Helen Louise Buck
Jun 3, 2015
Helen Louise Buck, 83, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Wednesday evening, June 3, 2015 at William Newton Hospital in Winfield. Ms. Buck was born May 13, 1932 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to Charles Calvin and Louise (Kimsey) Sturm. She graduated from Winfield High School in 1950. On September 8, 1950 she married Jimmie A. Buck. The couple later divorced. During her...
Michael Rethmeier
Jun 3, 2015
Michael Rethmeier, born October 13, 1955, went to be with his Lord Wednesday morning June 3rd. He worked for the City of Winfield as well as pastoring Geuda Springs Community Church. Along with raising his 7 children and 4 grandchildren, he taught a Bible study at the Winfield Correctional Facility for the past 15 years and pastored several churches in...
Montie Kay Davis
Jun 1, 2015
MONTIE KAY DAVIS, 60, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Monday morning, June 1, 2015 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Born February 11, 1955 in Winfield, Kansas, she was the daughter of William "Bill" and JoRita (Ritchie) Davis. She was raised and received her education in Winfield, graduating from Winfield High School in 1973. She attended Cowley County Community College...
Opal M. Larson
Jun 1, 2015
OPAL M. LARSON, 94, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Monday afternoon, June 1, 2015 at William Newton Hospital. Born October 16, 1920 in Antioch, Kansas, she was the daughter of Roy Grover and Maude Leona (Kerschner) Sparks. She was raised and received her education in Irving, Kansas and graduated from Irving High School in 1938. Opal was united in marriage...
Louise Hamrick Strother
May 23, 2015
Louise (Hamrick) Strother, age 88, of Winfield, Kansas, went to her Heavenly Reward on May 23, 2015 after a noble battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was born January 15, 1927 in Gastonia, North Carolina to Forrest and Gladys (Dixon) Hamrick. When she was young the family moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where she received her early education and worked as a...
William Henry "Bill" Bernard
May 19, 2015
William Henry "Bill" Bernard, 96, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Tuesday afternoon, May 19, 2015 at his home. Born June 18, 1918 on a farm near Geuda Springs, Kansas, he was the son of Leland Albert and Emma (Duncan) Bernard. The family later moved near Kellogg in Cowley County to the farm Henry's grandfather homesteaded in 1870. He attended Winfield...
Delbert L. Daniel
May 18, 2015
Delbert L. Daniel, 75, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away May 18, 2015. Born January 13, 1940 in Winfield, Kansas, he was the son of Ralph and Agnes (Martin) Daniel of Dexter, Kansas. Delbert grew up in the Dexter community, graduating from Dexter High School in 1958. He then graduated from Cowley County Community College in 1960. He received his Bachelor's...
Dean V. Watts
May 17, 2015
Dean V. Watts, 91, of Augusta, Kansas, passed away Sunday evening, May 17, 2015 at the Kansas Veterans Home in Winfield, Kansas. Born June 25, 1923 in Peck, Kansas, he was the son of Loren and Hattie (Roll) Watts. He was raised and received his education in Douglass, Kansas, graduating from Douglass High School. He then attended Butler County Community...
Susan Marie (Feldman) Quint
May 15, 2015
Susan Marie (Feldman) Quint, 46, of Winfield, Kansas, went to her Heavenly home on May 15, 2015 after a valiant fight with Brain Cancer. She was born March 19, 1969 in Great Bend, Kansas to Richard and Jackye (Strother) Feldman. Susan graduated from Great Bend High School and attended Barton County Community College. She obtained an Office Manager degree from...
Lanoy Phakonekham
May 10, 2015
Phakonekham, Lanoy, 61, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Sunday evening, May 10, 2015 at her home. Lanoy was born in Samneu, Laos on February 2, 1954 and grew up in Phontong, Vientiane. Lanoy was united in marriage to Roy Phakonekahm on July 17, 1977 and later immigrated to the United States where they resided and raised their three children in...
Priscilla L. "Tallu" Rivers
May 8, 2015
Priscilla L. "Tallu" Rivers, 84, of Grenola, Kansas, passed away May 8, 2015, at her home. Priscilla was born Nov. 7, 1930, in Cedar Vale, Kansas, to Gilbert L. and Enah A. (Nelson) Liebau. She was raised in Cedar Vale and Grenola, Kansas, and eventually Laramie, Wyoming. She graduated from Laramie High School in 1948 and from the College of...
John Owen Mull
May 5, 2015
JOHN OWEN MULL, 63, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Tuesday May 5, 2015 at his home. Born on November 4, 1951 in Alva, Oklahoma, he was the son of John E. and Anna (Cummings) Mull. He was raised and received his education in Winfield and graduated from Winfield High School in 1969. John was united in marriage to Marcia Heffron...
Thomas Ray Kidd
May 5, 2015
THOMAS RAY KIDD, 54, of Burden, Kansas, passed away Tuesday morning, May 5, 2015 due to injuries from an automobile accident. Born on June 26, 1960 in Winfield, Kansas, he was the son of Edmon B. and Salley J. (Bristow) Kidd Sr. He was raised and received his education in Burden and graduated from Burden High School in 1979. He...
Nichole Suzanne Myers
May 2, 2015
NICHOLE SUZANNE MYERS, 40, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2015 at her home. Born on March 26, 1975 in Wichita, Kansas, she was the daughter of Gaylen R. and Diana K. (Wooderson) Myers. She attended Lowell Elementary in Winfield and later Arkansas City Middle School. Nichole graduated from Arkansas City High School in 1993. Nichole returned to...
Thelma Deloris Grimes
Apr 29, 2015
Thelma Deloris Grimes, 95, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 29, 2015 at Winfield Senior Living Community. Born June 11, 1919 in Webb City, Missouri, she was the daughter of Ernest and Martha (Peters) Jackson. She was raised and received her education in Webb City, graduating Webb City High School in 1936. Thelma was united in marriage to...
Roland E. Schmidt
Apr 28, 2015
Roland Schmidt, 87, lifelong resident of rural Winfield passed away Tuesday morning, April 28, 2015 at his home. Born November 1, 1927 in Winfield, he was the son of Edward and Anna (Dittrich) Schmidt. He was raised and received his education in Winfield attending South Vernon and graduating from Winfield High School. Roland began working for Ralph Bruce at the...
Virginia P Champlin
Apr 27, 2015
Virginia P. Champlin, 86, passed away in the early hours Monday, April 27, 2015 at Riverview Manor in Oxford, Kansas. Born March 7, 1929 near Leedy, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of Thomas and Ollie Ponder. Virginia attended Leedy High School and graduated in 1945 at the age of 16. She attended what is now Southwestern College in Weatherford, Oklahoma...
William B. Ele
Apr 27, 2015
WILLIAM B. ELE, 86, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Monday afternoon, April 27, 2015 at the Wellington Health and Rehab Center in Wellington. Born on January 5, 1929 in Valley Center, Kansas, he was the son of Luther Benson and Effie Edna (Ward) Ele. He received his education in Sedgwick County. He was united in marriage to Edna L. Isenbart...
Bambi Mcbride
Apr 26, 2015
Bambi Sue McBride, 52, of Forsythe, Mo., passed away April 26, 2015, at her home with her husband and daughter by her side. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Akron Cemetery. Everyone is welcome to come celebrate Bambi's life. Bambi was born Oct. 31, 1962, in Winfield to Glen and Virginia (Bilyeu) Bruce. She was raised and attended schools...
Raymond G. Wirtz
Apr 21, 2015
RAYMOND G. WIRTZ, 75, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Tuesday morning, April 21, 2015 at his home. Born on July 15, 1939 in Caldwell, Kansas, he was the son of Roy Orville and Anna Evelyn (Ferguson) Wirtz. He was raised and received his education in Wellington, graduating from Wellington High School in1958. A veteran of the Vietnam War, Raymond proudly...
