HOISINGTON — Janice LaRue Coker, 88, died June 22, 2019, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born April 16, 1931, in rural Rice County, Kansas, the daughter of Samuel Franklin and Lucy Mathilda (Allinger) Stackhouse. Janice graduated from Bushton High School in 1949.

WICHITA — August L. “Gus” Thorne was born Dec. 21, 1934, at Great Bend, Kan., and left this world on Dec. 25, 2018.

HOISINGTON — Norman Lee Kimber, 82, passed away June 20, 2019, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born October 16, 1936, at Great Bend to Howard and Genevie (Yahne) Kimber. He married Norma Jean Schmidt June 23, 1956, at Hoisington.

GREAT BEND — Karen G. Nicholson, 81, passed away June 17, 2019, at Almost Home, Great Bend. She was born Jan. 18, 1938, at Hoisington to Franklin and Velma (Winter) Herthel.

LARNED — Clara Maxine Nelms, 88, passed away June 17, 2019, at Diversicare, Larned. She was born Sept. 30, 1930, in Larned to Eli and Celie Webber Skelton.

Hoisington – Clayton D. Williamson, 84, died June 17, 2019, at Almost Home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born April 24, 1935, in Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Ivan Gilbert and Edith Blanche (Hanson) Williamson.

Gail Ellen Keller, age 60, passed away June 14, 2019, at her home. Gail was born July 18, 1958, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of George M. and Carolyn Mae (Crouch) Huber.

Charles Lynn White, 68, of Great Bend, Kan., passed away June 14, 2019 at his home in Great Bend. He was born Oct. 2, 1950, in Durant, Okla., the son of Charles Buster and Ola Locke White. Charles has resided in Great Bend for the past 20 years, formerly of Chase, Kan.

CANTON, Okla. — Edward Lewis Rensch III passed away on June 15, 2019. He was born Dec. 19, 1930, in Keifer, Okla. to Edward Lewis Rensch, II and Eva Reynolds Rensch. On Dec. 21, 1950, he married Lila Lee Pierson in Lyons, Kan.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Patsy Arnold, 58, of Grand Island, Neb. died peacefully on Friday, June 14, 2019, at Tiffany Square in Grand Island.

MONTROSE, Colo. — Randall L. Mettscher, 67, of Montrose, Colorado passed away April 22, 2019 with his wife by his side. He is survived by his wife, Lisa, daughter, Randi and stepdaughters, Rebecca and Rachel.