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Vernon C. Fox

Vernon C. Fox

Sep 23, 2018

WICHITA, KANSAS SEVERY, KANSAS VERNON CHARLES FOX Vernon departed from this life on Sunday, September 23, 2018. Vernon was born on May 15, 1929 near Severy Kansas to Harrison 'Harry' and Esther (Forbes) Fox. He was the oldest of 5 children. Vernon graduated from Buffalo Kansas High School in 1948. He married Grace Jacob...

Alan 'Dale' Hess

Alan 'Dale' Hess

Sep 22, 2018

Alan 'Dale' Hess , 66, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018. Dale was preceded in death by his mother Ruth and father Daniel. Dale was an entrepreneur and businessman, but his greatest love was being a farmer and cattleman at their family farm, Hess Farms in Sunnydale. He is survived by his dearest sister Joyce, also his loving...

Sarah (Brannan) Metzger

Sarah (Brannan) Metzger

Sep 21, 2018

VALLEY CENTER, KANSAS SARAH ELLEN (BRANNAN) METZGER , 66, passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018. She was born in Huntsville, Arkansas to William Donald Brannan and Virginia Lois (Baker) Brannan. She married the love of her life Virgil Metzger in 1968. Sarah retired from Twin Lakes State Bank as a loan secretary. She was a...

Lea M. Harroald

Lea M. Harroald

Sep 21, 2018

VALLEY CENTER, KANSAS LEA MICHELLE HARROALD , 33, loving wife, mom, daughter, sister, aunt and friend, passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018. She was born in Wichita, Kansas. She was raised in Valley Center, Kansas attending elementary and high school, graduating with the class of 2003. She attended Heritage College where she became a Radiology...

James Edward Brady

James Edward Brady

Sep 19, 2018

PARK CITY, KANSAS

formerly of Elyria, Ohio

JAMES  EDWARD  BRADY , 64, beloved husband, dad, grandpa, son, brother, uncle and friend, passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. He was born in Piqua, Ohio to William and Helen Brady. He was raised in Ohio and attended Midview High School. He...

Kenneth Ward

Kenneth Ward

Sep 19, 2018

VALLEY CENTER, KANSAS KENNETH  CLARK  WARD , 60, husband, dad, grandpa, brother, uncle and friend, passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. He was born in Wichita, Kansas to Clyde Dewayne Ward and Martha Louise (Clark) Ward. He was raised in Valley Center and was a 1976 graduate of Valley Center High School.  He was a...

Avonell Schweda

Avonell Schweda

Sep 17, 2018

WICHITA, KANSAS FREDONIA, KANSAS AVONELL (LOFLIN) SCHWEDA 92, passed away on Monday, September 17, 2018. She was born in Fredonia, Kansas to W. R. 'Bill' Loflin and Ruth Eileen (Delaney) Loflin. She was a graduate of Fredonia High School. At Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Fredonia, Kansas she married the love of her life Leo Francis Schweda. She enjoyed being...

Cary N. L. Brown Jr

Cary N. L. Brown Jr

Sep 17, 2018

VALLEY CENTER, KANSAS CARY  NELSON  LEWIS  BROWN  JR. , 26, beloved son, grandson, brother, uncle and friend …. Gone, but never forgotten. He passed away on Monday, September 17, 2018. He was born in Wichita, Kansas and raised in the Park City and Sedgwick area. He was a graduate of Halstead High School, Halstead, Kansas. He served in...

George C. Burkhardt

George C. Burkhardt

Sep 15, 2018

WICHITA, KANSAS formerly of Boonton, New Jersey and Hardy, Virginia GEORGE  CHARLES  BURKHARDT , 91, "Pop Pop took his last breath and the stairs to heaven this afternoon on Saturday, September 15, 2018. It will be the most beautiful sunset this evening for him to shoot a roll of film on; love you and...

Cleo (Slate) Long

Cleo (Slate) Long

Sep 14, 2018

NEWTON,   KANSAS CLEO  (SLATE)  LONG , 94, beloved mom, grandma, and friend, passed away on Friday, September 14, 2018. She was born in Sophia, West Virginia to Sam Robert Slate and Polly Jane (McKinney) Slate. She met the love of her life Lawrence Dale Long and they married on October 14, 1943 in Elkton, Maryland. They...

Erma Laverin (Wilch) Bowhay-Zimmermann

Erma Laverin (Wilch) Bowhay-Zimmermann

Sep 12, 2018

ERMA LAVERIN (WILCH) BOWHAY - ZIMMERMANN, 94, beloved mom, grandma, aunt and friend, passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 in Wichita, Kansas. She was born in Richland, Shawnee County, Kansas to Henry Dewy Wilch and Edna Marie (Hupp) Wilch. After graduation she attended college, then began working as a telephone operator. She then went to work as a U.S....

Alice (Snook) Fisher

Alice (Snook) Fisher

Sep 10, 2018

PARK CITY, KANSAS ALICE  IRENE  (SNOOK)  FISHER , 85, beloved wife, mom, grandma, sister, aunt and friend, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, September 10, 2018. She was born in Howard, Kansas to Ray Edward Snook and Lily Irene (Harlan) Snook. She was a graduate of East High School...

Lila I. Shea

Lila I. Shea

Sep 8, 2018

PARK CITY, KANSAS LILA  IRENE  SHEA , 66, retired Beechcraft Inspector, passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2018. She was born in Independence, Kansas. The family then moved to Wichita, Kansas and she graduated from Wichita Heights High School. She took great pride in her work holding many positions at Beech where she was highly respected...

James Elgin

James Elgin

Sep 8, 2018

PARK CITY, KANSAS JAMES  GLENDON  ELGIN , 94, retired Boeing Aircraft Tool Engineer, passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2018. He was born in Fort Bragg, California to Hurley and Ada (Benedict) Elgin. He enjoyed doing woodworking, metal, inventing and creating.  His greatest love was genealogy and family history. He wrote the Elgin Family History Book...

Janell (Wilson) Dunn

Janell (Wilson) Dunn

Sep 6, 2018

SEDGWICK,   KANSAS JANELL LOUISE  (WILSON)  DUNN , 79, beloved wife, mom, grandma, sister, aunt, and friend, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, September 6, 2018. A celebration of life will be held with Visitation 5-7 p.m., Sunday, September 9; Service 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 10, both held at...

Janice (Mcnamara) Hauck

Janice (Mcnamara) Hauck

Sep 2, 2018

PARK CITY,   KANSAS

JANICE  ANN  (MCNAMARA)  HAUCK

It is with great sadness that the family of Janice Hauck announces her passing on Sunday, September 2, 2018 at the age of 72.  Janice will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 54 years, Gary, and their children, Cinda and Steve Garcia, Aaron and...

Loretta (Kinkey) Stasiulis

Loretta (Kinkey) Stasiulis

Sep 1, 2018

WICHITA,   KANSAS

LORETTA  LEE  (KINKEY)  STASIULIS , 79, of Wichita, Kansas, retired Beech Aircraft Administrator, passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2018. She was born in San Jose, California to Rudolph Edward and Hazel Ovella (Herr) Kinkey. She was a graduate of Loveland High School, Loveland, Colorado. She was a member of Antioch...

Portia (Ripper) Martin

Portia (Ripper) Martin

Aug 22, 2018

PORTIA  JEAN  (RIPPER) MARTIN , 78, of Valley Center passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018. She was born August 12, 1940 in Hillsboro, Kansas the daughter of Grace Louise (Schulz) and Leslie Edward Ripper. She married Glenn L. Martin, on July 12, 1959 in Canton Township, Canton, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, her...

Mark A. Mccray

Mark A. Mccray

Aug 20, 2018

MARK  ALAN  MCCRAY , 62, wonderful son, brother, uncle and friend, passed away on Monday, August 20, 2018. He was born in Wichita, Kansas to Don and Norma MCray. He was raised in the Wichita and Clearwater area. Mark was a 1974 graduate of Clearwater High School, Clearwater, Kansas. He enjoyed refinishing furniture and working construction. Another great...

Norma (Blanton) Williams

Norma (Blanton) Williams

Aug 20, 2018

PARK CITY,   KANSAS

NORMA  ROSELLA  (BLANTON)  WILLIAMS graduated to her heavenly home on Monday, August 20, 2018, in Wichita, Kansas. One of nine children, Norma Rosella (Blanton) Williams, was born on April 7, 1925 at the family homestead on 66 Mountain, Goshen County, Wyoming, to Alex and Emma (Coble) Blanton. She met Ralph Williams...