Ruby E. Farthing
May 21, 2008
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Ruby E. Farthing, 91, died May 21, 2008, at Wheaton House at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 11, 1916, in rural Partridge, Kansas, the daughter of Odus Grant and Flora Ann Brooks Hill. She attended rural Partridge Schools. A resident of South Hutchinson, she was a teller and bookkeeper at Central Kansas Credit Union....
Dale A. Hughes
May 21, 2008
Dale A. Hughes, 71, of Hutchinson died May 21, 2008, at the Hutchinson Hospital. He was born April 29, 1937, at Rockland, Maine, the son of Hugh J. and Dorothy Rich Hughes. He retired from the United States Air Force as a Master Sergeant, and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. After his time in...
Velma U. Wilson
May 21, 2008
Velma U. Wilson, 80, died May 21, 2008, at the Hutchinson Hospital. She was born March 8, 1928, at Newton, to John and Mary Unruh Bafus. She was a homemaker and graduated from Newton High School in 1946. She belonged to the First Christian Church, Hutchinson. On Aug. 13, 1946, she married Richard O. Wilson in Hutchinson. He died Feb....
Andrew A. Hoffman
May 20, 2008
Andrew A. "Andy" Hoffman, 83, died May 20, 2008, at Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson. He was born March 20, 1925, at Minneola, to Albert Nicholis and Rose Kuhl Hoffman. He worked for Dillons Stores for 38 years starting as a Meat Cutter and retiring as Warehouse Manager; following retirement, he went back to work for Dillons as a flower and...
Billie Orwig
May 19, 2008
Billie Orwig, 81, died May 19, 2008, at Clare Bridge Brookdale Senior Center in Wichita. She was born Jan. 2, 1927, at Atwood Okla., to George and Ola McKenzie Stallings. She was a Hutchinson resident since 1974 moving from Manhattan. She graduated from Wewoka (Okla.) High School. She was a homemaker, and for many years worked as school secretary at...
John Robert Hirst
May 19, 2008
PARTRIDGE - John Robert "Bob" Hirst, 84, died May 19, 2008, at Hester Care Center, Wesley Towers. He was born Jan. 7, 1924, at Hutchinson, the son of George Walter and Zella D. Holaday Hirst. He was a lifetime resident of Partridge, and he graduated from Partridge High school in 1942, and then earned his Associates Degree in Criminal Justice....
Orrel Glenn Cavanaugh
May 18, 2008
Orrel Glenn Cavanaugh, 86, died May 18, 2008, at Thorne Care Center. He was born Feb. 28, 1922, at Nickerson, the son of Charles and Norma (Moorman) Cavanaugh. He joined the Navy in 1942 and served on the USS DeLong Escort Destroyer. After the Navy he moved to the Chicago area and then retirement to Clearwater, Fla. He moved back...
Luchendia "Lou" Vanhoose Sauers
May 13, 2008
Luchendia "Lou" VanHoose Sauers, 86, died May 13, 2008, at the Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Feb. 15, 1922, at Fairland Okla., to Bob and Myrtle Hill Hunter. She had worked 10 years for Beardslee's Fabrics and then the Singer Co. for 12 years, retiring in 1985. On Aug. 17, 1939, she married Joe D. VanHoose in Miami, Okla. He...
Gracia L. Lee
May 12, 2008
Gracia L. Lee, 75, died May 12, 2008, at her home, Hutchinson. She was born March 26, 1933, in Wichita, Ks., the daughter of William Gerald and Grace Showalter Harris. She graduated in 1951, from Rose Hill High School and attended the University of Kansas. A resident of Hutchinson since 1967, having also lived in Rose Hill, she was a...
Loretta V. Havercroft Barnes
May 11, 2008
Loretta V. Havercroft Barnes, 91, died May 11, 2008, at Hester Health Center at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born March 27, 1917. On Aug. 21, 1941, she married Glenn E. Barnes. He died July 3, 1988. Survivors include: a brother, Harry Havercroft, Eugene, Ore.; four sisters, Melva Jefferies, Eugene, Ore., Kay Hornibrook, Corvallis, Ore., Pauline Rear, Junction City, Ore.,...
Marion C. Day
May 10, 2008
Marion Carl Day, 74, died May 10, 2008, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born June 15, 1933, in Kingman County, Ks., the son of William W. and Emma Rose Wenzel Day. He graduated in 1951, from Pretty Prairie High School. He had been a resident of Hutchinson since 1956. He owned Marion Day Excavating for over 35 years. He was...
F. "Ed" Ball
May 10, 2008
F. "Ed" Ball, 89 died May 10, 2008, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born Sept. 29, 1918, in Hutchinson, the son of Roy S. and Mary E. Schrock Ball. He graduated in 1936, from Hutchinson High School, attended Hutchinson Community College, and the Adela Hale Business College. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he was a retired C.L.U. Salesman for New England...
Bernice G. Perkins
May 9, 2008
ESTES PARK, Colorado - Bernice G. Perkins, 89, died May 9, 2008, at Estes Park Medical Center. She was born Oct. 24, 1918, in Rooks County, Ks, the daughter of Roy E. and Jennie Smith Adams. She was a resident of Hutchinson from 1947 to 1996, then moved to Estes Park, Colo. She started working at the former St. Elizabeth...
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...
