Florence A. Dunn
May 7, 2008
Florence A. Dunn, 101, died May 7, 2008, at the Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Aug. 5, 1906 in Ellinwood, the daughter of Louis and Elisa Maria Hauser Tieperman. She was a homemaker and a Hutchinson resident. She attended Kinsley High School and graduated in 1924. She also graduated from Mrs. Sandar's Business College in Hutchinson. She belonged to the...
Jacob Smith
May 5, 2008
Jacob "Jake" Smith, 26, died May 5, 2008, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born July 14, 1982, in Hutchinson, the son of Terry and Lanette Havlik Smith. He graduated in 2001 from Buhler High School. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, he was a pallet builder for ContainerCraft. He belonged to the Church of Holy Cross Catholic Church. Survivors include: his...
Lela D. Reed
May 5, 2008
Lela Daisy Reed, 97, died May 5, 2008, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born Jan. 19, 1911, in Hutchinson, the daughter of Samuel Thomas Sherman and Louisa May Small Wise. She graduated from Great Bend High School in the class of 1929. A Hutchinson resident for many years, she was an auto parts saleswoman, and bookkeeper for D.C. Potter...
Steven L. Faulkner
May 5, 2008
Steven L. "Stevie" Faulkner, 51, died May 5, 2008, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born July 26, 1956, in Independence, the son of Claude Elvis and Mary Louise Woodall Faulkner. He was a musician and a caretaker. On Oct. 25, 1998, he married Rita Faye Chestnut in Hutchinson. She survives. Other survivors include: a brother, Ellis, Spokane, Wash.; niece,...
Faye Ann Sallee
May 4, 2008
HOUSTON, Texas - Faye Ann Sallee, 42, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2008, at her home. Survivors include: husband, Richard; children, Brian, Valerie and Natalie Sallee; parents, Bill and Katie Depew; brothers and sisters-in-law, Harlen and Peri Depew, Bob and Polly Depew, Dave and Brenda Depew. Funeral at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Kingsland Baptist Church, Katy, Texas. Second funeral 10...
Robert Fred Crandall
May 2, 2008
KINGMAN - Robert Fred "Bob" Crandall, 55, died May 2, 2008. He was born Dec. 30, 1952 at Hutchinson, to Fred N. and Georgia Moore Crandall. He graduated form Kingman High School, and attended Southwestern College. Bob lived on the family farm most of his life. He was a self-employed contractor who was known and liked throughout the community. Friends...
Grace Cox
May 1, 2008
Grace Teresa Cox, 89, died May 1, 2008, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 17, 1918, in Diamond Township, Burke County, North Dakota, the daughter of Michael and Alfreda Johnson Conway. She was raised in LaCrosse, Wis., and was a resident of Hutchinson since 1962. She received her education at St. Michael's Catholic High School, LaCrosse, Wis....
George J. Sanders
Apr 29, 2008
George J. Sanders, 48, died April 29, 2008, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born March 19, 1960, in Orange County, Calif., the son of James Rogers and Betty Lee Moreno Sanders. He graduated from Beech Hill High School, Beech Hill, Tenn., and Hutchinson Community College, with an A.A. in secondary education, and attended McPherson College, McPherson. He was a Med...
Ruth A. Berridge
Apr 29, 2008
Ruth A. Berridge, 90, died April 29, 2008, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Nov. 1, 1917, in rural Nickerson, the daughter of Milo and Mary Ringer Hungerford. She was a resident of Hutchinson for 30 years. She graduated from Hutchinson High and attended Hutchinson Community Junior College. She worked six years as a cashier at Hutchinson's Fox Theatres. She...
Howard R. Hunter
Apr 28, 2008
Howard R. "Bud" Hunter, Hutchinson, died April 28, 2008, at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson, at the age of 90. Howard was born in Topeka, Kansas, on November 6, 1917, to Clarence and Myrtle Renstrom Hunter. Howard graduated from Topeka High School in 1935 and Washburn University in 1939 followed by graduate work at the University of Kansas. During World War II,...
Charles Viron Rucker
Apr 27, 2008
Charles V. Rucker, D.C., 66, died April 27, 2008 at the Hutchinson Hospital. He was born Nov. 10, 1941, to Viron and Charlotte Rampenthal Rucker. He graduated form Hutchinson High and Palmer Chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa. He worked for Rucker Chiropractic Clinic. On June 1, 1974, he married Vickie J. Beltz at Haven. She survives. Other survivors include: mother, of Hutchinson;...
Carl M. Barnes
Apr 27, 2008
Carl M. Barnes, 91, died April 27, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. He was born June 20, 1916, at Hutchinson, the son of Frank Earl and Sarah Elizabeth Roof Barnes. He retired from the Hutchinson Fire Department in 1966 with 23 and a half years of service. He then worked for Cessna from 1966 and retired in 1981....
Ruth A. Dehm
Apr 26, 2008
Ruth A. Dehm, 87, died April 26, 2008, at Buhler Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community. She was born Aug. 31, 1920, at Cincinnati, Iowa, the daughter of William Samuel Robert and Alta Belle Harrelson Hamilton. She was a Hutchinson resident, and graduated form Green City, Mo., High School. She was a buyer for the children's department at Wiley Department Store for...
Kathryn Jean Lovrien
Apr 26, 2008
Kathryn Jean Lovrien, 84, of Placentia Calif., formerly of Hutchinson, died April 26, 2008 at Placentia Calif. She was born April 11, 1924, at Beaver County Okla., to Lester C. and Mattie Mae Cates Bidstrup. She was a Placentia, Calif. resident and graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1941, as the Class Valedictorian. She went to Adela Hale Business College...
James M. Shepherd
Apr 26, 2008
James Myron Shepherd, 79, joined his Lord in the early morning hours, Saturday April 26, 2008, at his Lee's Summit, Missouri home. He was born in 1929, to James Myron and Mildred Miles Shepherd Sr. at Sylvia, KS. After retirement, they moved to Colorado for the next 12 years with his church membership being with Lake George Christian Church. Jim...
Ray D. Brown
Apr 25, 2008
HAVEN - Ray Darrell Brown, 76, died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Haven on April 25, 2008. He was born July 8, 1931, in McPherson, the son of Ray E. and Flora Marshall Brown. He graduated from Lyons High School, Lyons, KS, and then graduated from Adela Hale Business College, Hutchinson. A resident of Haven for two...
Thelma G. Bright
Apr 24, 2008
Thelma G. Bright, 90, died April 24, 2008, at the Hutchinson Hospital. She was born July 8, 1917, in Oklahoma County, Okla., the daughter of Dewitt and Evelina Stewart. She was a homemaker and belonged to the A.M.E. Methodist Church. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star and Reno County Extension Home Unit. On March 9, 1936,...
Kenneth M. Blevins
Apr 24, 2008
Kenneth M. Blevins, 80, died April 24, 2008, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born August 31, 1927, at Wichita, Kansas, to Charles K. and Alice Leota McVay Blevins. He was retired from radio and television broadcasting, working for various stations including KTVH, KAKE, KWBW and KSKU. He graduated from Wichita North High School in 1945. He attended Central College, McPherson,...
Norma J. Dunlap
Apr 23, 2008
Norma J. Dunlap, 79, gave her life to Jesus Christ at an early age and continued to serve him throughout her life. She passed away April 23, 2008, at the Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Sep. 12, 1928, at Montrose, the daughter of Roy and Anna Robinette Quick. She attended elementary school in a one-room schoolhouse at Brenham. In 1946,...
Lois Daile Bramley
Apr 22, 2008
PLEVNA - Lois Daile Bramley, 89, died April 22, 2008, at Windsor Place, Lawrence. She was born Oct. 15, 1918, in Abbyville, to Clyde and Edna May Hodge Kitch. She was a lifetime resident of Abbyville and the Plevna community. She graduated form Abbyville High School in 1936. She was a homemaker, farmer and a cook for Plevna Schools. She...
