Obituaries

Barbara Ann Sawyer, 71, of Guthrie, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Nov. 23, 2025.  Barbara was born on April 20,1954, in Arkansas City, Kan., to Shirley and Marvin Sawyer. Barbara...

Freeman Phil Dillard passed away peacefully in Enid on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025 after a short illness.  He was born on Oct. 27, 1940 in Tom, to Virgil and Faye Dillard and from the very beginning...

Jennifer Lynn “Jen” Miller, passed away peacefully on Nov. 24, 2025 after a courageous battle with cancer.  Jen was born to Leonard and Jean Anne Hageman on Aug. 13, 1975, in Kingman. She graduated from Kingman...

Earl Paul Knoblauch of Kingman passed away peacefully on Nov. 24, 2025, at the age of 85. He was born on May 13, 1940, to Marguerite and Henry Knoblauch in St. Mark, Kansas. Earl graduated from...

James “Jim” Edward Reida passed away at his home on Nov. 11, 2025 at 11 a.m.      He was born on Jan. 10, 1951, in Harper to Arlo and Louise(Black) Reida. He was raised on...

Parma Harris, 100, died Nov. 14, 2025, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. She was born Nov. 18, 1924 at Aurora, Neb., the daughter of Ralph and Emma Smith Donaldson.  A longtime resident of Kingman, she worked...

Eugene (Gene) August Henning died Nov. 14, 2025 in Pratt. He was born to Anthony and Emma (Mertens) Henning on Dec. 30, l934. He was the fifth child of seven born to that union. He attended...

Leon Alfred Drouhard, 87, long-time resident of Argonia, passed away on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, after a short hospital stay in Wichita.   He was born on March 4, 1938, to Leo F. and Velma L....

Kay Ann Beat, 80, died Nov. 9, 2025 in Mountain Home, Ark. She was born July 25, 1945, in Kingman, the daughter of Virgil McPheeters and Bernice “Marie” Blank McPheeters. A longtime Kingman resident, she was...

Martha Sue Ellis, 79, of Haysville, passed away on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Martha was born in Wichita to Betty J. (Rhoades) Converse and Everett “ER” Converse. Martha is survived by her loving husband of 60...