Obituaries

Dr. Ralph Eugene Bellar Sr was born on June 19, 1930, on the family farm near O’Neill, Nebraska, the youngest and eleventh child of John K. and Jennie (Schweitzer) Bellar. When he was 8, the family...

Kristen F. Windscheffel, 39, of Russell passed away Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. Memorial Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 11, at the Trinity United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held at 1 to...

Grace A. Graber, 91, died Jan. 2, 2024 at the Prairie Sunset Home. She was born June 9, 1932, at Kingman, the daughter of William and Mary Wagner Osner. A longtime resident of the Pretty Prairie...

Joanne K. Javurek, 77, died Jan. 2, 2024, in her home in Kingman. She was born Oct. 20, 1946, at Ann Arbor, Mich. A Kingman resident since 2019, she was a homemaker. Joanne was a member...

Lyle Robert “Bob” Price, 91, died Jan. 3, 2024 in Kingman. He was born Oct. 20, 1932, at Sabetha, the son of Lyle P. and Ruth Hall Price. A long time Kingman resident, previously of Topeka,...

Richard P. “Rick” Arnold, 78, of Kingman, passed away on Jan 3, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family. Born on May 7, 1945 in Langley Field, Va., he was the son of Dr. Phillip...

Jerrold Douglas Scribner Sr., lovingly known as Jerry, passed away peacefully in Edmond, Okla., on Dec. 21, 2023, at the age of 83. Born on May 27, 1940, in Dodge City to his late parents William...

Peggy Lynn Fredrick Lauterback was born Dec. 24, 1955, and passed away on Dec. 17, 2023, at the age of 66.  She lived most of her life in Kingman and graduated from Kingman High School in...

Patricia L. Walton, 87, a spirited and no-nonsense woman, passed away on Nov. 26, 2023, at Residence Begonia in Wichita.  She was born on Feb. 5, 1936, in Erie, Pa., and leaves behind a legacy of...

Billy Joe “BJ” Reida passed away on Dec. 10, 2023, at Wheatland Nursing Home, Kingman. He was 81 years, 6 months and 9 days old. He was born June 2, 1942, in Harper to Arlo and...