Cravin Charles Layne Holder
May 27, 2012
Cravin Charles Layne Holder, 8 months, was born Sept. 24, 2011, in Hutchinson. He is survived by his parents, Corbin Holder and Jacqueline LaMar and sister, Emily LaMar, all of the home; grandparents, Dawn Shields of Hutchinson, Cari and Michael Miles of Wichita; great-grandparents, Sharon and Jerry Fleming of Hutchinson, Larry and Linda Miles of Wichita, Tom and Carol Voyles...
Thomas W. Swafford, Jr.
May 27, 2012
Thomas W. Swafford, Jr., 65, died May 27, 2012, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born Nov. 22, 1946, in Anthony, to Thomas W. and Margaret L. (Carden) Swafford. He was a 1964 graduate of Hutchinson High School and a member of First Christian Church. He served in the United States Army from 1966-1969. Tom was a machinist/tester for...
Mary Lou Muelller
May 25, 2012
Mary Lou Mueller, 80, died May 25, 2012, at Hospice House. She was born Aug. 25, 1931, in Branson, Mo., the daughter of Samuel Edward and Lillian (Menefee) Branson. Mary Lou was a homemaker and had worked as a sales clerk for Sweet Briar, Meschke's and Bloskey's. She attended Full Gospel Chapel of Prayer. On Feb. 14, 1974, she married...
Dolores G. Rodriguez
May 24, 2012
Dolores G. Rodriguez, 83, died May 24, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Aug. 2, 1928, in Larned, to Dario and Maria Gonzales Trujillo. She was a member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church. She is survived by: husband, Venancio Rodriguez of Hutchinson; children, Elizabeth, Larry Trujillo of Larned, Esmeralda Heim and husband Alvin of Buhler, Steve Rodriguez...
Jami Renee Devore
May 24, 2012
INMAN - Jami Renee DeVore, 40, died May 24, 2012, at Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis in Wichita. She was born Oct. 29, 1971, in Ulysses to James and Firma Dreiling Carrithers. Jami graduated from Stanton County High School in 1990 and from Kansas State University in 1994 with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics. A resident of Inman since...
Michelle Sue Wolf
May 24, 2012
Michelle Sue Wolf was born Michelle Bruce on November 15, 1948, to Robert and Margaret (Thompson) Bruce in Hutchinson and died at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center May 24. Michelle was the 6th of 9 children, two of whom have preceded her in death, Rosemary Kenney and James Bruce. Surviving brothers and sisters are Margaret Daniel of San Diego, CA., Joseph...
Meredith L. Myers
May 23, 2012
Meredith L. Myers, 88, of Hutchinson, arrived in Heaven on May 23, 2012. Meredith was born June 1, 1923, in Hamilton County, Ind., the son of Lowell and Edythe Crawford Myers. He attended school in Kirkland, Ind., and graduated from Kirkland High School in 1942. He attended Ball State University and then graduated from Sterling College in 1950. He also...
Michael Earl "Mike" Allen
May 23, 2012
PLEVNA - Michael Earl "Mike" Allen, 50, died May 23, 2012. He was born in Iowa City, Iowa, Feb. 23, 1962, the son of Robert Allen and Harry Harold and Joan Amos Allen Peek. He was a graduate of Centerville High School, Centerville, Iowa, a member of Abbyville Community Church and was Owner/Operator of Quality Siding Company, Plevna, Kan. He...
Florine M. Rice (Hayes) (Hoskinson)
May 21, 2012
Florine M. Rice, passed away on May 21, 2012. She was born Aug. 11, 1921, to Floran Elmer and Elsie Case McAllister at the 101 Ranch in Kay County, Okla. She graduated from Marland High School in 1938, and attended Hutchinson Junior College and Philips University in Enid, Okla. She was married to Paul Hayes (1942), Everett Hoskinson (1965), and...
Frank Edward Williams
May 20, 2012
Frank Edward Williams, 55, died May 20, 2012, at his home. He was born April 30, 1957, in Hutchinson to Donald Paul and Velma Lucille Conner Williams. Frank is survived by: children, Shane Williams and wife Shawnee, Hutchinson, Jason Williams, Florida, Shelly Williams, Texas, Melissa Williams, Oklahoma, Jimmy Williams, Oklahoma, Carla Gustason and husband Raymond, Liberal, Vada Smith and husband...
Elsa Mae Hamby
May 20, 2012
NICKERSON - Elsa Mae Hamby, 83, died Sunday, May 20, 2012, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. She was born May 3, 1929, in Marland, Okla., to Samuel Moore and Carrie Elmedie Ferrell Bradsher. A longtime Nickerson resident, she was a member of First Southern Baptist Church in Hutchinson and a machine quilter. On Dec. 21, 1946, she married Dillard Oat...
Ronald V. Woelk
May 19, 2012
Ronald V. Woelk, Cpt. U.S. Army Retired, 87, died peacefully May 19, 2012, while surrounded by family at Hospice House. He was born on Feb. 8, 1925, to Henry and Anna Schroeder Woelk, at Goessel, Kan. Ronald married the love of his life, Marcie Friesen, on Feb. 25, 1943, in Cottonwood Falls, Kan. They were married for 69 years. He...
Wilbur Bengston Neel, M.D.
May 19, 2012
Wilbur Bengston Neel, M.D., 87, died May 19, 2012, in Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 22, 1924, in Windom, Ks. Dr. Neel was the fifth and youngest child of Walter and Edna Bengston Neel. He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Ailiff Neel; and wife, Virginia Wyman Neel. Dr. Neel graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1942 and...
Stan Rodger Singleton
May 18, 2012
Stan R. Singleton, 58, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2012, after complications from a heart attack on April 3. Born on August 5, 1953, Stan grew up in the Hutchinson area, and worked on the family farm in Plevna while attending school. After graduating from Buhler High School, he went on to earn a BA and then a law...
Curtis E. Goering
May 16, 2012
PRETTY PRAIRIE - Curtis E. Goering, 75, of Pretty Prairie, went to be with his Heavenly Father on May 16, 2012, at Prairie Sunset Home in Pretty Prairie. He was born April 27, 1937, to Edwin J. "Slim" and Hilda Schwartz Goering in Elyria, McPherson County, Kan. He moved with his family to Pretty Prairie at the age of five,...
Betty Jean Hans
May 15, 2012
Betty Jean Hans, 87, died May 15, 2012, at Delmar Gardens, Lenexa. She was born July 29, 1924, in Great Bend, to Herbert P. and Milly C. Campbell Hans. She was a lifetime member of Grace Episcopal Church, member of Altrusa Club, worked as a civilian in the Marine Corps, and retired Jan. 3, 1989, from J.H. Shears and Sons...
Edith F. Strange
May 13, 2012
Edith F. Strange, 89, died May 13, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 21, 1922, in Elko, Nev., to Frank P. and Edith (Landon) Batchelder. She attended the University of Vermont and the University of Nevada, where she studied painting and music. Edith was a librarian at the University of Nevada at Reno. She was a...
Marjorie Alice Loder Reed
May 11, 2012
Marjorie Alice Loder Reed, died May 11, 2012, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 13, 1914, in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Winfield Ross and Daisy (Guinn) Loder. Marjorie graduated from Hutchinson High School and Salt City Business College. A homemaker, she had also worked in the office at the Kansas State Fairgrounds. Marjorie was a member of...
Everett G. Inghram
May 11, 2012
Everett G. Inghram, 88, died May 11, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born March 28, 1924, in Newton, the son of Glenn and Nellie Kizer Inghram. He was a retired machinist with the former Master Machine Company and Lyons Machine Company. Everett belonged to the Bob Campbell VFW Post No. 1361. He served in the U.S. Navy...
Lowell E. Putter
May 8, 2012
Lowell E. Putter, 91, died May 8, 2012, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. He was born March 4, 1921, in Garfield, Kansas, to Edward C. and Ina Rainbolt Putter. He was a retired oil field worker and jailer for the Reno County Sheriff's Department. He belonged to the F.O.P. #18 and the Mason's. On Sept. 30, 1972, he married Maxine...
