Obituaries

Thomas Eugene Kraus, 84, of Pond Creek, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2025 in Enid.   Funeral services were held on Tuesday, April 22 at Pond Creek Methodist Church with Pastors Gary Lillie and Randy...

Bonnie Samuelson Janzen was born March 25, 1948 in Concordia, Kan. to Gus and Vida (Wallace) Samuelson, and went to meet them on April 11, 2025 after a very short battle with cancer.  Bonnie, with her...

Donald ”Donnie” George Fischer passed away April 9, 2025. He was born July 10, 1944 to Conrad and Hilda (Seiwert) Fischer at Sharon.  He was a resident of Kingman most of his life.   He was...

Norma M. Robinson, 88, died April 11, 2025 at the W Place, Kingman. She was born May 28, 1936, at Jetmore, the daughter of Edward R. and Ruth Adams Kline. A longtime Kingman resident, she was...

Ronald Gene Mertens, 81, died April 11, 2025, at his home in Garden Plain. He was born July 8, 1943, in Kingman, the son of Leo and Lucille Miller Mertens. A longtime resident of Kingman County,...

Juanita Anne Payne, 82, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2025, at Grand Plains Skilled Nursing. She was born on Dec/ 25, 1942 in Salt Lake City to Howard Otis and Mary Isabelle (Darling) Merrow. Juanita married...

Carolyn L. Johnson, 81, died April 8, 2025 in Kingman. She was born April 9, 1943, at Lockwood, Mo., the daughter of Maurice and Rosalie Davidson McFerrin. A longtime Kingman resident, she was a retired CMA,...

Gale Maurene Woods passed away on April 3, 2025, at the age of 81.  Gale was born Dec. 1, 1943. She was preceded in death by her parents Theodore Stam and Ruby May Baker.  Gale grew...

Jeanne E. Holliday, passed away on Feb. 28, 2025, at Wheatland Healthcare in Kingman. She was born on Jan. 29, 1930 in Newton, the daughter of Peter F. and Elizabeth (Lowen) Unruh. She lived in Newton...

It is with deep sadness that we announce John Neil Ballard, Jr., 64, of Tonkawa, peacefully passed away in his home on March 13, 2025.  John was born on Nov. 20, 1960 in Ft. Bliss, Texas,...