Obituaries

Patricia “Pat” Ann Dawson Hern, fought the good fight and finished her race on Jan. 2, 2025 – her 72nd birthday – after battling ovarian cancer for 10-plus years.    Pat was born on Jan. 2,...

Jacob Francis Aich, 36, of Hutchinson, died Jan. 4, 2025. He was born Jan. 20, 1988, in Hutchinson to Donald Aich and Jeanne Davis. Jake graduated from Kingman High School in 2006 and received his BSN...

John Scott Braden died on Jan. 4, 2025, after a lengthy struggle with heart disease, complicated by Agent Orange exposure. John was born on Oct. 23, 1950, in Pratt, the second son of Loren and Anne...

Jared Zachary Adcock was born to Jesse and Margaret Adcock on May 13, 1989 in Liberal. He asked Jesus into his heart at the early age of 7 and was baptized at 14 at Holcomb FSB...

Barr Bullard, 89, died Dec. 30, 2024 in Midlothian, Texas. He was born June 13, 1935, at Cheyenne Valley, Okla., the son of Ray and Rosalie Barr Bullard. A longtime Kingman resident, he was a retired...

Larry Eugene Pierce, 81, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, at his home in Penalosa.  He was born April 20, 1943, at Norwich, the son of Carl and Edith Ely Pierce. A lifetime resident of Kingman County,...

Barbara Goetz, of Wichita, died at her home on Dec. 3, 2024, at the age of 96. Barbara was born Nov. 11, 1928, in Kingman, to parents Anna and JD Ryan. She married Philip Goetz at...

Alma Louise Hostetler, 97, of Harper, died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, at Harper.  Alma was born Oct. 12, 1927, at Protection. She was the second of three daughters born to Ora and Mabel Baker. Alma attended...

Bryan Scott Bergman passed away, at the age of 44, on Dec. 13, 2024.  He was born on Sept. 6, 1980, in Anthony, the youngest son of Jimmy Leo and Cheryl Ann (Hodson) Bergman.  Bryan attended...

Claude William Simmons, Jr., 85, of Enid, passed away Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, at The Commons.  Junior, as he was known to his family and friends, was born Aug. 15, 1939, in Avard to Claude William...