Ted Lee Cunningham
Aug 8, 2013
BUHLER - Ted L. Cunningham, 82, died Thursday, August 8, 2013. He was born at Farlington, October 7, 1930, the son of Joseph and Nellie Johnson Cunningham. He was a 1949, graduate of Girard High School, a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Manhattan, and served in the Army Reserve from 1950 to 1962. Ted had been the...
Wayne Lawson
Aug 7, 2013
Alfred Wayne Lawson, 88, died August 7, 2013, at Mennonite Friendship Communities, South Hutchinson. He was born May 9, 1925, in Hutchinson, the youngest son of Dwight and Florence Lawson. He attended Hutchinson schools, graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1942, and attended KU. He was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1943, and served as an infantry soldier in...
Mary Elizabeth Hazen Ward
Aug 6, 2013
Mary Elizabeth Hazen Ward, 93, died Aug. 6, 2013, at Hospice House. She was born Jan. 13, 1920, in Stark, Kan., to Ray and Dicy (Williamson) Inman. She married Forrest Hazen in 1938. He died in July 1992. She then married Charles Ward Jr. in 1995. He died in June 1998. Mary was a member of Otterbein United Methodist Church...
Ryan Buhrle
Aug 4, 2013
Ryan Buhrle, age 98, died Aug. 4, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born May 7, 1915, in Kiowa County, near Haviland, Kan., the son of Shelton G. and Allie Elnora Ryan Buhrle. He graduated from Pierceville, Kan. High School in 1933, and farmed for a short time. Later moving to Great Bend, he started working for Nash...
Steven "Chives" James Fairbanks
Aug 3, 2013
Steven James "Chives" Fairbanks, 61, died Aug. 3, 2013, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born June 25, 1952, in Hutchinson, the son of Philip H. and Teresa K. (Panetta) Fairbanks. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1971. Steven recently retired from the City of Hutchinson. Survivors include: father, Philip H. Fairbanks and wife Rita of South Hutchinson; mother,...
George G. Moss
Aug 2, 2013
George G. Moss, 83, died August 2, 2013, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born April 20, 1930, in Hutchinson, to Garold and Anna (Shugar) Moss. George graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1948 and retired as an independent contractor for the U.S. Postal Service. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. He met Betty Ann Bender...
Janice Jean Withington
Aug 2, 2013
Janice J. Withington, 76, died August 2, 2013 at her home in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. She was born April 27, 1937, in Norwich, New York, the daughter of Lewis and Ona (Martin) Withington. A beloved sister and aunt, Jan will always be remembered by her family and held in their hearts. Janice graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1955. She...
John B. Robl
Aug 1, 2013
John B. Robl, 70, died August 1, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born March 26, 1943, to Alvin Andrew and Martha Irene (Link) Robl in Hutchinson. John worked as a parts manager for John Deere for many years and later retired from Lowe's. He married Linda Brown on Dec. 14, 1971, in Salina, Kan. She survives. Other...
Grant Raymond Colby, Jr.
Aug 1, 2013
Grant Raymond Colby Jr., 72, died Aug. 1, 2013, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers. He was born March 16, 1941, in Hutchinson, the son of Grant Raymond Sr. and Freda Henrietta (Sly) Colby. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1959 and attended Hutchinson Community College. He served in the United States Army as a PFC from 1959 -...
Myrtle Mary Teel
Jul 31, 2013
Myrtle Mary Appel Teel, 89, died July 31, 2013. She was born at Bushton, April 1, 1924, the daughter of Albert A. and Mary Eleanor Baker Appel. She was a 1942, graduate of Bushton High School and a member of Bushton United Methodist Church. Myrtle was a homemaker. In January 1965, she married Luther Teel. He died in 1985. She...
J. Park Coffey
Jul 31, 2013
J. Park Coffey, 92, died July 31, 2013, at Hospice House. He was born May 16, 1921, in Hutchinson, to Park Andrew and Ollie (Burgin) Coffey. Park graduated from Partridge High School and attended Hutchinson Community College and University of Kansas. He served in the 13th U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Park was a member of American...
Elmer Gibson
Jul 31, 2013
Elmer Gibson passed away July 31, 2013. He was born on April 25, 1927, in Lee's Summit, Mo. He was an area dance teacher in Missouri and Kansas for 63 years and worked at Eaton (then known as Cessna) in Hutchinson for 28 years. He graduated from Lee's Summit High School in 1946 and studied professional dance at Kansas City...
Betty Jean White
Jul 30, 2013
Betty Jean White, 87, died July 30, 2013, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born March 15, 1926, in Pratt, Kan., to John Henry Sr. and Burverlee M. (Bible) Hoffman. Betty was a 1945 graduate of Hutchinson High School and a member of Crossroads Christian Church. On Jan. 12, 1944, she married James R. White Sr. in Pratt. He died...
Laveda Ann (Bankey) Tull
Jul 29, 2013
LaVeda Ann (Bankey) Tull passed away on July 29, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Jan. 29, 1943, to Everett "Duke" and Lola (Davenport) Bankey. She is survived by: two sisters, Evelyn Sue Lind and husband Jim, and Retta Lou Young; daughter, Connie L. Stoughton; two sons, Sam Bennett and Joshua Webb; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; numerous...
Dean Ediger
Jul 29, 2013
Dean Ediger, 70, died Monday, July 29, 2013. He was born March 11, 1943, in Hutchinson, the son of Jake and Edna (Doerksen) Ediger. Dean was a 1961 graduate of Inman High School, a 1967 graduate of McPherson College, served in the 346th Military Police Company of the U.S. Army, was a member of NRA, Kansas Bowhunters Association and a...
Ruby Charlene Voth
Jul 28, 2013
Ruby Charlene Voth, 87, died July 28, 2013, at her home in South Hutchinson, Kan. She was born Nov. 2, 1925, in Buhler, Kan., to Arthur and Emma (Warkentine) Siemens. Ruby graduated from Grace Hospital School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. She worked for Prairie Manor in Sharon Springs, Kan. Ruby was also a farmer, enjoyed traveling and volunteered...
Florence Elizabeth (Theis) Oelkers
Jul 28, 2013
Florence Elizabeth Oelkers (Theis), 81, of South Hutchinson, died Sunday, July 28, 2013, at Glacial Ridge Hospital in Glenwood, Minn. Florence was the daughter of Bernard Matthew and Anna Marie (Keiter) Theis. She was born June 3, 1932, in Nashville, Kan. She grew up on the family farm until they moved to Kingman, Kan., and graduated from Kingman High School...
Hazel Myers Doll
Jul 27, 2013
Hazel Myers Doll, age 85, died July 27, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Center. She was born May 31, 1928, in Cassville, Mo., the daughter of Hoover M. and Grace P Wolfenbarger Hicks. Hazel was a 1946 graduate of Cassville High School and later moved to Ulysses, Kan., where she met her husband, Ray Myers. They were married Aug. 3,...
Tracy Lynn Nisly
Jul 25, 2013
Tracy Lynn Nisly, 53, died July 25, 2013, at her home in Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 3, 1959, in Tulsa, Okla., the daughter of Thomas Edward and Emma Gene McKee Cass. Tracy graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1977 and then attended Hutchinson Community College. She was a homemaker and a devoted member of Westside Baptist Church for 30...
Dr. Donald Reh Nicholson
Jul 24, 2013
Dr. Donald Reh Nicholson, 85, passed peacefully from this life into the arms of his Savior, July 24, 2013. Don was born on his Grandfather Reh's farm at Bennington, Kan., to Raymond Arthur and Olive Reh Nicholson. After moving several times the family settled in Graham County on the J.R. Nicholson homestead. Don attended Grade school with his brother, Larry...
