Obituaries

WICHITA – Mary Lou Wilhite entered into eternal life on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015. She was born June 2, 1930 in St. Mark, to Alvina (Thome) and Anthony Strunk. She was the youngest of seven children....

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Former Kingman resident Anna Gertrude Bachman Benegar, 91, passed away Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015 in Virginia Beach, Va. Anna was born to William Bachman and Caroline Hommertzheim Bachman In Nashville, April 18,...

ANTHONY – Iva Christine Kepley, 78, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. She ran a mini flea market in Kingman before retiring. Memorial service was held at 10:45 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 10 at the Beacon of Light...

SPIVEY – William S. Coleman, age 84, lost his short battle with cancer and passed peacefully at South Wind Hospice on February 3. Known to friends and family as Bill or Bud, he is survived by...

KINGMAN – Mary Helen Hart, 74, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2015 at Anthony Medical Center. She was born Dec. 17, 1940 at Hays, the daughter of Don and Maxine Vada Craig Couch. A longtime resident of...

KINGMAN – Helen M. Coon, 94, died Jan. 27, 2015, at Wheatlands Health Care Center, Kingman. She was born Aug. 27, 1920, the daughter of Jesus and Consuello Casarez Garibay. A longtime Kingman resident, previously of...

ZENDA – Alvin Henry Westerman, 90 of Zenda, died on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015 at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital, Medicine Lodge. He was born Nov. 13, 1924 on the family farm in Isabel, the son of...

KINGMAN – Judith Ann Branden, 75, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 at her home in Kingman. She was born June 2, 1939 at Kingman the daughter, of Warren and Opal McCartney Schaffer. A longtime resident of...

KINGMAN – Paul E. Beat, 101, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 at Wheatland Health Care Centers, Kingman. He was born March 30, 1913 at Cleveland, the son of Edward and Margaret Conrardy Beat. A lifetime resident...

HUTCHINSON – Elva C. Soft, 101, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. She was born Nov. 17, 1913 near Murdock, the daughter of Andrew J. and Anna Kaufman Stucky. A longtime Hutchinson resident, having also lived in...