Jeffrey Alan Enslinger
Nov 5, 2013
Jeffrey Alan Enslinger, 34, passed away Nov. 5, 2013, in Wichita. He was born July 4, 1979, in Hutchinson, to George and Diana (Buller) Enslinger. He graduated from Dodge City High School in 1997. On Sept. 30, 2000, he married Amanda Brown in Hutchinson. Jeff was a production operator at Airgas in Hutchinson. He loved fantasy football and was a...
Philip C. Bloom
Nov 2, 2013
Philip C. Bloom, 96, died Saturday, November 2, 2013, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson. He was born January 16, 1917, in Hutchinson, the son of Harry Clayton and Anna Nay Bloom. He was a 1934 graduate of Hutchinson High School, attended Hutchinson Community College and Salt City Business College, a member of First United Methodist Church, Hutchinson, an U.S. Army...
Leonard Ray "Lynnie Ray" Zahn
Nov 2, 2013
Leonard Ray Zahn, "Lynnie Ray," 54, passed away Nov. 2, 2013, at Kansas Surgery and Recovery Center, Wichita. He was born in WaKeeney, Kan., Dec. 5, 1958, the son of Leonard Otto and Kaylene (Hunter) Zahn. He was a mechanic for 41 years, starting at Kilpatrick Auto Salvage, then working for Mike's Auto Service and Mohr Auto Service, before opening...
Virgil M. Nelson
Oct 28, 2013
NICKERSON - Virgil M. Nelson, 86, died Monday, Oct. 28, 2013. He was born Oct. 13, 1927, at Sterling, the son of Peter and Elsie Liggett Nelson. He was a member of Salem Community Church of the Brethren, a veteran of the Coast Guard, Merchant Marines and U.S. Army. Virgil was a farmer and stockman in the Nickerson community. On...
Eva Ruth Hirst
Oct 28, 2013
Eva Ruth Fornwalt Hirst, 81, was born Oct. 19, 1932, at Penalosa. She was the oldest daughter of Dewey and Lora Fornwalt. Her siblings were John O. Fornwalt (deceased), Leslie Allen Fornwalt (deceased) and Lola Mae Franklin. She was raised on a farm two miles east and 1/4 mile north of Penalosa until age 10. The family moved to Mount...
Ruth Mary Rothwell
Oct 27, 2013
Ruth Mary Rothwell, 88, died Oct. 27, 2013, at the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Sept. 29, 1925, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Harry and Ruth Moore Tidd. Ruth Mary was a graduate of Hutchinson High School in 1942 and the University of Missouri in 1947. She married Jack S. Rothwell Jr. on Dec. 21, 1946, in Hutchinson....
James "Jim" Logan Lewman
Oct 27, 2013
James Logan "Jim" Lewman, 85, died Oct. 27, 2013, at his home. He was born June 29, 1928, to Oscar Logue and Ella Edith Chamness Lewman, at their home in Jasper County, Mo. He worked twenty years for Kelly Flour Mills as a packer and twenty years for Dillon's Warehouse as a warehouseman. He was a member of the local...
Thomas "Tom" W. Hawkinson
Oct 27, 2013
Thomas W. "Tom" Hawkinson, 68, died Oct. 27, 2013, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born May 13, 1945, in Killdeer, ND, to Emil E. and Faith C. (Blackburn) Hawkinson. Tom was married to Vici L. Hanks from 1964 to 1976. He was a former rancher and manager of Hillside Underground Storage, then a manager at 4th and Whiteside gas...
Dallas Rooks Cox
Oct 27, 2013
NICKERSON - Dallas R. Cox, 87, died Oct. 27, 2013, at his home. He was born Oct. 9, 1926, in the Forks of the River Community, Grundy, Mo., to Paul and Lula Ratliff Cox. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1944. He was a proud veteran of World War II. Dallas was a member of Dockery Methodist Church in...
Earl Floyd Parks
Oct 25, 2013
Earl Floyd Parks, 87, died October 25, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born August 28, 1926, in Sylvan Grove, Kansas, to Orville and Martha (Henricks) Parks. He attended Sylvan Grove School and he joined the Presbyterian Church when he was young. Earl married Raedeane Thorpe on September 20, 1945. They were married for 68 years. Earl worked...
Betty Marie Graber-Welty
Oct 24, 2013
OMAHA, Neb. - Betty Marie Graber Welty, 92, died October 24, 2013, at her home in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born December 22, 1920, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Ray and Jessie (Taylor) Manges. Betty graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1938, Hutchinson Community College in 1940, Sterling College in 1963, and later received her master's degree in education...
Jon S. Smith
Oct 23, 2013
Dr. Jon S. Smith, 67, died Oct. 23, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born March 18, 1946, in rural Clayton, Kan., to Thomas Clifford "T.C." and Emma (Eichenberger) Smith. He graduated from Clayton High School and received his Doctorate of Chiropractic. He had his chiropractic practice in Liberal. Jon retired in 1997. He is survived by: his...
Frances "Letha" O. Mackey
Oct 23, 2013
Frances O. "Letha" Mackey, 93, homemaker and mother, passed away Oct. 23, 2013. She was born March 9, 1920, in West Plains, Mo., to Lorenzo and Lenora Baxter Bateman. Survivors include: her husband of 58 years, William Dee Mackey of Hutchinson; daughter, Linda Archer and husband Laurence of Lyons, Kan.; son, Frederick L. Haag and wife Trudy of Wichita, Kan.;...
Doyle Patterson Perser
Oct 23, 2013
Doyle P. Perser, 73, went to be with the Lord on Oct. 23, 2013, at Peabody Care Center. He was born Sept. 30, 1940, to John and Mary (Miller) Perser in Coffeyville, Kan. He worked for Grain Spouting, Bett's Bakery, Krause, and Doskocil. He was a member of Riverside Baptist Church. On Jan. 18, 1971, he married Maxine Hicks. She...
Roy Daniel Oden
Oct 22, 2013
Roy Daniel Oden, 98, died Oct. 22, 2013, at Hester Care Center. He was born July 26, 1915, in Lyons, to Rolland Daniel and Mammie Agnes (Brown) Oden. On April 21, 1935, he married Genevieve May Asling in Hutchinson. Roy retired from Consolidated Manufacturing in 1980, after 35 years as a machinist. He was a member of Mitchell United Methodist...
Dale Ray Althaus
Oct 20, 2013
Dale Ray Althaus, 72, died Oct. 20, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born Jan. 18, 1941, in Mammoth Springs, Ark. He graduated from Turon High School in 1959. Dale served in the Kansas National Guard from 1961-1967. He worked at Underground Vaults and Storage for seven years then went to work as a machinist at Eaton Corporation...
Gary L. Deshazer
Oct 18, 2013
Gary L. DeShazer, 72, died October 18, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born August 6, 1941, in Blue Rapids, Kansas, the son of Elwood Frank and Margeruite Marie (Straub) DeShazer. Gary graduated from Blue Rapids High School in 1959, and then from Washburn University in 1964. In 1995, he received his masters in adult education from Kansas...
Sharon J. Martin
Oct 18, 2013
Sharon J. Martin, 70, died October 18, 2013, at Thorne Care Center, after a battle with cancer. She was born November 5, 1942, to Harold and Ethel McRevey Shuff, in Hutchinson. She married Donald E. Martin on January 1, 1973, in Denver, Colorado. He died February 5, 2009. Survivors include: sisters, Reta Ann Miller and husband James, Plevna, KS, Irene...
Marian Yoder
Oct 17, 2013
Marian Yoder, 59, died Oct. 17, 2013, at her home in Partridge. She was born July 7, 1954, in Hutchinson, to Melvin M. and Lydia (Nisly) Yoder. Marian was self-employed. Marian is survived by: her mother, Lydia Yoder of Partridge; siblings, Calvin Yoder and wife Ada of Kalona, Iowa, Rosa Yoder of Partridge, Menno Yoder and wife Tobie of Kansas...
Scott Gordon Matheny
Oct 17, 2013
Scott Gordon Matheny, 69, died Oct. 17, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born March 18, 1944, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Donald and Dorothy (Coombs) Matheny. Scott graduated from Jefferson High School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1962. Scott served in the Navy during the Vietnam War. He worked as a carpenter, mechanic, home builder, and...
