Obituaries

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...

Carla Anne Rudicel Voran, 78, died on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022 at Olathe Medical Center She was born Sept. 14, 1943, at Kingman, the daughter of Donald C. and Ruby Billie Clark Rudicel. A longtime resident...

Donita H. Goyen, age 78, of McPherson, and formerly of Winona, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022.  Donita was born in Dodge City on March 23, 1943, oldest child of Harvey and Doris (Hurley) Russell....

Lois Lee Hamilton Kostner, 87, was born Jan. 26, 1934, at Anthony, the daughter of Fenner Ward Hamilton and Pearl Oller Hamilton Guthridge. She attended schools in Kansas City and Anthony, Kansas and worked at Olmstead...

Juanita M. “Midge” Henning, 91, died Jan. 18, 2022 at her home surrounded by her children. She was born March 5, 1930, at Anthony, the daughter of Hilia Strickland Kemp. A longtime resident of the Kingman...