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Marla Cunningham

Marla Cunningham

Jun 15, 2022

Marla Alise Cunningham, 62, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, June 15, 2022.  She was a loving sister, aunt and friend. She was born on June 21 to Wendell and Floreine Cunningham. She graduated from Friends University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications. Marla worked in the Wichita Public School system and had...

Helen (Nicholson) Simon

Helen (Nicholson) Simon

Jun 15, 2022

Helen Marie Simon, 100 years old, (born November 29, 1921) of Maize, Kansas, passed away on June 15, 2022. Helen was born to Jennie and Harry Nicholson of Maize, Kansas. She is proceeded in death by her parents, her husband Marcellus "Sally" Simon, and her five brothers, Bill (1903-1978), Jim (1905-1936), Gene (Cricket 1907-1977), Clyde (Trapper- 1909-2001), and George (1917-1995)....

Connie (Mackenzie) Silva

Connie (Mackenzie) Silva

Jun 14, 2022

Connie Marie Silva, 80 yrs, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at home surrounded by her family.  She was born in Wichita, Kansas to Richard Dean Mackenzie and Verla Marie (Kinder) Mackenzie.  She was a lifetime resident of Wichita where she attended school, married and raised her family. She enjoyed working at Furrs Cafeteria where she...

Miles J. Blankenship

Miles J. Blankenship

Jun 13, 2022

Miles J Blankenship , age 66, passed away on June 13, 2022 in Wichita, Ks.   He was born in the Army hospital in Aurora, Colorado to James Blankenship and Rowena Jean (Griffith) Blankenship.  He spent most of his youth in Colorado before moving to Kansas for marriage and raising of his family. After graduating college he worked...

Peggy (Vaughn) Wiseman

Peggy (Vaughn) Wiseman

Jun 12, 2022

Peggy Wiseman, 74, passed away on June 12, 2022. She was born December 4, 1947 in Wichita, Kansas to Ernest and Victoria (Hase) Vaughn. She attended Wichita East High School and later attended Friends University and Wichita State University. She was a lifelong resident of Wichita.

Her careers spanned from being...

Cathy (Scanlon) Hume

Cathy (Scanlon) Hume

Jun 11, 2022

Cathy Marie (Scanlon) Hume was born October 8, 1955 to James Vincent Scanlon and Wanda (Reid) Scanlon. She passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022.

She was preceded in death by her mother Wanda Scanlon, father James Scanlon, husband Leonard Hume, sons James V. Hume and John E. Hume.

She is survived by...

Wilma (Ashley) Brisco

Wilma (Ashley) Brisco

Jun 10, 2022

Wilma Lee (Ashley) Brisco, 84, of Wichita, Kansas went to be with her Lord on Friday, June 10, 2022, after a few years with challenging health, but always keeping her sense of humor.

Wilma was born on September 19, 1937, to Geneva (Breece) and J. Earl Ashley in Harrison, Arkansas. After Wilma graduated...

Rosemary Joy Blair

Rosemary Joy Blair

Jun 4, 2022

Rosemary 'Joy' Blair, 88, was born in Witham, Essex on February 10, 1934.  Joy Blair was an only child to Amy and Leonard Alexander. She married Ray Williams, a serviceman at 18 and with a small son and daughter they travelled by ship from England to the United States in 1955 where they had another...

Timothy Simon

Timothy Simon

Jun 3, 2022

Timothy Aaron Simon 09/02/1960 to 06/03/2022 Timothy Aaron Simon (61) passed on Friday, June 3, 2022 in Haysville, Kansas where he resided for the last 6 months. He was born in Wichita, Kansas on September 2nd, 1960 to Vincent Joseph Simon and Nancy Colene (Roeder) Simon. He was a graduate of Andale High School in 1978. Past employment included Dubuque...

Marcia (Hiebert) Goentzel

Marcia (Hiebert) Goentzel

Jun 1, 2022

Marcia Kaye (Hiebert) Goentzel, 76, of Valley Center, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. She was surrounded by loving family and friends as she finally succumbed to an infection after having overcome so many in the past.

In lieu of flowers , memorial donations for Marcia Goentzel can be directed to...

Larry L. Betsworth

Larry L. Betsworth

Jun 1, 2022

Larry L. Betsworth, 84, of Wichita, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2022.  He was born in LeMars, Iowa to Leo Jacob and Amelia (Reker) Betsworth. After college, Larry was in engineering and drafting at Boeing Aircraft where he retired after 35 years of service.

He enjoyed years of showing and attending...

Shelia (Westerfield-Yoakum) Doolen

Shelia (Westerfield-Yoakum) Doolen

May 30, 2022

Shelia Kay Doolen, age 58, passed away on May 30, 2022 in Wichita, Kansas.

She was born in Wichita, Kansas to parents Louie Fern Mowery and Robert Wayne Westerfield. After the death of her father, she was adopted by Lawrence Bradley Yoakum. Shelia was a graduate of Valley Center High School in 1981....

Sharon (Newton) Gilbert Nelson

Sharon (Newton) Gilbert Nelson

May 27, 2022

Sharon Kay Gilbert-Nelson, 77, passed away on 27th day of May, 2022 in Haysville, Kansas. She was born in Wichita, Kansas to Kenneth Richard Newton and Esther (Graham) Newton. She was a life long resident of Wichita, and was a 1962 graduate of Wichita High School East. After Graduation she married George Robert Gilbert Jr on August 16, 1962 until...

Michael J. Wolke

Michael J. Wolke

May 27, 2022

Michael J Wolke, 72, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2022 in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born in Wichita, Kansas to Elmer B. and Opal (Martin) Wolke. He was raised in the Wichita area and was a graduate of Heights High School. He served in the U.S. Army and was a Vietnam War Veteran. Mike worked at...

Barbara (Graham) Penning

Barbara (Graham) Penning

May 26, 2022

Barbara Lee (Graham) Penning, 85, of Whitewater, Kansas entered her Father's Kingdom on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Barbara was a country girl, and eventually became a suburb girl, growing up, really, in Grandville, Michigan. She married her husband, Stu, on June 5, 1958. They parented three children, Wendy, Tom, and...

Leslie E. Brees

Leslie E. Brees

May 26, 2022

Leslie Earl Brees, 78, passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022 in Park City, Kansas.

He was born on May 1, 1944 in Alamosa, Colorado to Glen Edward and Minnie Darleen (Huffman) Brees.  He received a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University in 1967.

He worked...

David W. Poor

David W. Poor

May 26, 2022

David Wayne Poor, 65, passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022 in Douglass, Kansas.

David was born in Long Beach, California to Violet Mae (Turner) Poor and James Lafeyette Poor, Sr. He was a long-time resident of Wichita and Douglass, Kansas. He attended East High School, Wichita, Kansas. He worked at Boeing Aircraft...

Nancy (Hutton) Hodges

Nancy (Hutton) Hodges

May 17, 2022

Nancy Hutton Hodges , 88, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at Salina Regional Health Center. She was born on August 16, 1933 in Lawrence, Kansas to Josephine Jacqmain and Paul Hutton.  Her early years were spent on her grandfather Octave Jacqmain's farm outside Fort Smith, Arkansas with her younger sister Jane.

Rebecca L. Bazil

Rebecca L. Bazil

May 14, 2022

Rebecca Lea Bazil, 50, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022.  She was born in Wichita, Kansas to Keith L. Bazil and Karen (Murphy) Bazil. S he was a lifelong resident of Park City, attended Valley Center schools and was a graduate of Valley Center High School in the class of 1990. Rebecca was  a loving mother to...

Ruth (Mcbride) Ryan

Ruth (Mcbride) Ryan

May 12, 2022

Ruth E. (McBride) Ryan, 98, passed away on May 12, 2022. She was the daughter of Hiram and Hazel (McEwing) McBride.

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