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Lexy Leigh Spencer

Lexy Leigh Spencer

May 11, 2013

Lexy Leigh Spencer, 73, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Saturday afternoon, May 11, 2013 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington, Kansas. Born January 18, 1940, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of George and Katherine (Webster) Wolffrum. She was raised on a farm in Ashton, Kansas and received her education in Arkansas City, graduating from Arkansas City High...

Danny John Stowell Jr.

Danny John Stowell Jr.

May 10, 2013

DANNY JOHN STOWELL, JR., 30, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Friday morning, May 10, 2013 near Newkirk, Oklahoma. Born on July 22, 1982 in Winfield, Kansas, he was the son of Danny John and Kathryn Doris (Miller) Stowell. He was raised and received his education in Winfield and graduated from Winfield High School in 2001. Danny took great pride in...

Errol Zachary Halverstadt

Errol Zachary Halverstadt

May 10, 2013

ERROL ZACHARY HALVERSTADT, 21, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Friday morning, May 10, 2013 near Newkirk, Oklahoma. Born on December 5, 1991 in Wichita, Kansas, he was the son of Errol Halverstadt and Gloria Struthers. He was raised in Winfield and graduated from Winfield High School in 2011. Following graduation Zach worked at Creekstone, S & Y Industries, KSQ and...

Enrique "Henry" Tovar

Enrique "Henry" Tovar

May 6, 2013

ENRIQUE "HENRY" TOVAR, 86, of Winfield, Kansas passed away Monday night, May 6, 2013 at his home. Born March 15, 1927 in Hidalgo de El Parral Chil, Mexico, he was the son of Enrique S. and Adela (Soltero) Tovar. At a young age, his family moved to Juarez, Mexico. Henry began working for Santa Fe Rail Road Company at the...

Henry Lee Sparks

Henry Lee Sparks

May 6, 2013

Henry Lee Sparks, 93, of Winfield, Kansas passed away Monday evening, May 6, 2013 at the Kansas Veterans' Home in Winfield. Born July 2, 1919 in El Reno, Oklahoma he was the son of Charles Henry and Hazel Ruth (Hamby) Sparks. He was raised and received his education El Reno, Oklahoma. After school he joined the United States Army Air...

Zella Devore Hensley (Shaffer)

Zella Devore Hensley (Shaffer)

May 3, 2013

ZELLA DEVORE HENSLEY (SHAFFER), 90, formerly of Burden, Kansas, passed away Friday evening, May 3, 2013 at the Katy Memorial Hermann Hospital in Katy, Texas. Born on February 18, 1923 in Milan, Kansas, she was the daughter of Marvin and Emma (Wahlenmaier) Devore. She was raised and received her education in Milan and later Atlanta, Kansas. Zella graduated from Atlanta...

N. Leon Payne

N. Leon Payne

May 1, 2013

N. Leon Payne, 87, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, formerly of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Wednesday morning, May 1, 2013 at Via Christi Nursing Home in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Born December 26, 1925 in Cedar Vale, Kansas he was the son of Orval S. and Clara Faye (French) Payne. When he was five years old the family moved to a farm...

Geraldine E. "Gerrie" Daggett

Geraldine E. "Gerrie" Daggett

Apr 28, 2013

GERALDINE E. DAGGETT died on April 28, 2013 at Spring Hill Manor in Grass Valley, California after a brief illness. She was 90. Prior to that she had lived in the Olympia Glade retirement community and at Sierra View Manor both in Grass Valley. She was lovingly cared for by dedicated staff at both Spring Hill and Sierra View. Gerrie...

Stella M. Thompson

Stella M. Thompson

Apr 26, 2013

STELLA M. THOMPSON, 81, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away Friday night, April 26, 2013 at her home. Born October 15, 1931 in Zenda, Kansas, she was the daughter of Lewis "Doc" and Aletha (Hoyt) Doolittle. She was raised and received her education in Medicine Lodge, Kansas until moving to Udall during her freshman year of high school. She graduated from...

Eugene "Gene" Sellers

Eugene "Gene" Sellers

Apr 20, 2013

EUGENE "GENE" SELLERS, 93, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Saturday morning, April 20, 2013 at William Newton Hospital in Winfield. Born on November 29, 1919 in Glencoe, Oklahoma, he was the son of Howard I. and Ida Belle (Kadau) Sellers. He was raised and received his education in Tisdale, Kansas and later Winfield. He was united in marriage to Marjorie...

Max Edwin Mattingly

Max Edwin Mattingly

Apr 19, 2013

Max Edwin Mattingly, 77, stockman, of Dexter, Kansas, passed away Friday morning, April 19, 2013 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, surrounded by his family. Max was born September 22, 1935 in Anthony, Kansas, the son of John Sr. and Gladys (Smith) Mattingly. He was raised on a farm west of Caldwell, Kansas where he began working at...

John C. Elam Jr.

John C. Elam Jr.

Apr 16, 2013

JOHN C. ELAM JR., 89, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Tuesday morning, April 16, 2013 at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita. Born on May 3, 1923 in Winfield, Kansas, he was the son of John Vern and Bertha Mae (Watson) Elam. He was raised in Winfield and graduated from Winfield High School. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Elam...

Donna Rose Mcartor

Donna Rose Mcartor

Apr 16, 2013

DONNA ROSE McARTOR, 72, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Tuesday morning, April 16, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born January 28, 1941 in Oxford, Kansas, she was the daughter of Virgil Glenn and Zola Ethel (Fruits) Randall. She was raised and received her education in Oxford and Winfield, graduating from Winfield High School. Donna was united...

Jeanette Elaine Weinert

Jeanette Elaine Weinert

Apr 14, 2013

Jeanette Elaine (Plumer) Weinert, 91, of Winfield, Kansas died April 14, 2013 at Cumbernauld Village in Winfield. Born October 26, 1921 in Chadwick, IL, she was the daughter of Dudley and Helen (Zugschwerdt) Plumer. Jeanette spent most of her childhood in Naperville, IL, graduating from high school there and attending North Central College for several years. She worked in Chicago...

Marion May

Marion May

Apr 14, 2013

MARION MAY, 75, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2013 at his home. Born on December 31, 1937 in Winfield, Kansas, he was the son of Glenn and Golden (Ireland) May. He was raised and received his education in Winfield and graduated from Winfield High School in 1955. Marion later attended a drafting school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mr....

Timothy J. Shepherd

Timothy J. Shepherd

Apr 13, 2013

TIMOTHY JOE SHEPHERD, 60, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Saturday afternoon, April 13, 2013 at William Newton Hospital. Born May 24, 1952 in Winfield, he was the son of John F. and Mary E. (Griggs) Shepherd. He was raised and educated in Winfield, graduating Winfield High School in 1970. He joined the United States Navy and served during Vietnam as...

Joseph E. Beckham

Joseph E. Beckham

Apr 13, 2013

JOSEPH E. BECKHAM, 59, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2013 at his home. Born December 29, 1953 in El Dorado, Kansas, he was the son of Arvel Beckham, Jr. and Patricia Haaga. His family lived in Latham and moved to Burden while Joe was in grade school. He was raised in Burden, graduating Burden High School in...

Billie Lou Finley

Billie Lou Finley

Apr 13, 2013

Billie Lou Goode Finley, 71, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Saturday evening, April 13, 2013 at her home. Born January 1, 1942 at home in Sedan, Kansas, she was the daughter of Floyd and Marjorie (Ward) Goode. She was raised and received her education in Cedar Vale, Kansas, graduating from Cedar Vale High School. She later attended Newton Memorial School...

James Otto Wilhelm

James Otto Wilhelm

Apr 10, 2013

JAMES OTTO WILHELM, 80, of Winfield, Kansas, went to meet his Lord, Wednesday morning, April 10, 2013 at his home under the care of his family and Rivercross Hospice. Born on July 19, 1932 in Cane Hill, Arkansas, he was the son of Clarence T. and Dessie Alma (Winters) Wilhelm. He was raised in northwest Arkansas and later Shidler, Oklahoma...

Ray V Walker

Ray V Walker

Apr 9, 2013

RAY V. WALKER, 71, of Winfield, Kansas, a retired barber, passed away early Tuesday morning, April 9, 2013 at his home. He was born to the late Paul and Mildred Walker on July 13, 1941 in McPherson, Kansas. Ray graduated from North High in Wichita, Kansas in 1959. Upon high school graduation he worked at a filling station until entry...

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