Obituaries

Donald R. Mertens, 80, died Feb. 14, 2022 at the Kingman Community Hospital. He was born April 23, 1941, in Kingman County, the son of Leo W. and Lucille Miller Mertens. A lifetime resident of the...

Opal Darlene “Katie” Linn, 83, died Feb. 13, 2022, at her home in Abilene. She was born July 10, 1938, in rural Waterloo, the daughter of James and Opal Nunnemaker Wallace. A resident of Abilene since...

Lily Mae Cron, 86, of Kingman, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, at her home in Kingman. Lily was born the daughter of Leonard and Artive Fite on Dec. 13, 1935 on the family farm...

Marilyn Frances Metzinger was born on March 30, 1924 in Clyde, Okla., to Anthony and Veronica (Ronck) Weber. Marilyn attended Caldwell High School and on Aug. 27, 1940, married Ernest Nicholas Metzinger of Caldwell. Together they...

Eugene H. “Gene” Smith, 93, died Feb. 7, 2022 in Kingman. He was born Dec. 20, 1929, at Hutchinson the son of Linn and Mary Hess Smith. A longtime resident of the Kingman community, he was...

Garry Lee Lingenfelter, 80, passed away Jan. 26, 2022, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born Oct. 18, 1941, at Wichita, the son of Waldo and Cora (Aiken) Lingenfelter. Garry moved to Ellinwood in...

Joyce M. Clark, 85, died Jan. 31, 2022, at the Cheney Golden Age Home, Cheney. She was born Feb. 17, 1936, at Mitchell, the daughter of Joseph “J.B.” and Jessie Bain Rife.  A longtime Kingman resident,...

Gary D. Richardson, 82, of Cheney went to be with the Lord surrounded by his family on Jan. 31, 2022. He was born on April 22, 1939 in Cheney, the son of Gene and Goldie (Gould)...

Ruth A. Lam, 92, died Jan. 30, 2022 at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. She was born May 13, 1929, at Cheney, the daughter of Henry and Laura Schierenbeck Kohler. A longtime resident of the Kingman community,...

Longmont, Colo., resident, Roger Neil Hardesty, 85, passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette, Colo., on Jan. 23, 2022.   Roger was born on July 18, 1936, on a family wheat farm about 40 miles...