Obituary Listing

Jun 26, 2021

Julie K. Jenkins, 58, former Wellington, Kansas resident, passed away at her home in Winfield, Kansas on June 26, 2021.

Cremation has taken place and services will be held at a later date under the direction of Miles Funeral Service.

Julie was born May 11, 1963, in Wellington, Kansas to Novice Marlene and...

Jun 25, 2021

Rex A. Bruner, 73 , of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Friday morning, June 25, 2021, at his home.

Born May 14, 1948, in Hoisington, Kansas, he was the son of Dwight Arlan and Lee Ora (Crain) Bruner. The family moved to Shidler, Oklahoma while Rex was young, and there he was raised and received his...

Jun 23, 2021

Joel Frazier Tovar, 36, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2021.

Born July 15, 1985, in Winfield, Kansas, he was the son of Mary and Jesse. Joel was raised in Winfield and attended Winfield Public Schools through sixth grade. He was then home schooled through twelfth grade.

Joel first began working at age...

Jun 22, 2021

Randall "Randy" Dean Miller, 65, of Winfield, Kansas, died Tuesday evening, June 22, 2021 at his home.

Randy was born in Topeka, Kansas on May 13, 1956, the son of Marion L. and Norma Jane Miller. He was raised and educated in Winfield at Whittier and Winfield High School and lived there except for several years when...

Jun 18, 2021

Virginia Yianakopulos gracefully exited this world to join her Savior for the next portion of her spiritual journey on June 18, 2021. Virginia succumbed to heart failure during her 92nd year while residing at the Loving Care of McPherson, Kansas.

She was born Patricia Virginia Morgan on November 15, 1928, to her parents, William Morgan and Fannie...

Jun 16, 2021

Sue Jean Brooks, known to many as "Granny B," was born on August 28, 1934, in Winfield, Kansas, the daughter of William Robert Johnson and Bertha (Brannon) Johnson. She moved on to her heavenly home on June 16, 2021, after a brief illness. Sue Jean lived nearly her entire life in Winfield. She frequently...

Jun 16, 2021

Kieran Brian Jarvis, 46, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away of natural causes June 16, 2021 at his home.

Kieran was born July 29, 1974 in New York City to Mary Helen (Briscoe) and Brian Duncan McCullough. His family moved to Houston, Texas until 1978, when they moved to Winfield. After moving to Winfield, Mary re-married and Kieran...

Jun 14, 2021

Jacqueline Ruth (Jackie) Johnson Shafer, aged 91, Arkansas City, Kansas, died June 14, 2021, at South Central Kansas Medical Center.

Born November 13, 1929, in Maple City, she was the eldest of four children born to Roy and Fay (Kincheloe) Johnson. She was married to Jack Shafer, Dexter, on June 23,1950. They were the parents of Anita...

Jun 11, 2021

Sam Bradbury passed on Friday, June 11, 2021 at Homestead of Derby.  A graveside service will be held at Highland Cemetery on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 2:00 P.M.  Arrangements are under the direction of Miles Funeral Service in Winfield.

Sam was born on November 27, 1929 in Picher, Oklahoma, the last of six children...

Jun 6, 2021

Melvin Walter Ruggles, 86, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away on June 6, 2021 at his home in rural Winfield.

Melvin was born October 28, 1934 in an oilfield house in rural Winfield to James "Bill" Walter and Grace Gennetta (Brooks) Ruggles - he would relish telling his children whenever they passed the house that an angel was...

May 30, 2021

Laura Kay Houchin, 51, of Udall, Kansas, passed away Sunday afternoon, May 30, 2021, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.

Born November 16, 1969, in Wichita, Kansas, she was the daughter of Billy Eugene and Mary Grace (Bushnell) Smith. She was raised and received her education in Wichita, graduating from Southeast High School in 1988....

May 30, 2021

Dorothy Donley, 92, of Rock, Kansas, passed away May 30, 2021, at Cumbernauld Village in Winfield, Kansas.

Dorothy was born on February 25, 1929, in Springfield, Missouri, the daughter of Robert Carl and Estalene (Pace) Calvert. She graduated from Warrensburg High School in Missouri, in 1947 and attended Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri for two years. She...

May 22, 2021

Emma June Martin passed away at home on May 22, 2021, after ninety-five remarkable years, surrounded by people who loved her.   The granddaughter of an original Harvey girl, June began life in the farmhouse her father had built.  After attending a one-room schoolhouse with her sister and frequent co-conspirator Pauline and after graduating from Winfield High School, June enrolled...

May 20, 2021

Norma Geraldine (Lundy) Staton was born in Cambridge, Kansas in the home of her maternal grandparents, Daniel and Ivy Maude (Putnam) Ryan on July 5, 1922, to parents, Howard Kinney and Lucille Manilla Lundy.  She graduated from Cambridge High school in 1940 and married Richard Albert Staton on May 30, 1942.

Mrs. Staton was preceded...

May 20, 2021

Formerly of Hooker, Oklahoma, resident Sharon "Sherry" Kay DeMeritt-McMichael, 74, passed away peacefully May 20, 2021, in Lubbock, Texas. Her final days were spent in the company of her children and their spouses while receiving comforting and loving messages from her friends and family.

Sherry was born August 25, 1946, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Glen...

May 11, 2021

Toy Phoutthavong, 80, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Tuesday afternoon, May 11, 2021 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.

Born January 10, 1941 in Samneua, Laos, she was the daughter of Bounmy and Sim Phoutthavong. She was raised and received her education in Laos.

Toy was united in marriage to Khamtanh Phoutthavong on July 2,...

May 9, 2021

Gerald "Gary" D. Miller, 76, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away May 9, 2021 at his home.

Born January 3, 1945 in Wichita, Kansas, he was the son of Lyle and Lois (Thomas) Miller. He was raised on his parent's farm east of Winfield and received his education in Winfield, graduating from Winfield High School in 1963. He...

May 8, 2021

Kay Edward Clevenger, 74, formerly of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Countryside Health Center in Topeka.

Born July 16, 1946 in Winfield, he was the son of Amos and Grace (Tuggle) Clevenger. He was raised and received his education in Winfield, graduating high school in 1964. Kay joined the United States Navy and...

May 6, 2021

Roland E. Sharp, 91, of Winfield, passed away Thursday, May 6, 2021, at William Newton Hospital.

Mr. Sharp was born September 30, 1929, in Pittsburg, Kansas, the son of Neil and Viola (Linebaugh) Sharp. He attended school in Pittsburg and graduated from Pittsburg High School in 1947.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1948,...

May 4, 2021

William "Joe" Condit, 89, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at the Kansas Veterans Home.

Joe was born Billy Joe on August 15, 1931 in Arkansas City. He was the son of Eddie LeRoy and Evelyn Mae (Liles) Condit. He was raised and received his education in Winfield and was a member of the...