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WINFIELD, Kan.Cheryl Lyn (Fruits) Higgins, 77, of Winfield, died on February 26, 2023, at the Winfield Senior Living Community. Cremation has been effected. Cheryl was born on May 6, 1945, to Jack and Esther Jayne (Bullock) Fruits in Winfield. She attended Irving Elementary and Winfield High School and graduated in 1963. She later attended Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia (now Emporia State University) and returned to Winfield to work at KSOK radio. Cheryl worked as on-air talentand held management positions, as wellat radio stations in Kansas and Oklahoma. During her career, she interviewed actors, political figures, and everyday people. She often joked that her first interview was Eleanor Roosevelt and didn’t always clarify she was in grade school at the time. In 1971, she married Hardie Mack Higgins. To this union, two children were born: Christopher Michael and Leslie Ann. Cheryl and Hardie divorced in 1978. Cheryl had been active in theatre for several years and was a founding member of the Winfield Community Theatre. She played roles at WCT and other community theatres ranging from Antigone to Vera Charles (Mame). Her final stage role was as Mrs.

Matthew “Mat” Dean Ayers, 40, of McPherson, KS, died May 17, 2023. Arrangements are with Stockham Family Funeral Home, McPherson.