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Brenda J. Bobbett

Brenda J. Bobbett

Jul 2, 2010

Brenda J. Bobbett, 60, died July 2, 2010 at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born April 21, 1950 in Jackson, MI to William and Geraldine Beebe Skidmore. A resident of Hutchinson for 6 years, coming from Grand Rapids, MI, Brenda was known as a very hard worker before she became disabled. Survivors include: three children; Amy Olson and husband Randy,...

Norman R. Tucker

Norman R. Tucker

Jul 1, 2010

GLENDALE, Ariz. - Norman R. Tucker, 89, died July 1, 2010, at the White Dove Care Home in Glendale. He was born May 17, 1921, in Littleton, C olo., to Clayton H. and Levina Emily Bowen Tucker. Norman opened Tucker Real Estate Agency in 1947. He worked with his two sons, Norman Gene and Gary until he retired. He also...

Lorenzo Alexander Moore, Sr.

Lorenzo Alexander Moore, Sr.

Jun 30, 2010

Lorenzo Alexander Moore Sr. joined the choir invisible on Wednesday morning, June 30, 2010. He was born Dec. 30, 1957, into one of the cleverest and most talented families in Washington, D.C. His parents, Charles and Mary Lacy Moore, raised eight children, of whom Lorenzo was undoubtedly the cleverest and most talented of all. Lorenzo was fond of saying that...

Connie Lee Fletcher

Connie Lee Fletcher

Jun 30, 2010

Connie Lee Fletcher, 63, died June 30, 2010, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 9, 1946, in Great Bend, Kan., the daughter of Arthur V. and Juanita Glendening Lamb. Connie graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1965. She was a member of Bethany Church of The Nazarene. On Jan. 16, 1970, she married Robert E. "Bob" Fletcher in...

Stephen A. Ambler

Stephen A. Ambler

Jun 29, 2010

Stephen A. "Steve" Ambler, 85, of Hutchinson died June 29, 2010 at Promise Regional Medical Center in Hutchinson. He was born November 22, 1924 at Marion, the son of Stephen A. & Maggie May Ambler. He was raised at Miltonvale, where he graduated from Miltonvale High School. He entered the U.S. Navy and served during WW II. After the war,...

Loretta J. Edlund

Loretta J. Edlund

Jun 28, 2010

Loretta June Edlund, 92, died June 28, 2010, at Hospice House. She was born June 2, 1918, in Hutchinson, to Oscar W. and Gertrude E. McDermed Edlund. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1936, Hutchinson Junior College in 1938, and Oklahoma State University in 1940. At OSU, she was a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. A lifetime...

Elmer H. Mohr

Elmer H. Mohr

Jun 28, 2010

Elmer H. Mohr, 87, died June 28, 2010, at Hospice House. He was born Aug. 12, 1922, in Nekoma, the son of Jake J. and Elizabeth Schlagel Mohr. He was a machinist for Master Machine retiring in Oct. 1987. He attended First Baptist Church. He was a member of the American Legion Lysle Rishel Post #68, VFW Bob Campbell Post...

Margaret Louise Childs

Margaret Louise Childs

Jun 27, 2010

Margaret Louise Childs, 84, died June 27, 2010, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 5, 1925, in Oklarado, Colo., the daughter of John Albert and Lydia Mildred Jenkins Baldwin. She was a 1942 graduate of Yuma County High School, Yuma County, Colo., and a 1946 graduate of Friends University, Wichita. She was resident of Nickerson from 1951 until...

Lawrence Daniel Sidebottom

Lawrence Daniel Sidebottom

Jun 26, 2010

Lawrence Daniel Sidebottom, 98, died June 26, 2010, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. He was born May 2, 1912, in Sharon, Kan., the son of Daniel W. and Nellie E. Brodbeck Sidebottom. A resident of Hutchinson since 1948, he retired from the Tinico Paper in 1974. Lawrence was a founding member of Abundant Life Community Church, now called...

Marion M. "Bill" Greenfield

Marion M. "Bill" Greenfield

Jun 25, 2010

Marion M. "Bill" Greenfield, 90, died June 25, 2010 at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 2, 1919 in Hutchinson to Warnie and Daisy Chadwick Greenfield. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson, Bill worked at Carey Salt for 40 years. He belonged to the United Mine Workers Union and the Carey Salt Retirees Breakfast Club. On Sept. 2, 1938,...

Archie P. Kittle

Archie P. Kittle

Jun 25, 2010

Archie P. Kittle, 93, died June 25, 2010, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 23, 1916, in Abbyville, to Wiley Washington and Nannie Olivia Knotts Kittle. A lifetime Abbyville and Hutchinson area resident, he was a retired farmer. He belonged to Salem Community Church of the Brethren, Nickerson. He served on the Nickerson Co-op Board....

Norma "Jean" Sheppard

Norma "Jean" Sheppard

Jun 24, 2010

Norma "Jean" Kirby Sheppard, 78, passed away June 24, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. Jean was born September 19, 1931, in Leavenworth. She was the daughter of George and Edna Tetlinski Garnett. In 1951, she married William L. "Bill" Sheppard in Leavenworth. They celebrated 47 years of marriage before his passing in 1999. She was also preceded...

James C. Kennedy

James C. Kennedy

Jun 23, 2010

James C. "J.C." Kennedy, 75, of Hutchinson, died June 23, 2010, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 22, 1934, in Lake City, S.C., the son of Robert B. and Corrine Stone Kennedy. He attended schools in South Carolina and came to Hutchinson after his military service in 1959. He was a machinist and section foreman at Cessna...

Richard Lee "Dick" Sterling

Richard Lee "Dick" Sterling

Jun 22, 2010

Richard Lee "Dick" Sterling, 75, died June 22, 2010. He was born June 19, 1935. Survivors include: brothers, Donald and Earnest (Shirley); sisters, Joyce Elliott and Jan Jensen (Rick); aunt, Annabell Chestnut; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Mitchell United Methodist Chapel, Hutchinson. Visitation 1 to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to...

Dennis Dale Smith-Thomas

Dennis Dale Smith-Thomas

Jun 21, 2010

Dennis D. Smith-Thomas, 69, died June 19, 2010, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born March 20, 1941, in Hutchinson to Marten Dale and Wilma Faye Hester Smith. Dennis was in the wholesale/retail record business. He served in the United States Navy from 1963-67. Survivors include: son, Darin Rodriquez Thomas, Wichita; daughter, Marla Thomas, Topeka; six grandchildren, Jordan Thomas, Andria...

Harold E. Tissue

Harold E. Tissue

Jun 21, 2010

Harold E. Tissue, 70, died June 21, 2010, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 10, 1939, in Hutchinson to William R. and Edna-Mae Harris Tissue. He was a longtime Hutchinson resident who had previously lived in Sterling and Partridge. He graduated from Sterling High School in 1957. He was a retired foreman with Gruver Construction Co. He...

Lawrence G. "Larry" Mcclure

Lawrence G. "Larry" Mcclure

Jun 20, 2010

Lawrence G. "Larry" McClure, 84, died June 20, 2010, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born July 13, 1925, in Marion County, Kansas to Benjamin Harrison and Maggie Julian Larsen McClure. He served in the United States Army during World War II, stationed in Korea and the Philippines. He was a lifetime member of American Legion Post #440 and...

Lawrence Alton Lambert, Sr.

Lawrence Alton Lambert, Sr.

Jun 16, 2010

HUTCHINSON – Lawrence Alton Lambert, Sr, 91, died June 16, 2010 at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born August 1, 1918 in Pretty Prairie to Oscar and Lulu Miller Lambert. He graduated from Pretty Prairie High School in 1935. Lawrence was a member of Forest Park Presbyterian Church, Hutchinson and was an Elder for many years at the Leoti Presbyterian...

Ruthail Sharp Hunt

Ruthail Sharp Hunt

Jun 14, 2010

Ruthail Sharp Hunt, 88, died June 14, 2010, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 18, 1921, in Hutchinson, to Clyde Walker and Jessie Foster Sharp. She was a lifetime Hutchinson resident. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1941. She was a homemaker and worked at Hutchinson Bag Company and the former Bond Bakery. She attended the South...

Betty Jo "Bj" Luman Schmickle

Betty Jo "Bj" Luman Schmickle

Jun 14, 2010

Betty Jo "BJ" Luman Schmickle, 60, died June 14, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 20, 1949, in Hutchinson, to Robert Eugene Luman and Clara Cathrine Nusser-Luman. She was a lifetime resident of Hutchinson. She graduated from Nickerson High School in 1967 and Hutchinson Community College in 1991. She retired from Hutchinson Hospital as a...

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