William F. Schmidt
Mar 23, 2016
William F. Schmidt, 82, of Winfield, Kansas, formerly of Hastings, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday morning, March 23, 2016 at Cumbernauld Village in Winfield. He was born March 25, 1933 in Minden, Nebraska to Otto Schmidt and Laura (Woodward) Schmidt. He graduated from Minden High School in 1950. He then attended Kearney State Teachers College for 2 years before being drafted...
Joe Wylie Smithey
Mar 22, 2016
Joe Wylie Smithey, 67, of Oxford, Kansas, passed away Tuesday afternoon, March 22, 2016 at his home. Born August 12, 1948 in Commerce, Texas, he was the son of F.L. and Gwendolyn (Johnson) Smithey. He was raised and received his education in Abernathy, Texas, graduating from Abernathy High School in 1966. In July of 1966, he joined the United States...
Thomas L. Turner
Mar 20, 2016
Thomas L. Turner, 65, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Sunday afternoon, March 20, 2016 surrounded by family and friends at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Born August 19, 1950 in Winfield, Kansas, he was the son of Cecil Lee and Margaret (Parker) Turner. He was raised and received his education in Winfield, graduating from Winfield High School in...
Christian Kaufman
Mar 20, 2016
Christian Harder Kaufman, 61, passed away March 20th 2016 in his home surrounded by his family. Chris was born on October 29, 1954 in Denver Colorado, the son of Dr. Leland and Joan Kaufman. Chris graduated from Winfield High School in 1972 and from The University of Kansas in 1976. Chris married Jane Liermann Kaufman in 1977. Together they had...
William E. Lockyear
Mar 18, 2016
Mr. William E. Lockyear, 88, of Forsyth, Missouri, died Friday, March 18, 2016 in the Forsyth Nursing and Rehab Center. William Eugene Lockyear was born Saturday, March 17, 1928 in Winfield, KS to Dick and Juanita (Yount) Lockyear. He was raised and attended school in Winfield and graduated from Winfield High School in the Class of 1946. After finishing school,...
Coy Lloyd
Mar 18, 2016
Coy Allen Lloyd, 54, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Friday evening, March 18, 2016 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Born December 22, 1961 in Lamar, Colorado, he was the son of Allen and Lonnie (McGinnis) Lloyd. He spent some of his childhood in Lamar, until his family moved to Arkansas City, where he attended high school. Coy worked at...
Ruth Tovar-Sawyer
Mar 15, 2016
Ruth Tovar-Sawyer, 68, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Tuesday evening, March 15, 2016 at Wesley Medical Center. Born September 13, 1947 in Winfield, Kansas, she was the daughter of Wayne A. and Cora (Finuf) Smith. She was raised and educated in Winfield, graduating from Winfield High School. She was united in marriage to Arthur Tovar in March of 1969. The...
Beecher Joe Brunton
Mar 12, 2016
Beecher Brunton, 87, of Burden, Kansas, passed away Saturday evening, March 12, 2016 at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita. Born July 1, 1928 in Cambridge, Kansas, he was the son of Beecher Glen and Susie Jane (Clover) Brunton. He was raised and received his education in Cambridge graduating from Cambridge High School in 1946. He later joined the United...
Robert R. Powers
Mar 10, 2016
Robert R. Powers, 61, of Winfield, Kansas passed away Thursday morning, March 10, 2016 at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover. Born September 10, 1954 in Hutchinson, Kansas, he was the son of Raymond LeRoy Powers and Adora Marie (Tharp) Cortner. He was raised and received his education in Hutchinson. After school, he joined the United States Navy and proudly...
Ronald Edmond Dust
Mar 7, 2016
Ronald Edmond "Ronnie" Dust, 73, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Monday morning, March 7, 2016 at his home. Born November 21, 1942 in Winfield, Kansas, he was the son of Edmond Martin and Flossie Annabelle (Byrd) Dust. He was raised and received his education in Winfield, graduating from Winfield High School in 1960. He joined the United States Navy in...
Joseph Raymond Pena, Jr.
Mar 4, 2016
Joseph Raymond Pena, Jr., 76, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 at Wesley Medical Center. The family will hold private services.
John W. Gardner
Mar 3, 2016
John W. Gardner, 65, of Arkansas City, Kansas, passed away Thursday afternoon, March 3, 2016 at the South Central Regional Medical Center in Arkansas City. Born December 18, 1950 in Winfield, Kansas, he was the son of Roy and Helen (Vaughn) Gardner. He was raised and received his education in Winfield at Holy Name Catholic School and Winfield High School....
Charles Delbert Finney
Mar 3, 2016
Charles Delbert Finney, 85, of Winfield, passed away March 3, 2016 at Harry Hynes Hospice at Via Christi St. Francis. Charles was born to the late W.C. and Glenna Gertrude (Massingill) Finney on July 1, 1930 in Arkansas City, Kansas. He attended Winfield High School, earning his diploma in 1952 after enlisting in the United States Navy in 1948. With...
Helen L. Wilson
Mar 2, 2016
Helen Wilson, 84, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Wednesday evening, March 2, 2016 at her sister's home. Born November 24, 1931 in Harrison, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Walter and Bertha (Gay) Flippo. She was raised and received her education in Harrison. Helen was united in marriage to Corbet C. Wilson on May 10, 1947 in Harrison, Arkansas. The...
Dorothy M. "Dot" Flower
Mar 2, 2016
Dorothy M. "Dot" Flower, 92, of Winfield, Kansas passed away Wednesday evening, March 2, 2016 at her home. She was born February 13, 1924 in Stroud, Oklahoma to Edward M. and Minnie (Glied) Grayson. She was raised in a loving foster home in rural Kansas by James and Bertha Utt. Dot received her education in Winfield. She was united in...
Curtis "Moe" C. Hall
Mar 2, 2016
Curtis C. "Moe" Hall, 62, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Tuesday afternoon, March 2, 2016 at his home. Born on October 31, 1953 in Winfield, he was the son of Charles Nixon and Evelyn Jean (Olsen) Hall. He was raised and received his education in Winfield. Moe obtained his GED in September of 1995. He was united in marriage to...
Roberta Maxine Wheeler
Mar 1, 2016
Roberta Wheeler, 90, of Winfield, passed away March 1st, 2016, at Winfield Senior Living. Roberta was proceeded in death by her parents Franklin Ray and Carrie Kanitz; husbands Ned Pettit, Clint Leonard, and Wayne Wheeler; siblings Margaret Crumm, Howard Kanitz and Melba Hill; and son Randy Pettit. Survivors include siblings Rayda Higdon and Ernest Kanitz; her sons Roger Pettit and...
Eunice F. Cooper
Feb 28, 2016
Eunice Fern Cooper, 78, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Sunday night, February 28, 2016 at William Newton Hospital. Born in Anthony, Kansas on December 26, 1937, she was the daughter of Harold and Opal (Leibli) Parson. She attended grade school in Wakita, Oklahoma and high school in Oxford, Kansas. Eunice was a member of Central Baptist Church in Winfield. She...
Julia K. Wilke
Feb 25, 2016
Julia Kitchens Wilke, 83, of Winfield, passed away Feb. 25, 2016, in Houston, Texas, following a stroke suffered during major surgery. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church of Winfield. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Miles Funeral Service. The family will be present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Memorial gifts...
Edna "Maxine" Davis
Feb 18, 2016
Edna "Maxine" Davis, 87, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away February 18, 2016 at her home. Born November 18, 1928 in Barlett, Kansas, she was the daughter of Loyal Edward and Edna Irene (Gipson) Davis. She attended grade school in Wyandotte, Oklahoma and then Central High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, graduating in 1947. Maxine was united in marriage to Peter J....
