Obituaries

Daryl Edson Smith, PA-C, age 69, died after a brief illness on June 8, 2020. He was born Jan. 4, 1951, in Hutchinson, to Parma (Smith) Harris and Ralph Edson Smith. He graduated from Kingman High...

Bill Garrison, a resident of Kingman for 25 years, died at home on May 30. He is survived by his son, Noah of Kirk, Wash., and by his five brothers and sisters. There are no funeral...

Linda Jo Miller, 74, of Manhattan, died on April 3, 2020, in her residence following a brief illness. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 19, at the St. Thomas...

Rita Mae Wapelhorst, 71, died June 3, 2020, at her home in Kingman. She was born Sept. 10, 1948, in Kingman the daughter of Omer “Bud” and Margaret “Marge” Thissen Osner. A lifetime resident of the...

Rosalia Marie “Sally” Francis was born Oct. 27, 1930 in Wichita, daughter of Agnes Erker and Francis Kraus. She was raised by her grandparents, Ferdinand and Caroline (Haukap) Erker. Sally graduated from Wellington High School. On...

Mary Armeda (Douthett) Robinson died May 27, 2020, surrounded by her family, at Larksfield Place in Wichita. She was born April 13, 1923, on the family farm near Isabel, KS, the daughter of Roy & Bertha...

Patty D. Mertens, 68, of Buffalo, Ind., passed away from a lower GI bleed at 10:53 a.m., Thursday, April 23, 2020, at the Indiana University Health, Arnett Hospital of Lafayette with her family by her side....

Logan Avery Kostner, 14, died Feb. 28, 2020, at Wesley Medical Center. He was born May 27, 2005, at Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita, the son of Adrian and Shondra Kostner. Logan was a freshman, attending...

Elias “Eli” Hammerschmidt, 89, died May 7, 2020, at Inman. He was born Sept. 28, 1930, at Ogallah, the son of Mike and Anna Sander Hammerschmidt. A longtime Kingman resident, he was a retired oilfield consultant....

Herschel L. “Roy” Holloway of Wichita passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020. Herschel was born March 6, 1936, to Pearl and Herschel Holloway.Roy is survived by his wife Addie, son Herschel (Eddie) and wife Angie Holloway,...