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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...