Funeral Homes in Arkansas City, KS

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Les Miller (american football player), Lionel Hollins (basketball player and coach), and Darren Daulton (baseball player).

Arkansas City is a city in Cowley County, Kansas, United States, situated at the confluence of the Arkansas and Walnut rivers in the southwestern part of the county. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,415.The name of this city is not pronounced like the nearby state of Arkansas, but rather as /ɑrˈkænzəs/ (the final "s" is pronounced). Over the years there has been much confusion about the regional pronunciation of "Arkansas," which locals render as /ɑrˈkænzəs/ rather than /ˈɑrkənsɔː/. Throughout much of Kansas, residents use this alternate pronunciation when referring to the Arkansas River, as well as Arkansas Street in the city of Wichita. Because of this, and for the sake of brevity, Arkansas City is most often referred to as simply Ark City.

Arkansas City Obituaries

It was reported by Bangor Daily News on July 21st, 2020 that Donald R Rhodes perished in Winterport, Maine.  Rhodes was 81 years old and was born in Arkansas City, KS.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Donald R's life.

It was disclosed by Orange County Register on December 7th, 2019 that Charles W "Chuck" Fulkner died in Huntington Beach, California.  Fulkner was 83 years old and was born in Arkansas City, KS.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Charles W "Chuck"'s life.

It was revealed on June 13th, 2019 that James A "Jim" Deneve passed away in Arkansas City, Kansas.  Deneve was 65 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor James A "Jim"'s life.

It was written by Orange County Register on June 11th, 2019 that Patricia Helen "Grandma Kitty" Conrad (Sanders) passed on in Brea, California.  Ms. Conrad was 88 years old and was born in Arkansas City, KS.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Patricia Helen "Grandma Kitty"'s life.

It was written by Hutchinson News on February 18th, 2019 that Richard Lee Hawkins passed away in Arkansas City, Kansas.  Hawkins was 88 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Richard Lee's life.

It was noted by Orlando Sentinel on November 21st, 2018 that Dan L Teufel passed away in Oviedo, Florida.  Teufel was 70 years old and was born in Arkansas City, KS.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Dan L's life.

It was written by The Herald on August 12th, 2018 that Vickie Lynn Carppenter (Beck) passed on in Washington.  Ms. Carppenter was 67 years old and was born in Arkansas City, KS.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Vickie Lynn's life.

It was revealed by Hutchinson News on July 21st, 2018 that Maxine Huston (Blew) died in Arkansas City, Kansas.  Ms. Huston was 98 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Maxine's life.

It was noted on May 24th, 2018 that Frank V Rev Love passed on in Cheney, Washington.  Love was 85 years old and was born in Arkansas City, KS.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Frank V Rev's life.

It was written by Hutchinson News on April 9th, 2018 that Urusula Joan Reece died in Arkansas City, Kansas.  Reece was 90 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Urusula Joan's life.

History

Valero began the process of cleaning up the soil and water. It has been estimated that the city's population swelled from 5,000 to 150,000 (most living in temporary encampments) as the nationally-hyped federal land giveaway approached, and shrank back to 5,000 in its aftermath. Both cities, only eleven miles apart, now have large Wal Mart stores (A new Wal-Mart Supercenter opened in Ark City in March 2006, and another has been constructed in Winfield); conversely, both towns' movie theaters recently closed and were replaced by a single facility halfway between the cities, just south of the Strother Field industrial park. It is the second most populous city of Cowley County.

White settlers first congregated in the area where Arkansas City now stands in the 1860s. A new Sonic has opened on east side of Summit street.

The official website for the city of Arkansas City is https://www.arkcity.org/.