ELLINWOOD — Verna Marie Hewitt, 97, passed away Dec. 10, 2025, surrounded by loved ones at her home in rural Ellinwood, Kan. She was born on Oct. 9, 1928, in Great Bend, to Fred and Mary (Janne) Hiss. On June 18, 1952, Verna married Kenneth Hewitt in Great Bend. He passed on June 29, 1997.