Obituaries

Myrtle M. “Myrt” Goetz, 81, died Sept. 14, 2024 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. She was born July 17, 1943, at Garden City, the daughter of Earl “Bud” and Bessie Wells Tackett.  A longtime resident of...

Joyce Marie Watkins McChristian was called home on Sept. 7, 2024. She was born on June 4, 1935, to Ross and Gladys Watkins. Joyce was the oldest of seven children. She was preceded in death by...

Virginia M. Graber, 87, died Sept. 9, 2024, at the Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie. She was born July 26, 1937, in Kingman, the daughter of Roscoe and Frieda Albrecht Holladay. A longtime resident of the...

Lloyd Emery Parker was born on Feb.11, 1920, in rural Harper to Harry Clayton Parker Sr and Bertha Alice (Hawkins) Parker.  Lloyd was raised in a farming community and was a farmer his whole life. He...

Paul Keith Tebow passed away, at the age of 92, in Enid,  on Sept. 2, 2024 surrounded by his loving family.  Paul was born in Jefferson to Walter and Georgia (Bales) Tebow on June 7, 1932. ...

Lee E. Brown, 94, died Sept. 3, 2024 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. He was born June 23, 1930, the son of Lesley and Edna Pritner Brown. A longtime resident of the Kingman community, he was...

Adela Blanche Mitchell went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 23, 2024, at the age of 86.  She was born to James and Blanche Subera Petrik on Oct. 11, 1937, and Adela was...

Joan L. Shufelberger, 90, of Topeka, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. She was born June 20, 1934 in Kingman, the daughter of Weldon Leon and Stella Marie (Ott) Settle. Joan graduated from Kingman...

Jayhew Miller Squires, Jr., 77, died Aug. 30, 2024, at his home in Willowdale. He was born Oct. 2, 1946, in Rushville, Ind., the son of Jayhew M., Sr. and Sarah Hoff Squires.  A longtime resident...

Edna (Schmidt) Curtiss died Aug. 27, 2024, at Schowalter Villa in Hesston. She was born on October. 17, 1921, at Harper, the daughter of Sam and Alice (Shupe) Schmidt. Edna attended school in Harper, graduating high...