Obituaries

Dorothy Evelyn Rapp passed from this life at the age of 90 on Aug. 3, 2025.  Dorothy was born on April 18, 1935. She moved to Wakita when she was in the sixth grade. She participated...

Cecil Lee Westerman, 86, died Aug. 8, 2025 in Wichita. He was born Feb. 25, 1939, in Zenda, the son of Henry and Edna (Kalthoff) Westerman. A lifetime resident of the Zenda and Nashville communities, he...

Malinda Ann Dickson was stubborn, hot-headed, and filled with more fire than anyone could put out.  Yet alongside that fire lived a gentleness. She was kind, understanding, loving, and deeply sentimental. Malinda — also known as...

Harlan Nathan “Pete” Harmon passed away peacefully on July 22, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, following a brain hemorrhage caused by a recent fall. Harlan was born on Nov. 10, 1941, in Buffalo, Okla.,...

Dan Swafford, age 76, passed away peacefully on July 24, 2025, in his beloved Kansas.  His family would like to thank his longtime friends that continued to provide comfort and support until the very end. And...

Glenna Marie Craig, 97, died July 27, 2025, in Wichita. She was born Nov. 4, 1927, in Neodesha, the daughter of Charles L. and Lucille Clark Killion. A Kingman resident since 1955, moving to Goddard in...

Ralph A. Lankton, 94, of Kingman passed away peacefully on July 25, 2025. Born Jan. 29, 1931, in LeRoy, Ralph was the son of Elmer and Frances (Miller) Lankton. A longtime resident of Kingman, he worked...

Marilyn L. Marchel, 92, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on July 16, 2025 at The Shepherd’s Center in Cimarron. She was born on Nov. 3, 1932 to John W. and...

Patrick Daniel McFadden passed away on July 13, 2025, in Fort Collins, Colo. He was born Dec. 19, 1937, in Kingman, the son of Richard and Frances Sheahan McFadden.  Graduating from Kingman High School with the...

Dennis J. Oeding, 75, died July 19, 2025 at his home near Willowdale. He was born Aug. 12, 1949, at Kingman, the son of Joseph and Gladys Goetz Oeding.  A lifetime resident of the Willowdale community,...