Beverly L Way
May 22, 2014
Beverly L. Way, 82, died May 22, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born February 14, 1932, in Pratt, Kansas, the daughter of Louis William and Lena Edna (Truitt) Hartman. Beverly graduated from Pratt High School and then Columbia College in 1951. She later graduated Adela Hale and Salt City Business College. Beverly was a homemaker and had worked...
Lavona B Senko
May 22, 2014
LaVona B. Senko, 83, died May 22, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born October 30, 1930, to Aaron B. and Lucille Marie Lee Watt in Montezuma, KS. She was a homemaker and a parish member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, Hutchinson. On November 19, 1951, she married James C. Senko in Great Bend, KS. He died October...
Sheldon Oren Higgins
May 21, 2014
Sheldon Oren Higgins, 72, died May 21, 2014, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born Sept. 24, 1941, the son of Robert and Jan Higgins and Reinnie Harrington Higgins. He had lived in Hutchinson since 1988, retiring from Jackson's Ice Cream with 12 years of service and was the owner of Truecolor Handyman. On April 13, 1981, he married...
Janet K Bishop
May 20, 2014
Janet K. Bishop, 67, died May 20, 2014, at Good Samaritan Center. She was born August 31, 1946, in Hutchinson, to Marvin W. and Lucille D. (Smith) Hemphill. Janet graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1964, and attended Hutchinson Community College. She had a real-estate company in the 1980's and owned a business in the 1990's that made specialty baskets....
Douglas K. Sands
May 19, 2014
Douglas K. Sands, 76, passed away May 19, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born May 4, 1938, in Maryville, Tenn., the son of John and Pearl Sands. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1957-1963 as a radar control operator. As a longtime resident of the Hutchinson community, he was employed in several industries including auto...
Clarence H. Forrester Jr.
May 18, 2014
Clarence H. Forrester Jr., died May 18, 2014, at Via Christi on St. Francis, Wichita. He was born Feb. 22, 1944, in Mongul, Pa., the son of Clarence H. Forrester Sr. and Eva Esther (Clever) Forrester. Clarence was a self-employed farmer and truck driver. He was married to Linda (Miller) Forrester for 43 years and then divorced. To this union...
Allen D. Hill
May 17, 2014
Allen D. Hill, 67, passed away peacefully at his home on May 17, 2014, in Palm Coast, Florida. Allen was born June 4, 1946, to Allen Merle and Lucy (Simmons) Hill, and grew up in Hutchinson, where he attended Hutchinson High School. He proudly served his country in the Army Reserves. Allen worked as an aerial patrolman substation supervisor for...
Juanita Mae Austin
May 17, 2014
Juanita Mae Austin, 76, passed away May 17, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center after a short illness. She was born Jan. 3, 1938, in Laverne, Okla., to Virgil Ray and Gertrude (Smoot) McGowen. Juanita was a proud mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, and will be sorely missed. In 1958, she graduated with a Diploma of Nursing from Grace Hospital...
Clara M. Linden
May 16, 2014
Clara M. Linden, 84, Sterling, Kan., went home to be with our Lord on May 16, 2014, in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her family. Born Feb. 20, 1930, in rural Sedgwick County to Ausby and Alice Fry, she was the youngest of 4 siblings, Edward, Helen, Ruth and Clara. Married in 1948, after graduating Hamilton High School,...
Georgette Amelie Thayer
May 16, 2014
Georgette Amelie Thayer, 92, died May 16, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born April 8, 1922, in Nice, France, to Louis and Laurence Fourtanier Bounaud. She worked in the cafeteria at Partridge Elementary School. On February 14, 1946, she married Robert H. Thayer in Nice, France. He died February 10, 1995. Survivors include: son, William Thayer, Denver,...
Phyllis Lorrine Long
May 16, 2014
Phyllis Lorrine Long, 90, died May 16, 2014, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born March 13, 1924, in Perth, KS, to William and Della Iddings Erhard. As a small child her family moved to Wellington, KS, where she grew up. She married Arthur F. Long on October 25, 1940, in Newkirk, Okla., and in 1947, they...
Ralph D. Thrash
May 15, 2014
Ralph D. Thrash, 76, died May 15, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 6, 1938, in Stratford, Okla., the son of Howell and Buenos (Ayers) Thrash. Ralph graduated from Wichita West High School and then attended Friends University. On Oct. 29, 1955, he married Joan Duryee Crawford in Wichita. He and Joan lived in Wichita at that...
Sharon Charlene Griffin
May 15, 2014
Sharon Charlene Griffin, 68, died May 15, 2014, at Wesley Medical Center. She was born May 25, 1945, in Abilene, to Charles F. and Estelle G. Geske Myers. On April 24, 1963, she married John R. Griffin in Torrington, Wyo. He died September 16, 1984. She retired from the Social Security Administration as an administrative assistant. Survivors include: two sons,...
Mary K Lee
May 14, 2014
Mary K. Lee, 91, died May 14, 2014, at Hester Care Center. She was born April 24, 1923, in Home City, Kan., to Leo and Marie (Koch) Noller. Mary graduated from Marysville High School in 1941. She was a homemaker, loved spending time with her family, and playing bridge. On Oct. 4, 1947, she married Orville W. Lee in Hutchinson....
Norene Kay Dunn
May 14, 2014
Norene Kay Dunn, 71, died May 14, 2014 at home, peacefully, in her bed. She was born November 25, 1942 to Joe and Christine Frison Massett in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, moving to Sidney, Montana, as a child. She met and fell in love with Frank Dunn on July 4, 1958 and they were married on January 24, 1959. He...
Elizabeth Ann Reed
May 13, 2014
Elizabeth Ann Reed, 68, died May 13, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 11, 1946, in Wichita, to William H. and Florence M. Jolly II. She graduated from Pratt High School and attended Countryside Baptist Church. She retired from Good Samaritan Village in laundry service. She was a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother. On Aug....
Marvin Dale "Marv" Farney
May 13, 2014
Marvin Dale Farney, 76, passed away at Rice County District One Hospital, Lyons, Kan. Tuesday, May 13, 2014. He was born June 29, 1937, to Ruben and Irene (Engbrecht) Farney in Abbyville, Kan. He graduated from Abbyville High School in 1955. Marvin was a lifelong resident of Abbyville, Kan. Marvin was a member of Sterling Evangelical Bible Church, was on...
Bradley Robert Busby
May 12, 2014
Bradley Robert Busby, 46, died May 12, 2014, in Johnson, Kan. He was born March 12, 1968, to Robert Earl and Donna J. Blackwelder Busby. He was a custom harvester working throughout several states. He married Angela Fritz Busby and they had a daughter, Katherine Nicole. Survivors include: his mother, Donna Wornkey, Hutchinson; father, Bob Busby, Baxter Springs, Kan.; daughter,...
Robert "Bob" L. Spradling
May 12, 2014
Robert L. "Bob" Spradling, 71, passed away May 12, 2014, at Hospice House in Hutchinson, KS. He was born in Kansas City, Mo., on April 8, 1943, the son of Clell and Evelyn Wallace Spradling. He married Sarah Akeley in Fargo, N.D., on June 25, 1966. He is survived by: his wife; their two children, spouses and grandchildren, Mike Spradling,...
Frances Caroline Day
May 11, 2014
Frances Caroline Day, 88, died Sunday, May 11, 2014, at Mennonite Friendship Communities. She was born April 17, 1926, in Saline County, the daughter of Walter and Agda Marie Lindahl Johnson. She was a 1944 graduate of Assaria High School, a 1960 graduate of Bethany College, Lindsborg and a member of Evangelical Covenant Church. On Aug. 6, 1950, she married...
