Obituaries

Elsie May Derrick was born Sept. 17, 1927, in Wakita, the seventh of 11 children born to Arthur and Mary Elizabeth (Dickmeyer) Bollman. She grew up on the family farm near Wakita attending Wakita schools. Following...

Jay M. Ford, 47, died Feb. 12, 2025, at his home at St. Marks. He was born Nov. 24, 1977, in Wichita, the son of LeeRoy and Gail Hageman Ford. A longtime St. Marks resident he...

Jeanette Elizabeth Ricke passed away from complications of a brief illness in Wichita on Feb. 6, 2025.   Jeanette was born on Feb. 16, 1955,+ to Lawrence and Elizabeth (Burnheide) Blurton in Nashville. She was the...

On Feb. 9, 2025, Mildred Jean Eslinger passed away at Anthony Community Care Center at the age of 93. Mildred Jean Thomas was born June 17, 1931, near Ferguson, to Daniel Ralph Thomas and Lola Dotson...

Russell Jr. Arnett passed away on Feb. 6, 2025, at the age of 93. He was born on June 3, 1931, in Dewitt, Ark., to Russell and Clara Arnett.  Russell married Wilma Struble in 1950. To...

“This morning I ordered precision military air strikes on the Senior ISIS Attack Planner and other terrorists he recruited and led in Somalia. The message to ISIS and all others who would attack Americans is that...

Pauline Y. Solorio finished her earthly journey in Duncan, on Jan. 30, 2025 at the age of 87. She was born on Dec. 2, 1937 in Oklahoma City to Woody Clark Sr. and Zelma (Davis) Clark. ...

Carolyn Marie Heath, 60, died Feb. 6, 2025 in Wichita. She was born March 7, 1964, in Wichita, the daughter of Ray and Nancy Garrison Scofield. A longtime resident of the Kingman community, she was the...

Kay Dunlap passed away peacefully on Feb. 2, 2025. She was married to Bruce Dunlap (Eureka) in June 1984, who preceded her in death. Kay is survived by her sister, Jeanne Thompson of Wichita; her niece,...

William E. “Bill” Coon, 100, died Jan 28, 2025, at Kingman. He was born March 15, 1924 at Adams, the son of Otis and Mary E. Harper Coon. A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, he...