Obituaries

CHENEY — Daniel G. “Red” Cowart, 54, died Nov. 14, 2012. He was born Nov. 20, 1957, the son of Willie E. and Carolyn Swaine Cowart. A longtime Cheney resident, he was a former salesman. On...

KINGMAN — Teresa Y. Powers, 60, died Nov. 14, 2012. She was born April 11, 1952 at Wichita, the daughter of Joseph and Rita Fawl Powers. A longtime Kingman resident, she was office manager for 1st...

HUTCHINSON — Doris J. Sloan, 90, Hutchinson, died Nov. 2, 2012 at Thorne Care Center in Hutchinson. Doris was born Oct. 24, 1922 at Conway, in McPherson County, the daughter of Milo and Minnie Burton Sitts....

NORWICH — Clarence H. Ward, 81, Norwich, retired farmer and welder, died Nov. 1, 2012. He was born April 26, 1931 in Norwich, son of Harry H. and Clara Armstrong Ward. He married Helen Louise Walters...

WICHITA — Mary Elizabeth (Sue) Burket passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was 97 years of age. She was born Oct. 26, 1925 in Kingman, to Judge Clark...

KINGMAN — Eva H. ‘Granny B’ Bridgeman, 94, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 at Parkwood Village in Pratt. She was born Oct. 21, 1918 in Lincoln County, Okla., the daughter of Harry and Elsie (Bowman) Tucker....

PRETTY PRAIRIE — Bryce V. Hedrick, 81, died Oct. 30, 2012. He was born Feb. 13, 1931, at McWillie, Okla., the son of Vernon and Neita Ewing Hedrick. A Pretty Prairie resident since 1963, he was...

PRETTY PRAIRIE — Anna Marie Bergkamp, 87, died Oct. 30, 2012 at Wheatlands Health Care Center, Kingman. She was born April 27, 1925, at Tampa, the daughter of James and Anna Noone Costello. A resident of...

GREAT BEND — Sister Mary Rose Engel, 93, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in the Dominican Sisters’ convent infirmary, Great Bend. Born Aug. 22, 1919, in Ness City, as Mary Engel, Sister Mary Rose was the...

WICHITA — Verna Siemens, 81, homemaker and retired grade school teacher, passed away Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. A Memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 at Hope Mennonite Church, 868 N. Maize...