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Nenh Phetsomphone

Nenh Phetsomphone

Jul 24, 2019

Nenh Phetsomphone, 74, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Wednesday evening, July 24, 2019 at his home.

Born March 12, 1945 in Vientiane, Laos, he was the son of Pheng and Cholanhla Phetsomphone. He was raised and received his education in Laos. Nenh was a member of the Laotian military. He moved to the United States and worked...

Patricia Ann Smith

Patricia Ann Smith

Jul 13, 2019

Patricia Ann Smith, 85, of Winfield, passed away early Saturday morning, July 13, 2019 at Presbyterian Manor.

Born May 6, 1934 in Wilmot, Kansas, she was the daughter of Leo J. and Thelma F. (Floyd) Eastman. She was raised and educated in Winfield and Oklahoma and graduated from Winfield High School in 1952. As a young woman,...

Debra Lynn Crow

Debra Lynn Crow

Jul 13, 2019

Debra Lynn Crow, 62, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Saturday morning, July 13, 2019 at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita.

Born September 6, 1956 in Winfield, she was the daughter of Earl and Judy (Howe) Sutton. She was raised and received her education in Burden, Kansas, graduating from Central of Burden High School. Deb attended Wichita State...

Carolyn A. Houghtaling

Carolyn A. Houghtaling

Jul 12, 2019

Carolyn A. Houghtaling, 67, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.

Carolyn was born September 19, 1951 in Beloit, Kansas to Oren and Esther (Rohrs) Houghtaling. She grew up in Alton, Kansas, graduating from Alton High School in 1969. From there, she went on to nursing school...

Ann Durbin

Ann Durbin

Jul 11, 2019

Ann Durbin, 65, of Arkansas City, passed away Thursday evening, July 11, 2019 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.

Born May 27, 1954 in Manhattan, Kansas, she was the daughter of Dr. Keith and Rosemary (Lewis) Sherman. Due to her father's job with the government, she lived in many states. While living in Ames, Iowa,...

Michael Wacker

Michael Wacker

Jul 8, 2019

Michael Wacker, 51, of Easy Street in Winfield, Kansas, passed away July 8, 2019 at William Newton Hospital.

Born July 12, 1967 in Winfield, he was the son of Paul Henry and Mary Anna (McElroy) Wacker. He was raised and received his education in Winfield, graduating from Winfield High School in 1986. He then attended Cowley County...

Michael L Mattheyer

Michael L Mattheyer

Jul 4, 2019

Michael L. Mattheyer, 69, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2019 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.

Born June 19, 1950 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he was the son of William Leon and Faye June (Thomas) Mattheyer. In 1954, at the age of four, Michael moved to Winfield State Hospital and Training Center. He...

Hailey May Porter

Hailey May Porter

Jul 2, 2019

Hailey May Porter, infant daughter of Scott and Jennifer (Conner) Porter was born and passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.

In addition to her parents, her family includes her maternal grandfather Rick Conner of Winfield; her maternal grandmothers, Gloria Conner of Winfield; Susie Bolf of Arkansas City; her paternal...

William L. Riley

William L. Riley

Jul 1, 2019

William L. Riley, 77, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Monday, July 1, 2019 at Lakepoint Nursing Facility in Wichita.

Born February 4, 1942 in Felicity, Ohio, he was the son of Albert Steve and Frances (Schuler) Riley. He was raised and received his education in Cinncinati, Ohio. He joined the Armed Forces in Cincinnati in 1958 and...

Rufus "Leroy" Renz

Rufus "Leroy" Renz

Jun 29, 2019

Rufus "Leroy" Renz, 76, of Arkansas City, Kansas passed Saturday, June 29, 2019 at the Robert J. Dole VA Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.

Born February 25, 1943 in Monroe, Louisiana, he was the son of Gerhard Frederick and Artie May (Stoddard) Renz. While Leroy was still young, the family moved to Arkansas before making their home in...

Darell Dean Sorell

Darell Dean Sorell

Jun 18, 2019

Darell Dean Sorell, 77, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Tuesday evening, June 18, 2019 at his home.

Born February 17, 1942 in St. Joseph, Kansas, he was the son of Emery Sorell and Rena (Paquette) Payeur. He was raised in St. Joseph and Clyde, Kansas graduating from Clyde High School in 1959. He began his career as...

Karen Kay Thompson

Karen Kay Thompson

Jun 15, 2019

Karen Kay Thompson, 70, of Cedar Vale, Kansas, passed away Saturday morning, June 15, 2019 at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita.

Born May 23, 1949 in El Dorado, Kansas, she was the daughter of Thomas J. and Phyllis (Cain) Junkins. She was raised and received her education in El Dorado. Her family moved to Arkansas City when...

John D. Gillis

John D. Gillis

Jun 15, 2019

John D. Gillis, 72, of Arkansas City, Kansas, passed away Saturday afternoon, June 15, 2019 at Via Christi St. Frances in Wichita.

Born June 10, 1947, in Winfield, Kansas, he was the son of Harold and Mary (Lyttle) Gillis. He was raised and received his education in Winfield, graduating from Winfield High School in 1965. Following school,...

Rhea Sloan

Rhea Sloan

Jun 14, 2019

Rhea Sloan, 78, of Dexter, Kansas, passed away Friday afternoon, June 14, 2019 at her home.

Born November 20, 1940 in Winfield, Kansas, she was the daughter of Gilbert and Pauline (Hoyt) Gordon. She was raised in Wilmot, and received her education in Winfield, graduating from Winfield High School in 1958. She then attended Phillips University in...

Marcus Allen Sloan

Marcus Allen Sloan

Jun 6, 2019

Marcus Allen Sloan, 26, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019 at William Newton Hospital.

Born March 19, 1993 in Winfield, he was the son of Dan Sloan and Cheri (Ellingson) Speer. Marcus was loved by many. His passion for his family and friends, his music, and life will be missed. There was nobody who...

Ronald L Miller

Ronald L Miller

Jun 4, 2019

Ronald L. Miller, 66, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Tuesday evening, June 4, 2019.

Born April 5, 1953 in Winfield, Kansas, he was the son of Lyle and Lois (Thomas) Miller. He was raised and received his education in Winfield, graduating from Winfield High School in 1971. He then attended Cowley County Community College where he received...

Eudora Nida

Eudora Nida

May 31, 2019

Eudora Nida, 88, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Friday morning, May 31, 2019 at William Newton Hospital.

Born August 28, 1930 in Wichita, Kansas, she was the daughter of Charles Thomas and Veda Cathleen (Bostick) Graham. She was raised and received her education in Wichita and Pleasanton, Kansas. She graduated from Wichita North High School in 1948....

Glen R. Stevenson

Glen R. Stevenson

May 29, 2019

Glen R. Stevenson, 82, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Wednesday morning, May 29, 2019 at his home.

Born February 28, 1937 in Winfield, Kansas, he was the son of Merle T. and Mary "Maxine" (Withiam) Stevenson. He was raised and received his education in Winfield, graduating from Winfield High School in 1955. He began his career with...

Georgia A. Scadden

Georgia A. Scadden

May 28, 2019

Georgia A. Scadden, 94, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Tuesday morning, May 28, 2019 at the Kansas Veterans Home.

She was born January 14, 1925 to Richard and Margaret Livesay of Redding, Iowa, and was raised and received her education in Southwest Iowa, graduating from Maloy High School in Maloy, Iowa, followed by Gard Business School in...

Vernon R. Goertz

Vernon R. Goertz

May 22, 2019

Vernon R. Goertz, 75, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Wednesday afternoon, May 22, 2019 at Life Care Center in Andover.

Born May 28, 1943 in Medford, Oklahoma, he was the son of Orval and Sarah "Ellen" (Aldrich) Goertz. He was raised and received much of his education in Medford. In 1959, the family moved to Winfield, Kansas...

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