Obituaries

By Jack LaFay Democratic Socialist Hatred of the Department of Homeland Security —It Ain’t Purty Boomer Sooner believes the snake-the grass Democrat Socialists have no fondness or appreciation for the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne...

Kenneth Leroy Webster was born Sept. 3, 1934 in Blackwell to Ralph and Grace Webster. At a young age, he moved with his family to Elbing, Kan. where he lived through third grade. After the family...

Joseph Howard Reed was born June 15, 1930, in Medford to Harold D. Reed and Verna Lee (Elder) Reed. He died May 28, 2026.  Joe was raised in Medford where he led the football team to...

Valeta M. Vogt, 92, ,passed away Sunday, June 7, 2026 at the Prairie Sunset Home. She was born May 25, 1934, in Reno County, the daughter of Peter J. and Louisa “Lucy” Graber Schwartz. A lifetime...

Michael L. “Mickey” Cross, 43, died May 27, 2026. He was born April 9, 1983 the son of Cliff and Bethlene “Beth” Albright Cross. A resident of El Dorado, previously of Winfield, he was in general...

Dennis Wayne Mitchell, 84, of Andover, formerly of Kingman, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2026 in Wichita.  Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, June 5, at Kingman Christian Church, Kingman. Private burial will take...

Donald Ray Glenn, born on Aug. 23, 1942 in Holly Colo., to Jesse May and Everett Glenn. He left our world on Dec. 29, 2025, in his home due to an unexpected illness. Don moved with...

Linda A. (Shumaker) Culver was born at the Galloway Hospital in Anthony, on April 20, 1943, to Robert and Ruby (Baker) Shumaker of Attica. She attended school in Attica.   Linda married Bobby Culver July 16,...

Jerry Dee Shaddox, 68, passed away peacefully at his home in Attica, on May 16, 2026.  Jerry was born March 29, 1958, in Kingman, the son of Gerald and Shirley (Mease) Shaddox. Jerry was a graduate...

Ralph Edwin Dewey, 89, passed away May 31, 2026, at Via Christi St. Teresa, Wichita. He was born March 11, 1937, in Wichita, the son of W.B. “Bill” and Annie B. Krase Dewey. A lifetime resident...