Obituaries

It is with deep sadness that we announce John Neil Ballard, Jr., 64, of Tonkawa, peacefully passed away in his home on March 13, 2025.  John was born on Nov. 20, 1960 in Ft. Bliss, Texas,...

Stephen Craig Reneau, 77, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 14, 2025, surrounded by family in Tulsa. Born on Sunday, Nov. 23, 1947, to Sam and Velma Reneau on the family farm in Clyde, where he...

Theresa C. Ziegler, 84, died March 18, 2025. She was born July 25, 1940, in Wichita, the daughter of Joseph P. and Cecilia R. Burtz Kennedy. A resident of Kingman most of her life, she retired...

Loretta Mae Hogg, retired receptionist and office clerk, died Sunday, March 16, 2025. Born Feb. 8, 1938, near Zenda, the daughter of Ira and Loretta (Lewis) Swingle. She married Donald Eugene Hogg in 1959 at the...

Bruce I. Kinsler, 66, died March 17, 2025 at his home in Kingman. He was born Oct. 7, 1958, in Kingman, the son of Warren and Marjorie Isley Kinsler.  A lifetime resident of Kingman, he was...

Ronald Wayne Tracy passed away on March 14, 2025, at the age of 77. Ronald was born on Jan. 1, 1948, in Wichita to Omer J. Tracy Jr and Helen Lucille (Ruhsert) Tracy.  The family made...

Argyle Janzen passed from this world on March 14, 2025, after a five-year battle with dementia.  He was born Oct. 4, 1946, in Enid to Marvin and Regina (Isaac) Janzen and. Argyle grew up on the...

David A. Wallace, 85, entered heaven March 15, 2025. He was born Dec. 31, 1939, in rural Waterloo, the son of James Wallace and Opal Nunemaker Wallace. David graduated from Kingman High School in 1957. Five...

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Phyllis Leora Nelson Blacker, 93, on March 10, 2025. She was born Jan. 18, 1932, to Ernest and Lillian Nelson in McPherson, Kansas. Survivors include: two daughters, Kyla...

Betty Williamson Lebeda, 95, passed away on March 4, 2025. Betty was born on a farm outside of Medford to Armettie and O.F. Williamson and was the youngest of eleven children. Betty was a fiercely proud...