Obituaries

Earl Paul Knoblauch of Kingman passed away peacefully on Nov. 24, 2025, at the age of 85. He was born on May 13, 1940, to Marguerite and Henry Knoblauch in St. Mark, Kansas. Earl graduated from...

James “Jim” Edward Reida passed away at his home on Nov. 11, 2025 at 11 a.m.      He was born on Jan. 10, 1951, in Harper to Arlo and Louise(Black) Reida. He was raised on...

Parma Harris, 100, died Nov. 14, 2025, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. She was born Nov. 18, 1924 at Aurora, Neb., the daughter of Ralph and Emma Smith Donaldson.  A longtime resident of Kingman, she worked...

Eugene (Gene) August Henning died Nov. 14, 2025 in Pratt. He was born to Anthony and Emma (Mertens) Henning on Dec. 30, l934. He was the fifth child of seven born to that union. He attended...

Leon Alfred Drouhard, 87, long-time resident of Argonia, passed away on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, after a short hospital stay in Wichita.   He was born on March 4, 1938, to Leo F. and Velma L....

Kay Ann Beat, 80, died Nov. 9, 2025 in Mountain Home, Ark. She was born July 25, 1945, in Kingman, the daughter of Virgil McPheeters and Bernice “Marie” Blank McPheeters. A longtime Kingman resident, she was...

Martha Sue Ellis, 79, of Haysville, passed away on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Martha was born in Wichita to Betty J. (Rhoades) Converse and Everett “ER” Converse. Martha is survived by her loving husband of 60...

Harold Ray Pearl, 87, of Harper, passed away on Oct. 23, 2025. “Yeah, it was a good life. I enjoyed every bit of it.” – Harold Pearl, October 2025. Harold was born and raised in Harper,...

Charlotte Susan (Lies) Beat, 86, of Murdock, passed away on Nov. 3, 2025, in Wichita after courageously facing complications with melanoma cancer. Charlotte was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 53 years, Ernest M....

Albert H. Luehrs, 89, died Nov. 2, 2025 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. He was born Feb. 15, 1936, at Oklahoma City, the son of Herman and Helen Hohle Luehrs. A longtime resident of Kingman, he...