Rick "Ricky" W. West
Jun 20, 2016
Rick (Ricky) W. West, 57, died Monday, June 20, 2016, at his home. He was born Dec. 13, 1958, in Hutchinson to Albert and Virginia (DeWater) West. Rick was a member of the Full Gospel Church. Rick graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1977. He married Glenna Sue Hoyt on Dec. 18, 1993. She survives. Other survivors include: sons, Justin...
Wanda Lee Nichols
Jun 19, 2016
Wanda Lee Nichols, 89, of Hutchinson, died June 19, 2016, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 6, 1926, in Hutchinson, daughter of Lee Charles and Hattie Ruth (Hoag) Field. Wanda graduated from Buhler High School in 1944. Prior to having children, Wanda worked for the state highway commission as a secretary, was a housewife and a cook for...
Barbara Jean (Booth) Saner
Jun 18, 2016
Barbara Jean (Booth) Saner, age 80 of Pretty Prairie, formerly of Wellsville, passed away peacefully at her home on June 18, 2016, surrounded by family. She was born on February 2, 1936, in Brown County to Forrest E. "Portie" and Agatha Easta (Smith) Booth. She is survived by: her daughter, Susan Saner-Davenport (Gary Internicola) of Leesburg, Virginia; sister, Ardena Yakle...
Lucille Newman
Jun 17, 2016
KELLER, Texas – Two weeks after celebrating her 99th birthday, Lucille Newman (aka "Bamoo") passed away June 17, 2016, at her home in Keller, Texas. Lucille was born June 2, 1917, near Burdett, and was the oldest of five children born to Washington T. and Leora M. (Moore) Crockett. In 1935, Lucille graduated from Burdett High School after having met...
David M. Richardson
Jun 17, 2016
NICKERSON – David M. Richardson, 85, died June 17, 2016, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 7, 1930, in Nickerson, to Paul and Emma (Jarrott) Richardson. David graduated from Nickerson High School in 1949. He enjoyed farming and working as a foreman for Les Richardson Construction, where he had the privilege of working side-by-side with his son and...
Charles Edward Harmony
Jun 16, 2016
Charles Edward Harmony, 87, died June 16, 2016, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born Dec. 7, 1928, in Hutchinson, the son of William and Erma (Hoefer) Harmony. He was a member of Union Valley Bible Church, a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and a member of the American Legion Lysle Rishel Post #68. Charles founded Harmony...
Rex Lloyd Amos
Jun 15, 2016
Rex L. Amos, 89, died Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born April 30, 1927, in Goodland, to Robert E. and Mary Belle (Murray) Amos. Rex graduated from Goodland High School in 1945, and joined the United States Maritime Service as a Merchant Marine. Upon completion of his service, Rex worked as a Store Manager for...
Lavenia "Dub" "Miss Woodi" Fontella Woodson
Jun 15, 2016
Lavenia Fontella "Dub" "Miss Woodi" Woodson, 94, died June 15, 2016, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born May 7, 1922, in Pratt, to Guy and Agnes Margaret (Creighton) Neal. She attended the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, worked at Carey Salt in production, AD Special Foods, the Hutchinson Town Club, retired in 1989 as a housekeeper for...
Frances Repass
Jun 15, 2016
Frances Repass, 89, died June 15, 2016, at Brookdale of Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 22, 1926, in Green Ridge, Mo., to John and Allie Hampton. She graduated from high school in Miami, Oklahoma and attended Salt City Business College. Frances owned Palace Lanes, which was an eight-lane bowling center in Hutchinson and 20th Century Bowl in Dodge City. She...
Betty J. Reeves
Jun 14, 2016
Betty J. Reeves, 94, of Hutchinson, died Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at Brookdale of Hutchinson. She was born July 18, 1921, in Pretty Prairie, to Perry and Corine (Abbott) Santee. Betty graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1939. She was a homemaker, and was employed as an office assistant at First Baptist Church and Emprise Bank of Hutchinson, and Kansas...
Jerry Allen Gross
Jun 13, 2016
Jerry Allen Gross, 71, died June 13, 2016, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born May 10, 1945, in Hutchinson, the son of Reinhold William and Mildred Jane Rayl Gross. He was a graduate of Macksville, Kansas, High School and served in the Kansas National Guard. On March 5, 1967, Jerry married Janis Kay Spangler in Hutchinson. He was a...
Woodie Arlan Calvin
Jun 13, 2016
Woodie Arlan Calvin, 70, of Hutchinson, died June 13, 2016, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born July 21, 1945, in Garden City, to Woodrow Wilson and Mildred Pearl (Mcgee) Calvin. Woodie graduated from Ulysses High School in 1964. He was a machinist and retired from J&J Drainage. Woodie enjoyed hunting, fishing, and playing pool. On March 7, 1970,...
Shirley Joan Hoyt
Jun 12, 2016
Shirley Joan Hoyt, 81, died June 12, 2016, at Good Samaritan Society, Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 11, 1935, in Los Angeles, Calif., the daughter of Ernest and Lena (Anderson) Mills. She graduated from Burden High School and attended Adela Hale Business College. On Aug. 16, 1953, she married Carl D. Hoyt in Honolulu, Hawaii. He preceded her in death...
Jose "Pete" Padilla
Jun 12, 2016
Jose "Pete" Padilla, 84, died June 12, 2016, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born May 12, 1932, in El Durazno, Aguas-calientes, Mexico, to Pedro and Benita (Castorena) Padilla. He was a parish member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church and retired from Hutchinson Community College, Tyson Foods and International Homes. In Dec. of 1962, Jose married Guadalupe "Lupe" Lara Palacio...
Katrina J. "Kitty" Swartz (Adams) Douthit
Jun 10, 2016
Katrina J. "Kitty" Swartz Adams Douthit, 84, died June 10, 2016, at Wesley Towers in Hutchinson. On Nov. 23, 1931, Katrina was born to Joseph B. and Ethelyn (Beswick) Swartz in Strawn. Katrina attended grade school in Elkhart, then graduated from Topeka High School where she excelled on the THS debate team. Katrina received a degree in journalism from the...
Benjamin "Red" F. Whitmore, Jr.
Jun 7, 2016
Benjamin F. "Red" Whitmore Jr., 95, died June 7, 2016, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 10, 1920, in Howard, to Benjamin F. and Blanche L. (Black) Whitmore. Ben proudly served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945. He was a carpenter for many contractors for over 50 years and was also a...
Danny Chris English
Jun 6, 2016
Danny Chris English, 63, died June 6, 2016, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born May 24, 1953, in Dallas, Texas, to Bobby and Mary Jane (Boch) English Sr. He was a 1971 graduate of W. Samuell High School in Dallas, Texas. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Tool, Texas, and retired from Ft. Worth Star...
Genelle Cornelson
Jun 5, 2016
Genelle Cornelson, 97, of Hutchinson, died June 5, 2016, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born October 3, 1918, in Illinois, to Jacob and Ruth (Wilson) Montgomery. She was a Title Clerk at Conklin Cars for many years, working until she was 92 years old. Genelle also made quilts for War and Peace Quilters in McPherson. On April 3, 1950,...
Jack B. Johnson
Jun 3, 2016
John Byron "Jack" Johnson was born June 13, 1935, to Cleon Clyde and Lucy Catherine (Turner) Johnson, in Hutchinson. Jack died June 3, 2016, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, after sustaining serious injuries in a car accident on May 12, 2016, in Hutchinson. Dad married mom (Patricia Ann Sanders) on November 19, 1955, in Hutchinson. Dad was preceded in death...
Georgia Burns Houghton
Jun 3, 2016
Georgia Burns Houghton, 85, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother died June 3, 2016, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 2, 1930, in northwest Missouri, to Wiley and Marjorie (Duffy) Burns. Georgia grew up in northwest Missouri, attending Stony Point and Gallatin High School. She graduated from Chillicothe Business College in 1950. Georgia was a homemaker and enjoyed...
