Obituaries

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,...

Clyde W. Vincent, Korean War Veteran and oldest son of Kendall and Angeline Vincent, passed away on April 26, 2023, at his home in Kingman at the age of 91. He was preceded in death by...

Iris Ellen Krehbiel passed away peacefully on April 26, 2023 at the age of 93 at Prairie Sunset Home in Pretty Prairie, surrounded by her family. She was born at home June 28, 1929, in Coffeyville....

Bobby Joe Smith, 86, of Medford passed away peacefully on April 20, 2023 in Wakita.   Bob was born Dec. 12, 1936 to Wilbert and Lella Smith, at their home in Lexington. He attended and graduated...

David Ray Reppert passed away on April 18, 2023. He was born Feb. 1, 1957 in Abington, Pa., where he was a welcome addition to the home of Ray and Dorothy Reppert. He graduated from Schuylkill...

Delmar D. Voran, 96, passed away on April 22, 2023, at Pretty Prairie. He was born Sept. 11, 1926, at the family farm about nine miles southeast of Kingman, the son of Willard M. and Frieda...