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Carolyn (Jacob) Foutch

Carolyn (Jacob) Foutch

May 2, 2020

Carolyn Belle Jacob Foutch, 90, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020.  She was born August 30, 1929 in Wichita, Kansas to Harry George Jacob and Bea Belle McDavitt Jacob.  Carolyn was a 1947 graduate of Bentley High School and then attended Oklahoma State A&M (now OSU) in Stillwater, Oklahoma.  While attending...

Irene (Fanning) Nelson

Irene (Fanning) Nelson

May 2, 2020

Irene (Fanning) Nelson, 96, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020. She was born in Valley Center, Kansas to Maude (Hemme) Fanning and Homer Leo Fanning. The family then moved to Wichita where she attended school and was a 1941 graduate of Wichita East High School. She was a secretary at Roosevelt Jr High School for 8...

Cynthia (Wilks) Smith

Cynthia (Wilks) Smith

May 2, 2020

Cynthia Charlene (Wilks) Smith, 58, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 2, 2020. She was born in Duncan, Oklahoma to Lionel Lee Wilks and Ruby (Fletcher) Wilks.  She worked at Texron for twenty-one years.  Cindy enjoyed cruiser racing with her husband, fishing, her family and her church.

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Johnny G. Hollis

Johnny G. Hollis

May 2, 2020

Johnny George Hollis, age 50, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020, in Wichita, KS.  He was born September 5, 1969 to Merle Hollis and Bridget Cozad in Wichita, KS.  He had 3 sons who he was very proud of and were truly his pride and joy.  His first son Evan was in union with Susan Hale-Clarke. ...

F. D. "Trip" Triplitt

F. D. "Trip" Triplitt

Apr 30, 2020

F. D. "Trip" Triplitt , 86 passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2020 in Moundridge, Kansas. "Trip" was born January 5, 1934 in Valley Center, Kansas to Charles and Nellie (Kehl) Triplitt.

He is survived by his wife of sixty-five years, Glenda; son Dale (Mary Lu) Triplitt of Salina; daughter Deborah...

Jill (Chandler) Ekeler

Jill (Chandler) Ekeler

Apr 30, 2020

JILL (CHANDLER) EKELER, 62, sister, loving wife, mother and grandmother received her wings on Thursday, April 30, 2020.  She was a devoted housewife and caregiver who will be missed by many.  She was born in Wichita, Kansas to Otis and Helen (Steffee) Chandler.

Survived by her husband Don, children Brandon, John and Sara;...

Lloyd Crisp

Lloyd Crisp

Apr 28, 2020

Lloyd Crisp, 88, was welcomed into the kingdom of Heaven, April 28, 2020.  Lloyd was born to Harry and Lottie (Doyle) Crisp in Datto, Arkansas.  He is survived by his wife Wilma (McCandless) Crisp, married 68 years ago on Christmas Eve.

He was a hard worker all of his life.  At an early...

Dale Vining

Dale Vining

Apr 28, 2020

Dale Vining, 74, Retired Manufacturing Engineer at the Boeing Company, born May 11, 1946. Passed away April 28, 2020. If you were to ask Dale how he was doing his reply was always the same, "I am greatly blessed and highly favored". Dale was publicly known for his love of Jesus Christ, his wife, and his family....

Edward M. Hess

Edward M. Hess

Apr 26, 2020

Edward 'Eddie' Hess, 67, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 after a short illness.  He was born in Burlington, Kansas to Harold P. and Aileen (Schultz) Hess.  Eddie worked for their family owned company "Magill Truck Lines"  transporting many various items for a wide variety of companies. He had a love for car shows, college sports...

Tammy (Stembridge) Frikken

Tammy (Stembridge) Frikken

Apr 22, 2020

Tammy Diane Frikken, 55, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. She was born in Brownwood, Texas to Cecil Stembridge and Jessie Townsend.  She enjoyed 32 years of marriage to the love of her life, Michael Frikken. To this union were two wonderful children Levi and Heavenly. Tammy was a wonderful wife, mom, grandma, sister and friend....

Hulda (Reimer) Voth

Hulda (Reimer) Voth

Apr 20, 2020

Hulda E.(Reimer) Voth passed away April 20 of natural causes at the age of 95.  She is now reunited with Kenneth A. Voth, her husband of 64 years, who died in July, 2017.  She is survived by her four children, Alan Voth, Lucinda Beach, Karen Claypool (William) and Deana Voth (Paul Larson), three grandchildren, Kimberly Araujo (Ryan),...

Clyde E. Chadwick

Clyde E. Chadwick

Apr 18, 2020

Clyde Elden Chadwick 88, loving son, brother and uncle passed from his life on earth to life in Heaven on April 18, 2020.   Clyde graduated from Arapahoe High School (Nebraska) in 1948.  He was a very good student and also enjoyed playing football.  He served as a corporal in the Korean War seeing active combat duty in...

Kevin Mark Butler

Kevin Mark Butler

Apr 17, 2020

Kevin Mark Butler, 58, entered into the presence of the Lord on Friday, April 17, 2020. He was born on May 29, 1962, in Elmhurst, IL, he was the son of Reverend Wesley E. Butler and Reverend Ima Jean Butler. He lived in Winfield, KS, and graduated from Bethel Life School, Wichita, KS and Central Bible College,...

Lula (Kahle) Tucker

Lula (Kahle) Tucker

Apr 14, 2020

Lula May (Kahle) Tucker, long time resident of Benton Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at the age of 78 after an extended illness.

Lula is survived by her husband, Robert L. Tucker Sr. of the home, her son, Robert L. Tucker Jr. (Carlene) of Wichita, her daughter Melody C Tucker...

Donna May Bishop

Donna May Bishop

Apr 14, 2020

Donna June (Anderson) Bishop, born on June 16, 1931, passed away peacefully in her sleep April 7, 2020.  Donna was preceded in death by her parents John and Mattie (Wright) Anderson of Lindsborg, KS; sister Roseland Palmquist; son-in-law David Hicks, and Donna's husband of 61 years, Rev. Dr. David W. Bishop. She is survived by sister Doris...

Donald 'Don' Moore

Donald 'Don' Moore

Apr 7, 2020

Donald 'Don" R. Moore, 80, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. He was born in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado to Walter Lewis Moore and Ethel Juanita (Rohren) Moore. In Garden City, Kansas, August 1964, he married the love of his life Thelda Carroll. They raised their family in Dodge City, Kansas from 1970 to 2003. He was...

Bruce Anspaugh

Bruce Anspaugh

Apr 6, 2020

Bruce Anspaugh age 77, passed away on April 6, 2020 in Wichita, Kansas. He was born June 12, 1942 in Luray, Kansas, where he spent his childhood. He then entered the US Air Force and served from 1960-1964. After his honorable discharge he pursued degrees in education at Fort Hays State. He taught school in Goodland, KS,...

M. Bob Tormey

M. Bob Tormey

Apr 5, 2020

MARION 'BOB' TORMEY, owner of Tormey Service and former Valley Center Fire Chief passed away April 5, 2020 by complications of a stroke February 20, 2020.  He was born September 5, 1930 in Valley Center, KS.  Due to the Governor's order of social distancing, there will be no services only gravesite for family.  Bob is survived by...

Merle D. Toews

Merle D. Toews

Apr 3, 2020

Merle Dean Toews, age 82, formerly of rural Valley Center, passed away Friday, April 3, 2020, surrounded by family in his home in Wichita, KS.  Merle was born in 1938 to Harvey and Tena Toews in Hillsboro, KS.  He grew up farming in the LaFontaine, KS, area, and attended Fredonia High School, graduating in 1955 with excellence...

Kenneth W. Jones

Kenneth W. Jones

Apr 2, 2020

Kenneth Wayne Jones , 74, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2020 at the Veterans Hospice Unit. He was born in Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky to William Columbus Jones and Eva Louise (Goins) Jones. After graduation he served in the U.S. Navy and was a Vietnam War Veteran. Ken retired from York Manufacturing. He enjoyed...