All Obituaries

Lillie Lucile Whiteman, 91, of Lyons, passed away May 22, 2019 at Hospital District #1 of Rice County. She was born June 16, 1927 in Little River, Kansas, the daughter of Louis C. and Nita Sims Lighthill. She graduated from Little River High School, with the class of 1946, and later graduated nursing school in Hutchinson, Kansas. Lillie has resided in Lyons since 1948, formerly of Little River. She was a medical technologist for many years, retiring in 1992. Lillie was a member of the...

Delmar L. Conner, 83, of Lyons, passed away May 20, 2019 at Sandstone Heights Nursing Home, Little River, Kansas. He was born on January 29, 1936 in Lyons, the son of Lester and Helen Mayos Conner. Delmar graduated from Lyons High School with the class of 1954, and later received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Kansas State University. He was a lifelong Lyons resident. Delmar was a retired farmer and dairyman. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Lyons; Farm House...

Charles Marion “Charlie” Dyke, 78, of Sterling, Kansas, passed away May 16, 2019 at Select Specialty St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. He was born February 21, 1941 in Sterling, the son of Homer Linden and Flora Ophelia Howard Dyke. He graduated from Sterling High School. Charlie was a lifelong Sterling resident. He worked as an installer for Sterling Appliance, and for Sterling Softwater, retiring in 2011. Charlie was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, Sterling,...

Danny Ray Garrett, 68, of Geneseo, Kansas, passed away May 10, 2019 at his home. He was born June 8, 1950 in Odessa, Texas, the son of Junior and Ernesteen (Lawrence) Garrett. Danny graduated from Lamar High School, Lamar, Colorado, with the class of 1968. He has resided in Geneseo since January 2019, formerly of Odessa, Texas. Danny was an x-ray technician in Odessa and Arlington, Texas for 40 years. He loved his motorcycles, enjoyed reading, drawing and working with leather. Danny’s...

Linda Lou Bunton, 78, of Lyons, passed away May 5, 2019 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born April 1, 1941 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Alvin and Madge Babb Zerbe. She graduated from Wichita East High School with the class of 1959. Linda has resided in Lyons since 2003, formerly of Bel Aire, Kansas. She was an accounts receivable clerk for Pioneer Balloon Company of Wichita for 13 years, retiring in 2003. Linda was a member of Faith Bible Church,...

Patricia J. “Pat” Crowl, 80, of Lyons, Kansas, passed away May 3, 2019 at her home in Lyons. She was born October 11, 1938 in Lyons, the daughter of Samuel and Evelyn Nelson Plank. Pat graduated from Little River High School with the class of 1956. She was a lifelong Rice County resident. Pat worked 11 years in the catalog department for JCPenny in Lyons and was a homemaker. She was a member of First Christian Church, Lyons, where she served as a deacon and was on the membership...

Daniel M. “Danny” Smith, 74, of Geneseo, Kansas, passed away April 30, 2019 at his home. He was born on August 10, 1944 in Austin, Texas, the son of John and Pearl Willms Smith. Danny graduated from the Body and Fender Department at Pittsburg State University. He was a longtime Geneseo resident. Danny was a retired farmer and former owner of Smith’s Body Shop of Hutchinson. He was of the Catholic faith. On November 1, 1986, Danny was united in marriage with Sheila Sramek in...

David Lee Madden, 37, of Alden, Kansas, passed away April 30, 2019 in Raymond. He was born October 31, 1981 in Lyons, Kansas, the son of Shirley Loder. He graduated from Chase High School with the class of 2000. David has resided in Alden since 2004; formerly serving in United States Marines. He served in the United States Marines from June 19, 2000 until April 15, 2004. David is survived by his mother, Shirley Loder and husband Richard of Arlington, KS; brothers, Chad Loder of Arlington,...

Thomas Thaine “Tom” Madden, 65, of Raymond, Kansas, passed away April 29, 2019 at his residence. He was born on January 7, 1954 in Ellinwood, Kansas, the son of Bill and Wanda (Scheufler) Madden. Tom graduated from Chase High School with the class of 1972, and later received his Associates Degree from Barton County Community College. He was a lifelong Raymond resident. Tom was a farmer and rancher his entire life. He served in the United States Army from 1972-1975 and in the Army...

Mary Ann Reed Smith, 57, passed away April 27, 2019 at Select Specialty Hospice, Wichita, Kansas. She was born December 8, 1961 in Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Robert and Barbara (Minix) Reed. Mary has resided in Sterling for the past year, formerly of Dodge City, Kansas. While in Dodge City, Mary worked at Western Plains Regional Hospital. On May 18, 2018, Mary was united in marriage with Jeff D. Smith. He survives of the home. She is also survived by her sisters, Jody and Paul...