Obituaries

Reginald E. “Reg” Cathers, 81, went to be with the Lord on May 9, 2023, at the Robert J. Dole VA Hospital in Wichita. He was born on Sept. 30, 1941, in Springfield, Tenn., to Andrew...

John S. Barker, 96, died May 17, 2023, at Marjorie’s Home in Kingman. He was born July 16, 1926, at Pratt, the son of Cecil E. and Olive Cook Barker. A resident of Kingman County most...

On Sunday night, May 14, 2023, John Wiley McChristian Sr. left this earth after a brief illness and went to his heavenly father. John was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 14, 1934. He was...

Donald Carl Goetz passed away on Monday, May 15, 2023, at LakePoint in Augusta. Don was born to Vincent and Marieda (Simon) Goetz in Kingman on Feb. 18, 1950. He was raised on the family farm...

Edythe Elaine Shockey, 84, passed from this life on May 8, 2023, surrounded by her children. She was born on Jan. 5, 1939, in Nash to Floyd Joe Day and Ida Mary Tedford Day. Edythe was...

Katherine K. “Kathy” Wapelhorst, passed away May 4, 2023. She was born Sept. 19, 1943 and was the seventh of eight children born to Ivan and Gertrude Bailey Keen. After a short illness her mother passed...

LaRene C. Dizmang, 78, died May 4, 2023 at Wichita. She was born Sept. 24, 1944, at Anthony, the daughter of Paul and Valentine Reida Robertson. A longtime resident of Wichita, she was a credit specialist...

James Anthony Sexton, known to friends and family as Jim, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2023, at the home of his sister Jeralyn (Joe) Hill in Cunningham after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He...

WICHITA – Vicki Rae (Heiser) Schommer, 81, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 29, 2023. Vicki lived a life devoted to Christ and the Catholic faith and loved attending mass at Christ the King...

Nancy Jane Bessler Young, 89, passed away on April 29, 2023. Nancy was born in Garden City, KS on August 10, 1933, to George Miles and Ava Randle Bessler. She attended school at Zenda, Star, Lerado,...