{"id":50234,"date":"2026-10-27T09:08:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T14:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=50234"},"modified":"2026-10-27T09:27:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T14:27:52","slug":"patricia-tricia-grant-52","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/obits\/50234-patricia-tricia-grant-52\/","title":{"rendered":"Patricia &#8220;Tricia&#8221; Grant (52)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><div>Patricia &#8220;Tricia&#8221; Grant, 52, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2026 in Wichita, Kansas.<\/div>\n<div>A private family service will be held at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham with burial in Arborcrest Memorial Park.<\/div>\n<div>Tricia was born September 28, 1974 in Tuscola, the daughter of Patrick and Jeanetta (Kirchhofer) Murphy. She enjoyed cooking, reading, doing crafts, and gardening.<\/div>\n<div>She is survived by her husband, Joe of Wichita, KS; mother, Jeanetta Murphy of Effingham; grandmother, Margaret Kirchhofer of Altamont; aunt, Wanda (Mark) Wernsing of Alto Pass, Susan (Doug) Stinger of Daphne, AL; cousins, Ashley Hoke and Matt (Sylvia) Stinger, both of Daphne, AL, and Kaylie Stinger of Electra, AL; mother-in-law, Madonna Grant of Charleston.<\/div>\n<div>Tricia was preceded in death by her daughter, Devin; father, Patrick; grandparents, Eugene Kirchhofer, Lucy Murphy, and Floyd Murphy; uncle, Tim Murphy; father-in-law, Joseph Edward Grant Jr. and brother-in-law, Peter Grant.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patricia &#8220;Tricia&#8221; Grant, 52, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2026 in Wichita, Kansas. 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