Obituaries

Paulette Kay Walker Forcum was born Sept. 24, 1945, in Cushing, Okla., and passed away April 2, 2021 in her home in Kingman at the age of 75 after a short courageous fight with cancer. She...

Charles W. “Charlie” Thimesch, 86, died March 29, 2021, at Wichita. He was born July 26, 1934, at Cleveland, Kan., the son of Frank and Helen Meis Thimesch.  A longtime Cunningham resident, Charlie ran two gas filling...

Ernest A. “Ernie” Wapelhorst, 78, died March 27, 2021, at his home in Kingman. He was born Aug. 13, 1942, at Colwich, the son of Leo and Wally Orth Wapelhorst.  A longtime Kingman resident, he was a...

Lenora Josephine Zoeller, 95 died  March 27, 2021 in Kingman. She was born Dec. 18, 1925, at Duqoin, the daughter of Fred and Eleanor Werner Zoeller.  A longtime Kingman resident she was a former grade school teacher,...

Dr. Francis “Frank” Leo Depenbusch, MD, 83, passed away March 21, 2021, at Hospice House of Reno County, Hutchinson. He was born in a farmhouse, outside of Zenda, Feb. 9, 1938, to Bernard Peter “Ben” Depenbusch...

Marilyn R. Shingleton, 86, of Pueblo, Colo., moved from her earthly tent on March 3, 2021, to her mansion over the hill top, above the beautiful azure blue in that bright land where we never grow...

Barbara Dean McGinnis, 90, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at Wheatlands Health Care Center in Kingman, KS. Born September 5, 1930, at Booneville, AR, she was the daughter of James and Delta (Greenwood) Barbour. Barbara...

Gregory L. Smith, 61, died March 6, 2021 at his home. He was born March 15, 1959, in Kingman, the son of Lynn and Betty Schoenecker Smith. A lifetime resident of Kingman, he was a retired...

Alyssa Grace “Gracie” Valadez, 15, died Feb. 28, 2021 in Derby. She was born Sept. 22, 2005, in Wichita. She was a ninth grade student at Derby High School, where she played volleyball. She also enjoyed...

On Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, Wesley Larwence Woodson, owner and proprietor of Bes in the Wes Trucking, Brookville, passed away in Salina. Long time trucker, avid gardener and loved his animals. Wes was born on March...