Obituaries

TURON — Quinten E. Hobbs, 88, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. He was born Oct. 7, 1925 at Penalosa to Floyd and Ruth Allen Hobbs. A longtime resident of Turon and Langdon, he was a retired...

KINGMAN — Lawrence W. “Larry” Campbell, 70, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013 at Kingman. He was born Mary 10, 1943 at Russell, the son of Eugene and Margaret Sebree Campbell. A longtime Kingman resident, previously of...

KINGMAN — Doris F. Powers, 83, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. Doris is preceded in death by her husband, Paul; parents, Forrest and Grace Kern; son, Allan; and daughter, Catherine. She is survived by sons,...

PRETTY PRAIRIE — Emmett Hutton III, 72, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 at his home. He was born March 22, 1941 at Hutchinson, the son of Emmett and Maxine Gagnebin Hutton Jr. A longtime Pretty Prairie...

SHARON — Karol K. Ricke, 71, died Friday, Nov. 29, 2013 at her home in Sharon. She was born Aug. 30, 1942 in Nashville, the daughter of Frank and Rose (Schwartz) Theis. A longtime resident of...

KINGMAN — Cora Belle Tebu, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, at age 95. Cora Belle Vincent was born June 4, 1918. She was raised on a farm in western Oklahoma during the hard times...

COUNCIL GROVE — LaVina E. Miller, 77, longtime resident of Council Grove, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 at Holiday Resort in Emporia. LaVina is survived by her husband, Duane, of the home; daughter, Corbi Jill...

PRETTY PRAIRIE — Wilbur Meisenheimer, 94, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 at the Prairie Sunset Home. He was born Feb. 13, 1919, in Kingman County, the son of Paul and Audra Cheatum Meisenheimer. A lifetime resident...

WILLOWDALE — Helen Youngers, 79, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 at Wheatlands Health Care Center, Kingman. She was born Sept. 20, 1934 at Colwich, the daughter of Bill and Alvine Messerschmidt Linnebur. Graduating with honors as...

MURDOCK — Lyle Dean Blank, 70, died Monday, Nov. 25, 2013 at Wichita. He was born April 22, 1943 at Hutchinson, the son of Virgil and Thelda Fink Blank. A lifetime resident of the Murdock community,...