Joan Elizabeth Bates, of Wichita, passed away on June 24, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, at 71.
She was born on May 23, 1952, in Damar, Kansas, to Fredrick Edward and Bertha Blanche (Meanard) Knipp. She grew up in Damar and graduated from Damar High School in 1970. On May 14, 1977, she married Linden Duwana Bates at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Damar.
Galyn Wayne Peterson, 90, Stockton, Kansas passed away on June 26, 2023, at Rooks County Health Center in Plainville.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 30, 2023, at Stockton United Methodist Church.
Visitation will be on Thursday, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., at Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home in Stockton. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.plumeroverlease.com
TOPEKA – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) announced that the investigation into around 100 suspicious letters sent to legislators and public officials has expanded beyond Kansas, so the FBI will now be the agency leading the investigation.
