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Joan Williams Cornett

Joan Williams Cornett

May 6, 2016

Joan Williams Cornett, 88, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away on May 6, 2016 at Presbyterian Manor in Arkansas City, Kansas. Joan was born February 16, 1928 in Elgin, Kansas to Kale Alonzo and Hazel Leone (Parks) Williams. She was raised and educated in Cedar Vale, Kansas, later attending Oklahoma A&M (OSU) majoring in Mathematics. She married Carl Cornett who she...

Billy Steven Ireland

Billy Steven Ireland

May 6, 2016

Billy Steven Ireland, 60, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Friday afternoon, May 6, 2016. Born July 14, 1955 in Winfield, Kansas, he was the son of Billy Eugene and Norma Jean (Rising) Ireland. He was raised and received his education in Winfield, graduating from Winfield High School in 1973. Billy began working for Cessna Aircraft in Strother Field in 1973....

Richard D. Potter

Richard D. Potter

May 4, 2016

Richard Delore Potter, 90, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in Winfield. Born March 26, 1926 in Anthony, Kansas, he was the son of Elmer Elliott and Fannie Ella (Collins) Potter. The family moved to Winfield when Richard was nine months old. He attended grade schools in Winfield and graduated from Winfield High School in 1944. Richard...

Rosalee May Shirley

Rosalee May Shirley

Apr 23, 2016

Rosalee May (Barnhart) Shirley, 92, passed this life on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Alderbrook Village, Arkansas City, KS. Rosalee was born to George and Ella Barnhart on August 6, 1923 in Dexter. Growing up she was well known for helping the men in the harvest fields and, along with her horse, Midge, herding cattle from the ranches to the...

Katherine D. Hull

Katherine D. Hull

Apr 23, 2016

Katherine D. Hull, 70, of Cambridge, Kansas, passed away early Saturday morning, April 23, 2016 at Presbyterian Manor in Arkansas City. Born April 4, 1946 in Wichita, Kansas, she was the daughter of Gerald E. and Phronsie R. (Hale) Kloster. She was raised and received her education in Wichita, graduating from East High in 1964. Kathy worked as an administrative...

Ethel Vernice Jarrett

Ethel Vernice Jarrett

Apr 22, 2016

Ethel Vernice Jarrett, 91, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Friday afternoon, April 22, 2016 at Winfield Senior Living. Born May 5, 1924 in the Lookout Community north of Freedom, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of George and Bessie Mae (Ferbrache) Brown. She was raised and received her education in Freedom, graduating from Freedom High School. Ethel moved to Wichita, Kansas...

Chalmer Earl Haworth

Chalmer Earl Haworth

Apr 18, 2016

Chalmer Earl Haworth, 101, of Atlanta, Kansas, passed away Monday morning, April 18, 2016. Born January 26, 1915 in Atlanta, Kansas, he was the son of Clinton Charles and Ruby Ida Mae (Seabridge) Haworth. He was raised and received his education in Atlanta. Chalmer was united in marriage to Betty Baird on May 9, 1944 in Winfield, Kansas. The couple...

Randal Asper

Randal Asper

Apr 15, 2016

Randal Asper, 63, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Friday afternoon, April 15, 2016 at his home. Born March 17, 1953 in Wellington, Kansas, he was the son of Leonidas Carson and Thelma Mae (Kerr) Asper. He was raised and received his education in Winfield, graduating from Winfield High School in 1971. After school he joined the United States Air Force...

Thomas "Tommy" L. Weeks, Jr.

Thomas "Tommy" L. Weeks, Jr.

Apr 14, 2016

Thomas L. "Tommy" Weeks, Jr., 35, of Augusta, Kansas, formerly of Winfield, passed away Thursday morning, April 14, 2016 at his home. Born December 31, 1980 in Wichita, Kansas, he was the son of Thomas L. Weeks, Sr., and Mary Elizabeth Dolan. As a young man, he was involved in the Boy Scouts of America Troop 314 and received his...

Carol Tatum

Carol Tatum

Apr 12, 2016

Carol Tatum, 72, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Tuesday evening, April 12, 2016 at Catholic Care Center in Wichita, Kansas. Born March 16, 1944 Winfield, Kansas, she was the daughter of Earl Warren and Thelma Ione (Nease) Siemer. She was raised and received her education in Oxford, graduating from Oxford High School in 1962. Carol married Carl Tatum and they...

Clive H. Tharpe

Clive H. Tharpe

Apr 11, 2016

Clive Harris Tharpe, Jr., 88, of Winfield, Kansas passed away Monday afternoon, April 11, 2016 at Cumbernauld Village. Clive was born in Jackson, Mississippi on October 2, 1927 to Clive Harris and Thelma (Hardin) Tharpe. In 1945, Clive joined the United States Maritime Service (Merchant Marines). He was drafted into the Army in 1946, served one year, and returned to...

Bobby G. Martin

Bobby G. Martin

Apr 10, 2016

Bobby G. Martin, 88, of Newkirk, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday evening, April 10, 2016 at the Kansas Veterans Home in Winfield, Kansas. Born July 31, 1927 in Okemah, Oklahoma, he was the son of Monty and Dessie (Armstrong) Martin. He was raised and received his education in Ralston, Oklahoma, graduating from Ralston High School in 1945. After school, he was...

Raymond H. Chattam

Raymond H. Chattam

Apr 7, 2016

Raymond Howard Chattam, 90, of Burden, Kansas, passed away early Thursday morning, April 7, 2016 at his home. Born January 25, 1926 in Winfield, Kansas he was the son of Fred R. and Hazel L. (Miller) Chattam. He was raised and received his education in Winfield graduating from Winfield High School in 1944. Raymond was united in marriage to Lois...

James "Jim" G. Swinney

James "Jim" G. Swinney

Apr 7, 2016

James Garn "Jim" Swinney, 67, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016 at his brother's home in Topeka, Kansas. Born April 26, 1948 in Arkansas City, Kansas, he was the son of James Oliver and Wilma Junele (Bartholomew) Swinney. He was raised and received his education in Cedar Vale, Kansas. After school he worked for Campbell Soup Co....

Nadyne Miller

Nadyne Miller

Apr 5, 2016

Nadyne Miller, 63, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Tuesday evening, April 5, 2016 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. The family will hold a personal memorial for immediate family and friends to share memories at Nadyne's home at Bear Bridge on Friday, April 8, 2016 from 5 to 10 P.M. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to...

Anna C. Craft

Anna C. Craft

Mar 30, 2016

Anna C. Craft, 84, of Burden, Kansas, passed away Wednesday evening, March 30, 2016 at the South Central Regional Medical Center in Arkansas City, Kansas. Born December 28, 1931 in Winfield, Kansas, she was the daughter of George and Clarinda (Hall) Smalts. She was raised and received her education in Winfield, graduating from Winfield High School in 1949. Anna was...

Gladys Mae Kerr

Gladys Mae Kerr

Mar 29, 2016

Gladys Mae Kerr, 90, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Tuesday morning, March 29, 2016 at her son's home in Winfield. Born November 30, 1925 in Winfield, she was the daughter of Clyde and Etta (Hindman) Gordon. She attended grade school and high school in Cedar Vale, Kansas, graduating from Cedar Vale High School. She was united in marriage to Earl...

Eugene Hutchison

Eugene Hutchison

Mar 28, 2016

Eugene Hutchison, 49, of Udall, Kansas, passed away Monday evening, March 28, 2016 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Born January 21, 1967 in Wichita, Kansas, he was the son of Roland and Carol (Goodman) Hutchison. He was raised and received his education in Wichita. After school, he joined the United States Army. Following his honorable discharge from...

Wilber Louis Comstock

Wilber Louis Comstock

Mar 25, 2016

Wilber L. Comstock, 75, of Collins, Missouri, previously of Winfield, Kansas, passed away early Friday morning, March 25, 2016 at his home in Collins. Born April 27, 1940 in Sterling, Kansas, he was the son of Claude C. and Estella M. (Horton) Comstock. He was raised and received his education in Sterling and Hutchinson, Kansas. Wilber graduated from Compton Senor...

James Melvin Madison

James Melvin Madison

Mar 25, 2016

James Melvin Madison, 92, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Friday evening, March 25, 2016 in Comfort Care at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Born October 11, 1923 in Springfield, Missouri, he was the son of James Aaron and Willa B. (Shaffer) Madison. He was raised and received his education in Oxford, Kansas. He moved to Wichita in 1941 and...

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