Becky Winslow
Dec 22, 2016
Rebecca Jayne "Becky" Winslow, died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016. She was born Jan. 23, 1956, at Medicine Lodge, the daughter of George Poschen and Irene Maye (DeRome) Steffan. She attended Haven High School, was past president of Local 1525 T and had worked as a labeler for HUBCO. Becky was formerly of O'Fallon, Missouri, belonging to the Show Me St....
Imogene V. "Jean" Mobley
Dec 22, 2016
Imogene V. "Jean" Mobley, 90, died Dec. 22, 2016, at Hospice House. She was born March 2, 1926, in Welch, Okla., the daughter of Ira "Pat" and Opal (Rogers) McNelis. She was a graduate of Welch High School. Prior to raising her family, she was a teacher at a one-room schoolhouse, "Rosie the Riveter" working at Boeing Aircraft during WWII,...
Lela Josephine Marlow
Dec 21, 2016
Lela Josephine Marlow, 85, died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, at Mennonite Friendship Com-munities, South Hutchinson. She was born July 28, 1931, in Springdale, Arkansas, to Donald and Amy (McQuiston) Walden. Lela worked in housekeeping for all three Hutchinson hospitals: Grace, St. Elizabeth's, and Hutchinson. She was active in the Lincoln School Community Project in 1999 and loved animals of all...
Donna Lea Coop-Moss
Dec 21, 2016
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. – Donna Lea Coop-Moss, 68, died Dec. 21, 2016, at Lakewood Care Center, Lee's Summit, Mo. She was born May 12, 1948, in Hutchinson, to Robert and Lena Grace (Orme McCoy) Brice-Nash. Donna graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1968, and was a former Longaberger Sales Consultant. On Oct. 28, 1994, Donna married Lewis Irwin Moss in...
Bruno R Marx
Dec 20, 2016
Bruno R. Marx, 95, died Dec. 20, 2016, at Mennonite Friendship Com-munities, South Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 27, 1921, in Berlin, Germany, to Frederick Scholtz and Anna Marx. Bruno recently celebrated his 95th birthday. Bruno and his wife, Edith, moved to Hutchinson in 1951. He retired in 1984 as a machinist for Cessna Fluid Power, after 25 years of...
Harriett Gaye Smallwood
Dec 20, 2016
Harriett Gaye Smallwood, 71, died Dec. 20, 2016, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Nov. 1, 1945, in Ainsworth, Neb., to Guy Maurice and Mary Genevieve (Hannah) Boller. She graduated from Ainsworth High School in 1963 and attended Bethany Nazarene College in Oklahoma. Harriett was a child care provider for over 30 years, an active member of Union...
Ronald John "Rock" Hessman
Dec 20, 2016
Ronald "Rock" John Hessman, 68, died Dec. 20, 2016, at Hospice House, Hutchinson, after a five-year battle of Pulmonary Fibrosis. He was born Dec. 29, 1947, in Dodge City, to Roy J. and G. Grace (Snyder) Hessman. Rock graduated from Dodge City High School and went on to graduate from Emporia State University with a BSE and MSE. He was...
Bennie Lewis Murdock, Jr.
Dec 20, 2016
Bennie Lewis Murdock Jr., 57, of Hutchinson, passed away Dec. 20, 2016, at Via Christi on St. Francis, Wichita. He was born April 13, 1959, in Wichita, to Bennie Lewis Sr. and Beulah D. (Williams) Murdock. Bennie graduated from South High School, Wichita, in 1978. He grew up raising hogs with his father and was a former employee of Winchester...
Cullum Alpha Henry
Dec 18, 2016
Cullum A. Henry, 70, died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born July 2, 1946, in Dalhart, Texas, to Cullum and Mary Ellen (Lambert) Henry. After graduating from high school, Cullum enlisted in the United States Air Force and served from 1965 to 1977. He graduated from Hutchinson Community College with a degree in criminal...
Joyce Elaine Heller
Dec 18, 2016
Joyce E. Heller, loving wife, mother, and grandmother passed away Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016. Joyce was born Dec. 24, 1933, in Dayton, Ohio. In 1955, she married Bill Heller. In 1973, Joyce, Bill and their children moved to Derby. Joyce was an administrative assistant at Boeing. She was an amazing seamstress and loved doing crafts, but her special gift was...
Patricia Sue "Pat" Lemmon
Dec 17, 2016
Patricia "Pat" Sue Lemmon, 86, died Dec. 17, 2016, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Nov. 19, 1930, in Tulsa, Okla., to Ray William and Ruble (Bryant) Lemmon. Pat graduated from Oxford High School in 1948. She went on to attend Southwestern College in Winfield and received a four-year degree. At the age of 17, she began her...
Gordon L. Willems
Dec 17, 2016
Gordon L. Willems, 66, passed away Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born March 11, 1950, in Hutchinson, to Pete and Esther (Loepp) Willems. Gordon graduated from Hutchinson High School, Hutchinson Community College and the University of Kansas, with a degree in accounting. He worked at Pierce Faris, Kansas Oxygen, Dillon Employees Credit Union and...
Jerry Hill
Dec 15, 2016
Gerald L. "Jerry" Hill, 78, died December 15, 2016, in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born February 18, 1938, in Emporia, to Ernie and Mildred (Smith) Hill. Jerry had an ideal childhood in Virgil, Kansas on the banks of the Verdigris River. At the age of 12, his family moved to Halstead, Kansas. He graduated from Halstead High School in 1956...
Peggy Lee (Pierson) Webb
Dec 15, 2016
Peggy Lee (Pierson) Webb, 52, died December 15, 2016, at Newton Medical Center, Newton. She was born December 14, 1964, in Hutchinson, to Clyde and Maurine (Buggeln) Pierson. Peggy graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1983. She was a paraprofessional for Pretty Prairie Grade School and a homemaker. Peggy was a member of Church of the Holy Cross. On September...
Jerie Ann Kahmeyer
Dec 15, 2016
Jerie Ann (Walker) Kahmeyer, 68, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. She was born March 21, 1948, at Yates Center, the daughter of Robert and Leona (Yardley) Walker. She was a 1966 graduate of Medicine Lodge High School and attended Cosmetology College in Wichita. She was the owner of Jerie's Beauty Salon for more than 40 years and then worked at...
Margaret Frances Grilliot
Dec 13, 2016
Margaret Frances (White) Grilliot, 77, passed away Dec. 13, 2016, at Prairie Sunset Home in Pretty Prairie. She was born in Hutchinson, on July 6, 1939, to Thomas and Amelia (Gerard) White. Francie graduated from Pretty Prairie High School in 1957 and attended Hutchinson Community College, Emporia State Teacher's College, and eventually moved back to Hutchinson. In 1961, she married...
Kristina Jolene Hewitt
Dec 13, 2016
Kristina Jolene "Kris" Hewitt, 54, died Dec. 13, 2016, in Newton. She was born Aug. 7, 1962, in Salina, to Donnie and Mary (Jones) Knox. Kris attended Salina Central High School and graduated from Hutchinson Community College with a degree in medical coding. She worked for Collins Ambulance, Wheeled Coach, and Siemens Wind Power. Kris was of the Methodist faith....
Rex Taylor Garnett
Dec 13, 2016
Rex Taylor Garnett, 51, died Dec. 13, 2016, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 24, 1965, in Winfield, to George Bain and Zora Mable (Lewis) Garnett. Rex graduated from Winfield High School and attended Cowley County Community College, Winfield. He was a member of BCA Pool. On Oct. 3, 1993, Rex married Mary Davis in Winfield. They...
Vivian Anne Phelps
Dec 12, 2016
Vivian Anne Lane Phelps, 98, died Dec. 12, 2016, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born June 11, 1918, in Wichita, the daughter of William and Helen (Steiver) Schroeder. Vivian graduated from Wellington High School and Wichita Business College. She had been a Hutchinson resident since 1958. Vivian was a retired oil and legal secretary, having worked for Standard...
John W. Warner
Dec 10, 2016
John W. Warner, 81, died Dec. 10, 2016, at Diversicare of Hutchinson. He was born July 28, 1935, in Hutchinson, to Ralph and Bessie (Stewart) Warner. John graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1953 and from Hutchinson Junior College in 1955. John was a 44-year employee with Dillons, retiring in 2004. During his tenure with Dillons, John worked in the...
