Proffitt, Jacquelyn Pauline’Jackie'(Crockett)

Proffitt, Jacquelyn Pauline ‘Jackie'(Crockett)

Wife of Verne Gayle Proffitt

Burial Date: 2015, 09/17 Age: 86 Lot: 963 F

Jacquelyn "Jackie" P. Proffitt

Jacquelyn “Jackie” P. Proffitt, 86, died Sept. 12, 2015, at her home. She was born June 10, 1929, in Omaha, Neb., the daughter of Amos and Ellen (Marker) Crockett.

Jackie graduated from Alden High School in 1946 and attended Kansas State University. She was a devoted farm wife and mother.

She was a member of Countryside Baptist Church, where she belonged to the Friendship Sunday School class and volunteered countless hours at the church, serving on the membership committee and helping with Vacation Bible School. Jackie was also a member of the American Sewing Guild, the Christian Women’s Club, and had served on the Rice County Extension Board. Jackie was an amazing seamstress and enjoyed painting as a young adult.

On May 31, 1947, she married V. Gayle Proffitt in Pratt. He survives. Other survivors include: daughters, Teresa Harmon and husband Keith of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Sherry Culpepper and husband Ryan of Warsaw, Mo.; son, Daniel Proffitt and wife Toni of Hutchinson; daughter-in-law, Robin Proffitt of Ellinwood; sister, Joyce Weiler-Forrester of Topeka; eight grandchildren, Jennifer Crawford, Spencer Proffitt, Ryan Harmon, Madison, Sebastian, and Malik Zahr, Jenna and Macie Proffitt; and three step-grandchildren, Casey Pohlman, Karle Jeppesen and Brandon Culpepper; and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Crockett “Cap” Proffitt; and sister, Betty Frederick.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015, at Countryside Baptist Church, 819 W. 30th, Hutchinson, with Pastor Ron Kyker officiating. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Family visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Countryside Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Sterling Community Cemetery, Sterling. Memorials may be made to Countryside Baptist Church Cancer Ministry, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.

McMurphy, Darlene Faye(Price)McMurphy

McMurphy, Darlene Faye (Price) McMurphy

wife of Marvin Herman and became wife of his brother Glenn William following Marvin’s death

Burial Date: 2015, 08/10 Age: 84 Lot: 890 B

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DATELINE:  Sterling, Kansas
NAME:  Darlene Faye McMurphy
AGE:  84 yrs
DATE OF DEATH: August 5, 2015
PLACE OF DEATH: at her home in Sterling
DATE OF BIRTH: July 9, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH: Mulhall, Oklahoma
PARENTS: Jesse & Ethel Bocox Price
RESIDENCE: longtime Sterling resident
OCCUPATION: retire service coordinator for Contel Telephone Co.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Alden High School in 1948
MEMBERSHIPS: attended the United Methodist Church in Alden, member of Eastern Star
DATE OF MARRIAGE: 1at:  June 1, 1948         2nd.  March 19, 1983
PLACE OF MARRIAGE: 1st. Lyons, Kansas         2nd.  Alden, Kansas
SPOUSE: 1st.  Marvin McMurphy           2nd.  Glenn McMurphy
SPOUSE DECEASED DATE: 1st.  January 29, 1982     2nd.  March 3, 2010
SURVIVORS: 4 Daughters with husband Marvin:

Marlene & Jerry Legleiter, Sterling, Sondra McMurphy,
Pat Lickiss both of Wichita, Cindy & Curt Darling of Alden; Sister, Ada Aufleger of Stillwater, Oklahoma; 23 Grandchildren, 36 Great-Grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Parents, Grandsons, Michael Darling and Cutter Proffitt, Granddaughter, Amy Bolton, 5 Brothers and 2 Sisters
SERVICES: 10:00 A.M., Monday, August 10, 2015 at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling
OFFICIATING: Pastor Michael Gray
BURIAL: Sterling Community Cemetery, Sterling
VISITATION: 2:00 until 5:00 P.M., Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling
MEMORIAL: Center for Basic Cancer Research at Kansas State University, in care of the funeral home.

McAllaster, Vanita Faye(Johnson)

McAllaster, Vanita Faye (Johnson) wife of Daniel Forrest

Burial Date: 2015, 07/06 Age: 89 Lot: 977 F Crems

BEAVERTON, Ore. – Vanita Faye McAllaster (Johnson), 89, wife of Daniel McAllaster, formerly from Sterling, Kan., passed away peacefully June 23, 2015, in Beaverton, Ore.

Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, July 6, 2015, in Sterling Cemetery, Sterling.

Vanita Faye Johnson McAllaster

Birth	9 Aug 1925 Sterling, Rice County, Kansas, USA
Death	23 Jun 2015 (aged 89) Beaverton, Oregon
Burial	Sterling Cemetery Sterling, Rice County, Kansas, USA

Birth:	Aug. 9, 1925 Kansas, USA
Death:	Jun. 23, 2015 Portland Multnomah County Oregon, USA
Wife of Daniel F McAllaster and mother of Donald Forrest and Deborah.Family links: Parents: Earl R Johnson (1896 – 1964) Helen Lucile Culbertson Johnson (1903 – 1987) Children: Donald Forrest McAllaster (1947 – 1987)* Sibling: Richard Earl Johnson (1923 – 2016)* Vanita Faye Johnson McAllaster (1925 – 2015) *Calculated relationship

Burial: Sterling Cemetery Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA
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Hopping, Joan Marie(Tigner)

Hopping, Joan Marie (Tigner) wife of Jerold Lee ‘Jerry’

Burial Date: 2015, 05/16 Age: 74 Lot: 403 1/2 F

Joan Marie Hopping

Joan Marie Hopping died May 13, 2015, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born July 17, 1940, in Winterset, Iowa, the daughter of John R. and Marian E. (Tigner) Ross.

She graduated from Sterling High School in 1958, and received her Bachelor of Arts in elementary education from Wichita State University in 1969. Joan received her master’s degree in reading from Wichita State University in 1993. She began her teaching career at Fairmount Elementary in Wichita. Then for more than 20 years she taught and retired in 2006 from Graber Elementary in Hutchinson.

On Aug. 22, 1959, she married Jerold L. Hopping in Sterling. He preceded her in death on April 28, 1992. Joan was a lifelong member of KNEA, NEA, Hutchinson Area Retired School Personnel Association, and Kansas Association of Retired School Personnel. She was selected as Intermediate Teacher of the Year in Hutchinson in 2000-2001. Then she was nominated for the Disney Foundation Award in 2002-2003. Furthermore, she was a five time nominee and awarded entry into “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers” in 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006 – an award she was very proud of because the selection was by former students. She is survived by: her son, John W. Hopping IV and wife Courtney of Carrollton, Texas; daughter, Lori Klaassen and husband DuWayne of Hutchinson; four grandchildren, Katelyn and Kendra Klaassen, Garrett and Quinn Hopping; sister, Janet Aves and husband Don of Garden Plain; aunt, Alice Sumner and husband Jim of Derby.

Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Countryside Baptist Church, Hutchinson, with Pastor Ron Kyker presiding. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Countryside Baptist Church or Sterling College, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.

Mathes, John ‘LeRoy’

Mathes, John LeRoy ‘Johnnie’ husband of Gail Maureen (?)Moore dh/?

Burial Date: 2015, 07/20 Age: 73 Lot: 1098 G

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DATELINE: Sterling, Kansas
NAME: J. LeRoy Mathes
AGE: 73
DATE OF DEATH: July 13, 2015
PLACE OF DEATH: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
DATE OF BIRTH: March 27, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH: Sterling, Kansas
PARENTS:  John H. and Verdella M. Barnett Mathes
RESIDENCE:  Lifetime Sterling
OCCUPATION:  Farmer, rancher and former feed deliveryman for the Sterling Co-op.
EDUCATION:  Graduated from Sterling High School in 1960 and from Sterling College in 1965.
MEMBERSHIPS:  Heartland Family Fellowship in Sterling.
DATE OF MARRIAGE:  December 27, 1993
PLACE OF MARRIAGE:  Sterling, Kansas
SPOUSE:  Gail Maureen (?) Moore Mathes
SURVIVORS:  His wife Gail of the home; sons, Mark John Mathes of the home, Christopher Mathes of Manhattan, David and Jenee` Mathes of Buhler and children Falyn & Gavin, Travis Mathes;  daughters, Jennifer and David Bisek of Wichita and children Lily, Nathan & Grayson, Windi and Jon Hambrick of Hutchinson and children Malea & daughter Khloe, Shayla, Jadeyn,  Amy Witt of McPherson and children Jon, David, Andrew, Katelynn, Elijah & Joseph, Jocelyn Mathes; sister, Delleta Mantz of Sterling;
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY:  His parents and infant son, John Caleb Mathes
FUNERAL SERVICES:  1:00 P.M., Monday, July 20, 2015 at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling
OFFICIATING:  Steve Phinney
BURIAL: Sterling Community Cemetery, Sterling
VISITATION: 3:00 to 5:00 P.M., Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling
MEMORIALS: Donors Choice  in care of the funeral home.

Kirchoff, Ricky Lee’RIck’

Kirchoff, Ricky Lee ‘Rick’ Divorced husband of Tracy A(Tanley)

Burial Date: 2015, 09/05 Age: 52 Lot: 1102 A Crems

Ricky Lee “Rick” Kirchoff, 52, died Sept. 2, 2015. He was born Aug. 22, 1963, the son of Robert and Colleen Bartow Kirchoff. Survivors include: his father; daughters, Kylee Kirchoff and Erin Kirchoff; sisters, Vicky Kirchoff and Kenda Clayton. Graveside Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, at Sterling Community Cemetery. Memorials to Sterling College Athletic Department, in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling.

DATELINE: Hutchinson, Kansas
NAME:  Ricky Lee “Rick” Kirchoff
AGE: 52 yrs
DATE OF DEATH: September 2, 2015
PLACE OF DEATH: Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita
DATE OF BIRTH: August 22, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH: Sterling
PARENTS: Robert and Colleen Bartow Kirchoff
RESIDENCE:     of Hutchinson since 2010 formerly of Buhler and Sterling
OCCUPATION: He was a Car salesman in Hutchinson
EDUCATION: Graduated Sterling High School in 1982 and received his degree in education from Sterling College
SURVIVORS: 2 Daughters, Kylee Kirchoff, Erin Kirchoff, both of Wichita; Father, Robert Kirchoff, Sterling; 2 Sisters, Vicky Kirchoff, Kenda & David Clayton both of Sterling
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY:  Mother, Colleen Kirchoff;  Grandparents, Kenneth & Selma Bartow and  Louis and Marie Kirchoff
GRAVESIDE SERVICES: 10:00 A.M., Saturday September 5, 2015 at Sterling Community Cemetery
OFFICIATING:  Pastor Brent Warkentin
BURIAL: Sterling Community Cemetery
MEMORIAL: Sterling College Athletic Department in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling

Kilgore, Quentin Dale

Kilgore, Quentin Dale husband of Dorothy Irena (McKissick)

Burial Date: 2015, 08/01 Age: 87 Lot: 1113 D

US Navy WW2

STERLING — Quentin Dale Kilgore, 87, died July 28, 2015, at Sterling Presbyterian Manor. He was born July 31, 1927, in Mullinville, the son of John and Ruth Burnett Kilgore.

A Sterling resident since 1955, moving from Mullinville, he was the principal of Midland and Union Two Schools and taught English for Sterling High School from 1966 to 1988. Quentin also did carpentry work around the Sterling area. Quentin graduated from Mullinville High School with the class of 1945 and later attended Sterling College, where he received his bachelor of education degree. He served in the U.S. Navy from May 4, 1945, to Dec. 20, 1946, attaining the rank of Fireman Second Class. He was a member and a deacon of Sterling Reformed Presbyterian Church, served two terms as mayor of Sterling, former member of the Sterling City Council and served on the Sterling Library board for many years.

On July 30, 1954, he married Irena McKissick in Glenwood, Iowa. Survivors include: wife, Irena of the home; son, Bill Kilgore and Andrea of Sterling; four daughters, Janet and Ken Fuller of Miltonvale, Kan., Barbara and Marty Viramontez of Wichita, Connie and Ken McWhirter of Moran, Kan., and Patricia and Mark Enoch of Topeka; brother, Robert and Nita Kilgore of Greensburg; two sisters, Shirley Brown of Fort Collins, Colo., and Sharon Rudd of Bucklin; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Harold Kilgore; and sister, Velma Kilgore.

Funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015, at Sterling Reformed Presbyterian Church, with Dr. Denny Prutow officiating. Burial will be held in Sterling Community Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 7 p.m., with family present from 5 to 7 Friday, July 31, 2015, at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling. Memorials may be made to Sterling Reformed Presbyterian Church or Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, in care of the funeral home.

Quentin Dale Kilgore

Birth	31 Jul 1927 Mullinville, Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
Death	28 Jul 2015 (aged 87) Sterling, Rice County, Kansas, USA
Burial	Sterling Cemetery Sterling, Rice County, Kansas, USA

Key, Thomas Magers ‘Tom’

husband of Patricia Louise ‘Pat’ (Belden)Presnell

Burial Date: 2016, 02/04 Age: 84 Lot: 906 H Cremains

Korean War US Air Force

Thomas M Key

BIRTH	16 Oct 1931 Sterling, Rice County, Kansas, USA
DEATH	1 Feb 2016 (aged 84) Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, USA
BURIAL	Sterling Cemetery Sterling, Rice County, Kansas, US

Thomas M. Key, 84, died Feb. 1, 2016, at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. He was born Oct. 16, 1931, in Sterling, the son of Norris and Helen Magers Key. He was a 1949 graduate of Sterling High School. A resident of Hutchinson for eight years, formerly a lifetime Sterling resident, he was a farmer.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Sgt. E-5, where he served as a gunner on an A-26, flying 50 missions in Korea.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Sterling Country Club and Sterling Farmers Co-op, all of Sterling.

On Nov. 10, 1956, he married Patricia Louise Belden in Sterling. She survives. Other survivors include: son, Randall S. Key and wife Tomi Sue, Hutchinson; two daughters, Karla R. Reiter and husband John, Tulsa, Okla., and Kristen R. Key, Denver, Colo.; three grandchildren, Sarah Key, Kansas City, Mo., Matthew and Kayla Key, Nickerson, and Paige Reiter, Boston, Mass.; two great-grandchildren, Jackson Scott Key and Ian Thomas Key.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Robert Key.

Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at United Methodist Church, Sterling, with the Rev. Jeff Miller presiding. Visitation with the family present will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling. Burial will be in Sterling Community Cemetery, Sterling, with military honors conducted by the U.S. Air Force and Sterling American Legion. Memorials may be made to United Methodist Church, Sterling or Collier Assisted Living Center at Wesley Towers, in care of the funeral home.

Hayes, Maxine Marie’Mimi'(Marlow)

Hayes, Maxine Marie ‘Mimi’ (Marlow)

wife of Charles Walker ‘Charley’ Hayes

Burial Date: 2015, 11/20 Age: 84 Lot: 1254 F

STERLING – Maxine Marie Marlow Hayes “Mimi” passed away peacefully Nov. 15, 2015, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born April 8, 1931, on an oil lease in Thrall, Kan., to Augustus and Erma Chew Marlow.

Maxine graduated from Sterling High School with the class of 1948. Following graduation, she attended Sterling College. Maxine married Charles Hayes on Oct. 12, 1952, in Newton. They celebrated 63 years of life together.

She is survived by her husband, Charles, of the home; son, Tim and Cindy Hayes of Vancouver, Wash.; daughter Cynthia Morton of Sterling; grandchildren, Steven Hayes of Vancouver, Wash., Lauren Hayes of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Miles Morton of Sterling; many nieces and nephews; sister, Shirley and John Reese of Lawrence; brothers, Dr. Keith and Betty Marlow of Quemado, New Mexico, John and Sharon Hazard of Lyons; sisters-in-law, Peggy Marlow of Eskridge, and Betty Jayne Smoot of Sterling. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Darold Marlow; and sister-in-law, Virginia Rouse.

Maxine was a secretary at Sterling High School from 1965 to 1982, homemaker, avid golfer, artist, member of the Sterling United Methodist Church, where she was a former longtime choir member, past board member for the Rice Co. Arts Council, past Sterling Library board member, member of Sterling Country Club, Hutchinson Women’s Golf Association, Sorosis Club of Sterling, PEO, Mu Alpha Beta Sigma Phi Sponsor, member of many bridge clubs and “The May I Card Club.”

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, at the United Methodist Church, Sterling, with Rev. Jeff Miller and Rev. Rob Bolton officiating. Burial will be in Sterling Community Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m., at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling. Memorials may be made to Studio 96, Hospice House, Hutchinson, or Friends of Animals, in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling.

Maxine Marie “Mimi” Marlow Hayes

BIRTH	8 Apr 1931 Thrall, Greenwood County, Kansas, USA
DEATH	15 Nov 2015 (aged 84) Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, USA
BURIAL	Sterling Cemetery Sterling, Rice County, Kansas, USA

Haulman, Elsie Virginia(Griffith)

Haulman, Elsie Virginia(Griffith) wife of Royal Thomas

Burial Date: 2015, 09/23 Age: 93 Lot: 555 E

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STERLING – Virginia Haulman, 93, died Sept. 18, 2015, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. She was born March 18, 1922, in Peabody. She graduated from Nickerson High School, Nickerson. A longtime Colorado and Sterling resident, she was a homemaker and former Courthouse Clerk in Colorado.

On June 29, 1941, she married Royal T. Haulman in Nickerson. He died Nov. 5, 2009. Survivors: sons, Dennis Haulman and wife Brenda, Hutchinson, Ronald Haulman and wife Karen Haulman, Las Vegas, Nev.; sisters, Wilma Bloom, Medicine Lodge, and Barbara Johnston, Jay, Okla.; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling, with the Rev. Kendal Connor presiding. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Sterling Community Cemetery, Sterling. Memorials to Hospice House, in care of the funeral home.

Birth:	Mar. 18, 1922 Peabody Marion County Kansas, USA
Death:	Sep. 18, 2015 Hutchinson Reno County Kansas, USA
DATELINE: Sterling NAME: Virginia Haulman AGE: 93 yrs DATE OF DEATH: September 18, 2015 PLACE OF DEATH: Hospice House in Hutchinson DATE OF BIRTH: March 18, 1922 PLACE OF BIRTH: Peabody, Kansas PARENTS: William Vail and Eva King Griffith RESIDENCE: longtime Sterling & Nickerson OCCUPATION: Homemaker and former Clerk for the Clear Creek County Courthouse in Colorado EDUCATION: Graduated Nickerson High School MEMBERSHIPS: She attended the United Methodist Church in Sterling and taught Sunday School when she lived in Colorado; Silver Threads of Sterling; DATE OF MARRIAGE: June 29, 1941 PLACE OF MARRIAGE: Nickerson, Kansas SPOUSE: Royal T. Haulman SPOUSE DECEASED DATE: November 5, 2009 PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Parents; Brother, Obie Griffith, an infant Brother; 2 Sisters, Thelma Renzel and Letha Corfman SERVICES: 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling OFFICIATING: Rev. Kendal Connor BURIAL: Sterling Community Cemetery VISITATION: 9:00 A.M. until service time on Wednesday at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling MEMORIAL: Hospice House in care of the funeral home.(Salina Post)Family links: Parents: William V Griffith (1897 – 1949) Eva G Griffith (1901 – 1986)Spouse: Royal Thomas Haulman (1922 – 2009)

Burial: Sterling Cemetery Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA
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