CARL FRANKLIN WINANS

Scranton - Carl Franklin Winans, 84, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at Brookside Retirement Community in Overbrook, Kansas. He was born on February 26, 1941, on the family farm near Scranton, Kansas, the son of Frank and Helen (Hallowell) Winans.

Carl had lived all of his life around the Scranton community. He had lived on his farm for the last 68 years.

Carl was a cattle rancher and farmer, while also working for the Osage County Road and Bridge Department for 32 years. He had been a member of the Osage County Fire District #1 at Carbondale for 30 years and had served in the Army Reserves for 6 years.

Carl was united in marriage to Dolores Wanda Hollingdale on April 5, 1969, in Scranton. To this union two daughters were born, Carol and Wendy.

Carl was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda on February 28, 2017; by his parents, Frank and Helen; by a brother, Ben Winans; and by a stepson, Ed Hollingdale.

Carl is survived by his two daughters, Carol (John) Dorr of Burlingame and Wendy (David) Robert of Osage City; a step daughter, Dawn Bigford of Mississippi; his three brothers, Brock Winans of New Jersey, Donald Winans of Arizona and Raymond Winans of Olathe; his two sisters, Rachel Winans of Topeka and Madge Freeman of Indiana; his four grandchildren, Dalton (Megan) Dorr, Ashton (Danen) Kistner, Colton Robert and Casie Robert; four great-grandchildren, Kobie, Macklyn, Trace and Aspyn, with one on the way in June; his friend, Jan Koehler of Texas; other relatives and friends.
Funeral service for Carl will be held at 10:00am on Friday, February 20 at the Feltner Funeral Chapel in Lyndon. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:00pm on Thursday at the chapel. Burial will be in the ValleyBrook Cemetery. Memorial contributions in memory of Carl may be made to the Osage County Fire District #1 or Brookside Retirement Community (Activity Fund), sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Avenue, Lyndon, KS 66451.