OBITUARIES

Jul 17, 2026

Mullinville-

Galen Ralstin McDonald,“Mac”, passed away at age 80 on July 17, 2026, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Born April 1, 1946, in Larned, he was the son of Glen Eugene and Juanita Elnora (Ralstin) McDonald. A lifelong resident of Mullinville, Mac graduated from Mullinville High School in 1964 and earned a B.S....

Jul 5, 2026

Larned - Betty Darlene Rose, 81, of Larned, Kansas, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2025, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, where she had been hospitalized since July 1, 2026, after a fall in her home. Betty was born April 6, 1945, in Pratt, Kansas to Carl Alvin Rose and Dorothy Darlene (Kern) Rose. Betty was raised in several...

Jun 27, 2026

Kenneth Boyd McFadden was born February 2, 1960, in Greensburg, Kansas, to Kenneth Elmer and Rebecca Jean (Price) McFadden. He was the first son and the third of four children. He passed away unexpectedly on June 27, 2026, in the pasture at his home at sundown, boots on, doing what he loved. He attended Mullinville Schools through graduation in 1978....

May 18, 2026

Mullinville – Doris Jeanette Headrick, 89, died May 18, 2026, at the Hill Top House, Bucklin, Kansas. She was born June 1, 1936, south of Haviland, Kansas, the daughter of Theodore Roosevelt and Elsie Fern (Kendall) Kesinger. Doris graduated from Haviland High School. She had lived in Haviland and Mullinville since 1956. Doris worked at the Mullinville State Bank as...

May 12, 2026

Mullinville – Jack C. Carson, 82, died May 12, 2026, at Trinity Manor, Dodge City, Kansas. He was born May 14, 1943, in Haviland, Kansas, the son of Floyd and Mary I. (Spurgeon) Carson. Jack graduated from Mullinville High School in 1961 and attended Pratt Community College. Jack was employed by a traveling circus for several years as a young...

May 7, 2026

Glenda Carlene Childs, known primarily by Carlene, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2026. She was in ICU at HCA Kendall Florida hospital, surrounded by her two daughters, and her granddaughter on Facetime, during her time of death. While on a Caribbean cruise with her eldest daughter, Carlene suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage, while snorkeling in Honduras, 15 days earlier. She...

Apr 19, 2026

Greensburg – Jerald Duane Skibbe, 86, died April 19, 2026, at the Catholic Care Center, Bel Aire, Kansas. He was born November 16, 1939, in Marion, Kansas, the son of Forrest and Alvina (Bernhardt) Skibbe, and grew up on a farm near there. Jerald became a teacher and enjoyed seeing students succeed and learn to think for themselves. During the...

Apr 13, 2026

Alvin Vaughn Hewitt, loving husband, father and grandfather, 75, passed from this life and entered into his eternal home in heaven on April 13, 2026, at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg, Kansas. The first baby to be born at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital on July 8, 1950. He was the son of Vincent V. and Betty Jean (Eden) Hewitt. Alvin...

Apr 12, 2026

Haviland- Paul Leon Binford, 90, died April 12, 2026, at the Hill Top House, Bucklin, Kansas. He was born October 12, 1935, in rural Haviland, Kansas, the son of Earnest Charles and Myrtle Effie May (Ross) Binford. He attended Friends Academy and Friends Bible College in Haviland. Paul was a dairyman, farmer, and a member of the Haviland Friends Church,...

Mar 25, 2026

Our dear mother, Norma J. Koehn, was born December 12, 1936, to Jacob and Evelyn (Unruh) Wadel in rural Kiowa County, Kansas. Her longing for heaven was realized when Jesus called her Home on the morning of March 25, 2026, at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg, Kansas.

Growing up on a farm south of Greensburg, the only girl with three ornery...

Mar 10, 2026

Greensburg – Mary Jean West, 75, died March 10, 2026, at her home in Greensburg, Kansas. She was born February 21, 1951, in Fowler, Kansas, the daughter of Albert Cinclair “Ace” and Ruth Lorraine (Nichols) Edmonds. She had lived in Fowler, Mullinville, Kansas, Germany, Goddard, Kansas, and Greensburg. Mary Jean graduated from Mullinville High School in 1969 and then attended...

Feb 15, 2026

Emporia- Kirk Gene Cullumber, 68, died February 15, 2026, at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. He was born May 16, 1957, in Greensburg, Kansas, the son of Berkley Gene “Bruz” and Jaqueline Jean “Jackie” Cullumber. Kirk graduated from Greensburg High School in 1975. He had lived in Greensburg, Sterling, Colorado, Rawlins, Wyoming and Emporia, Kansas. He was employed...

Feb 11, 2026

Forrest Dean Huffman, 72, passed away on February 11, 2026, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Forrest was born January 2, 1954, in Pratt, Kansas to Lavon Clark-Dennis and Francis Huffman. Raised in Greensburg, Kansas, by his mother and stepfather, Edward Dennis. He was baptized at the Assembly of God Church and attended weekly as a child. Working for...

Feb 7, 2026

Greensburg - Marjorie Lee Schmidt, 87, died February 7, 2026, in Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg, Kansas. She was born October 16, 1938, the daughter of William Ronald “Buck” and Ruth (Hopkins) Mead. Marge lived a long, love‑filled life, the kind built on simple kindness. Born on October 16, 1938, she carried a gentle way about her—warm, welcoming, and always...

Jan 28, 2026

Greensburg – Jerry Allen Wade, 87, died January 28, 2026, at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg, Kansas. He was born January 5, 1939, in Alva, Oklahoma, to Byron Asberry Wade and Emma Smoot (Dixon) Wade, one of five children. Jerry graduated from Hardtner High School and Garden City Community College where he played basketball and football. There he met the...

Dec 21, 2025

Dec 9, 2025

Jan Ellyn Lorimor Case passed from this life into eternal life with her Lord and Savior on December 9, 2025, in Rich Hill, Missouri. She was surrounded by family and entered her heavenly home as Psalm 23 was read.

Jan was born on January 13, 1957, in Phillipsburg, Kansas, to Ernie Clifford and Lyndell Elsie (Thompson) Lorimor. She was the eighth...

Nov 6, 2025

Haviland - Ralph DeWayne Jantz, 94, died Nov. 6, 2025, at Parkwood Village Reflections, Pratt, Kansas. Born October 4, 1931, in rural Kiowa County, the son of Solomon B. Jantz and Katie (Wadel) Jantz. DeWayne graduated Greensburg High School in 1948. He was a rancher and farmer his whole life. He lived his entire life from six weeks old till...

Nov 5, 2025

Haviland – Terry Lee McAfee, 78, died November 5, 2025, at Brookdale Tallgrass, Wichita, Kansas. He was born November 13, 1946, in Allen Nebraska, the son of Joe and Zella (Ellis) McAfee. Terry had lived in Allen, Greenleaf, Idaho, Haviland, Kansas since 1964 and Wichita since 2024. He graduated from Greenleaf Academy in 1964 and attended Friends Bible College, Haviland....

Nov 2, 2025

Pratt-Janie Frances Reed Kemp, 79, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2025, surrounded by the family she loved so deeply. Born on January 10, 1946, in Dinuba, California, Janie was the daughter of James Russell and Margaret Reed. She grew up in a large, loving family, alongside her brothers George Henry, James Russell, Paul Daniel, Earnest Ray, and David Randall,...