Belinda Lea Simmons, 67, went home on July 23, 2021 in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on Dec. 27, 1953 to Kenneth and Ruby (Dodson) Simmons in El Dorado, Kansas. Belinda moved to South Haven in 1969 with her family. She was always on the go with work, helping her mother and taking her son where he needed to be. She was a devoted daughter, sister, mother, and friend to all. She worked for the Kansas Turnpike Authority for over 20 years where she made a lot of friends at work an

Clarence Eugene Schmidt, 85, of Caldwell, Kansas, farmer and businessman peacefully passed away Monday, July 19, 2021 at the Caldwell Hospital. He was born the son of Lawrence W. and Anna Elizabeth (Linnebur) Schmidt on April 30, 1936 in Caldwell, Kansas. Clarence graduated from Caldwell High School in 1954. In 1958, Clarence graduated from Kansas State University in Agricultural Economics in August, completed basic training for the Air National Guard reconnaissance unit by O

Jimmy Ray Reed, age 37, died on July 14, 2021. He was born on July 3, 1984 to Paula Simpson and Eddie Reed in Wichita, Kansas. Jimmy worked as a contract painter with his two uncles, Johnny Simpson and Billy Joe Simpson in Kansas, Florida, Texas and other states. He became a professional painter thanks to his two uncles and he was very proud of his accomplishment. The majority of his life he was close with his family and he had a “heart of gold”. If you had the pleasure of kn

Adoracion M. “Dorie” Busch passed away on July 6, 2021 in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on June 1, 1966 to Pedro Masinsin and Gloria Queva in the Philippines. Dorie had many talents, but painting was her best. She painted many murals and created textured walls that looked exactly like marble when she was finished. When Kimberly was growing up, Dorie worked at Disney World. She portrayed many different characters and had different jobs while working there. It wasn’t until Kimb

Wilma Sue Hajek, age 84, of Medford, OK died on July 5, 2021. She was born on February 1, 1937 to John and Nendee Scheihing in Blackburn, OK. She grew up working the family farm milking cows and tending the garden until she graduated from Blackburn High School in 1955. She attended Oklahoma State University when she graduated in 1959 with a degree in vocational Home Economics. While at OSU, she met a life-long friend, Theresa Dell. OSU has not been the same since. She started