Sally Jo Birkle
Mar 29, 2018
Sally Jo Birkle, 79, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Thursday, March 29, 208 at Alderbrook Village in Arkansas City. Born November 12, 1938 in Wauneta, Kansas, she was the daughter of Robert Lee and LaVerna Opal (Greathouse) Foster. She was raised on a farm in Wauneta, attending Prairie Center Elementary School where she was the only child in her class...
Velma Carter
Mar 24, 2018
Velma "Ted" Potter Carter, 103, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Saturday evening, March 24, 2018 at Winfield Rest Haven. Born July 10, 1914 in Hardy, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of Charles and Cora (Golden) Otey. She attended school in Hardy and graduated from Newkirk High School. She married Harry Potter on August 18, 1938 in Medford Oklahoma. They lived...
Vanessa Y. Qualls
Mar 24, 2018
Vanessa Y. Qualls, 43, of Burden, Kansas, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018. Born January 6, 1975 in Winfield, Kansas, she was the daughter of Jerry and Yvonne (Field) Qualls. While she was young, her mother passed away and Vanessa was raised by her father and step-mother, Susan. She was raised and received her education in Atlanta, attending high school...
Ethan James Smith
Mar 23, 2018
Ethan James Smith, was born March 23, 2018 to Kayla and Noah Smith and passed away at William Newton Hospital. His family includes: His parents: Kayla and Noah Smith of Winfield; His paternal grandparents: Jim and Jené Smith of Winfield; His maternal grandparents: Harley and Kimela Woods of Winfield; His great grandparents: Dixie Smith of Winfield; and...
Connie Henderson-Damon
Mar 22, 2018
Connie Henderson-Damon, age 69, of Oak Park, IL, passed away March 22, 2018. Born in Wichita, Kansas, on January 28, 1949, Connie graduated from Wichita East High School and attended Wichita State University. She transferred to the University of Kansas Medical Center where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Connie served as a nurse in the Army Reserve's...
James "Richard" Brooks
Mar 20, 2018
James "Richard" Brooks, 77, of Wichita, Kansas, previously of Atlanta, passed away Tuesday morning, March 20, 2018. Born June 15, 1940 in Yates Center, Kansas, he was the son of Durl and Pansy (Bellinger) Brooks. He was raised and received his education in Yates Center, graduating from Yates Center High School. He went on to attend Friends University on a...
Marian "Marylou" L. Hillman
Mar 17, 2018
Marian L. "MaryLou" Hillman, 61, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away early Saturday morning, March 17, 2018 at her home. Born April 11, 1956 in Wichita, Kansas, she was the daughter of John and Verla Robinson. She was raised and educated in Hutchinson, and later California where she graduated from Paso Robles High School. She was united in marriage to Kenneth...
Freda "Peggy" Irene Conrad
Mar 16, 2018
Freda Irene "Peggy" Conrad, 92, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Friday evening, March 16, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. Peggy Conrad was born February 8, 1926 to Floyd B. and Ruth L. (Lacy) Davis on a farm near Mayfield, Kansas. She attended school at Milan and Mayfield, before graduating from Winfield High School in 1944. Peggy married...
Matilda Ruiz
Mar 15, 2018
Matilda "Tillie" Ruiz, 86, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Thursday morning, March 15, 2018 at Medicalodges of Oxford. Born March 14, 1932 in Chanute, Kansas, she was the third of eighteen children born to Bidal and Emilia (Aquilar) Cabrera. She was raised in Hershey, Nebraska by her paternal grandparents, Jose and Julia Cabrera and attended elementary school in O'Fallons. She...
Cynthia Rebecca Hess
Mar 13, 2018
Cynthia Rebecca Hess, 61, of Winfield, Kansas, left this earth on Tuesday morning, March 13, 2018, to go to the rainbow bridge to gather her animals, then to be with her Lord. Cindy was born on January 25, 1957 to Francis Hess and Violet (Malloy) French. Over the years she worked at Gott, Winfield State Hospital and Training Center, William...
Roger G. Lear
Mar 12, 2018
Roger G. Lear, 72, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Monday evening, March 12, 2018 at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita surrounded by his loving family. Born September 10, 1945 in Anthony, Kansas, he was the son of Ernest and Florence (Whitaker) Lear. He was raised and received his education in Anthony and Arkansas City, graduating from...
Legrande "Rock" Holmes Lawson
Mar 11, 2018
LeGrande Holmes "Rock" Lawson, 78, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Sunday morning, March 11, 2018 at Clearwater Nursing and Rehab in Clearwater, Kansas. Born May 8, 1939 in Pauline, South Carolina, he was the son of Lafayette Holmes and Beatrice (West) Lawson. He was raised and received his education in Portsmouth, Virginia, graduating Craduck High School in 1959. He married...
Iris Sthole
Mar 10, 2018
Iris Sthole, 90, of Winfield, went to be with her Heavenly Father, on Saturday evening, March 10, 2018. Born June 29, 1927 in Wichita, Kansas, she was the daughter of Leroy and Venita (Stewart) White. She was raised and received her education in El Dorado, Kansas, graduating from El Dorado High School in 1945. After school she worked as a...
Jon D. Krug
Mar 10, 2018
Jon D. Krug, 53, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Saturday morning, March 10, 2018 at his home. Born December 22, 1964 in Winfield, Kansas, he was the son of James R. and Misako (Tanaka) Krug. The family was stationed, due to J.R.'s military service, and Jon received his education, all over the world, including, Japan, England, Iran and Texas. He...
Junellia Jane Russell
Mar 8, 2018
Junellia Jane Russell, 92, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away March 8, 2018 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Born Junellia Jane Phillips, 14 August 1925 outside Harrison, Arkansas at her grandfather Stephen Douglas Johnson's farm, Lick Branch. She was born in the same room where her mother Ruey Lea Johnson had been born. Her Father Harold Nixon Phillips was an...
Leroy Donald Keith
Mar 7, 2018
Leroy "Donald" Keith, 69, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Wednesday evening, March 7, 2018 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Born August 16, 1948 in Kansas City, Kansas, he was the son of Leo and Charlotte (Kierstead) Keith. From an early age Donald was a resident of the Winfield State Hospital and Training Center. After the hospital's closing in 1997...
Robert "Bob" J Shaver
Mar 7, 2018
Robert "Bob" Shaver, 77, of Burden, Kansas, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 7, 2018 at his home. Born April 8, 1940 in Winfield, Kansas, he was the son of James A. and Nina H. (Lowe) Shaver. He was raised and received his education in the Winfield area, graduating from Winfield High School in 1958. Bob was a lifetime resident of...
Jane Lynn Gary Duncan
Mar 6, 2018
Jane Lynn Gary Duncan, 93, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at William Newton Hospital. Born July 10, 1924, Jane was the daughter of George G. Gary and Frances Emma (Lynn) Gary. She was a lifelong citizen of Winfield whose family were early pioneers. Her maternal grandfather, J.B. Lynn, came to Winfield in 1874, establishing Lynn Mercantile...
Misty Michelle Cochran
Mar 1, 2018
Misty Michelle Cochran, 39, of Winfield, passed away at her home Thursday, March 1, 2018 surrounded by family and friends. Misty was the daughter of Berniece R. Tapia and Steve E. Cochran. She grew up in Winfield and graduated from Winfield High School in 2000. She loved looking outside her window and watching things and people move, especially watching...
Peter J. Davis
Feb 28, 2018
Peter J. Davis, 89, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Freeman Health in Joplin, Missouri. Born October 27, 1928 in Chetopa, Kansas, he was the son of Clyde and Ottie (Rogers) Davis. He was raised and received his education… Peter was united in marriage to Edna "Maxine" Davis on June 11, 1947 at the First Christian...
