Ilis Fannie Graham
Nov 9, 2013
Ilis Fannie Graham, 93, died November 9, 2013, at Emeritus at Elm Grove Estates. She was born January 7, 1920, in rural Morland, Ks, to Charlie and Alice McGuire. Fannie worked as a school cook for Allen Grade School and retired as a clerk from the County Assessors Office. She enjoyed bowling. On May 28, 1940, she married H. Keith...
M. June Updegrove
Nov 9, 2013
M. June Updegrove, 91, died Nov. 9, 2013, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers. She was born June 29, 1922, in Geneseo, Kan., the daughter of Elmer Lawrence and Manilla Elizabeth (Leazenby) Brown. She was a Partridge resident for many years graduating from Partridge High School in 1940. She then graduated from Hutchinson Community College in 1942, and received her...
Maxine Rich Spare
Nov 9, 2013
Maxine Spare, previously Maxine Rich, passed into the loving care of her Heavenly Father, Nov. 9, 2013 at the age of 94. She was born Dec. 16, 1918 in a home outside Nickerson, Kan., to Clarence and Bessie Ditgen. She lived here with her brothers Clarence (Jud) and Earl Ditgen who preceded her in death. She became a lifetime warrior...
Blanche B. Koenig
Nov 8, 2013
Blanche B. Koenig, 94, died November 8, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born October 3, 1919, in Norge, Virginia, the daughter of John M. and Ella K. (Hovelsrud) Brenegan. She was a graduate of Toano High School, Virginia, in 1936, and Draughon Business College in Springfield, Missouri, in 1946. Blanche served in the United States Navy during...
Guy H Riggs
Nov 8, 2013
Guy H. Riggs, 79, died November 8, 2013, at Hospice House. He was born March 4, 1934, in Hutchinson, to Jacob Drake and Eunice Marie (Southerland) Riggs. Guy graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1953. He worked for Eaton Corporation as a machinist for 40 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Reno Masonic Lodge 124, Wichita Consistory,...
Darrell Stutzman
Nov 8, 2013
Darrell Stutzman, age 55, went to be with the Jesus he loved on November 8, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center after a short, brave battle with cancer. He was born Dec. 30, 1957, in Hutchinson, KS, the son of L. Perry and Silvia Hostetler Stutzman. Darrell graduated from Central Christian High School in 1976 and Tabor College in 1980....
Beach J. "Jeff" O'Neal
Nov 7, 2013
Beach J. "Jeff" O'Neal, 71, died Nov. 7, 2013, at Hospice House. He was born Aug. 19, 1942, in Nevada, Mo., to Jefferson and Tressa Opperman O'Neal. Survivors include: his wife of 30 years, Mary (Ehrlich) O'Neal; a daughter, Tanya Rathbun and husband Jamin of Johnson City, Tenn.; a son, Jeffery O'Neal of Ellsworth; a sister, Mary Johnson of Topeka;...
Joann L Barrows
Nov 7, 2013
JoAnn L. Barrows, 85, died Nov. 7, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born March 13, 1928, in Marienthal, Kan., to Joseph and Estella Knobbe. She married Harold Barrows in Feb. of 1950, in Marienthal. They moved to Liberal, Kan., in 1951. Harold died April 2005 in Liberal, Kan. Survivors include: son, Donald Barrows of Hutchinson; daughter, Sharon...
Velma Gingerich Givens Roper
Nov 7, 2013
Velma Gingerich Givens Roper, 88, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. She was born Feb. 4, 1925, at Haven, the daughter of Eli J. and Mattie Fry Gingerich. She was a member of South Hutchinson United Methodist Church, belonged to Countryside Bowling League, Women of the Moose, Chapter 1371, and had been a waitress for several area family restaurants, including Mom's...
Mary Elizabeth Everson
Nov 5, 2013
Mary Elizabeth Everson, 85, died Nov. 5, 2013, at Thorne Care Center. Cremation has taken place. Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, at First Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Sherman, with Reverend Lowell Knauss officiating. A private family inurnment will take place. Memorials may be made to Hutchinson Public Library, First Presbyterian Church, or Wesley Towers Good...
Mary Elizabeth Everson
Nov 5, 2013
Mary Elizabeth Everson, 85, died November 5, 2013, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born December 24, 1927, in Clay Center, to Dr. Guy Benton and Helen (Gardner) McIlvain. Mary graduated from Clay County Community High School in 1945 and from Kansas State University in 1949 with a Bachelor's of Science in Home Economics and Journalism. She taught 6th...
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...
