Obituaries

James W. Hare, 97, of Conway Springs, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2023 at Spring View Manor, Conway Springs, KS.

Lois Harrington, age 90, of Haysville, passed away, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, at Haysville United Methodist Church.

Connie Milliken, age 77, of Clearwater, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, at First Baptist Church, Clearwater. Connie was born on Friday, June 7, 1946, in Ypsilanti, Mich., to her parents, Roy and Doris (Fiele) Holtzman.

Kenneth C. Maechtlen, age 95, peacefully passed away on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. He was born on Oct. 1, 1928, to Herman and Adelene Maechtlen, the third of four children. Ken’s early years were shaped by the simplicity of life on the family homestead east of Clearwater.

Thomas Coyne Taylor, 77, passed away October 14, 2023 in Monroe, LA. He was born on March 20, 1946 in Wichita, KS to Robert E. and Mary E. Coyne Taylor. He graduated from Cheney High School in 1964 and attended Southwestern College, Winfield, KS.

Eugene (Gene) Greenlee, a former mayor of Clearwater, passed away peacefully at his home in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, Nov. 9, with his family by his side.

Robert C. (Bob) Mercer, 83, of Conway Springs, passed away Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, at Spring View Manor, Conway Springs. Bob was born Dec. 10, 1939, southwest of Conway Springs to Ralph Virgil Mercer and Mary Elsie (McGee) Mercer. He moved with his family to the Mercer family farm at the age of 2.

Shirley Ellen Smith, 92, entered her heavenly home on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. Shirley was born on July 5, 1931, in Burdette, Kan., the daughter of Johnnie and Ina (McElwain) Johnson.

Gregory Lee Richardson, 58, of Winfield, passed away Monday morning, Nov. 6, 2023, at the Harry Hynes Hospice Center in Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita.

Ronald Lynn Work died Nov. 11, 2022, at his home in Lamont, Okla. Ron was born June 9, 1951, in Alva, Okla., to Robert and Ruth Work of Carmen, Okla. He graduated from Ashland (Kansas) High School in 1969.