All Obituaries

Barbara Ann (Byers) Hubbard, 85, of Little River, passed away September 12, 2020 at Sandstone Heights Nursing Home, Little River. She was born April 18, 1935 in McPherson, the daughter of George and Jessie Platner Byers. Barbara attended Odessa Grade School for eight years, and later graduated from Little River High School with the class of 1953. She was a lifelong Little River resident. Barbara was a farm wife. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Little River; United...

Everett Glenn “Eddie” Smith, 86, of Sterling, passed away September 5, 2020 at Hospital District #1 of Rice County, Lyons. He was born December 22, 1933 in Madison, Kansas, the son of Merle E. and Helen M. Allen Smith. Eddie has resided in Sterling for the past 61 years, formerly of Hutchinson, Kansas. He owned and operated Smith Bros. Fina and was a mechanic at the Chevy Garage in Sterling. Eddie enjoyed reading Western’s, collecting rocks, fishing, and etching glass. On...

Anna Marie (Cruth) Burns, 85, of Lyons, KS, passed away August 31, 2020 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, KS. She was born June 24, 1935 in Raymond, Kansas, the daughter of Bennie Martin and Jannie Lickteig Cruth. Anna has resided in Rice County since 1988, formerly of Ralston, NE. She graduated from Raymond High School with the class of 1953.  Anna was a homemaker.  In her early years she worked as a nurse’s aide, a teacher’s aide, and was a teacher at...

Darlene Joyce Gurney, 79, of Hutchinson, Kansas, passed away August 25, 2020 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born November 7, 1940, in Lyons, the daughter of Merle R. and Mary M. Kern Smith. Darlene has resided in Hutchinson for the past twenty five years, formerly of Kansas City, Missouri, where she had resided for 26 years. She graduated from Lyons High School and attended Hutchinson Community College. Darlene worked at JC Penny’s and Lyons Savings and Loan in Lyons,...

Jesus Garcia Miranda, 82, of Lyons, passed away August 23, 2020 at his home. He was born September 15, 1937 in Santa Teresa, Guerrero, Mexico, the son of Eutimio Miranda Aragon and Guadalupe Garcia Villalba. Jesus has resided in Lyons since 2007, formerly of South St. Paul, Minnesota and Lamesa, Texas. He received a certificate for tree trimming and mechanics from St. Paul College in St. Paul, Minnesota. Jesus was a general laborer. He enjoyed singing and playing various instruments for...

Manuel Catherino Navarro, 86, of Lyons, passed away August 18, 2020 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born November 25, 1933 in Spearville, Kansas, the son of Frank Arrendondo and Magdalena Navarro. Manuel graduated from Lyons High School with the class of 1951. He was a near lifelong Lyons resident, formerly of Hanston, Kansas. Manuel was a Master Electrician for North American Salt retiring after 45 years, and owner and operator of Navarro Electric for many years. He was a...

Luis Antonio Guerrero, 61, of Ellinwood, KS, passed away August 17, 2020 at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita, KS.  He was born January 12, 1959 in Ciudad Acuña Coahuila, Mexico, the son of Tomas and Cruz Ojeda Guerrero.  Luis has resided in Ellinwood, formerly of Chase, KS and Dublin, TX. He was a truck driver for Cal-Maine Foods from 1998 until 2020. Luis also served as a pastor for Nueva Esperanza Church, Great Bend.  He enjoyed buying cars, properties to...

Phyllis Evans Tieperman, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully at the age of 86 on August 16, 2020 in her Sterling, KS home. Phyllis is survived by her husband, Jerry Tieperman; her children, Timothy (Elizabeth) and Sabra Tieperman; and her grandchildren, Robin (Abraham) Tieperman-Nispel and Janice Tieperman. She is predeceased by Jonathan Evans, her brother. Phyllis was born on February 23, 1934 to Palmer and Ethel Cozette Evans in Selkirk, Kansas. She graduated high...

Ethel “Georgene” Scott, 92, of Lyons, Kansas, passed away August 14, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society of Lyons. She was born February 23, 1928 in Hutchinson, the daughter of George Arthur and Ethel Louise Ward Brownlee. Georgene has been a lifelong Lyons resident. She graduated from Lyons High School with the class of 1947, and later attended Salt City Business College and Barton County Community College. Georgene was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church and...

Charlotte Arlene Franklin, 85, of Hutchinson, Kansas, passed away August 13, 2020 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born October 23, 1934 in Hutchinson, the daughter of Roy and Opal Randall Bennett. Charlotte was a lifelong Hutchinson resident. She attended Hutchinson and Buhler High Schools. Charlotte was a school bus driver for Buhler USD 313 and was a cook at Prosperity and Union Valley School's from 1963, until her retirement in 2003. She also worked at Duffin Optical...