Obituaries

Body John Charles Spainhour, age 60, passed away on Jan. 20, 2026. Born on Oct. 29, 1965, in Kingman. He was the son of the late Con R. and Barbara Ann Spainhour, formerly of Cheney.

Body Margaret Sue and Marvin Eugene Thompson, died Jan. 20, 2026, near their home in Murdock.Margaret was born March 4, 1957, at Memphis, Texas, the daughter of Jim and Shirley Pasley Colston, with Marvin born Aug.

Body Carolyn (Furman) Robbins, age 80, passed away on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026.Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at Milton Methodist Church, 1378 N. Argonia Rd.

Body Gary Whitney, age 73, owner of Gary’s Automotive and Clearwater Classics, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16, at Clearwater Community Church 450 N. 4th St.

Body Anna (Matijakovic) Mueller, age 91, passed away Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.Rosary will be at 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, and funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, both at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Clonmel, 18630 W. 71st St. S., Viola.

Body Kathryn Brandes Hermsen entered Eternal Life on Jan. 1, 2026, with her loving husband by her side at Presbyterian Hospital in Plano, Texas. She was born in Wichita on Oct. 15, 1948, and grew up in Cheney, Kan.

Body Donna J. (Vancuren) Bates, age 84, passed away on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.Visitation will be 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, at Webb Shinkle Mortuary, 200 S. Tracy, Clearwater. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14 , at Viola Presbyterian Church, 304 S. Grice St, Viola.

Body Farrel R. Lange, 62, of Conway Springs, passed away, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, at his home north of Conway Springs.Farrel was born March 13, 1963 in Wichita to Fredrick Joseph Lange and Addie Valetta (Cline) Lange. He grew up in the Conway Springs community, where he attended St.

Body Delores (Pauly) Paney-Clark, 95, of Wichita, passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, at Sunflower Z Homes, in Garden Plain.A rosary will held on Monday, Jan. 5, at 6 p.m., and funeral Mass will be Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 10:30 a.m., both at St.