Obituaries

It is with heavy heart that the family of Franklin Leroy “FL “Young announce his passing at 89, of Cheney on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. He was born July 5, 1933, in a farmhouse near Cheney,...

Kathleen Marie Panek, 96, passed away on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Kathleen was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents, C.J. and Lena Gerber; husband, Willie; and siblings, Bishop...

Maxine Marie Kirkpatrick was born April 17, 1928, and passed away Aug. 12, 2022. Maxine’s parents were Zora Dunkelberger Thiel and Pete Thiel. She was born on a farm southwest of Cleveland. She was preceded in...

Leonard John Henning, 94, was born on March 8, 1928 in Willowdale. He was the son of Anthony “Antone” and Emma Mertens Henning and brother to Julius, Anthony Jr., Robert, Eugene, Joan, and Florence. Leonard grew...

Ruth Ellen Tasset Shippen, 81, was a loving friend, daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was born to Clarence and Margaret (Klenke) Tasset in Spearville. A devout Catholic, she graduated high school at...

Ronald Eugene Frampton, 84, died Aug. 9, 2022 at Derby. He was born Dec. 20, 1937, in Hutchinson, the son of Walter George and Pauline Nickell Frampton.  A lifetime resident, he was a retired farmer and...

Jerry Edward Vanlandingham passed away peacefully surrounded by family at his home in Zenda on Aug. 6, 2022. Born in Kingman on Oct. 2, 1939, to Palmer “Dick” Vanlandingham and Sylvia Ione Torrance Vanlandingham. In 1947,...

Michael “Mike” Elliott, 40, of Wichita, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. Michael was born on Feb. 18, 1982, in Tulsa, Okla. He was a Wichita West High School graduate and Cowley...

Larry S. Pieplow, 74, died July 27, 2022 at Kingman. He was born April 29, 1948, at Wichita, the son of Harry Ray and Beatrice E. Campbell Pieplow. A lifetime resident of the Rago community, he...

Penny L. Wood, 74, died July 24, 2022 at her home in Kingman. She was born Feb. 8, 1948, at Wichita, the daughter of Donald and Maxine Brasfield Augden. A lifetime resident of the Kingman community,...