Obituaries

KINGMAN — Melvin Lee “Bucky” White, 80, went to be with his Lord and Savior on August 5, 2012 at Hospice House in Hutchinson. He was born September 10, 1931, the son of Thomas Ephraim and...

NASHVILLE — Fredrick W. Westerman, 82, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2012 at South Wind Hospice House in Pratt. He was born July 13, 1930 on the family farm in Barber County, the son of Fred and...

RAGO — Linda L. Coykendall, 69, died Aug. 3, 2012, at Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita. She was born April 23, 1943, at Sedan, the daughter of John D. and Mammie Mills Baker. A longtime resident...

ADAMS — Virginia Coon, 84, went to be with the Lord on July 30, 2012. She was born the second child of four to Elof Vincent and Ersie Sjogren on Dec. 25, 1927 at the farm...

SOUTH HUTCHINSON — Opal Mae Specht, 88, died July 30, 2012 at the Wheaton House, Mennonite Friendship Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born July 29, 1924 in Prague, Okla., the daughter of George C. and Grace...

HUTCHINSON — David Jean (Dean) Mantooth, 81, Hutchinson, passed away on Thursday, July 26 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born on April 13, 1931 in Anthony. He was the youngest of 10 children...

KINGMAN — Robert Allen “Bobby” Cole, 56, died Thrusday, July 26, 2012. He was born Sept. 19, 1955 at Kingman, the son of Bud and Helen Simons Cole. A lifetime resident of Kingman, he was a...

KINGMAN — Daniel Joseph Kampling, 75, died Wednesday, July 25, 2012. He was born March 3, 1937 at St. Leo. He was the son of Clarence Sr. and Rose Heimerman Kampling. A lifetime member of the...

ST. LEO — Jerome H. “Spike” Schaller, 80, died July 20, 2012 at Pratt Regional Medical Center. He was born Sept. 23, 1931 at St. Leo, the son of John G. and Margaret Marie Adelhardt Schaller....

ATTICA — James “Jim” Becker was born on Aug. 18, 1946 to Herman and Angeline (Laggert) Becker in Nashville. He was the first of seven children. James met and married Linda Allenbach on March 11, 1967...