Obituaries

Mary Jo (Higgins) McMahan, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. Service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday March 9, at the First Baptist Church Clearwater. Mary Jo, as she preferred to be called, was born in Wichita but later moved to Clearwater with her family.

Mary Margaret Morgan, 82, of Wichita, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. She was born Nov. 17, 1941, to Everett and Dovie Seagraves Cupp in Joplin, Mo. She graduated from Joplin High School in 1959.

Elnora Mae “Gus” Eshnaur, age 95, passed away Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in Cedar Park, Texas. She was born May 26, 1928, in Cheney, the 17th child of 18, the daughter of Parker Allen and Lucy Robertson Richardson.

Delbert L. Ebersole of Wichita passed away Thursday, Feb. 1, after battling declining health problems. He was born Oct. 10, 1943, in Wichita to Leo and Ada (Smiley) Ebersole. On Oct. 24, 1969, he married the love of his life, Gayle Ann Morton.They have two daughters, Kimberly and Valoree.

Sherla Mae (Pipkin) Parks passed on to her heavenly home Jan. 29 at the age of 94. She was preceded in death by her husband, Daryl; parents, Albert and Clara Pipkin; brother, Carl Duane Pipkin; and grandson, Carl Duane Parks.

Barbara J. Hickey, 81, passed away on Jan. 31, 2024, in Wichita. She was born on April 11, 1942, to Joseph and Ada Knott.

Ralph David Oxendine, 89, of Cheney, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024 at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center. Ralph was born on July 7, 1934, in Pierce City, Mo. He was the son of Charley A. Oxendine and Edna Lucile Oxendine. Ralph graduated from Midway High School in 1952.

Jacob ‘Jay’ John Seyffer, 47, died Jan. 27, 2024, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. He was born June 17, 1976, in Golden Valley, Minn., to Jacob John Seyffer, Jr. and Joyce Marlys (Herman) Seyffer. Jay was a 1994 graduate of Clearwater High School, Clearwater.

LaVern C. (Koster) Mies, 89, of Conway Springs, died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Ascension Via Christi-St. Francis, Wichita.

Michael B. Hensley, age 77, of Clearwater, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. He was preceded in death by his son, Thomas Hensley; parents, Arvel “Slim” and Nora Belle (Patterson) Hensley; and brother, Stephen Hensley.