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Bessie Daphene Lee

Bessie Daphene Lee

Feb 26, 2020

Daphene Lee, 82, of Salina, Kansas, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 She was born in Comanche, Oklahoma on August 20, 1937, a daughter of the late Marie (Eubanks) and Berlin Buzbee. Survivors include her husband, Charles "Bud" Lee of the home; daughters, Vickie Dunafon (Doug) of Westmoreland, Kansas, and Valarie Strobel (Jim) of...

Dorcas Arlene Nelson

Dorcas Arlene Nelson

Feb 20, 2020

Dorcas Arlene Nelson, 88, of New Cambria, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 20th, 2020. She was born in Lucas, Kansas on December 29, 1931, a daughter of the late Ethel Grace (Saunders) and Thayer D. Smith. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Youngdahl of Salina; three sons, Larry Nelson (Claudia), Ronald Nelson (Deb), and Randy Nelson (Cindy), all of New...

Ulysses Marshall

Ulysses Marshall

Feb 13, 2020

Ulysses Marshall, 93, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 13th, 2020. Ulysses was born in Kenneth, Missouri on March 1, 1926, a son of the late Luella and Rev. John Marshall. On January 27, 1948, he married Lurline Gadson in Arkansas. He served in the United States Navy and retired after 20+ years from Beech Aircraft. He was...

Sudana "Vicky Lynn" Wilkins

Sudana "Vicky Lynn" Wilkins

Feb 11, 2020

Sudana "Vicky Lynn" Wilkins, 66, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, February 11th, 2020. Sudana was born in Salina, Kansas on July 21, 1953, a daughter of the late Jacquelyn Marie (Nelson) Wilkins and Clarence Howard Wilkins, of Detroit, Michigan. She spent her career shaping young minds as a teacher at Roosevelt Lincoln Middle School, St. John's Military School,...

Edward William Sherman

Edward William Sherman

Feb 7, 2020

Edward William Sherman, 82, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 7th, 2020. He was born in Salina, Kansas on March 9, 1937, a son of the late Florence and Edward Sherman. Edward attended school in Gentry, Arkansas, Salina, Kansas, and received his GED from Garden City Community College. He retired from International Union of Operating Engineers, Kansas City,...

Lois Marie Gish

Lois Marie Gish

Feb 7, 2020

Lois M. Gish, 80, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 7th, 2020. She was born August 17, 1939 on a farm east of Glendale, Kansas to Antone "Tony" and Verna Layola (Weis) Brozek. Lois went to Glendale Grade School and Brookville High School where she met her husband, H. Neal Gish. Lois worked for School Specialty (Salina), Department...

Richard Wayne Hammon

Richard Wayne Hammon

Feb 5, 2020

Richard Wayne Hammon, 67, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, February 5th, 2020 in Manhattan, Kansas. Richard was born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma on March 23, 1952, a son of the late Betty June (Martin) and Dick Thompson Hammon. Survivors include his wife, Judy (Lehman) Hammon; sons, Justin R. Hammon (Sara) and Christopher W. Hammon (Cheyenne); his brother, Robert...

John "Jay" William Strachan, Iv

John "Jay" William Strachan, Iv

Jan 31, 2020

John William (Jay) Strachan, IV, 68, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 31st, 2020. John was born in Massachusetts on August 7, 1951, a son of the late Dorothy Catherine (Bond) and John William Strachan III. He was the husband of Karen Rose (Bollig) Strachan. John is survived by his wife, Karen Rose (Bollig) Strachan; two daughters, Lori...

Angela Kaye Brady

Angela Kaye Brady

Jan 21, 2020

Angela Kaye (Skibbe) Brady , 56, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 21st, 2020. Angela was born in Wichita, Kansas on August 21, 1963, a daughter of Julia May (Reathaford) and the late Merlin Dell Skibbe. Survivors include two daughters, Crystal Ann Marshall (Dion) and Candice Aurelia Winborne (Christopher); son, Tyson Dell Brady (Nikki); brother, Gaylord D. Skibbe;...

Delmar Harvey Isaacson

Delmar Harvey Isaacson

Jan 19, 2020

Delmar Harvey Isaacson, 91, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 19th, 2020. Delmar was born in Mentor, Kansas on October 20, 1928, a son of the late Almeda Caroline (Walker) and Robert Edwin Isaacson. He married Velda Marie Reed on February 16, 1953 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Salina. He was an Air Force Veteran. He was a...

Dixie Jo Reyer

Dixie Jo Reyer

Jan 15, 2020

Dixie Jo Reyer, 65, of New Cambria, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 15th, 2020. Dixie was born in Surprise, Nebraska on September 16, 1954, a daughter of the late Donna (Simpkins) and Melvin Heins. Survivors include her husband, Alan Reyer, of the home; two daughters, Jennifer Young, Jessica Navrkal (Kevin); son, Jason Hake; 10 grandchildren, and 1 great granddaughter....

Robert L.  Haynes

Robert L. Haynes

Jan 10, 2020

Robert L. Haynes, 61, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 10th, 2020. Robert was born in San Mateo, California on July 13, 1958, a son of the late Donna Jean (Bell) and Eugene M. Haynes. Survivors include his wife, Sandra (Hinkle) Haynes; Half brother, Mick Haynes (Jacque); and half sister, Kitty Johnson (Gerry.) He was the husband of...

David Joseph Legleiter

David Joseph Legleiter

Jan 10, 2020

David Joseph Legleiter, 67, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 10th, 2020. David was born in Hays, Kansas on December 10, 1952, a son of the late Olivia (Befort) and Julius Legleiter. On March 7, 1992, David married Bernice Hardesty in Salina, Kansas. Survivors include his wife, Bernice Legleiter, of the home; daughter, Tina Musgrove, of Salina, Ginger...

Robert John Nelsen

Robert John Nelsen

Jan 8, 2020

Robert John Nelsen, 64, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 8th, 2020. Robert was born in East Meadow, New York on October 5, 1955, a son of the late Audrey (Clasen) and Charles Nelsen. On April 28, 1984, Robert married Teresa Streit in Salina, Kansas at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Survivors include his wife, Teresa (Streit) Nelsen of the...

Mary Elizabeth Sprecker

Mary Elizabeth Sprecker

Jan 7, 2020

Mary Elizabeth Sprecker, 86, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 7th, 2020. Mary was born in Tipton, Kansas on September 25, 1933, a daughter of the late Anna (Moritz) and Casper Schroeder. Survivors include two sons, Bobby Sprecker and Brad Sprecker, of Salina. She is preceded in death by her husband, R.E. Sprecker; daughter, Betty Sprecker; son, Brian...

Cynthia Lynn Carson

Cynthia Lynn Carson

Jan 4, 2020

Cynthia Lynn Carson, 59, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, January 4th, 2020. Cynthia was born in Wichita, Kansas on December 27, 1960, a daughter of the late Donna Lea (Shelton) and Jimmie Kent Carson. Survivors include son, Ritch Popp, of Dallas, Texas; sister, Donna Brehm (Mike) of Salina, Kansas; brother, David Kent (Debra), of Lake Stevens, Washington; 1...

Cora Lee  (Frazier) Williams

Cora Lee (Frazier) Williams

Jan 1, 2020

Cora Lee (Frazier) Williams, 85, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 1st, at Stormont-Vail Health Care Center, Topeka, Shawnee County. Cora was born in Forrest City, Arkansas on March 31, 1934, a daughter of the late Ollie Lee (Williford) and James Hudson. She was a member of the Eastern Star, NAACP, BACOS, Martin Lutheran King Ad Hoc, Lay...

David Ernest Ash

David Ernest Ash

Dec 30, 2019

David Ernest Ash, 72, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 30th, 2019. David was born in McPherson, Kansas on December 8th, 1947, son of the late Rose (Weyand) and Ralph "Mike” Ash. David graduated from Roxbury High School in 1965, attended Hutchinson Community College, and graduated from Pittsburg State University. He worked for Thermo-Flex (Morrison Enterprises) for many...

Carol Jean Cornwell

Carol Jean Cornwell

Dec 21, 2019

Carol Jean Cornwell, 80, of Salina, Kansas, left this world to be with her Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, December 21st, 2019. Carol was born in Herington, Kansas on January 7, 1939, a daughter of the late Louella (Ringey) Wolf and Ray Conant. On October 29, 1955, Carol married Paul Cornwell in Webb City, Missouri. Survivors include her husband,...

Judy Ann Watson

Judy Ann Watson

Dec 19, 2019

Judy Ann Watson, 68, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, December 19th, 2019. Judy was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina on February 8, 1951, a daughter of the late Dorothy (Sherbert) and Edgar Martin. Survivors include daughters, April Russell (Dewayne), of Salina, and Melissa Miller (Marty) of Georgetown, Kentucky; sons, Dale Gardner Jr. (Anya), of Port Richey, Florida, and...

Bessie Daphene Lee

Bessie Daphene Lee

Feb 26, 2020

Daphene Lee, 82, of Salina, Kansas, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 She was born in Comanche, Oklahoma on August 20, 1937, a daughter of the late Marie (Eubanks) and Berlin Buzbee. Survivors include her husband, Charles "Bud" Lee of the home; daughters, Vickie Dunafon (Doug) of Westmoreland, Kansas, and Valarie Strobel (Jim) of...

Dorcas Arlene Nelson

Dorcas Arlene Nelson

Feb 20, 2020

Dorcas Arlene Nelson, 88, of New Cambria, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 20th, 2020. She was born in Lucas, Kansas on December 29, 1931, a daughter of the late Ethel Grace (Saunders) and Thayer D. Smith. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Youngdahl of Salina; three sons, Larry Nelson (Claudia), Ronald Nelson (Deb), and Randy Nelson (Cindy), all of New...

Ulysses Marshall

Ulysses Marshall

Feb 13, 2020

Ulysses Marshall, 93, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 13th, 2020. Ulysses was born in Kenneth, Missouri on March 1, 1926, a son of the late Luella and Rev. John Marshall. On January 27, 1948, he married Lurline Gadson in Arkansas. He served in the United States Navy and retired after 20+ years from Beech Aircraft. He was...

Sudana "Vicky Lynn" Wilkins

Sudana "Vicky Lynn" Wilkins

Feb 11, 2020

Sudana "Vicky Lynn" Wilkins, 66, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, February 11th, 2020. Sudana was born in Salina, Kansas on July 21, 1953, a daughter of the late Jacquelyn Marie (Nelson) Wilkins and Clarence Howard Wilkins, of Detroit, Michigan. She spent her career shaping young minds as a teacher at Roosevelt Lincoln Middle School, St. John's Military School,...

Edward William Sherman

Edward William Sherman

Feb 7, 2020

Edward William Sherman, 82, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 7th, 2020. He was born in Salina, Kansas on March 9, 1937, a son of the late Florence and Edward Sherman. Edward attended school in Gentry, Arkansas, Salina, Kansas, and received his GED from Garden City Community College. He retired from International Union of Operating Engineers, Kansas City,...

Lois Marie Gish

Lois Marie Gish

Feb 7, 2020

Lois M. Gish, 80, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 7th, 2020. She was born August 17, 1939 on a farm east of Glendale, Kansas to Antone "Tony" and Verna Layola (Weis) Brozek. Lois went to Glendale Grade School and Brookville High School where she met her husband, H. Neal Gish. Lois worked for School Specialty (Salina), Department...

Richard Wayne Hammon

Richard Wayne Hammon

Feb 5, 2020

Richard Wayne Hammon, 67, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, February 5th, 2020 in Manhattan, Kansas. Richard was born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma on March 23, 1952, a son of the late Betty June (Martin) and Dick Thompson Hammon. Survivors include his wife, Judy (Lehman) Hammon; sons, Justin R. Hammon (Sara) and Christopher W. Hammon (Cheyenne); his brother, Robert...

John "Jay" William Strachan, Iv

John "Jay" William Strachan, Iv

Jan 31, 2020

John William (Jay) Strachan, IV, 68, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 31st, 2020. John was born in Massachusetts on August 7, 1951, a son of the late Dorothy Catherine (Bond) and John William Strachan III. He was the husband of Karen Rose (Bollig) Strachan. John is survived by his wife, Karen Rose (Bollig) Strachan; two daughters, Lori...

Angela Kaye Brady

Angela Kaye Brady

Jan 21, 2020

Angela Kaye (Skibbe) Brady , 56, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 21st, 2020. Angela was born in Wichita, Kansas on August 21, 1963, a daughter of Julia May (Reathaford) and the late Merlin Dell Skibbe. Survivors include two daughters, Crystal Ann Marshall (Dion) and Candice Aurelia Winborne (Christopher); son, Tyson Dell Brady (Nikki); brother, Gaylord D. Skibbe;...

Delmar Harvey Isaacson

Delmar Harvey Isaacson

Jan 19, 2020

Delmar Harvey Isaacson, 91, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 19th, 2020. Delmar was born in Mentor, Kansas on October 20, 1928, a son of the late Almeda Caroline (Walker) and Robert Edwin Isaacson. He married Velda Marie Reed on February 16, 1953 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Salina. He was an Air Force Veteran. He was a...

Dixie Jo Reyer

Dixie Jo Reyer

Jan 15, 2020

Dixie Jo Reyer, 65, of New Cambria, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 15th, 2020. Dixie was born in Surprise, Nebraska on September 16, 1954, a daughter of the late Donna (Simpkins) and Melvin Heins. Survivors include her husband, Alan Reyer, of the home; two daughters, Jennifer Young, Jessica Navrkal (Kevin); son, Jason Hake; 10 grandchildren, and 1 great granddaughter....

Robert L.  Haynes

Robert L. Haynes

Jan 10, 2020

Robert L. Haynes, 61, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 10th, 2020. Robert was born in San Mateo, California on July 13, 1958, a son of the late Donna Jean (Bell) and Eugene M. Haynes. Survivors include his wife, Sandra (Hinkle) Haynes; Half brother, Mick Haynes (Jacque); and half sister, Kitty Johnson (Gerry.) He was the husband of...

David Joseph Legleiter

David Joseph Legleiter

Jan 10, 2020

David Joseph Legleiter, 67, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 10th, 2020. David was born in Hays, Kansas on December 10, 1952, a son of the late Olivia (Befort) and Julius Legleiter. On March 7, 1992, David married Bernice Hardesty in Salina, Kansas. Survivors include his wife, Bernice Legleiter, of the home; daughter, Tina Musgrove, of Salina, Ginger...

Robert John Nelsen

Robert John Nelsen

Jan 8, 2020

Robert John Nelsen, 64, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 8th, 2020. Robert was born in East Meadow, New York on October 5, 1955, a son of the late Audrey (Clasen) and Charles Nelsen. On April 28, 1984, Robert married Teresa Streit in Salina, Kansas at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Survivors include his wife, Teresa (Streit) Nelsen of the...

Mary Elizabeth Sprecker

Mary Elizabeth Sprecker

Jan 7, 2020

Mary Elizabeth Sprecker, 86, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 7th, 2020. Mary was born in Tipton, Kansas on September 25, 1933, a daughter of the late Anna (Moritz) and Casper Schroeder. Survivors include two sons, Bobby Sprecker and Brad Sprecker, of Salina. She is preceded in death by her husband, R.E. Sprecker; daughter, Betty Sprecker; son, Brian...

Cynthia Lynn Carson

Cynthia Lynn Carson

Jan 4, 2020

Cynthia Lynn Carson, 59, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Saturday, January 4th, 2020. Cynthia was born in Wichita, Kansas on December 27, 1960, a daughter of the late Donna Lea (Shelton) and Jimmie Kent Carson. Survivors include son, Ritch Popp, of Dallas, Texas; sister, Donna Brehm (Mike) of Salina, Kansas; brother, David Kent (Debra), of Lake Stevens, Washington; 1...

Cora Lee  (Frazier) Williams

Cora Lee (Frazier) Williams

Jan 1, 2020

Cora Lee (Frazier) Williams, 85, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 1st, at Stormont-Vail Health Care Center, Topeka, Shawnee County. Cora was born in Forrest City, Arkansas on March 31, 1934, a daughter of the late Ollie Lee (Williford) and James Hudson. She was a member of the Eastern Star, NAACP, BACOS, Martin Lutheran King Ad Hoc, Lay...

David Ernest Ash

David Ernest Ash

Dec 30, 2019

David Ernest Ash, 72, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 30th, 2019. David was born in McPherson, Kansas on December 8th, 1947, son of the late Rose (Weyand) and Ralph "Mike” Ash. David graduated from Roxbury High School in 1965, attended Hutchinson Community College, and graduated from Pittsburg State University. He worked for Thermo-Flex (Morrison Enterprises) for many...

Carol Jean Cornwell

Carol Jean Cornwell

Dec 21, 2019

Carol Jean Cornwell, 80, of Salina, Kansas, left this world to be with her Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, December 21st, 2019. Carol was born in Herington, Kansas on January 7, 1939, a daughter of the late Louella (Ringey) Wolf and Ray Conant. On October 29, 1955, Carol married Paul Cornwell in Webb City, Missouri. Survivors include her husband,...

Judy Ann Watson

Judy Ann Watson

Dec 19, 2019

Judy Ann Watson, 68, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, December 19th, 2019. Judy was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina on February 8, 1951, a daughter of the late Dorothy (Sherbert) and Edgar Martin. Survivors include daughters, April Russell (Dewayne), of Salina, and Melissa Miller (Marty) of Georgetown, Kentucky; sons, Dale Gardner Jr. (Anya), of Port Richey, Florida, and...

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