Obituaries

Wanda Mae Claypool, 83, died March 12, 2020, in Wichita. She was born Feb. 2, 1938, at Penalosa the daughter of Orville Grant and Ida Mae Latham Helm. A long time resident of the Penalosa community,...

Warren Lee “Blackie” Beard, 90, died March 9, 2020, at Kingman. He was born June 30, 1929, at Kingman, the son of Floyd and Gladys Day Beard. A resident of Kingman for most of his life,...

Kenneth D. Clark, 84, died March 6, 2020, at the Cheney Golden Age Home. He was born July 19, 1937, at Adams, the son of Thurlow and Verna Scheiflbien Clark. A longtime resident of Kingman, he...

Edward Ralph Pestinger, born in Kingman on June 20, 1927, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, at the age of 92. Preceded in death by his wife, Jo (Goble) Pestinger. They shared 54 years of...

Glennys Mayree Montgomery, 79, died Sunday, March 1, 2020. She was preceded in death by her father, William Matthews; mother, Ina (Howell) Redenbaugh; son, Marvin Montgomery; and brother, Doyle Matthews. Glennys is survived by her son,...

A gravesite observance was conducted Friday, Feb. 21, at Walnut Hill Cemetery, Kingman, for Janet G. Green, who was born July 3, 1934, and passed away June 21, 2018. It was attended by Julie and Steven...

John J. Hampel, 95, dairyman and farmer, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Wichita. He was born Feb. 2, 1925, in Pretty Prairie, the son of Fred William and Helen Emma (Beat) Hampel. He was...

Lupe M. Gomez, 93, died Feb. 20, 2020, in Wichita. She was born Dec. 12, 1926, at Belvidere, the daughter of Rudy and Jesus Gonzales. A longtime resident of Kingman, she was a former CNA and...

Doris E. Hanson, 78, died Feb. 20, 2020, in Overland Park. She was born May 13, 1941, at Utopia, the daughter of Lawrence and Mary Belle Box Nichols. A longtime Kingman resident, she was a homemaker,...

Marilyn L. Sterling-Ingram, 84, died Feb. 22, 2020, at Kingman. She was born April 19, 1935 the daughter of Everett and Vada Hudspeth Grubbs. A longtime Kingman resident she was a former SW Bell operator and...