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....
Jerry Dean Hatcher
Feb 27, 2009
Jerry Dean Hatcher, 67, died Feb. 27, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 26, 1942, in Pratt, the son of Thomas and Cleo Withers Hatcher. He had attended Pratt schools. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he had been a welder and had worked for Stroberg Equipment for 12 years. He loved to fish, play bingo and...
Deborah J. Gobble
Feb 27, 2009
Deborah Joene Gobble, 56, died Feb. 27, 2009, at her home, Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 22, 1953, in Lyons, the daughter of George Luther and Virginia Mae Secrest Boggs. She graduated from Lyons High School in 1971, and in 1987, graduated with honors from California State University, Chico, Calif. A resident of Hutchinson for 11 years, she was a...
Ruth Ann "Roonie" Sellers
Feb 26, 2009
Ruth Ann "Roonie" Anderson Sellers, 72, died Feb. 26, 2009, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born June 1, 1936, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Montford Jay Anderson, Jr. and Mary Kopke Anderson. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1954, attended Cottey College, Nevada, Mo., where she was Phi Theta Kappa. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree (with...
Donna Faye Davis
Feb 25, 2009
Donna Faye Davis, our dear Mother, Grandmother and friend, has left us to begin a new life. She passed on February 25, 2009 at Hospice House, Hutchinson. Her strength and presence in our lives has been the greatest gift of all. She will be missed and forever loved. On April 19, 1973, she married Harley L. Davis. He and her...
Donna Faye Davis
Feb 25, 2009
Our dear Mother, Grandmother and friend, has left us to begin a new life. She passed on February 25, 2009 at Hospice House, Hutchinson. Her strength and presence in our lives has been the greatest gift of all. She will be missed and forever loved. On April 19, 1973, she married Harley L. Davis. He and her parents, Lois A....
Charlie Gehring
Feb 24, 2009
MOUNDRIDGE - Charlie Gehring, 90, died Tuesday Feb. 24, 2009, at Moundridge Memorial Home, Moundridge. He was born Aug. 10, 1918, near Moundridge, the son of Christian J.C. and Anna B. Stucky Gehring. He was a retired farmer and custom harvester. He was a member of the Westside Baptist Church, Hutchinson. He lived in McPherson County most of his life....
