Obituaries

Our lovely and extraordinary mother Mary Ann Rynerson died peacefully on May 7, 2026, in Medicine Lodge. She was born Nov. 9, 1930, in Freeport, to William Hobart Reneau and Bernice (Huffman) Reneau. Mary was raised...

Ruth Joan Myers passed away on May 6, 2026 in Enid. She was born on Jan. 27, 1948, in Anthony, Kan. to Harold and Mary Holden. Joan spent most of her life in Wakita.  She was...

Billie Louise Foster, 95, of Nash, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2026, at the Community Health Center in Wakita. She was born in Pond Creek on Dec. 8, 1930, to Edith (Moran) and Zina McIntosh. ...

Judith Sue Thornton Hoagland of Lake City passed away on April 20, 2026, in Medicine Lodge.  She was born on June 13, 1941, in Madison to Harley Marvin Thornton and Corinne Elizabeth Shunk Thornton. Judy grew...

Agnes “Aggie” Ruth Borden, who was 88 years old, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2026. Aggie was born on April 4, 1938, in Montrose, Colo., to Jack and Opal Bailey. She graduated from Fairfax High...

Cecil “Max” Murrow, 86, passed away on April 24, 2026.  Max’s legacy lives on in the values he instilled, the lives he touched, and the family he loved so deeply. Max was born on Feb. 14,...

Bonnie Marie Fisher Muegge, 86, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at her home.  Bonnie was born on Sept. 13, 1939, in Cushing to Dick Henry Fisher and Marie Elizabeth Walter Fisher. She attended grade...

Debra Kay Brooks-Hendricks passed away on April 9, 2026, after a long battle with cancer. Her final moments were spent peacefully surrounded by her family and son at his home in Yukon.   Born to Wilbur...

It is with deep sadness that the family announces the passing of Marilyn Lea Ballard, of Medford, who passed away peacefully in her home, at the age of 88, on April 18, 2026. Marilyn was born...

Lilly Walker, 71, of Council Grove, passed away at the Kansas Medical Center on Sunday, April 12, 2026. Lilly Rochat was born July 6, 1954, at Emporia, the daughter of Gene and June Elizabeth (Rhodes) Rochat. ...