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Clara Belle Haworth
Jan 11, 2007
Clara Belle Haworth, age 94, died January 11, 2007, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born near Arlington, October 1, 1912, to S.P. and Emma Dillard Burling. She attended High Point one-room country grade school, Arlington High School and Emporia Teachers College. On June 6, 1937, Clara Belle married Millard Haworth, and they started farming in the Arlington area. He...
Mary A. Lickey
Jan 10, 2007
Mary Ann Lickey, 75, died Jan. 10, 2007 at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Oct. 19, 1931 in Haven, the daughter of Clifford Glen and Emma Ketchum Robinson. In 1949 she graduated from Haven High School. A Haven resident, formerly of El Paso, Texas and the Wichita area. She was a bookkeeper for several banks in Hutchinson and Wichita area,...
George A. Benson
Jan 10, 2007
George A. Benson, 85, died Jan. 10, 2007, at Golden Plains Health Care Center. He was born March 29, 1921, in Lamar, Colo., the son of Roy and Maudie McKenney Benson. He graduated from Hutchinson High School Class of 1939, attended Hutchinson Junior College for a year and held the state record for the pole vault from 1939 to 1969....
Odessa J. Sasse
Jan 9, 2007
Odessa J. Sasse, 78, died Jan. 9, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Nov. 21, 1928, in rural Smith County, the daughter of Wilhelm and Elsbeth Kirchhoff. A resident of Hutchinson since 1986, moving from Gaylord, she was a homemaker and worked part time for TECH. She belonged to Emanuel Lutheran Church and various church groups. On Dec. 1,...
Shirley L. Dalton
Jan 8, 2007
Shirley Leigh Sparr Dalton, 77, died at Hutchinson Hospital, Hutchinson. She was born Oct. 8, 1929, in rural Clearwater, the daughter of Sidney Leigh and Gladys Mae Latta Sparr. She attended grade school at a country school in Murdock. She graduated from Mt. Carmel Academy in Wichita, from WU-Wichita University and St. Francis School of Medical Technology ASCP. A longtime...
Bonnie E. Wells
Jan 7, 2007
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Bonnie Emeline Wells, 82, died Jan. 7, 2007, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born May 26, 1924, in Hutchinson, the daughter of James Littleton and Grace Bell Wallace Wilson. A lifetime area resident, wintering in southern Texas for 20-years, she was a homemaker, an Avon representative for 20 years, worked at the Kansas State Fair...
The Rev. D. Duane Hall
Jan 6, 2007
The Rev. D. Duane "D.D." Hall, 90, died Jan. 6, 2007, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born April 23, 1916, in Waverly, Neb., the son of Oscar Harrison and Itha Maye Schoonover Hall. He graduated in 1935 from Waverly High School, Waverly, Neb., in 1941 from Manhattan Christian College, and attended Kansas State University. A resident of Hutchinson since...
Clarence L. Park
Jan 6, 2007
Clarence Leonard Park, 83, died Jan. 6, 2007, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born June 29, 1923, in Cunningham, the son of Harry and Ella Tague Park. A Hutchinson resident since 1955, moving from Turon, he was a farmer and rancher. He was a Methodist. He was also a 50-year member of Hutchinson Reno Masonic Lodge No. 124, A.F....
Joyce A. Lockwood
Jan 6, 2007
Joyce Ann Lockwood, 66, died Jan. 6, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. She was born Oct. 15, 1940, in Ripley, W.Va., the daughter of Albert and Roxie O. Janney Randolph. She graduated in 1957, from Seabreeze High School, Daytona Beach, Fla. A resident of Hutchinson for seven years, moving from Murfreesboro, Tenn., she was a homemaker. She belonged to Westside Baptist...
Jeff Allen Rush
Jan 5, 2007
TOPEKA - Jeff Allen Rush, 46, died Jan. 5, 2007, at the Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka. He was born Nov. 20, 1960, in Hutchinson, the son of Jimmie D. and Lois M. Smyres Rush. He had been a Topeka resident since 1972, moving from Winfield. He belonged to Park Place Christian Church, Hutchinson. Survivors include: his mother, Lois Rush, Hutchinson;...
Joseph W. Wright
Jan 4, 2007
Joseph W. "Joe" Wright, 74, died Jan. 4, 2007, at Wesley Towers Thorne Care Center. He was born Jan. 6, 1932, in Arab, Ala., the son of Joe Wheeler and Ida Belle Cox Wright. He graduated in 1949, from Arab High School, Arab, Ala. A resident of Hutchinson since 1968, he was retired from the State of Kansas Department of...
Thelma E. Rankin
Jan 4, 2007
PLEVNA - Thelma Edna Rankin, 93, died Jan. 4, 2007, at Stafford Hospital. She was born Oct. 3, 1913, in Plevna, the daughter of William F. and Adalade "Addie" Towse Baughman. A lifetime Reno County resident, she was a homemaker and farmer. She belonged to Plevna Community Church, serving on various church clubs. On June 1, 1932, she married Paul...
Glen A. Scott
Jan 3, 2007
Glen A. Scott, 76, died Jan. 3, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born Feb. 28, 1930, in Haven, the son of Fred and Dolly Foster Scott. A resident of Hutchinson, formerly of Haven, he was in commercial construction business for over 50 years. He belonged to Sandhill Saddle Club, Hutchinson Horse Shoe Club and was past vice president of...
John Raigosa, Jr.
Jan 3, 2007
John Raigosa Jr., 73, died Jan. 3, 2007, at the Robert J. Dole V.A. Medical Center, Wichita. He was born July 28, 1933, in Goddard, the son of Juan and Maria Louisa Perez Raigosa Sr. A resident of Hutchinson since 1957, moving from Wichita Falls, Texas, he worked in woodworking for Shawnee Planeing Mill, then Architectural Mill, he retired from...
Neal L. Skinner
Jan 2, 2007
CASSVILLE, Mo. - Neal L. Skinner, 83, died Jan. 2, 2007, at Monett Hospital. He was born March 23, 1923, in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Myron and Frances Jensen Skinner. A longtime Hutchinson resident before moving to Cassville, Mo., he was retired from Doskocil and owned and operated Neal's Heating and Air. He belonged to First Church of...
Howard Nelson
Jan 1, 2007
Howard Nelson, 81, died Jan. 1, 2007, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born May 27, 1925, in Arlington, the son of Leonard and Mabel Simmons Nelson. He graduated from Arlington High School in 1943. A longtime Arlington community resident, moving to Hutchinson in 1974, he was an Arlington farmer and stockman, worked for Reno County Sheriff's Department as a warrant...
Julia Zella Southards
Dec 31, 2006
Julia Zella Southards, 93, died Dec. 31,2006 at Waldron Place. She was born August 13, 1913, in Dodge City, the daughter of John and Neonetta Hedrick. She gradusted in 1930, from Havana High School. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she was the manager of the fashion department for Montgomery Ward, managed the Snack Shop at Grace Hospital, then worked in the...
Robert A. Hooker
Dec 31, 2006
Robert A. Hooker, 78, died Dec. 31, 2006, at the Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 9, 1928, in Winona, the son of Robert B. and Estella M. Thouvenell Hooker. He was a 1946 graduate of Winona High School, a 1951 graduate of Fort Hays State University, with a degree in math and science, and had attended Wichita State...
Edythe E. White
Dec 30, 2006
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Edythe E. White, 99, died Dec. 30, 2006, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born July 13, 1907, in Chase, the daughter of Harry N. and Jennie E. Gockstetter Marshall. She was a graduate of Emporia State Teachers College. A longtime Hutchinson resident, she was a homemaker and former school teacher. She belonged to First Christian...
Marvin P. Hoskinson
Dec 26, 2006
Marvin Paul Hoskinson, 93, died Dec. 26, 2006, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 25, 1913, in Watonga, Okla., the son of Howard C. and Daisy E. King Hoskinson. He graduated from Hutchinson High School, where he had been a Kansas State Wrestling Champion. A longtime Hutchinson and Burrton resident, he was retired from Cessna Fluid Power...
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