
HAZELTON, KS Gates, Merle Eugene, 88, farmer, beloved dad, brother and uncle, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2012. He was born October 13, 1923, at home on the farm, 5 miles north of Hazelton, Kansas, oldest child of Eugene Griffith Gates and Jamima (Garlow) Gates. He attended Maple Grove Country School and graduated from Hazelton High School. He married...
William "Don" Slenker
Mar 31, 2012
VALLEY CENTER, KS Slenker, William McDonald "Don", 94, of Walsenburg, Colorado, formerly of Valley Center, Kansas, passed away on March 31, 2012. He was born in September 22, 1917 in East Lynn, Missouri to Isaac and Jennie Freude Slenker. Don served in the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Chief Radioman from December 15, 1941 to December 23, 1946. Right after...
Russell Beck
Mar 30, 2012
WICHITA, KS Beck, Russell H., 29, Broadway Home Medical Technician, went to be with his Lord on Friday, March 30, 2012. Russell was born on April 21, 1982 to parents, Floyd and Sandy Beck. He is preceded by his grandparents, Homer Beck, Toscar and Dottie Culp, and Gene Vogel. Left to cherish his memory are his parents, grandmother Margaret Beck,...
David Webb
Mar 29, 2012
Webb, David Truan, 79, was born Aug. 10, 1932 in Larned, Kan., to Edgar L. and Henrietta Webb. He died Thursday, March 29, 2012. He was preceded in death by parents and second wife, Diane Kelley. Survivors: children, Elizabeth H. Webb, Dana T. Webb; brother, Ed Webb; grandchildren, Rachel, Paul, and Ethan; and niece and nephew, Diann and David Webb;...
Tommy George
Mar 27, 2012
VALLEY CENTER, KS George, Tommy Knox, 83, retired Cessna Avionics Engineer, beloved husband and uncle, passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. He was born in Neodesha, Kansas to Leo Edgar George and Cecil Fay (Knox) George. He served in the United States Army and Air Force. He was a Veteran of the World War II and Korean conflicts. Tommy...
Edward Cross
Mar 25, 2012
EL DORADO, KS Cross, Edward Willis, 82, retired Hawker Beech Machinist, beloved husband, dad, grandpa and friend passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2012. He was born in Grenada, Colorado to Robert E. Cross and Lily (Foster) Cross. Survived by his wife, Madge; children, Robert (Anne) Cross of Towanda, Peggy (Alan) Clubb of Valley Center, Donald (Wendy) Cross of Winfield,...
Violet Carr
Mar 24, 2012
VALLEY CENTER, KS Carr, Violet May (Brown), 86, homemaker and daycare provider, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2012. She was born in Stohrville Twp, Harper County, Kansas, the second of eight children to Vernon Manley Brown and Bertha Jane (Osborn) Brown. She loved music and taught herself to play the piano and guitar, joining her brother playing at dances. She...
