OBITUARIES

Earl W. Anderson

Jul 27, 2013

Greensburg- Earl William Anderson, 80, died July 27, 2013 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born January 15, 1933 in Greensburg, the son of Rudolph and Beverene (Allison) Anderson. He graduated from Greensburg High School in 1951 and was a lifetime resident of Greensburg. He was a meter technician, retiring from Panhandle Eastern Pipeline. Earl joined the Greensburg...

Elton C. Martin

Jul 7, 2013

Mullinville- Elton C. Martin, 86, died July 7, 2013 at Hill Top House, Bucklin, Kansas. He was born April 7, 1927 in Syracuse, Kansas, the son of J.C. and Elizabeth (Nagel) Martin. He had lived in Syracuse, Greensburg, and Mullinville since 1937. Elton graduated from Mullinville High School in 1945. He served in the U.S. Navy in 1945 -’46. He...

Evelyn Mable Dilport

Jun 23, 2013

Greensburg- Evelyn Mable Dilport, 90, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2013, in Pratt, KS. She was born June 15, 1923 in Holland, Vermont to Joseph and Violet Marcotte. On April 21, 1952, Evelyn married Ervin Dilport in Greensburg. Survivors include one brother, Russell Marcotte; two daughters, Vickie Caplinger (Ron), Glendale, CA, and Janet Hubert, Greensburg, one...

Melva Lucille Bernard

May 9, 2013

Mullinville- Melva Lucille Bernard, 71, died May 9, 2013 at Hanover Hospital, Hanover Kansas. She was born March 5, 1942 in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Helen Lucille (Alford) and Nathan Berkley Hayse, Jr.. Melva graduated from Mullinville High School in 1960, earned a Bachelor’s degree from Fort Hays College in Home Economics, and later went back and earned...

Jerry E. (Kelly) Bender

Apr 30, 2013

Greensburg- Jerry Eileen Bender, 78, died April 30, 2013 in Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, Kansas. She was born January 4, 1935, in Greensburg, Kansas, the daughter of Merle Dutton and Muriel Faye (Ratliff) Kelly. A lifetime resident of Kiowa County, Jerry was a Homemaker and an Antique Dealer. She graduated from Greensburg High School in 1953 and earned a...

William R. “Bill” Mcadoo

Mar 6, 2013

Pratt- William Robert “Bill” McAdoo, 70, died March 6, 2013, at Select Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born June 26, 1942 in Wichita, Kansas the son of William Albert “Red” and Nora Ann (Scobee) McAdoo. Bill had retired from the Pratt County Road Dept. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the United States Army and...

Dwight D. Ricketts

Feb 1, 2013

Greensburg- Dwight D. “Punk” Ricketts, 57, died February 1, 2013 at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born July 20, 1955 in Greensburg, Kansas, the son of Bill Lee and Alma Sue (Dennis) Ricketts. Punk graduated from Greensburg High School. He had lived in Greensburg and Wichita. He was a truck driver and mechanic employed...

Carolyn Cook

Dec 8, 2012

Roff, Oklahoma- Carolyn L. Cook, 64, died December 8, 2012 at Southwest Integris Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born June 11, 1948, in Hollis, Oklahoma, the daughter of James Floyd and Vida Ruth (Sitton) Macom. She was a homemaker. On January 1, 1967, Carolyn married Charles Lee Cook in Richfield, Kansas. He survives. She is also survived by two...