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...
Gerald Lee Doughty
Oct 16, 2013
Gerald Lee Doughty, 77, died Oct. 16, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 29, 1936, in Rural Rice County, Kan., to Henry Beryl and Dorothy Elizabeth (Beil) Doughty. He graduated from McPherson High School in 1954 and from McPherson College in 1958. He retired from the Data Center as a computer programmer in 1997. On...
Luann Hamel
Oct 16, 2013
Luann Hamel, 68, died Oct. 16, 2013, at Mennonite Friendship Communities. She was born Jan. 14, 1945, in Beloit, to William Harrison and Della May (Allen) Henderson. On May 28, 1964, she married Wayne Roy Hamel in Hutchinson. He survives. Other survivors include: two daughters, Cathy Brandyberry and Tammy Duvall (Ernie), all of Hutchinson; two sons, Douglas Hamel (Laura), Carl...
Lula Mae Alpers
Oct 15, 2013
Lula Mae Alpers, 75, died Oct. 15, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born May 5, 1938, in Buffalo, Okla., to Walker Clinton and Elma Mae (Harmon) Irion. Lula Mae graduated from Northwestern College in Alva, Okla., with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. She was an elementary and substitute teacher for schools in Stafford County and was...
James Russell Hendrickson
Oct 15, 2013
James Russell Hendrickson, 75, died October 15, 2013, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born October 2, 1938, in Little River, to Lemuel Russell and Theresa Ruth Bates Hendrickson. He worked for Ewing Construction and twelve years with Reno County landfill, but was a farmer and mechanic at heart. On March 17, 1988, James married Peggy Jeanne Brace. She survives....
Donald Dale Derr
Oct 15, 2013
Donald Dale Derr, 83, died Oct. 15, 2013, at Hospice House. He was born July 18, 1930, in Hutchinson, to Glen Andrew and Alice Rosetta Shatto Derr. Donald graduated Hutchinson High School in 1948, Hutchinson Community College in 1956, and then from Kansas State University in 1959. He was an industrial engineer retiring in July of 1992, from Rockwell International....
Lloyd Gene Stofer
Oct 14, 2013
Lloyd Gene Stofer, 90, went to be with our Lord Monday Oct. 14, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born May 12, 1923, in Bucklin, Kan., the son of Elmer Lloyd Stofer and Lucy Luft Stofer. He was a 1941 graduate of Kingsdown High School and attended Dodge City Community College and Adele Hale Business College in Hutchinson....
Donald L. "Don" Friesen
Oct 13, 2013
Donald L. "Don" Friesen, 67, died Oct. 13, 2013, at Via Christi on St. Francis, Wichita. He was born Dec. 27, 1945, in Reedley, Calif., to Harvey H. and Lydia Friesen. Donald was Lydia's caregiver. Donald is survived by: his mother, Lydia Friesen; sisters, Delores Friesen, Darlene Ray, Flo Hughes and husband Dave, Dot Davis and husband Johnny; and numerous...
Lois Lackey Olson
Oct 13, 2013
KERRVILLE, Texas - Lois Lackey Olson, 92, passed away on Oct. 13, 2013, in Kerrville, Texas. She was born on Sept. 17, 1921, near Inman, Kan. She was the daughter of Glenn and Nettie Lackey of Hutchinson. Her early years were spent on a farm outside of Hutchinson. She married Frank Olson of Enid, Okla., during World War II. After...
Joanne Kinzie
Oct 12, 2013
MOLINE, Ill. - Joanne Kinzie, 82, died Oct. 12, 2013, at her home in Moline, Illinois. She was born Sept. 13, 1931, in Lawton, Okla., the daughter of L.Z. "Babe" and Stella May (Cornstubble) Stewart. Joanne graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1949 and Hutchinson Community College in 1961. She was a retired administrative assistant for the Oklahoma Department of...
