Obituaries

Vincent S. Lubbers, 81, died Sept. 17, 2025, at the Kingman Community Hospital. He was born Oct. 21, 1943, the son of Ed and Aurelia Blasi Lubbers.  A longtime resident of Kingman, he was a stockman....

Joann Margaret Fowler, 88, passed away Sept. 16, 2025 at Hilltop Manor. She was born Feb. 27, 1937, in Wichita to Clarence and Ruby (Fowler) Matthews. Joann married Jerry Fowler in 1972 in Miami, Okla. They...

Mary Ann (Spitznas) Elmore, 78, of Anthony, passed away peacefully on Sept. 8, 2025.   She was born March 21, 1947, in Akron, Ohio, to Dale and Joan Spitznas.  Mary Ann grew up in a family...

Barbara Cink, cherished wife and beloved matriarch, passed away on Sept. 12, 2025 at Baptist Village in Enid, at the age of 82.  Born on Jan. 9, 1943 in Anthony, Kan., to Virgil and Alma (Henderson)...

Patrick Joseph “Pat” Elpers, 64, died Sept. 11, 2025, in Wichita. He was born April 21, 1961, in Wichita, the son of Roland and Mary Jane Albers Elpers. A longtime resident of Kingman County, he was...

Etta Mae Frampton, loving wife and mother passed Sept. 7, 2025. Her passion was her family especially her great-grandchildren and watching old westerns. Besides being a farm wife she had been a cook at Turon Grade...

Carolyn Kimminau, 85 of Adrian, Mo., passed away on Sept. 2, 2025, at the Baptist Homes of Adrian surrounded by her family.   She was born Jan. 23, 1940, in Nashville. She was the youngest of...

Blake Lyman Reese, 16, died Sept. 2, 2025 in rural Kingman County. He was born June 30, 2009, in Wichita to Rachel Sparks Childers and Jason Reese. Blake enjoyed driving the tractor and working with cattle...

The Zweifel Family invites friends and family to a Gathering celebrating the life of Samuel Calhoun Zweifel on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, at The Hanger, 126 N Main St, Kingman,  from 10 a.m. to noon. We...

Howard Lynn Silvey, a man whose life was deeply rooted in the fertile soil of dedication — to agriculture, to community, and above all, to family — peacefully departed this world on Aug. 31, 2025.  Born...