Obituaries

Frank E. Dodge, 93, passed away Dec. 1, 2024, at his home.  He was born Aug. 8, 1931, at Curtis, Okla., the son of Lial and Mary Ellen Boswell Dodge. A Kingman resident most of his...

Lee Kerwin Hofmeier was born on Nov. 18, 1931, in Hutchinson, the son of Hugo William and Verna Isabel (Achilles) Hofmeier.  The oldest of three boys, his family lived on a farm in rural McPherson County....

Donald M. “Poppy” Cress, 82, died Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. Don was born Feb. 3, 1942, at Holton, the son of Joe and Geneva Christ Cress. A longtime resident of Kingman...

Mary Ann Wittum left this world on Nov. 4, 2024. She was born Mary Ann Watt to Emma Soper Watt and John A. Watt on Jan. 23, 1940, in Neosho, Mo. Ann, as everyone called her,...

Marilyn Melka, born December 14, 1931, died Nov. 18, 2024, in the company of her family. A celebration of life will be Tuesday, Nov. 26 at the Baptist Village Chapel, Enid, at 2 p.m. The Revs....

Debra Sue “Deb” Massey, 63, died Nov. 16, 2024  after a long battle with cancer at her home in Kingman. She was born Nov. 22, 1960, at Kingman, the daughter of Richard and Doris Brown Funke....

Ronald Hageman, 88, died Nov. 10, 2024, in Wichita. He was born April 12, 1936, at Willowdale the son of John and Dora  Fischer Hageman.  A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, he was a retired...

Gary Dale Sheahan, 62, lifelong Kingman resident, died Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.  He was born on March 22, 1962, in Kingman and graduated from Kingman High School.  Through the...

Judith L. Leatherman, 78, of Norwich, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, at Wheatland Healthcare Center, Kingman. Judy was born on Dec. 22, 1945, at Perryton, Texas, to Parvin Neal Hooper and Lenora Mae (Selby) Hooper. She...

Gayle E. Thornbro, 66, died Oct. 14, 2024. She was born Oct. 7, 1957 in Kingman, the daughter of Otis and Virginia Sjogren Coon. A Norwich resident most of her life, she was formerly the Vice...