Obituaries

Johnna Wynell Merritt, 92, passed away peacefully in Wakita on July 16, 2024 with her husband by her side.  Born Aug. 11, 1931, to Mildred and Jimmy Johnston, Wynell was raised in Blackwell, where her father...

Marvin E. Blubaugh, 95, of Edmond, was called home July 11, 2024.  Marvin was born in Clyde, to Virgil E. and Mary L. (Cook) Blubaugh and was raised in Grant County where he worked on the...

Brenda Kay Pipkin, 75, of Cheney, died on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at Wesley Medical Center after a battle with cancer. She was born March 5, 1949, in Hardtner to Charles and Hazel (Warren) Kaminska. She...

Amie Jo Sanger, 44, a resident of Maryland and formerly of Dallas, Pennsylvania, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at Hospice of the Chesapeake after battling stage 4 appendix cancer for over a year. Mrs. Sanger...

Virginia May Padfield Bleier, 84, died July 4, 2024 in Kingman. She was born July 5, 1939, near Kingman, the daughter of Elmer L. and Edith Smith Denison. A Kingman resident most of her life, she...

Paul Miller, age 89, of Manhattan, passed away June 30, 2024. Paul F. Miller was born July 9, 1934, in Nashville to Fredrick and Elizabeth (Arensdorf) Miller. In 1952, he graduated from Zenda Hight School. He...

Linda Kay (Onstott) Downing went to be with Jesus on June 27, 2024. She was born May 5, 1948 in Blackwell to Jack and Marie Onstott.   She grew up on a farm near Braman with...

Stevana Leah Gilbert, 80, passed away at her home on June 19, 2024.   She was born on July 20, 1943 in Nash, the daughter of Opal and Rosa Meritt Bolte. Stevana graduated from Jefferson High...

Vickie Lynn Batt was born on Feb. 2, 1967 in Attica, the youngest child of Kenneth Verne Sr and Viola Angeline (Meyer) Gaug.  The family of four children made their home in Harper. This is where...

Patrick G. Coon, 69, died Sunday, June 2, 2024, at his home in Hutto, Texas, after a battle with cancer. He was born Dec. 27, 1954, in Wichita, the middle son of William and Helen (Garibay)...