Ruby N. Young
Jun 18, 2014
Ruby N. Young, 89, died June 18, 2014, at Good Samaritan Society. She was born on April 20, 1925, to Jesse V. and Rebecca E. (Sparks) Bishop in Denoya, Okla. She married Jay T. Young on March 21, 1952, in Bentonville, Ark. He died on June 12, 1988. Ruby was a volunteer for the Hutchinson Hospital Auxiliary in the Gift...
Ross "Donovan" Cooprider
Jun 18, 2014
Ross "Donovan" Cooprider, 85, died June 18, 2014, at Parkview Home in Wayland, Iowa. He was born June 29, 1928, in Newton, Kan., to Ross and Carrie (Zimmerman) Cooprider. He graduated from Hesston Academy in 1946. Donovan married Edith "Edie" Schrock on March 9, 1951, at Yoder Mennonite Church, Yoder, Kan. Donovan farmed in Yoder and worked at Cessna Fluid...
Roselma Griggs
Jun 16, 2014
Roselma Griggs, 91, died June 16, 2014, at Glen Carr House in Derby, Kan. She was born Sept. 17, 1922, in Saffordville, Kan., to William and Lillie Pearl Sampson Fox. She graduated from Cedar Point High School in 1941 and Halstead Hospital School of Nursing in 1944. On Sept. 2, 1944, she married Otis Ray Griggs in Newton, Kan. He...
Jerry J. Belcher
Jun 16, 2014
Jerry J. Belcher, 79, died June 16, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born June 21, 1934, in Hutchinson, to James Jesse and Buda Irene (Towne) Belcher. On Dec. 28, 1981, he married Alice Smith in Miami, Okla. He retired as manager of store services from Dillons in 1997. Survivors include: his wife, Alice Belcher of Hutchinson; children: Susie...
Loren Kenneth Slater
Jun 15, 2014
Loren Kenneth Slater, 86, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Father's Day, June 15, 2014, at Hospice House surrounded by his family. He was born Oct. 18, 1927, in Topeka, Kan., to Alfred and Leona (Dick) Slater. He joined the Navy in 1945 serving in World War II in the South Pacific. Loren worked for Hutchinson National...
Judge Richard Joseph Rome
Jun 15, 2014
Judge Richard Joseph Rome, 79, died June 15, 2014, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 19, 1934, in Topeka, Kan., the son of Seraphine and Clara (Stang) Rome. Richard graduated from Hayden High School, Topeka, in 1952. He then graduated from Bethany College in Lindsborg and received his law degree from the University of Kansas School of...
Mary Helen Shirk Partington
Jun 14, 2014
Mary Helen Shirk Partington, a longtime resident of Wesley Towers, died peacefully in her sleep on June 14, 2014. Mary was born in Geneseo, Kan., on Jan. 24, 1925, and graduated from Geneseo High School. She spent most of her life in Sterling, Kan., where she and her husband Lyle operated the Sterling Bakery. She was an avid pianist and...
Richard "Don" Storm, Sr.
Jun 12, 2014
Richard "Don" Storm Sr., 74, died June 12, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 23, 1939, in LaCrosse, Kan., the son of Richard Joseph and Edith (Linnenberger) Storm. Don graduated from LaCrosse High School in 1957. He then served in the Army Reserves and the United States Navy. Don worked as a police officer for the city...
Gene "Spence" David Spencer, Jr.
Jun 11, 2014
STERLING – Gene David "Spence" Spencer Jr., 54, died Wednesday, June 11, 2014, at his home. He was born Jan. 1, 1960, in Hutchinson, the son of Gene David Sr. and Beverly Joan Lemen Spencer. He attended Little River Schools and had worked construction with Mark Borecky Construction. Spence was an avid racing fan. He is survived by three daughters,...
Louisa Alonzo
Jun 8, 2014
Louisa Alonzo, 87, was a loving and caring wife; mother, aunt, and great friend to lots of people went to heaven on Sunday, June 8, 2014. She enjoyed life to the fullest. One thing she had great pride in was all the time she was allowed to serve others and her years at working to feed people, clean and decorate...
Joan M. Clough
Jun 8, 2014
Joan M. Clough, 84, died June 8, 2014, at Emeritus Elm Grove Estates. She was born January 8, 1930, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Noah LeRoy and Gladys Robison Smith. She was a 1948 graduate of Will Rogers High School, Tulsa, OK. She attended Oklahoma Baptist College, Tulsa University and graduated from Northeastern State University in 1952. Joan married...
Kermit C. Menzies
Jun 7, 2014
Kermit C. Menzies, 71, retired Hutchinson High School science and math teacher and instructor at Hutchinson Community College, died June 7, 2014. He was born July 16, 1942, in rural Morrowville, Kansas, the son of Hubert and Lois (Bahl) Menzies. He graduated from Morrowville Rural High School in 1960 and from Emporia State University in 1964 with his BSE and...
Keith Allen Huddleston
Jun 6, 2014
Keith Allen Huddleston, 80, died June 6, 2014, at Hospice House. He was born June 14, 1933, in Horrace, KS to Alvin and Susan Moore Huddleston. He married Eleanor Penka on November 26, 1952, in Beaver, KS. She died July 29, 2012. Keith was a self-employed electrician in the oil fields in the Hutchinson and Great Bend areas. Survivors include:...
Jean H. Cammack
Jun 6, 2014
Jean Hoath Cammack, 84, died June 6, 2014, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. He was born March 26, 1930, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Chester Earl and Marion (Hoath) Cammack. Jean graduated from Anthony High School, Anthony, Kansas in 1949. He then served in the United States Navy. Jean worked as an operations manager for Braniff Airlines, in...
Aryana Kay Sims
Jun 6, 2014
Aryana Kay Sims was stillborn on June 6, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was the beloved daughter of Courtney and Angela (McElhaney) Sims. Survivors include: her parents; brother, Malachi Sims of Hutchinson; grandparents, David and Sharon McElhaney of Seneca, Mo.; grandmother, Angela Peterson of Hutchinson; an uncle, John McElhaney of Joplin, Mo.; maternal great-grandparents, Lewis and Bonnie Lamoureux...
Betty Carol Garey
Jun 5, 2014
Betty Carol Colle Garey passed away on June 5, 2014, at her home in Hutchinson. Betty Carol was born on July 24, 1921, in Saxman, Kan., to her parents, Anton "Tony" and Mabel Vera Pallister Colle. She graduated from Lyons High School in 1939, and from Venus Beauty School in Wichita in 1940. She owned her own beauty shop in...
Bettye Jean Miller
Jun 5, 2014
Bettye Jean Miller, 86, died Thursday, June 5, 2014. She was born Aug. 28, 1927, in Coldwater, the daughter of Harry and Martha Kindsvater Howland. She was a 1946 graduate of Coldwater High School, a life member of V.F.W. Bob Campbell Post #1361, Ladies Auxiliary. Bettye had been a gardener for Benton's Greenhouse, retiring in 1987. On July 26, 1946,...
Ruth Anderson
Jun 5, 2014
Ruth Anderson, 83, died June 5, 2014, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 6, 1931, in Willow, Okla., the daughter of Herman and Elizabeth Lavona (McCoy) Fritts. Ruth retired from Wesley Towers as the head cook. On June 7, 1947, she married Orval Patterson in Wheeler, Texas. He died Feb. 3, 1997. She then married Ivan Wilbur...
Matthew Robert Heironimus
Jun 4, 2014
Matthew Robert Heironimus, 8 months, died June 4, 2014, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS. He was born September 13, 2013, in Newton, KS, to Robby and Kimberly McMurry Heironimus. Survivors include: his parents, Burrton; brother, Daniel Heironimus, of the home; sisters, Emily Heironimus, of the home, and Daiquri Heironimus, Hutchinson; grandparents, Bill and Candy McMurry, Burrton, and Ron and...
James L. Dees
Jun 4, 2014
James L. Dees, 77, died June 4, 2014, at Thorne Care Center. He was born Nov. 1, 1936, in Milo, Mo., to Charlie R. and Rosie (Foreman) Dees. James lived in Manhattan, McPherson, and Hutchinson. He received his Associates in Art in 2012 from Hutchinson Community College. He worked for List & Clark Construction Company, Farmers Alliance Insurance Company in...
