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Clinton Lee Hendershot

Clinton Lee Hendershot

Sep 3, 2012

Clinton Lee Hendershot, 58, died Sept. 3, 2012, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born March 18, 1954, in Hutchinson, the son of Donald Eugene and Beverly Ann Dauber Hendershot. Clinton was a 1972 graduate of Hutchinson High School and attended Hutchinson Community College. On Sept. 26, 1969, he married Lorali Marie Paschall in Hutchinson. She survives. Clinton was...

Sondra Jean Sloyer

Sondra Jean Sloyer

Sep 3, 2012

Sondra Jean Sloyer, 75, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, in the presence of family. She was born in Topeka, Kan., May 7, 1937, the daughter of Eugene and Beulah Ransom Battey. She was a 1955 graduate of Topeka High School, a member of Park Place Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, had worked for USD #308, was the owner of Papa's...

G. Janet Austin

G. Janet Austin

Sep 2, 2012

Janet Austin, Hutchinson, died Sept. 2, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Feb. 13, 1937, in Abbyville, the daughter of Albert M. and Susie M. Abbott Yust. She graduated from Sylvia High School, and attended Hutchinson Junior College and Emporia State University. She was a lifetime resident of Reno County, living in Hutchinson since 1958. She worked...

Rachel Elizabeth Clark

Rachel Elizabeth Clark

Sep 1, 2012

Rachel Elizabeth Clark, 95, died Sept. 1, 2012, at Indian Creek Healthcare Center, Overland Park, Kan. She was born Feb. 27, 1917, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Harry A. and Elizabeth Hoerr Hyter. Rachel was raised in Hutchinson and was a longtime Kansas City area resident. She was preceded in death by husbands, William C. Anderson and Clifford Clark; her...

Johnnie D. Vincent

Johnnie D. Vincent

Sep 1, 2012

Johnnie D. Vincent, 55, died Sept. 1, 2012, at KU Medical Center, Kansas City. He was born March 30, 1957, to J.D. and Bettie L. Vincent. Johnnie is survived by his companion, Sharon Roddy, Hutchinson; son, Michael Wages; siblings, Darrell Vincent of Leavenworth, Gary Vincent of Hutchinson, Dana Harden of Hutchinson, LaVona Quins of Louviers, CO, Bill Hirst of Hutchinson,...

"Wally" Wallace Smith

"Wally" Wallace Smith

Sep 1, 2012

"Wally" Wallace Smith, 86, died Sept. 1, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born June 9, 1926, in Hutchinson, the son of Reed Q. and Ida Maye Coberly Smith. He attended Ave A, Sherman Jr. High and Hutchinson Sr. High schools. On Aug. 24, 1944, he entered Army basic training camp at Fannin, Texas. He went overseas in...

Willard Leroy Shupe

Willard Leroy Shupe

Aug 28, 2012

Willard LeRoy Shupe passed away quietly at his home August 28, 2012, due to natural causes. He was attended by his wife of 55 years, Anna Marie Shupe, his eldest daughter, Teresa K. Chain, and son, Albert W. Shupe. Willard was born Nov. 15, 1934, in Enid, Oklahoma, to A.W. and Doris Shupe. He was preceded in death by his...

Thelma Florence Marsh

Thelma Florence Marsh

Aug 27, 2012

Thelma Florence Marsh, 91, died August 27, 2012 at Mennonite Friendship Communities. She was born February 7, 1921 to Richard Nels and Louise Sophia Oleson Pearson in Fostoria, Clay County, Iowa. She married Orville D. Marsh on February 17, 1939 in Lakefield Min. He died December 21, 2004. Thelma was a homemaker and a beautician, graduating from Sidney's hairdressing school....

Shelia G. Doxon

Shelia G. Doxon

Aug 27, 2012

Shelia G. Doxon, 81, died Aug. 27, 2012, at her home. She was born Aug. 11, 1931, in Hutchinson, to William Houston and Helen America (Crow) Smith. A graduate of Hutchinson High School, Shelia's first job was a telephone operator at Bell Telephone. Later she was a machinist at Cessna, then a hostess at Village Inn. On June 29, 1953,...

Elva W. Wiles

Elva W. Wiles

Aug 27, 2012

Elva Winifred Wiles, 87, passed away August 27, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV after an extended illness. She was born on March 10, 1925 in Seward, KS to Charles Emil and Julia Connor Dralle. She graduated high school in 1942 from Radium High School and attended Fort Hays State for one year. She married Chester Wiles on October 19, 1946....

Betty Lou Killingsworth

Betty Lou Killingsworth

Aug 26, 2012

Betty Lou Killingsworth, 77, passed away August 26, 2012, at her home after a courageous battle with a short illness. She was born on Aug. 19, 1935, in Independence , Kan., the daughter of Paul LeRoy and Bertha Spaulding (Dillon) Holmes. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1953. Betty had worked for IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union, East Moline,...

Reverend Thomas B. Mendenhall

Reverend Thomas B. Mendenhall

Aug 26, 2012

Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel. Let us remember with thanksgiving what God has done through His servant, Reverend Thomas Mendenhall, who God called home to heaven on August 26, 2012. Thomas Burl Mendenhall was born to Burl and Marjorie Mendenhall on December 24, 1946 in Wichita, Kansas and...

Paulena "Fern" Gilbert

Paulena "Fern" Gilbert

Aug 25, 2012

Paulena "Fern" Gilbert passed away in Hutchinson on Aug. 25, 2012. She was born at Great Bend, the youngest of three children, on June 3, 1918, to Arthur and Nora Depew Suedekum. They moved to Stafford when she was two years old. She attended Stafford schools and graduated from Stafford High School with the class of 1936. On July 14,...

Deloris Mae Schreiber

Deloris Mae Schreiber

Aug 25, 2012

NICKERSON - Deloris Mae Schreiber, 90, died Saturday, August 25, 2012. She was born in Little River, March 13, 1922, the daughter of Herbert and Lula Crider Briscoe. She was a 1939 graduate of Ness City High School, a member of Nickerson United Methodist Church and was a retired certified Elementary and High School paraprofessional for the USD 308 and...

Verna Arliene Rickett

Verna Arliene Rickett

Aug 25, 2012

Verna Arliene Rickett, 76, of Hutchinson, died August 25, 2012, at Hospice House. Verna was born May 30, 1936, at Arlington, the daughter of James Vern and Geneva R. Feese Sitton. She was a 1954 graduate of Arlington High School and later graduated from the Kansas City Business School of Commerce in 1956. She worked for a short time as...

Donald Dwayne Hoffman

Donald Dwayne Hoffman

Aug 22, 2012

Donald Dwayne Hoffman, 55, died Aug. 22, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born July 28, 1957, in Moundridge, Kan., the son of Warren Dean and Patricia Elaine (Page) Hoffman. He worked for Showalter Fireworks. On May 11, 1985, he married Mary LaVonne Sisler in Hutchinson. She survives. Other survivors include: three children, John Wayne Hoffman, Yvonne Suzette...

Dorothy M. Brooks Nevius

Dorothy M. Brooks Nevius

Aug 21, 2012

Dorothy M. Brooks Nevius, 87, died Aug. 21, 2012, in Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 19, 1924, in Jefferson, Mo. She worked for Meschke's North Clothing Store, Three Sister's Store, and Dr. Don Miller until she retired at age 75. Dorothy's first husband, Raymond Brooks, preceded her in death. She married Marvin Nevius on April 30, 1985, in Hutchinson. He...

Elsie Marie Halpain

Elsie Marie Halpain

Aug 21, 2012

Elsie Marie Halpain, 75, passed away August 21, 2012 at Hospice House. She was born April 14, 1937 in Winfield. Elsie graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1955. She then earned her Bachelors Degree from Wichita State University in 1974, graduating with honors. On October 23, 1955, she married Charles Duane Halpain in Hutchinson. A member of Countryside Baptist Church,...

John Sallabedra

John Sallabedra

Aug 21, 2012

John Sallabedra, 89, died Aug. 21, 2012, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 9, 1922, in Plevna, Kan., the son of Valentin and Valentina (Reyes) Sallabedra. He was a 1941 graduate of Sylvia High School and later graduated from Salt City Business College. John was a WWII Army Air Force veteran, serving as Tech Sgt. from 1943-1945....

Morris "Joe" Joseph Shelley

Morris "Joe" Joseph Shelley

Aug 20, 2012

Morris "Joe" Shelley, 81, died August 20, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born March 30, 1931, to Doctor Decater and Alice Conelia West Shelley in Randolph, TX. He graduated from Randolph Texas High School in 1949 and went into the Army, where he retired in 1976. Later he went to work at Cargill Salt Company. He married...

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