Obituaries

Betty Irene (Pate) Benson,92, Kingman, left this life peacefully to be with her Lord Jesus on January 22, 2024, surrounded by loving family, after a courageous, two-year battle with cancer. She was born May 11, 1931,...

Mark Marion Doyen, 94, of Bartlesville, Okla., passed away on Dec. 14, 2023, after a brief illness.   Born in Rice on Nov. 8, 1929, Mark was the youngest of Orville and Millie Doyen’s four sons....

Sarah M. Henning, 40, died Jan. 7, 2024, at Rolling Hills Health and Rehab in Wichita due to complications of diabetes. She was born July 29, 1983, in Kingman, the daughter of Wade Henning and Janie...

PRATT — Gladys M. Pagenkopf, 101, passed away on Jan. 13, 2024 at Parkwood Village in Pratt. Gladys was born in Nashville on July 14, 1922, the daughter of Robert and Martha (Bortstede) Pagenkopf. She lived...

Rita Joyce (Ronck) Smith passed away on Jan. 15, 2024, at the age of 71.  Rita was born Dec. 27, 1952 (a twin), in Enid to Norvel and Ruth (Gaume) Ronck. She was raised on a...

Lyna Louise Stuart Dixon passed away Jan. 16, 2024, at Wheatlands Health Care Center. She was born April 8, 1925 in Kingman, the daughter of Virgil Ray and Blanche Elizabeth Dotter Stuart. She married Ernest Gloyd...

Eudora Beste-Crouch, 93, died Jan. 13, 2024 at Kingman Healthcare Center. She was born Aug. 20, 1930, at Paris, Texas, the daughter of Hubert and Delora Smyers Tilson.  A longtime resident of Kingman, she was a...

John C. Trollope, 85, went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior Jan. 13, 2024, at Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie. He was born May 6, 1938, at Conway Springs, the son of Merle C....

Leslie R. Krehbiel, 52, died Jan. 12, 2024 at her home in Kingman. She was born Dec. 23, 1971, at Junction City, the daughter of Bruce and Alona Olson Hedstrom.  A longtime resident of the Kingman...

Janice L. Barton, 84, of Johnson, died Jan. 7, 2024, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson. She was born on June 17, 1939, in Kingman, the daughter of Walter and Nannye Alice (McCandless)...