Obituaries

Richard Forrest, Jr., 95, of Argonia, passed away on July 21, 2026. Richard was born March 29, 1931, just north of Argonia in a farmhouse. He was one of the five sons of Richard "Dick" S. and Lula (Bland) Forrest.

Frank Joseph Bartonek, 70, passed away Friday, July 24, 2026, at Cox Medical Center, Branson, Mo. 

Richard C. Johnson, 83, was born May 4, 1943, at LeRoy, Kan., to Georgia Viesta Cottingham and Theodore Thomas Johnson. He died July 16, 2026. He attended LeRoy schools for all 12 years, graduating in 1961. His early years, he worked at a alfalfa mill at Leroy, and for local farmers.

James Lee Heiman, 64, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2026, at his home in Conway Springs.Jimmy was born April 25, 1962, in Wichita, to Larry and Dorothy (Dodd) Heiman. He grew up in Towanda, and graduated from Circle High School with the class of 1981.

Dorsey Lee (Genteman) Carter was born Feb. 7, 1950, in Springfield, Mo., to Mark Edwin Genteman and Tolitha Virginia Lee (Brumley) Genteman.

Jack H. Slade, age 91, of Wichita, passed away Monday, July 6, 2026.A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 17, at Shinkle Mortuary, 146 N. Lamar Ave, Haysville.Jack was preceded in death by his wife, Marsha Slade, and mother, Ruby Slade.

Donald Corbin Smith, 80, of Howard, Kan., passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at the Greenwood Country Hospital in Eureka. Don was born in rural Elk County on May 25, 1946, the son of Kenneth Owen and Pauline (Corbin) Smith.Don was a graduate of Howard High School, class of 1964.

Derek Lane Swingle was born on July 12, 1975 in Wellington to Ron and Carolyn (Krone) Swingle. The family made their home in Argonia.

Linda Lou (Lewis) Graber, 85, entered into the presence of our Lord and Savior on June 22, 2026.Linda was born on Aug. 25, 1940, in Fort Edward, N.Y., to William Barry Lewis and Hildreth (Stewart) Lewis. She graduated from Argyle High School in 1958.

Donald Paul Shobe passed away at the age of 89 on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at Dove Estates Senior Living Community in Goddard.Donald was born Oct. 3, 1936, in Conway Springs, the youngest child of Paul Shobe and Ethel (Prilliman) Shobe.