Obituaries

Charles “Charlie” Raymond Velz, 50, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, after sustaining fatal injuries following a rollover accident.  He was born November 9, 1972 in Plainville, Kansas to George and Lyndal (Hance) Velz.

Doris Jean Miller, 96, passed away on June 7, 2023, under Hospice care, and tended by her children and extended family, at SunPorch of Smith County in Smith Center, Kansas. Jean was born on November 26, 1926, in Waterloo, Iowa to C.J. and Elizabeth (Rietz) Hamer.

Irl L. Brassfield, 85, Bogue, passed away April 6, 2023, in Graham County Hospital, Hill City. Irl was born on the family farm near Palco, Kansas, on May 3, 1937, to Chris and Mary Brassfield. He was the eleventh of twelve children.

Charles Clinton “Chuck” Bird, 86, passed away on December 10, 2022. He was born at home on October 18, 1936, to Basil Elisha Bird and Susan Elizabeth (Howell) Bird in Hill City, Kan.

Lenor Cecil (Manny) Irby, age 97, joined her Savior on December 5, 2022, at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, Kansas. She was the third child born June 7, 1925, to Aldey and Evelyn (Saindon) Manny on the family farm three miles south of Bogue, Kansas.

Patsy Lee (Raines) Poore passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at age 87 and Freddie LeRoy Poore passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at age 92 in Prescott, Arizona.   Pat and Fred met at Stockton High School and married in Stockton, Kansas in August of 1952.

Joy Forster Crawford Birdwell, 93, of Natoma, Kansas, went to her heavenly home on May 28, 2023. She was the youngest of 11 children born to Ray and Livona Dudley Forster, on August 27, 1929, in Cawker City, Kansas.

William Lowell “Bill” Pettijohn, 70, Hutchinson, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on May 11, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born in Hays, Kansas on October 20, 1952, to William Gordon and Anna Jane (Foley) Pettijohn.

Jim Bouchey, born on July 23, 1951, said his final goodbyes on May 24, 2023, leaving behind a trail of laughter and love. He is survived by his amazing wife, Janet Bouchey, their five kids, a whopping ten grandkids, and even a great-grandchild.

Norma Jean "Jeanie" Bellerive, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, passed away on May 23, 2023, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 91.