Obituaries

Matthew Berning

Matthew Berning

Matthew Berning

Matthew Berning, aged 57, of Moore, Oklahoma, passed away on October 23, 2025, after a courageous battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer for 4 years. Born on June 1, 1968, in Leoti, Kansas, Matt was a beacon of strength and kindness to all who knew him.
Mary Al Titus

Mary Al Titus

Mary Al Titus

Rev. Mary Al Titus, 91, passed away October 31, 2025, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson, KS. She was born on January 12, 1934, to Dr. A.E. and Helen (Smith) Rigor.She graduated from Kinsley High School, Kinsley, KS, in 1952.
Becky Jo Rowton

Becky Jo Rowton

Becky Jo Rowton

Becky Jo Rowton, age 65, passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at Home Sweet Home Plus in Derby Kansas. She was born on May 3, 1960, to Clyde “Bud” and Laura “Jean” Rowton in Scott City, Kansas.
Penny Leigh Smith

Penny Leigh Smith

Penny Leigh Smith

Penny Leigh Smith was born on October 2nd, 1949, in Greeley, Kansas, to parents Thomas Earl and Evelyn Irene Whalen, and passed on September 19th, 2025, in San Antonio, Texas.Penny is survived by sons, Gregory Scott Smith and Parker Dean Smith; daughters-In-law, Thao Nguyen Smith and Denise Lynne...
Cheryl Ann Doyle Carlon

Cheryl Ann Doyle Carlon

Cheryl Ann Doyle Carlon

In Loving Memory ofCheryl Ann Carlon, age 78, passed away peacefully on March 25, 2025, at HCA Hospital in Webster, Texas, with her devoted husband by her side.
Charles Robert Downs

Charles Robert Downs

Charles Robert Downs

Charles Robert Downs, 76, of Paola, Kansas, formerly of Leoti, Kansas, passed away on September 30, 2025, at the Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas.Born on February 22, 1949, in Garden City, Kansas, he was one of two sons to Horace and Ruby (McCowan) Downs.
Amy Dawn Kessler

Amy Dawn Kessler

Amy Dawn Kessler

Amy Dawn Kessler, 53, of Hope, Kansas, passed away on September 24, 2025, in Olathe, Kansas. She was born on June 23, 1972, in Tribune, Kansas, to Hugh and Elaine Beedy.Amy dedicated much of her life to caring for others, working as a Certified Nursing Assistant in the health care industry.
Larry Silvey

Larry Silvey

Larry Silvey

“No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.” Winston Churchill said it. Larry Silvey lived it.Larry Martin Silvey, age 89, left us on August 28, 2025, in Scott City, Kansas.
Patsy Jean Eikenberry

Patsy Jean Eikenberry

Patsy Jean Eikenberry

Patsy Jean Eikenberry, of Leoti, Kansas, passed away at the Wichita County Hospital, surrounded by her family, on August 28, 2025, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s Disease, at the age of 78.She was born on December 15, 1946, in Wellington, Kansas, to Marvin and Jean (Cheney) Palmblade.