Richard R. Bridgewater
Mar 17, 2009
NEWTON - Richard Rowland "Dick" Bridgewater, 73, died Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at Via Christi, St. Francis, Harry Hynes Hospice Inpatient Unit, Wichita. Dick was born September 6, 1935, in Hutchinson, the son of John Wesley and Grace A. Rowland Bridgewater. On Dec. 2, 1955, he married Karen Lee Hollowell at South Hutchinson United Methodist Church, South Hutchinson. Survivors include:...
Arlie O. Green
Mar 16, 2009
Arlie O. Green, 89, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 16, 2009, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born May 31, 1919, in Wakita, Okla., to Burtram and Florence Moore Ransom. A member of the First Church of the Nazarene, she was a homemaker. On May 9, 1942, she married Milton E. Green in Hutchinson. He...
Julie Ann Kelly
Mar 16, 2009
Julie Ann Kelly, 52, died March 16, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 26, 1956, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Garol D. and Mary Lou Gingerich Chappel. A lifetime area resident, she was retired from Jackson Ice Cream. Survivors include: sons, Joe, Hutchinson, and Bryan and wife Katie, Norman, Okla.; her father, Garol D. Chappel,...
Ray Neal House
Mar 16, 2009
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Ray Neal House, 80, died March 16, 2009, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 20, 1928, in Tresse, Kan., to William Earl and Frances Adelia Lawrence House. He served in the United States Army from 1950 until 1952. He was a tree trimmer and later worked at Leech's Glue. On July 27, 1992 he married...
Kenneth G. Culver
Mar 16, 2009
Kenneth G. Culver, 71, died March 16, 2009, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 12, 1937, the son of Albert and Grace McDaniel Culver. He was a lifelong Hutchinson resident. He was a member of the First Christian Church. He served in the U.S. Navy. Survivors include: son, Michael; daughter, Dianna R. Unruh; brother, Robert; and two...
Evan L. Jantz
Mar 14, 2009
INMAN - Evan Jantz, 92, died March 14, 2009, at Pleasantview Home, Inman. He was born Nov. 14, 1916, in Las Animas, Colo., the son of Jonas T. and Ann Unruh Jantz. A resident of the Hutchinson area since 1965, he was a retired farmer and custom harvester. He belonged to South Hutchinson Mennonite Church. On March 31, 1940, he...
Doris Leona Hamilton
Mar 13, 2009
Doris Leona Wisley Mitchell Hamilton, 90, died March 13, 2009, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. She was born May 4, 1918, in Haven, the daughter of Rufus C. and Minnie W. King Wisley. She attended grade school and high school in Arlington. A resident of Hutchinson, she was a retired collector for MasterCard at Union National Bank in Wichita in...
Herbert G. Stratton
Mar 13, 2009
Herbert G. "Herb" Stratton, 80, died March 13, 2009. He was born Oct. 31, 1928, in Meade, the son of Loren and Ola Taylor Stratton. He graduated from McPherson High School. A resident of Hutchinson, he was the owner of J&H Moving for over 40 years. He belonged to Bethany Church of the Nazarene. He served in the U.S. Army...
Franklin "Buzz" Crews
Mar 11, 2009
Franklin "Buzz" Crews, 71, died March 11, 2009, at St. Mary's Health Center, St. Louis, Mo. He was born Dec. 4, 1937, the son of Franklin K. and Dorothy Gillum Crews. He was a Hutchinson resident since 1983, moving from Wichita. He graduated from Topeka High School, Washburn University, and Washburn University School of Law. He was a former Trust...
Robert G. "Jerry" Simon
Mar 11, 2009
Robert G. "Jerry" Simon, 80, died March 11, 2009 at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. He was born July 9, 1928 in Hutchinson to Floyd E. and Doris L. Curless Simon. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1945 and from Salt City Business College in 1955. He served in the United States Army as Staff Sergeant during WWII and the...
Dorothy B. Exposito
Mar 10, 2009
Dorothy B. Exposito, 82, died March 10, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 12, 1926, in Monett, Mo., the daughter of Roy C. and Vesta Mae Kelley Allen. She graduated from Monet Missouri High School in 1944. A resident of Hutchinson since 1950, she worked at the Hutchinson High School cafeteria for 24 years. On...
Billie L. "Bill" Partridge
Mar 8, 2009
Billie L. "Bill" Partridge, 86, died March 8, 2009, at Waldron Place, Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 30, 1922, in Hutchinson, the son of Vernon S. and Viola K. Lawrence Partridge. He graduated from Hutchinson High School and immediately entered the U.S. Navy. A lifelong resident of Hutchinson, he was a salesman for Betts Baking Company for 42 years. He...
Daniel Earl "Danny" Mcgill, Jr.
Mar 7, 2009
Daniel Earl "Danny" McGill Jr., 79, died March 7, 2009, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 20, 1930, in Hutchinson, the son of Daniel Earl and Emma Meyer McGill. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson, he opened DanDee Air in 1968, and was the owner and operator until retiring approximately 14 years ago. He belonged to the Loyal Order...
Gary L. Forbes
Mar 6, 2009
Gary L. Forbes, 66, died March 6, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born June 21, 1942, in Great Bend, the son of Elmer and Virginia Zumalt. He graduated from Great Bend High School and attended Bethany Nazarene College. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he was a 911 Emergency Dispatcher for the Hutchinson/Reno County area. On June 2,...
Joseph Eugene "Gene" Horton
Mar 5, 2009
PLEVNA - Joseph Eugene "Gene" Horton, 73, died March 5, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born May 1, 1935, in Sterling, the son of H.D. and Esther Stubbs Horton. He graduated from East High School, Wichita, Kansas State University, Emporia State University and Wichita State University. He was a farmer and stockman in the Plevna community...
Rhiannon Elizabeth Nisly
Mar 5, 2009
Rhiannon Elizabeth Nisly, 1 year and 11 months old, died March 5, 2009, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born March 22, 2007, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Eugene and Sharon Rose Yoder Nisly. Survivors include: her parents; brothers, Jamison Andrew and Cedric William Nisly, both of the home; sister, Serena Rose Nisly, of the home; and grandparents, William...
Dorothy Loverne Heider
Mar 4, 2009
Dorothy Loverne Heider, 90, died March 4, 2009, at Sterling Presbyterian Manor, Sterling. She was born July 31, 1918, in Everett, Wash., the daughter of Roy Thomas and Lucia Ann Brown Stephens. She was a graduate of St. Helen's Hall Junior College in Oregon. A resident of Hutchinson since 2004, moving from California, she was a clothing buyer for Meier...
Jeane Kitterman Smith
Mar 3, 2009
NICKERSON - Jeane Kitterman Smith died March 3, 2009, at Sterling Presbyterian Manor. She was born in Pratt, the daughter of Arthur and Dorothy Jean McElroy Kitterman. She attended Hutchinson schools since the eighth grade. She had worked at Southwestern Bell Telephone for 15 years, then as a nurse aide at Grace and Hutchinson Hospitals for five years. She was...
Joe N. Miller
Mar 3, 2009
Joe N. Miller, 74, died March 3, 2009, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. He was born April 22, 1934, in Yoder, the son of Noah J. and Clara Mae Yoder Miller. He retired as business manager in 1984 after 22 years of service at Midwest Iron and Metal. He was a former car salesman at Sutton Motors and Laird Noller,...
Mary Jo Jones
Mar 1, 2009
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Mary Jo Jones, 77, died March 1, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 28, 1932 in Higginsville, MO to Charles Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Everhart Mills. A longtime resident of Lawrence until moving to Hutchinson in 1954, she was a clerk at Ben Franklin in South Hutchinson and a homemaker. On Oct....
