Obituaries

Mary Ann Wendel’s life began as Camden County Missouri’s first birth of the year on January 1, 1946. She was born to Don and Wilda Hill. She spent the first two years of her life in Illinois until being adopted by her mother’s parents, Arthur and Cordia Huber who from then on became “Momma and Daddy”. Mary Ann grew up in the Ozark Hills of Macks Creek, Missouri. She was the youngest of seven siblings and attended school in Macks Creek until she graduated in 1963. Later that year she enrolled in a nursing program at Drury College in Springfield, Missouri. After receiving a two-year degree from Drury, she met and married Wayne Wendel. Together they raised four children Douglas, Dawn, Daniel and David.

Timothy Garrett “Tim”, age 67, was born during a blizzard on February 3, 1959 to Charles and Mary Lou (Wilson) Garrett. He passed away at Stormont Vail Hospital on March 5, 2026.

Delma Jean Boyer joined her Savior peacefully on March 5, 2026 in Council Grove, Kansas. She was born Delma Jean Comp on Christmas Day in 1925 southwest of White City, KS, in the Red Top community. She grew up on the farm of her parents, J. Howard and Marie Henry Comp, along with her two sisters, Doreen and Myra. She began her education in a one-room schoolhouse at Red Top, and graduated Valedictorian of White City High School in 1943. After taking normal training during high school, she was hired at 17 years old as a schoolteacher in Wilsey, KS, where she taught fourth through sixth grades.