Obituary Listing

Oct 3, 2023

Donald R. Bender, 91, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Tuesday morning, October 3, 2023 at Lawrence County Manor in Mount Vernon, Missouri.

Born November 16, 1931, in Edwardsville, Kansas, he was the son of Charles Thomas and Amelia Elizabeth (Deatherage) Bender. He was raised in Kansas City, Kansas, and later Ozawkie, Kansas graduating from Ozawkie High School...

Oct 3, 2023

Jimmy Lee Spencer, 63, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Tuesday morning, October 3, 2023, at his home.

Born December 17, 1959, in Winfield, he was the son of Meryl Dean and Mary "Martha" (King) Spencer.  He was raised and received his education in Winfield, graduating from Winfield High School in 1978.

Jimmy learned his craft...

Oct 1, 2023

Mike E. Swope, 55, of Mulvane, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 1, 2023, due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.

Born July 5, 1968, in St. Joseph, Missouri, he was the son of Neil Nelson and Helen LaVonne (Williams) Swope.  He was raised and received his education in St. Joseph, graduating from Lafayette High School in...

Sep 29, 2023

Darrell Eugene Horst, 84, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Friday afternoon, September 29, 2023, at William Newton Hospital.

Born August 24, 1939, in Winfield, he was the son of Elmer W. and Grace M. (Rising) Horst.  He was raised and received his education in Winfield, graduating from Winfield High School in 1958.  While in school, Darrell delivered...

Sep 25, 2023

Martha Fetterhoof Logan, 86, of Winfield, Kansas passed away Monday night, September 25, 2023, at her home.

Born November 10, 1936 in Topeka, she was the daughter of Vernon E. and Shirley E. (Barkes) Fetterhoof.  She was raised and received her education in Topeka.  Following high school, Martha attended Kansas University, Kansas State University, and Southern Methodist...

Sep 23, 2023

Margery Lee Unbehauen, 91, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Saturday afternoon, September 23, 2023, at her home.

Born August 25, 1932, in Humboldt, Nebraska, she was the daughter of Louis and Loella (Wilkinson) Hoy. She was raised and received her education in Humboldt where she graduated high school.

After graduation she moved to Oklahoma City,...

Sep 12, 2023

Gayle Buchele, 84, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Tuesday afternoon, September 12, 2023, at Winfield Rest Haven.

Born November 29, 1938, in rural Cedar Vale, Kansas, she was the daughter of Rollin and Olive (Mills) Ramey.  Gayle grew up on a farm near Cedar Vale with her sister.  She graduated from Cedar Vale High School in 1956....

Sep 11, 2023

Darlene L. Long, age 90, of Winfield, Kansas passed away September 11, 2023.

Born July 31, 1933, in Hooper, Nebraska, she was the daughter of Fred and Hilda Hagerbaumer.  Darlene was raised and educated in Hooper, graduating from Hooper High School in 1951.  Continuing her education in Winfield, Kansas at St. John's College, she received a teacher...

Sep 3, 2023

Mell H. Kuhn, 71, of Arkansas City, Kansas, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023, at his home surrounded by family and his three beloved puppies, Maggie, Siena, and Daisy.

Born November 10, 1951, in St. Louis, Missouri, he was the son of Melvin "Mel" and Doris (McCracken) Kuhn.  He was raised and received his education in St....

Sep 3, 2023

Linda Sue Blankenship, 70, of Arkansas City, Kansas, passed away Sunday evening, September 3, 2023.

Linda was born on January 5, 1953, in Atchison, Kansas, to Thomas and Theodora (McCune) Blankenship.  She was currently residing at Medicalodge in Arkansas City.  Linda was a very sweet lady and she never complained.  She liked to dress nice and to...

Sep 2, 2023

Bryan Matthew Lampe, 47, of Burden, Kansas, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2023, at his home.

Born May 27, 1976, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Rudolph Gause and Christine Lampe.  He was raised and received his education in Herington and Garden City, graduating high school in 1995 from Garden City.

After high...

Aug 30, 2023

Kathleen Ann Williard, 82, of Atlanta, Kansas, passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 30, 2023, at her home.

Born August 18, 1941, in Smileyberg, Kansas, she was the daughter of Aubrey S. and Betty Susan (Bals) Holt.  The family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico for a short time and back to Atlanta, where Kathleen received her education, graduating...

Aug 21, 2023

Stanley Ross "Stan" Randall, 64, of Winfield, passed away Monday, August 21, 2023, at his home.

Born November 18, 1958 in Winfield, Kansas, he was the son of Don and Betty Jean (Mitchener) Randall.  He was raised and received his education in Winfield, graduating from Winfield High School in 1976.  He began his career as a truck...

Aug 19, 2023

Donna M. Irvin, 73, of Winfield, passed away Saturday morning, August 19, 2023, at her son's home.

Born January 1, 1950 in Wichita, she was the daughter of Lloyd Benjamin and Mary Elizabeth (Berry) Lively.  Donna was raised and received her education in Winfield, graduating from Winfield High School in 1968.  Following high school, Donna earned her...

Aug 17, 2023

Sandra Marie Ball, 79, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Thursday morning, August 17, 2023, at her home.

Sandy was born on August 4, 1944, in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, to Vernon and Pearl (Sweet) Ramsey.  Later, she was lovingly adopted by Cleland and Geneva (Nigh) Wells.  She was raised and received her education in Howard, Kansas, graduating from Howard...

Aug 16, 2023

Gary W. Wright, 58, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at his home.

Born March 10, 1965, in El Dorado, Kansas, he was the son of Jerry L. and Kathryn L. (Albertson) Wright.  Gary was a sheet metal worker in the aircraft industry.

His family includes his mother Kathryn Kopf and husband,...

Aug 16, 2023

Charlotte Marie Wise, 92, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Wednesday morning, August 16, 2023, at Winfield Senior Living.

Born August 11, 1931, in Winfield, she was the daughter of Fred William and Celestia Olive (Davison) Rush.  She was raised in Otto, Kansas south of Dexter where she  attended school until moving to Winfield, graduating from Winfield High...

Aug 15, 2023

Claude Edward Byrd, 95, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away August 15, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center.

Born March 28, 1928, near Chelsea, Oklahoma, he was the son of Alfred Hurdy and Lillie (Grimes) Byrd.  The family moved to Anthony, Kansas, where Claude graduated from high school in 1946.  Following school, Claude joined the United States Army.  He...

Aug 14, 2023

Dennis Duane Snow, Sr., 79, previously of Arkansas City, passed away Monday morning, August 14, 2023, at The Center at Waterfront in Wichita.

Dennis was born on May 26, 1944 in Arkansas City where he was raised and received his education.  Dennis worked in the oil field business developing and patenting a still that checked for organic...

Aug 11, 2023

On August 11, 2023, Blair Glen Denny passed away at the age of 74.  Blair was born in Centralia, IL to Mary Lou (Warren) and Glen "Vern" Denny.  Blair graduated from Wichita High School West in Wichita, KS in 1966 and from Southwestern College with a B.A. in English and Secondary Education in 1970.  After college, Blair joined the...