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Marjorie (Nicholson) Thompson

Marjorie (Nicholson) Thompson

Oct 26, 2022

Marjorie G. Thompson, 92, entered Heaven's gates on Wednesday, October 26, 2022. She was born in Maize, Kansas to William and Marie (Roof) Nicholson.  She attended schools and raised in Maize, was a 1947 graduate of Maize High School.

On September 9, 1951 she married the love of her life Dale E. Thompson....

Richard Lee Baker

Richard Lee Baker

Oct 23, 2022

Richard Lee Baker, 75, was born February 10, 1947 to Cecil James Baker and Loretta (Halstead) Baker.  He passed away October 23, 2022. He was raised in the Wichita area where he attended school and worked. He entered and served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1968 and was a Veteran of the Vietnam War.

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Carl "Sam" Gardinier

Carl "Sam" Gardinier

Oct 22, 2022

Carl "Sam" Gardinier, age 98, was born to Olive and Ralph Gardinier at Minneapolis, Kansas.  He was a Sheet Metal worker and member of the Sheet Metal Workers Local 1129.  He served with the U.S. Army C Troop, 7th Reg 1st Cal. Div. in World War 2.

He is survived by his wife...

Everett "Doyle" Bachelder

Everett "Doyle" Bachelder

Oct 14, 2022

Everett "Doyle" Bachelder passed away on Friday, October 14th, 2022 in Bel Aire, Kansas. He was born in Valley Center, Kansas to Everett Leo Bachelder and Mildred Mae (Lavender) Bachelder. A lifelong resident of Valley Center he graduated from VCHS in 1949. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and then upon his...

Ingaby Bell (Shafer) Kelley

Ingaby Bell (Shafer) Kelley

Oct 14, 2022

Ingaby Bell Kelley, 91, passed away surrounded by her family on Friday, October 14, 2022 in Wichita, Kansas.  She was born in Milo, Missouri to James Loyd Shafer and Bertha Ellen (Ritchey) Shafer.  She was raised and attended various schools in the surrounding area with her brothers and sisters.  The family has many stories of their mischiefs...

Gervis Ladelle "Delle" (Davis) Nagle

Gervis Ladelle "Delle" (Davis) Nagle

Oct 11, 2022

Gervis LaDelle Nagle "Delle" passed away on Tuesday, October 11th, 2022, at home with her daughter, Stephanie and longtime friend, Santos, in Wichita, Kansas. Delle was born in Georgetown, Texas in 1946 to Emily Gervis Enochs and John Hester Davis. Delle was a lifelong resident of Houston, Texas, where she enjoyed all the arts the city of...

Joyce (Sherrill) Hardisty

Joyce (Sherrill) Hardisty

Oct 11, 2022

Joyce J. Hardisty, age 88 yrs old, passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, a fter a long illness with COPD. Daughter of William and Kathryn (Stephenson) Sherrill, she was a lifetime resident of Salina, Kansas .  After attending Salina schools and High School graduation, she finished her education at Marymount College in Salina.  She worked at...

Robert "Bobby" Raux, Jr.

Robert "Bobby" Raux, Jr.

Oct 10, 2022

Robert "Bobby" Harold Raux Jr. passed away peacefully on October 10, 2022 at the age of 70 in his hometown of Wichita, Kansas. Born to parents Robert Harold Raux Sr. and Shirley Ann (Warner) Raux on August 25, 1952, he attended Sowers Elementary, Jardine Junior High School, and was a class of 1970 graduate from...

Rebekah Mae Mitchell

Rebekah Mae Mitchell

Oct 7, 2022

Rebekah Mae Mitchell, 23, of Park City, KS, passed away on Friday, October 7 th , 2022, in Tampa, Florida of medical complications.   She was born April 2, 1999, in Independence, KS, to Frank, Jr and Dana (Bryant) Mitchell.  A beloved mother, daughter, sister, granddaughter, girlfriend, cousin and friend. Rebekah was a beautiful person inside and out,...

Ruby "Chris" (Kester) Fortune

Ruby "Chris" (Kester) Fortune

Sep 28, 2022

Ruby "Chris" Christine (Kester) Fortune, 56, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2022 after a courageous battle with cancer surrounded by her loved ones.

Chris was born August 10, 1966 in Wichita, Kansas to John L. and Ruby (Kettner) Kester. She loved anything purple, her family, fishing, camping, her two Jack Russells,...

Richard Douglas Bell

Richard Douglas Bell

Sep 26, 2022

Richard "Rick" Douglas Bell passed away at his Sedgwick Kansas home on Monday, September 26, 2022 . A Memorial Celebration of his life will be held at 2 pm on Nov. 5, 2022 at Park City Baptist Church, 1301 E. 61st St. N. in Park City, Kansas. Mr. Bell was born on October 5, 1953 in Wichita, Kansas to Jason...

Nathan P. Hanes

Nathan P. Hanes

Sep 21, 2022

Nathan Patrick Hanes (42) passed away Wednesday September 21, 2022 in Wichita, Kansas. He was born in Wichita, Kansas to Cheryl (Stotts) Hainlen and Patrick Hanes on October 3, 1979. He was a lifelong resident of Wichita. He attended Wichita South High School and graduated in 1998.  In high school Nate was a state qualifying wrestler and...

Ronald D. Rhodes

Ronald D. Rhodes

Sep 20, 2022

Ronald Rhodes passed away on Sept 20,2022,in Wichita, Kansas. He was in born St Louis, Missouri to Thomas Dudley Rhodes II and Elsie Mae (Clark) Rhodes. He was a life long resident of Park City, Kansas. He graduated from Leto High School in Tampa, Florida. After graduation he enlisted and served in the United States Army. His...

Kendra D. Kinkaid

Kendra D. Kinkaid

Sep 18, 2022

Kendra Denea Kinkaid, age 43, who loved to be called Mommy by her children and Babe by her spouse.

Kendra was born September 3, 1979 in Wichita, KS, the beautiful daughter of Craig and Vicki Kinkaid.  Kendra was a devoted, loving mother to Jayden and Jaxon. Her children were her whole world. The...

Leta (Carter) Nance

Leta (Carter) Nance

Sep 16, 2022

Leta Marie Nance, 92, passed away on September 16, 2022 in Syracuse, Kansas. She was born in Syracuse,10/12/1929, to Francis Lowell Carter and Violet Lillian (Kinzie) Carter. She was a lifelong resident of Syracuse, Kansas and graduated from Syracuse High School.

After high school she worked as a bookkeeper, worked at...

Wyatt K. Sweeten

Wyatt K. Sweeten

Sep 12, 2022

Wyatt Kent Sweeten of Maize, Kansas was carried in the arms of Jesus to his heavenly home on September 12, 2022. He was an excelling Fifth grader at Vermillion Elementary in Maize.  With a great love for outdoors, you would find him barefoot, throwing a football, riding his bike or with his family fishing. You would find...

David Lawrence

David Lawrence

Sep 6, 2022

David Wayne Lawrence, 65, of Valley Center, KS passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. He was born June 09,1957 to Robert Lee Lawrence Sr. and Joyce (Greathouse) Sucht in Downey, California.  He attended Hadley Junior High and North High School. He was a lifelong resident of Wichita, Kansas and Valley Center Kansas.

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Nona (Weller) Stiverson

Nona (Weller) Stiverson

Sep 5, 2022

Nona Mae Stiverson, 98, long time resident of Maize, passed away September 5, 2022 in Colwich, Kansas.  She was born in Blue Rapids, Kansas, May 8, 1924, to Eldon and Ethel (Dutton) Weller.

A 1942 graduate of Blue Rapids, she worked in Wichita aircraft plants during WWII while her fiancé, Vernon Stiverson was...

Albert John "A.J." Koster

Albert John "A.J." Koster

Aug 24, 2022

Koster, Albert John "A.J.", 70, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on August 24, 2022. A.J., as everyone knew him, grew up in Beloit, Kansas and attended St. John's Catholic School where he excelled in sports, especially track. One of his greatest honors was giving the commencement address for the 1986 St. John's...

Mildred (Walker) Rowell

Mildred (Walker) Rowell

Aug 20, 2022

Mildred Naomi (Walker) Rowell, 80, of Wichita, Kansas passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022. She was born in Wichita, Kansas to Homer and Zola May (Cochenour) Walker.  She attended Wichita schools and was a graduate of North High School.  On Febuary 1, 1960 in Wichita, Kansas she married the love of her life Bobby Dale Rowell....