ELLINWOOD — Catherine JoAnn Wyatt, 94, passed away at home in rural Ellinwood, Kan. on Nov. 4, 2025. Born on June 20, 1931 in Kansas City, Kan. she was the daughter of Edward Chester and Violet Edna (Pate) Hoffman. She married Clifford E. Gray in 1951 and later Roger L. Wyatt in 1974. Catherine worked as a monitor at Easton Bus Service in Leavenworth County, Kan. A resident of Ellinwood since 2020 she was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Ellinwood, Kan.  

Survivor includes son, Carl E. Gray Ellinwood, Kan. Catherine was preceded in death by husbands, Clifford E. Gray and later Roger L. Wyatt; son, Clifford E. Gray; and daughter, Cathy M. Rieken.  

Private graveside services will take place at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery at a later date. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer’s Association or American Heart Association in care of Minnis Chapel, PO Box 246, Ellinwood, KS 67526. Condolences may be left at www.minnischapel.org

Funeral arrangements provided by

Minnis Chapel

P.O. Box 246

Ellinwood, KS 67526

Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Nov. 6, 2025