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Irene Smalley

Irene Smalley

Jul 9, 2009

IRENE SMALLEY, 89, formerly of Atlanta, Kansas, passed away this morning, July 9, 2009 at Riverview Manor in Oxford. Born on April 23, 1920 in Woods County, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of John and Edna (Baker) Downen. She was raised and received her education in Woods County. Irene moved to Latham, Kansas at the age of 18. She was...

Ruth L Scott

Ruth L Scott

Jul 8, 2009

Ruth L. Scott, 91, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Wednesday afternoon, July 8, 2009, at William Newton Hospital. Born June 11, 1918, in Winfield, Kansas, she was the daughter of Forrest M. and Ethel R. (Jordan) Roberts. She was reared on her parents' farm on Silver Creek and received her education in the Winfield area, graduating from Winfield High School...

Avola Ruth Payne Cayton

Avola Ruth Payne Cayton

Jul 3, 2009

AVOLA R. CAYTON, 88, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Friday morning, July 3, 2009 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita. Born December 4, 1920 in Neodesha, Kansas, she was the daughter of Elmer and Etta Laura (Hicks) Payne. She was raised and received her education in Lawrence, Kansas. Avola was united in marriage to...

Marilyn J. Chilcott

Marilyn J. Chilcott

Jun 27, 2009

Marilyn J. Chilcott, 64, of Atlanta, passed away Saturday morning, June 27, 2009 at Via Christi St Francis in Wichita. Born August 2, 1944 in Winfield she was the daughter of Lee and Marie (Adams) Hall. She was raised and received her early education in the Atlanta area, attending Lone Star School House through the eighth grade. She then attended...

Bruce Earon Fortner

Bruce Earon Fortner

Jun 27, 2009

BRUCE EARON FORTNER, 74, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Saturday evening, June 27, 2009 at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, Kansas, and went home to be with his blessed Lord. Born on March 14, 1935 in Wichita, Kansas, he was the son of Earon Dorsey and Mabel (Fravel) Fortner. He was raised and educated in Wichita. Bruce enlisted in...

Bertha Williams-Maddox

Bertha Williams-Maddox

Jun 23, 2009

BERTHA WILLIAMS-MADDOX, 94, of Winfield, passed away Tuesday morning, June 23, 2009 at Cumbernauld Village. Born July 19, 1914 at the family's Maple City farmstead, she was the daughter of Jonah P. and Esther (Rhodes) Vaden. She was raised and educated in Eucha and Grainola, Oklahoma. Bertha was united in marriage to Robert R. Williams in July of 1933. The...

Lorena Pack

Lorena Pack

Jun 22, 2009

LORENA PACK, 92, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Monday evening, June 22, 2009 at Winfield Rest Haven. Born on June 6, 1917 in Hewins, Kansas, she was the fourth child born to Clarence M. and Belle (Blankinship) Wilkinson. She was raised and received her education in Cedar Vale, Kansas. Lorena was united in marriage to Merle A. Pack on August...

Rev. Walter Elmer Racker

Rev. Walter Elmer Racker

Jun 19, 2009

Rev. Walter Elmer "Wally" Racker, 89, of Winfield, Kansas, died Friday morning, June 19, 2009, at Cumbernauld Village in Winfield. He was born June 10, 1920, in Wallingford, Connecticut, to Walter Emil and Olive Melvina (Curtiss) Racker. He grew up in Wallingford, Connecticut. He spent eight years in the US Army Air Corps during WWII, and served in the Pacific...

Lloyd E. Hawley

Lloyd E. Hawley

Jun 19, 2009

Lloyd E. Hawley, 79, of Atlanta, passed away Friday evening, June 19, 2009 at Via Christi St. Frances in Wichita. Born April 3, 1930 in Cambridge, Kansas he was the son of Jennings Bryan "Jenks" and Ethel Mae (Garretson) Hawley. He was raised in the Cambridge area. He worked as a cattle rancher throughout southeast Kansas and northern Oklahoma all...

Mark E. Clay

Mark E. Clay

Jun 18, 2009

MARK E. CLAY, 46, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Thursday evening, June 18, 2009 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center in Wichita. Born on May 28, 1963 in Wichita, Kansas, he was the son of Saul A. and Viola M. (Lewis) Clay. He was raised and received his education in Wichita and graduated from North High School in 1981. He...

Lonnie Maye Kelly

Lonnie Maye Kelly

Jun 18, 2009

LONNIE Maye KELLY, 86, of Winfield, passed away Thursday evening, June 18, 2009 at William Newton Hospital. Born December 22, 1922 on a farm in Latham, Kansas, she was the daughter of Harry J and Bessie B. (Baldwin) Amlong. She attended grade school at Hickory Center Country School and graduated in 1939 from Latham High School. Lonnie was united in...

Ronald Fabian Hood

Ronald Fabian Hood

Jun 16, 2009

RONALD FABIAN HOOD, 65, of Winfield passed away at his home on June 16, 2009. Born February 14, 1944 in Herington, Kansas, he was the son of John Fabian and Emma Bertha (Bernhardt) Hood. He was raised and educated in Herington and graduated from Herington High School. Ron enlisted in the United States Army on January 29, 1964 in the...

Jo Ann Hafenstein

Jo Ann Hafenstein

Jun 16, 2009

JO ANN HAFENSTEIN, 71, of Burden, Kansas, passed away Tuesday morning, June 16, 2009 at St. Francis/Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita. Born on December 24, 1937 in Burden, Kansas, she was the daughter of William Lee and Alma Sadie (Neill) Tatum. She was raised and received her education in Burden and graduated from Burden High School in 1955. She later...

Jack Mcdade

Jack Mcdade

Jun 14, 2009

Jackie "Jack" Richard McDade, 82, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Sunday afternoon, June 14, 2009 at his home. Born September 8, 1926 in Grenola, Kansas, he was the son of David William "D.W." and Sylvia (Alberding) McDade. He was raised in and received his early education in Tannehill and later in the Winfield area. He was united in marriage to...

Mark Knott

Mark Knott

Jun 14, 2009

MARK KNOTT, 53, of Winfield, passed away Sunday morning, June 14, 2009, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Born January 30, 1956 in Minnesota, he was the son of Leslie and Genevieve Knott. He was raised in Minnesota and Texas and moved to Winfield, Kansas at the age of 17. He joined the William Newton Hospital EMS team...

Floyd J. Willis

Floyd J. Willis

Jun 14, 2009

FLOYD J. WILLIS, 73, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Sunday morning, June 14, 2009 at Good Samaritan Village in Winfield. Born on January 12, 1936 in Pawnee, Oklahoma, he was the son of Ruben Joseph and Missie (Elston) Willis. He was raised in Pawnee and later Arkansas City, Kansas. A veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Willis proudly served his...

Edna F. Watt Dewitt

Edna F. Watt Dewitt

Jun 12, 2009

EDNA F. WATT DEWITT, 98, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Friday afternoon, June 12, 2009 at Cumbernauld Village in Winfield. She was born January 28, 1911 in rural Winfield, one of five children, to Ira and Rosa (King) Watt. She was raised and educated in the Grandview Community and attended Prairie Grove rural school. Edna graduated from Winfield High School...

Connie (Gordon) Hankins

Connie (Gordon) Hankins

Jun 4, 2009

CONNIE G. HANKINS, 61, of Winfield passed away at her home on Thursday, June 4, 2009. Connie was born November 8, 1947 in Ogden, Utah to Russell Vern and Wanda (Hamblin) Gordon. She was raised in the Ronan, Montana area and received her education in Missoula, Montana. Connie enlisted in the United States Army in July of 1969 and served...

Lola Marie Graham

Lola Marie Graham

Jun 4, 2009

LOLA MARIE GRAHAM, 89, of Winfield, passed away Thursday afternoon, June 4, 2009 at Cumbernauld Village. Born March 12, 1920 in the Tisdale Community, she was the daughter of William R. and Anna May Conner (Goodnight). She was raised and educated in Kansas and in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. Lola was united in marriage to Hugh W. Graham on January 15,...

Lewis E. Black

Lewis E. Black

Jun 2, 2009

LEWIS BLACK, 73, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Tuesday night, June 2, 2009 at his home. Born May 18, 1936 in Winfield, Kansas, he was the son of George E. and Verda (Branom) Black. He was raised and received his education in Winfield. In November of 1958, Lewis was united in marriage to Treva Prier. The couple raised their three...

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