Obituaries

R.E. “Ed” Craig, 95, died Sept. 26, 2021 in Wichita. He was born Aug. 22, 1926, on a farm outside Earlton, the son of Herschel and Mary Taylor Craig. Ed spent his childhood growing up in...

Thelma Marie Hubbell, passed away on Oct. 7, 2021. She was born on her family farm in Colwich, Kansas. Parents Henry and Rosie (Doll) Nigg. She snuck out of her bedroom window on her 18th birthday...

Samuel I. “Sam” Rohrer, 98, died Oct. 7, 2021. He was born April 29, 1923, in Oxford, Fla., the son of Isaac and Emma Abrell Rohrer. A Kingman resident since 1987, he was a retired Jig...

Skylar BranDonn Fieser, 32, died Oct. 6, 2021. He was born July 5, 1989, in Wichita the son of Kent and Nancy Holder Fieser. A resident of Norwich most of his life, he was a professional...

Donald G. “Don” Schmitz, 91, died Oct. 5, 2021 at his home in Kingman. He was born Jan 28, 1930, at Willowdale, the son of Joseph and Josephine Simmons Schmitz. A Kingman resident most of his life,...

John E. Watson, 80, died Sept. 29, 2021, at his home in Wichita. John’s parents were John C. Watson and LaMoine Shubert Watson. Grandparents were Charles and Ella Watson and Elmer and Ethel Shubert. His sister,...

Joe Pat White, co-founder of White’s Foodliner, was born Aug. 7, 1926, in Faulkner to Jack and Mildred Justice White. He passed away after a short illness on Sept. 27, 2021. Joe spent his youth in...

Penny Rae Farris, 68, and a resident of Marquette, died Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. Penny was born on June 2, 1953 in Iola to Richard Elvin Gerdsen and Blanche Irene (Marsh) Rose.  She and her older...

R.E. “Ed” Craig, 95, died Sept. 26, 2021 in Wichita. He was born Aug. 22, 1926, on a farm outside Earlton, Kansas the son of Herschel and Mary Taylor Craig. Ed spent his childhood growing up...

Leon H. Winter, 89, died Sept. 26, 2021, in Kingman. He was born May 28, 1932, at Nashville, the son of Walter Harold and Matilda Naasz Winter. A longtime Kingman resident, previously of Wichita, he was...