Ralph Earnest Boggs
Feb 17, 2014
HAVEN – Ralph E. Boggs, 65, died Feb. 17, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born June 5, 1948, in Hutchinson, to George Luther and Virginia Mae Secrest Boggs. Ralph was a 1967 graduate of Lyons High School and served in the United States Marine Corp during Vietnam. After 22 years Ralph retired from Wheeled Coach Ambulance Manufacture...
Betty L. Nairn
Feb 17, 2014
Betty L. Nairn, 84, died Feb. 17, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Aug. 25, 1929, in Great Bend, to Elmer C. and Emma (Baeumel) Rose. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi in Great Bend. A resident of Hutchinson since 1974, Betty was a bookkeeper at KP&L, retiring in 1988. Survivors include: son, Curtis Nairn...
David L. Eshelbrenner
Feb 17, 2014
David L. Eshelbrenner, 35, died Feb. 17, 2014, at his home in South Hutchinson. David was born Oct. 2, 1978, in Hutchinson, the son of Carl W. Eshel-brenner III and Lorna Kay Bergen Eshelbrenner. He was a graduate of Hutchinson High School. Survivors include: his father, Carl of Hutchinson; half sisters, Kaili Marie Eshelbrenner of Medicine Lodge, Kan. and Micheala...
Lorraine Mae Avers
Feb 16, 2014
Lorraine Mae Avers, 91, died Feb. 16, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born May 14, 1922 in Burlington, Vt., to James and Florence (Bouchard) Steele. Lorraine lost her father at the age of 17. Lorraine and her mother moved to Florida to be near relatives. That is where she met her husband of 66 years. On Dec....
Mary "Beth" Elizabeth Dealy Craig
Feb 16, 2014
Beth (Dealy) Craig, was born August 8, 1921 in Clay Township, Reno County, KS to Eugene Joseph and Maud (Barr) Dealy. Though her given name was Mary Elizabeth, she preferred to be called 'Beth.' In her early years, they lived on a farm south of Hutchinson, and she attended Ijam country school. The family later moved north of Hutchinson,...
James Archie Hartzell
Feb 16, 2014
James Archie "Jim" Hartzell, 72, died Feb. 16, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson, Kan. He was born Oct. 20, 1941, in Salina, Kan., the son of Archie and Mary Pauline (Ratliff) Hartzell. James graduated from Lincoln High School, Lincoln, Kan., in 1959. He then received his bachelor's degree from Fort Hays Kansas State College in 1964. He was a member...
Edna E. Farren
Feb 13, 2014
Edna Farren, born Aug. 3, 1910, at her parent's home in Lane, Kansas, entered her Heavenly home on Feb. 13, 2014. She graduated from Garnett High School with a Normal Training Certificate. This allowed her to teach in the rural school system. Her first school was outside of Richmond, Kan. She went on to study on weekends and summers and...
Vincent C Hardwick
Feb 13, 2014
Vincent C. Hardwick, 87, died Feb. 13, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 3, 1926, in Chase, to Charles and Minnie E. (Rodaman) Hardwick. Vincent worked in maintenance for Rainbow Bakery. On Oct. 13, 1950, he married G. Arlene Barb in Hutchinson. She died Jan. 20, 2002. Survivors include: two sons, John Hardwick and wife Linda of...
Isabel Castor
Feb 13, 2014
Isabel Castor, 91, died Feb. 13, 2014, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Feb. 18, 1922, in Hutchinson, to Delfino and Patrocina Juarez Raya. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and The Altar Society at Our Lady of Guadalupe. On Oct. 2, 1948, she married Marvin Castor in Hutchinson. He died April 29,...
Juanita Kay Lewis
Feb 11, 2014
Juanita Kay Lewis, 69, died Feb. 11, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born June 20, 1944, to Joseph C. and Viola M. Swilley Jamison in Hutchinson, Kan. She is survived by: sons, Shawn Belt and wife Aubrey of Wichita, Kan., Paul and Donald Jaynes of Washington, Joseph Jamison of Hutchinson; daughter, Sheila Richert of Washington; and a...
Reta K. Graber
Feb 10, 2014
Reta K. Graber, 73, died Feb. 10, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 3, 1941, in Sterling, Kan., the daughter of Robert and Leota (Gossman) Harrison. Reta graduated from Nickerson High School in 1959. She then received her Bachelors from McPherson College and her Masters Degree in Library Science from Emporia State University. Reta retired from the...
Dorothy June Call
Feb 10, 2014
ARLINGTON - Dorothy June Call, 95, died Feb. 10, 2014, at Leisure Homestead, Stafford. She was born June 19, 1918, in Barton County, to Remert and Albina Barbara (Phillips) Janssen.
She married Floyd "Buster" Clinton Call in Nov. of 1941, in Great Bend. Dorothy was a homemaker. Survivors include: two sons, Jimmie Call and wife Susan of...
Claude Sharp
Feb 10, 2014
Claude Sharp, 90, died Feb 10, 2014. He was born Aug. 19, 1923, to Clyde and Jessie Sharp in Hutchinson, Kan. He served in the Navy during WWII. After the war he used the GI bill and graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.S. in Business, and was an avid KU fan. On July 18, 1948, he married...
Dale Williams Lewis
Feb 9, 2014
Dale Williams Lewis was born Aug. 15, 1922, in Lane County, Kan., the son of Estella Williams and Charles Wesley Lewis. He grew up on a farm attending Prairie Home Country School and graduated from Dighton High School in 1941. He entered the U.S. Navy in Jan. of 1943. He was a member of the 88th Construction Battalion with the...
Dorothy Ruth (Short) Mackey
Feb 8, 2014
Dorothy Ruth (Short) Mackey, 97, beloved wife of the late Bill Mackey and dear mother of Michael, died Feb. 8, 2014, in Hester Care at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. The eldest of three children, she was born April 5, 1916, in Chicago, to Charles Edward Short and Dorothy Green Short and was raised in Hutchinson. She is survived by her son,...
Mary Ellen Moore
Feb 7, 2014
Mary Ellen Moore, 56, went home to be with the Lord on Feb. 7, 2014. She was born Dec. 13, 1957, to Gerald and Georgia Sutton Metz in Hutchinson, Kan. She is survived by her husband, Larry Moore of Hutchinson; daughter, Andrea Thadison and husband Ron of Topeka, Kan.; son, James McDaniel and wife Clarissa of Hutchinson; five grandchildren; three...
Doris "Jeanne" Corkins
Feb 7, 2014
Doris "Jeanne" Corkins, 82, went to be with her Lord Jesus, Feb. 7, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. Jeanne is now in a glorified body and has a fully renewed mind. She was born Oct. 11, 1931, in Hutchinson, the daughter of John A. and Verna A. Tope Jenkins. She was a faithful, loving wife and mother. Jeanne loved her...
Robert "Bob" E. Watkins
Feb 6, 2014
Robert E. "Bob" Watkins, 65, died Feb. 6, 2014, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born May 4, 1948, in Hutchinson, the son of Sherman and Yvonne Redgate Watkins. Bob graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1966. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He retired from Lowen Corporation after 20 plus years of service. Bob...
John E. Mcfall
Feb 6, 2014
John E. McFall, 67, died Feb. 6, 2014, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born Jan. 31, 1947, in Muskogee, Okla., the son of Max and Mary E. Kiser Gideon.
He was a driver for United Parcel Service. After his retirement in 2002, John spent time enjoying his family and friends. He had projects and hobbies...
Raymon "Ray" B. Current
Feb 5, 2014
Raymon B. "Ray" Current, 81, died Feb. 5, 2014, at his home. He was born July 8, 1932, in Trego County, Kan., to John and Ella (Corey) Current. Ray was owner and operator of the Captain's Lounge. On May 1, 1959, he married Esther Marie Twombly in Clayton, N.M . She died March 30, 2012. Ray is survived by: grandchildren,...
