Obituaries

Wallace “Rod” W. Deckard Jr., 78, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at Mennonite Friendship Communities, South Hutchinson, KS.

A celebration of Daniel's life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 3, 2023, at Hutchinson Funeral Chapel, 300 E. 30th Ave., Hutchinson, KS.

Yvonne Kay McGreevy, 82, of Lyons, Kansas, passed away January 28, 2023, at Hospital District #1 of Rice County, Lyons.

With sadness and rejoicing, the family of Rebecca (Becky) J. Cordell, 64, announces her passing on January 27, 2023.

Donald D. Smith, age 99, passed away on Jan. 26, 2023 at Stafford County Hospital, Stafford, KS.

Deven Kelly Monaghan, 32, died on January 23, 2023. He was born November 22, 1990, the son of Jack and Kay (Klenke) Monaghan.

Alejandro Velazquez, 93, died unexpectedly on Jan. 22, 2023, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born on August 26, 1929 in Fort Lupton, CO, the son of Luis and Florencia (Soto) Velázquez.

Virgil ‘Bubba’ Earl Elsey, Jr. 60, passed away January 22, 2023 at Hospice House, Hutchinson, KS.  He was born July 21, 1962, to Virgil E. Elsey, Sr. and Ima (Summers) Elsey.

Marc Aaron Chambers, 51, died January 24, 2023, at Hutchinson Hospital. He was born December 25, 1971, in Hutchinson, to Jim D. and Cheryl Ann (Cottle) Chambers.

Dorothy A. (Peterson) Sitts, 92, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at the Cedars, McPherson, Kansas.

Sherry (Price) Miller, age 78, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023 at Rice County Hospital, Lyons. She was born on September 2, 1944 in Kingman, the daughter of William and Lucille (Dean) Price.

Lester Edward Kidd, 86, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully January 23, 2023, at Salem Home in Hillsboro after a lengthy illness.