Nancy (Ewing) Foster
Mar 17, 2017
NANCY KAY (EWING) FOSTER, 61, of Park City, Kansas, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017. She was born in Wichita, Kansas to Willis and Marion (Talbot) Ewing. She was a 1973 graduate of Valley Center High School. She married the love of her life, Roy J. Foster at the First United Methodist Church, Valley Center, Kansas. She...
Willie 'Bill' Dry
Mar 14, 2017
WICHITA, KANSAS formerly Valley Center WILLIE R. DRY 'BILL' , 92, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 in Wichita, Kansas. He was born in Mountain Home, Arkansas to Doda and Pearl (Weber) Dry. He was an U.S. Air Force World War II and Korean War Veteran. He was retired from Civil Service having worked at...
Howard L. Bagwell
Mar 13, 2017
WICHITA, KS HOWARD LEE BAGWELL , 85, passed away on March 13, 2017. He was born in Smith Center, Kansas, to LaFay (Slater) Bagwell. He loved working setups and service of Mobile Homes. He served in honor of our country 1948 to 1954. He is survived by his daughter Dorothy Guy, 5 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren...
Jerry E. May
Mar 13, 2017
WICHITA, KANSAS JERRY ELVIS MAY , 76, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2017. He was born in Webb City, Missouri to Elvis and Nellie (Lewis) May. He was a graduate of Parsons High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during peace time. He worked as a IT Computer Repair Tech for IBM. On February...
Robert 'Sonny' Smith
Mar 11, 2017
PRATT, KANSAS ROBERT THERON SMITH 'SONNY', 76, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at home in Pratt, Kansas, after an illness. He was born in Ozark County, Missouri to the late Robert William Smith and Jeanette Lorene (Sanders) Smith. He was raised and attended school in Stafford, Kansas, yet most of his life lived in and around Stafford, Reno...
Jason J. Mitchell
Mar 10, 2017
WICHITA, KANSAS JASON JOHN MITCHELL, 44, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2017. He was raised in the Wichita area and worked as a telecommunications cell phone tower tech. Jason is survived by his son Logan Mitchell; mother Vicki Mitchell of Wichita; father Steve Mitchell of Longmont, Colorado; brothers Jeremy Mitchell of Wichita, Ashton Mitchell, Jacob...
Minnie (Russell) Batman
Mar 5, 2017
WICHITA, KANSAS MINNIE LOU (RUSSELL) BATMAN, 77, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2017 She was born in Dickens, Texas to George and Minnie Bertha (Taylor) Russell. On October 30, 1954 in Booker, Texas, she married the love of her life Bryant Eugene Batman. In 1955 they moved to the Wichita-Valley Center area....
Evelyn (Ward) Newton
Mar 4, 2017
WICHITA, KANSAS formerly Valley Center EVELYN (WARD) PUGH NEWTON 80, of Wichita, Kansas, (formerly of Valley Center) passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017. She was born in Buffalo, New York to Richard James Ward and Evelyn (Nischik) Ward. She had worked at McConnell Air Force Base as a civil servant. On August 28, 1954 in Buffalo, New York she...
Alycia (Banks) Decker
Feb 24, 2017
PEABODY , KANSAS ALYCIA MARIE (BANKS) DECKER, 30, of Peabody, Kansas, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2017. She was born in Newton, Kansas on May 3, 1986. She worked for OPAA food management Director for Peabody-Burns school district. Beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend. Alycia is survived by her husband Justin Decker, son Wyatt Decker and daughter Leah...
Keeton I. Jeffries
Feb 19, 2017
VALLEY CENTER, KANSAS KEETON ISAAC JEFFRIES, 20, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2017. He was a kind-hearted, gifted, loving, talented and gregarious young man. He enjoyed time with his family and loved being outdoors and was interested in technology. Keeton is survived by his mother, Michelle Jeffries; his father, Jeremiah Jeffries; his brothers, Jacob Jeffries...
Sam Grisham
Feb 19, 2017
SAMMY JOE GRISHAM 'SAM', 74, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2017. He was born in rural Batesville, Arkansas to R.H. Grisham and Lucy (Goodman) Grisham. He worked for many years in construction as a Fenceman. In later years he was an investor in the Real Estate business. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and many outdoor activities. He counted...
Ervin L. Wiechman
Feb 12, 2017
VALLEY CENTER, KANSAS ERVIN LEROY WIECHMAN was born near Barnes, Kansas, on May 18, 1928, to Adolph & Clara (Wieters) Wiechman. He had a special love for the country & for farming, but also for carpentry, his life-long occupation and was a loyal union member. Much of his work was through Joe McGill Co., which sent him to job sites...
Steve A. Mertins
Feb 11, 2017
STEVE ALLEN MERTINS, 58, of Valley Center, Kansas went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 11, 2017. He was born to Carl and Jean (Collier) Mertins on September 26, 1958 in St. Charles, Missouri. He graduated from Valley Center High School in 1976. His favorite school activity was wrestling. In 1976 he enlisted in the United...
Charity Fiveash
Feb 9, 2017
CHARITY SUE FIVEASH , 58, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2017 She was born in Wichita, Kansas, where she attended school and was a graduate of South High School. She worked as a Support Staff at New Hope, Valley Center. Charity loved her family, enjoying every moment with them, creating memories of laughter and...
Harvey L. Hazen
Feb 8, 2017
HARVEY LYNN HAZEN, 63, of Valley Center, Kansas began his new journey in life on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. He was born in Newton, Kansas to Edward and Catherine (Spencer) Hazen, the second youngest of 5 children. He was a 1971 graduate of Valley Center High School. Harvey worked in the construction business as a Journeyman Carpenter for...
Irene (Dozier) Cox
Feb 5, 2017
IRENE FERN (DOZIER) COX 80, of Andover, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2017. Irene was born in Lone Elm, Kansas. She married William E. 'Bill' Cox in February, 1955, choosing a vocation as wife and mother. She is preceded in death by Bill her beloved husband and brothers Marvin, Mike and Vic Dozier. She leaves three children Paula...
Isabell (Graham) Sherwood
Jan 25, 2017
ISABELL MARIE (GRAHAM) SHERWOOD , 92, of Park City, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. She was born November 4, 1924 to George Washington and Inez (Hollandsworth) Graham in Wyandotte, Oklahoma. She attended and was a graduate of Wyandotte High School. She loved her family and enjoyed each moment with them. She was preceded in death...
Russell Neufeld
Jan 21, 2017
Russell Lee Neufeld, "Russ", finished running his race on January 21st, 2017, at home in Newton, KS, surrounded by family and friends, with his band playing music for him. He fought lymphoma for 18 months with an inquisitive mind, courageous heart, stubborn will and graceful soul, maintaining his positive spirit and concern for others right to his last hours. Russ...
Gary L. Towne
Jan 19, 2017
Gary Lee Towne , 80, of Valley Center, KS died January 19th, 2017. Gary, son of Raymond F. Towne and Hermagene A. Harris, and life partner to Ardath Bruner, passed away at his home in Valley Center after a long, brave battle with cancer. He is survived by his partner Ardath Bruner of Wichita, and son, Doug Towne...
Barbara J. Hall
Jan 14, 2017
SEDGWICK, KANSAS BARBARA JUNE HALL , 52, formerly of Wichita, passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2017. She was born in Wichita, Kansas to Layman Bill Hall and Dolly June (Sierks) Hall. She attended schools in Wichita and worked at Wesley Medical Center. She enjoyed many things in life such as sports, crafts, puzzles, gardening and...
