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....
Romona J. Weeks
Feb 23, 2009
BUHLER - Romona Irene Weeks, 90, died Feb. 23, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Dec. 3, 1918, in Emporia, the daughter of Allen R. and Myrtle Ann Murry Vickrey. She attended Emporia High School. A resident of Hutchinson since the mid-eighties, she was the manager of the Burrton restaurant and coffee shop. While in Americus,...
Harvey J. Rempel
Feb 22, 2009
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Harvey J. Rempel, 84, of South Hutchinson, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center in Hutchinson. He was born July 29, 1924, in Colony, Okla., the son of Henry and Mary Kliewer Rempel. He graduated from Corn (Okla.) High School in the Class of 1942. He retired from...
Agnes Irene Moore
Feb 21, 2009
ARLINGTON - Agnes Irene Moore, 97, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 8, 1911, on a farm east of Langdon, the daughter of Oscar and Mabel Brooks Dilliard. She had lived in Arlington since 1951. She taught first and second grades in Alden for nine years and in Turon for 10 years,...
Isabella Melainna Star Wittman
Feb 20, 2009
Isabella Melainna Star Wittman, one month, seven days, passed away Feb. 20, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born January 13, 2009, in Hutchinson to Sara J. Holm Wittman. Survivors include: her mother Sara J. Wittman, Hutchinson; three sisters, Shealynn, Kasey and Nicole, all of the home; grandparents, Cathy "Mary" and Robert B. Holm, Galva; great-grandparents, Arlie...
Claude Ellis Couch
Feb 20, 2009
INMAN - Claude Ellis Couch, 77, died at his home in rural Inman. He was born Feb. 11, 1932, in Darlow, rural Reno County, the son of Samuel Bowers and Nancy Elizabeth Gillock Couch. He had worked for Dillons Bakery, Detroiter Mobile Homes and then Consolidated Manufacturing. He retired from Buhler Mills. He was a member of the Loyal Order...
Gaynelle "Gayle" Elliott
Feb 19, 2009
Gaynelle "Gayle" Elliott, 53, died Feb. 19, 2009, in Sedgwick County. She was born Feb. 1, 1956, in Hays, the daughter of Dick Harold and Alena Freeman Rasmussen. She graduated in 1974 from Wilson High School, Wilson, and attended Hutchinson Community College. She was a cake decorator at the Hutchinson Wal-Mart store. She was a former Girl Scout leader. On...
Richard H. King
Feb 17, 2009
Richard Howard King, 67, died Feb. 17, 2009, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 17, 1942, in Casper, Wyo., to William Franklin and Alice Fern Anderson King. On Feb. 7, 1963, he married Patricia Ann Wise in California. She died July 28, 2002. He was a retired custodian at Union Valley School. He was a member of the...
