Obituaries

Michael A. “Knothead” Noblit, 59, died Oct. 21, 2020, at Wichita. He was born Dec. 22, 1960, at Kingman, the son of Lewis and Donna Evans Noblit. A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, he was...

Sarah J. “Sally” Roser, 85, died Oct. 21, 2020, at her home in Kingman. She was born March 27, 1935, at Gaines, Mich., the daughter of John and Ruth Wrigglesworth Chamness. A longtime resident of Kingman,...

Wilfred Nicholas Panek, 96, passed away on Oct. 20, 2020, in Cheney. He was born on March 22, 1924, to the late Anton and Marie (Kerschen) Panek. He married Kathleen (Gerber) Panek on Oct. 29, 1947,...

Brandon Lee Rank was born on Oct. 3, 1979, in Hutchinson. He lived in Waco, Texas and worked at IHOP. He entered Heaven’s Gate Sept. 24 at 11:08 a.m. Brandon always had a big smile and...

NEWTON — Jack E. Fornwalt, 68, died Oct. 15, 2020. He was born Nov. 30, 1951, to George E. Fornwalt and Helen (Dutton) Fornwalt in Kingman. Jack attended elementary and junior high in Penalosa and graduated...

Raymond J. Ortiz, 88, retired truck driver, passed away Oct. 14, 2020, at his daughter’s home in Shawnee. He was born Feb. 7, 1932, in Kingman to Marcus & Julia (Morales) Ortiz. Preceded in death by...

Joyce Aleta Bolinger passed away Oct. 15, 2020, at the Cheney Golden Age Home. She was born Oct. 12, 1934, at Kingman and grew up on the family farm in Southeast Kingman County. She attended Pleasant...

Jay F. Mavity, 85, died at the Hilltop Manor in Cunningham on Oct. 12, 2020. He was born Sept. 8, 1935, in Norcater, the son of Joseph and Edyth Ward Mavity. A longtime Cunningham resident, he...

Glen Albert Bolinger, 77, died Oct. 12, 2020 in Wichita. Glen was born in Kingman on Sept. 5, 1943, to Carl A. and Anna A. (Brown) Bolinger. Glen is survived by sisters Joyce A. Bolinger and...

Marlene L. Cross Rice, 77, died Oct. 3, 2020, in Tulsa, Okla. She was born Aug. 16, 1943, in Van Horn, Texas, the daughter of B.F. and Delia Grice Cross.A longtime resident of Oklahoma, she was...