Obituaries

Robert L. “Bob” Belt, 78, died March 25, 2024 at his home. He was born Aug. 25, 1945, in Kingman the son of Byrhl H. and Maxine Walters Belt.  A lifetime resident of Kingman, he was...

Myron E. Graber, 80, died March 19, 2024, at his home in Andover. He was born July 8, 1943, at Pretty Prairie, the son of Edwin and Edna (Graber) Graber. A longtime resident of the Cheney...

Charles Eugene “Chuck” Wiley, 70, of South Bend, passed away at Memorial Hospital on March 7, 2024. Chuck was born on July 11, 1953, in Wichita and was adopted by the late Eugene and Virginia (Hyatt)...

Gary Epley of rural Emporia passed away Monday, March 18, 2024, at his home. He was 79 years old. Gary was born on May 20, 1944, in Kingman to Robert L. and Pauline (Carlburg) Epley. He...

Robert Lee “Bob” Haddican was born on Feb. 28, 1930, in Wakita to William Felix and Opal Anna (Guthrie) Haddican.   In 1932, the family moved to a farm located northwest of Medford. He attended Osage...

Donn Fuss of Fairfax, Va., died peacefully on Feb. 27, 2024, at the age of 92 after a brief illness.  Born Donald Dean Law in Ponca City, on Feb. 16, 1932, the third child of Theodore...

Dean Francis Joslin, 89, was born in Harper on Dec. 1, 1934, and peacefully passed away at his home in Anthony on March 14, 2024.   Dean was a graduate of Harper High School and went...

Thomas Ernest McKnight was born on Aug. 22, 1937, at the Galloway Hospital in Anthony.  He was the second son of Glenn Elbert and Vivian Mae (Mock) McKnight.  Tom attended school in Anthony and graduated from...

Fred L. Garten, 91, died March 15, 2024 at the Arbors in Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 6, 1932, in Barber County, the son of Harvey and Doris Smith Garten.  A longtime resident of the Norwich...

Ellen Y. Bishop, 70, passed away March 14, 2024, at Wheatlands Health Care Center in Kingman. Ellen was born March 8, 1954, in Kingman to Bydus H. and Anna Marie Dixon Taber.  She spent her early...