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Roger E. Fountain
Feb 9, 2016
Roger E. Fountain, 54, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, February 9th, peacefully, at Salina Regional Health Center, Kansas. Roger was born in Phoenix, Arizona on March 16, 1961, a son of the late Frances and Leroy Fountain. Roger worked for McDonald's restaurants around Salina for 17 years. Roger was a man who always had a smile and a...
Kenneth Byron "Ken" Hemphill
Feb 7, 2016
Kenneth Byron 'Ken' Hemphill, 66, of Smolan, Kansas, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 7th, 2016. Kenneth was born in Clay Center, Kansas on October 28, 1949, a son of the late Pearl Mary (Hammond) and Howard Hemphill. Ken worked for Schwan's Pizza Service for 27 years. He enjoyed spending time with his family...
James R. Hoover Sr.
Jan 22, 2016
Salina, Kansas James Robert Hoover, Sr. James Robert 'Jim' Hoover, Sr., 68, of Salina, passed away Friday, January 22nd, at Salina Regional Health Center. Jim was born in Kansas City, Missouri on June 20, 1947, to the late Kathleen M. (Hauber) and Robert L. Hoover. Jim was a twenty year veteran of the United States Army. Survivors include his...
Edward "Ed" Pates
Jan 18, 2016
Edward E. “Ed” Pates Edward E. “Ed” Pates, 68, of Hedville, Kansas, passed away Monday, January 18th, at his home. Ed was born in Wichita, Kansas, on December 31, 1947, to the late Betty (Lansdowne) and Leo H. Pates. Ed was the husband of Leigh Anne (Falwell) Pates. He worked as an over the road truck driver. Survivors include...
Louis Sherman "Lou" Pacsuta
Jan 17, 2016
Louis Sherman 'Lou' Pacsuta, 72, of Salina, passed away Sunday, January 17th, at Salina Regional Health Center, Kansas. Lou was born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 20, 1943, to the late Ethel (Wheeler) and Louis Pacsuta. Lou was the husband of Donna Pacsuta. He served in the United States Army for 23 years in active duty and 22 years...
Shirley Beatrice Deines
Jan 15, 2016
Shirley Beatrice Deines, 77, of Smolan, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 15th, 2016. Shirley was born in Kansas City, Kansas on February 25, 1938, a daughter of the late Minnie Elizabeth (McKain) Smith and Lester Smith. Survivors include her husband, Glenn Deines of the home; daughters, Debbie E. Zargoza, of Overland Park, Kansas, Pamela S. Myers, of Salina, Kansas,...
Helen Rae Pulliam
Jan 8, 2016
Helen Rae Pulliam, 64, of Salina, Kansas, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Friday, January 8th, 2016. Helen was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on July 27, 1951, a daughter of the late Vera Ann (Harrison) and Raymond Levi Pulliam. Survivors include her brothers, George Pulliam and wife Gloria, of Omaha, Nebraska, Christopher Hiebert, of Molino, Florida;...
Robert "Bob" Dean Miller
Jan 7, 2016
Robert Dean Miller, 73, of Brookville, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 7th, 2016 Robert was born in Boulder, Colorado on October 30, 1942, a son of the late Mary Treca (Phillips) Miller-Widener and Edwin V. Miller. Bob served in the United States Army from 1960 to 1964. He worked as a Heavy Equipment Mechanic at Smoky Hill, LLC, Salina,...
Stanley Paul "Stan" Creitz
Dec 23, 2015
Stanley Paul 'Stan' Creitz, 81, of Beloit, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 23rd, at his home, after a long illness, battling cancer. Stan was born in Beloit, Kansas on September 6, 1934, to the late Verda E. (Davis) Creitz and Paul Creitz.. Stan was the husband of Sue Creitz. They were married June 3, 1972 in Jewell, Kansas. He...
Charles J. "Charlie" Crawford Jr.
Dec 21, 2015
Charles J. 'Charlie' Crawford, Jr. Charles J. 'Charlie' Crawford, Jr., 83, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 21st, at Wesley Medical Center. Charles was born in Girard, Kansas on September 18, 1932, to the late Vera (Morey) and Clarence Hawn. Charlie worked for Wilson Sale Barn, Lonnie Wilson Auction, Bentronbrock Brothers in Ellsworth County for 5 years, Roy...
Velda J. Houser
Dec 19, 2015
Salina, KS Velda Jean Houser Velda Jean Houser, 79, of Salina, KS, passed away Saturday, December 19th, at Salina Regional Health Center. Velda was born in Abilene, Kansas on March 9, 1936, to the late Albertena L. (Ruhnke) and Edgar O. Timm. Velda quilted at the Salina Senior Center every Wednesday, and regularly attended the arthritis exercise program at...
Jack Ray Dooley
Dec 19, 2015
Jack Ray Dooley, 77, of Salina, passed away Saturday, December 19th, at his residence. Jack was born in on July 17, 1938, to the late Edith Beryl (Bobbitt) and Cecil R. Dooley. Cremation has been chosen and no services are planned.
Dorothy Mae Ecton
Dec 7, 2015
Dorothy Mae (Brown) Ecton, 85, of Salina, passed away Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, at Salina Regional Health Center with her family present. Dorothy was born Sept. 30, 1930, in Norton, to Orville and Hazel Brown. She married Howard Lee Ecton in January 1949 and they shared 67 years of marriage together. They enjoyed traveling and visited 47 states, Canada,...
Gaylord F. Harrington
Dec 4, 2015
Gaylord Foster Harrington, 73, of Abilene, passed away Friday, December 4th, peacefully, at Pinnacle Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Gaylord was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on November 16, 1942, a son of the late Reba Bernice (Foster) and Leo Raymond Harrington. He was the husband of Dora (Herbert) Harrington. Survivors include his wife, Dora of Abilene; daughter, Lynne...
Peggy J. Sidener-Hansen
Nov 30, 2015
Abilene, Kansas Peggy Jane Sidener-Hansen Peggy Jane Sidener-Hansen, 79, of Abilene, Kansas, passed away Monday, November 30th, at Abilene Memorial Hospital. Peggy was born in Abilene, Kansas on February 22, 1936, to the late Ethel E. (Schumann) and Floyd H. Funston. She was a member of the Abilene First United Methodist Church, and a graduate of Solomon High School....
Johnny Joe Thayer
Nov 29, 2015
Johnny Joe Thayer, 61, of Salina, KS, passed away Sunday, November 29th. Johnny was born in Salina, Kansas on September 8, 1954, a son of the late Alberta (Rollet) and Alvin Thayer. Survivors include a daughter, Penny Thayer, of Salina; sister, Eulah Johnson and husband, James of Salina; brother, Bob Thayer of Salina; and grandson, Johnny Thayer He is...
John Joseph Tripp
Nov 29, 2015
John Joseph Tripp, 49, of Keystone, Florida, passed away Sunday, November 29th, at Salina Regional Health Center. John was born in Spencer, Iowa on June 26, 1966, a son of the late Pauline (Baker) and Alvin Tripp. Survivors include his significant other, Dayna Spies of Keystone, Florida; brother, Brent Tripp and wife, Katie of Waterloo, Iowa; three sisters, Teresa...
Peter F. Kent Ii
Nov 19, 2015
Peter F. Kent, II, 62, of Salina, passed away Thursday, November 19th, at Salina Regional Health Center. Peter was born in Austin, Minnesota on August 24, 1953, to Doris A. (Miller) and Peter F. Kent, Sr. Peter was in the United States Army, working in Army Intelligence, for ten years. Following his stint in the army, Peter was an...
David B. Phillips
Nov 19, 2015
David Brooks Phillips, 61, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, November 19th, 2015. David was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on November 8, 1954, a son of Evelyn M. (Nelson) and Winfield B. Phillips. He worked for many years as a furniture salesman at Ted Augustine Furniture, in Brookville. Survivors include his parents; daughter, Greta Phillips, son, Ryan Phillips, both...
Christopher Allen Howell
Nov 10, 2015
Christopher Allen Howell, 25 of Lindsborg, Kansas, passed away. Christopher was born in Topeka, Kansas on April 13, 1990, a son of Nancy Highsmith, of Portland, Oregon and the late John Howell. Survivors include his mother, Nancy Highsmith of Portland, Oregon; two sisters, Kacy Howell and fiance, Luke Rogge of Lindsborg and Nicole Howell of Eugene, Oregon; and one...
Roger E. Fountain
Feb 9, 2016
Roger E. Fountain, 54, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, February 9th, peacefully, at Salina Regional Health Center, Kansas. Roger was born in Phoenix, Arizona on March 16, 1961, a son of the late Frances and Leroy Fountain. Roger worked for McDonald's restaurants around Salina for 17 years. Roger was a man who always had a smile and a...
Kenneth Byron "Ken" Hemphill
Feb 7, 2016
Kenneth Byron 'Ken' Hemphill, 66, of Smolan, Kansas, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 7th, 2016. Kenneth was born in Clay Center, Kansas on October 28, 1949, a son of the late Pearl Mary (Hammond) and Howard Hemphill. Ken worked for Schwan's Pizza Service for 27 years. He enjoyed spending time with his family...
James R. Hoover Sr.
Jan 22, 2016
Salina, Kansas James Robert Hoover, Sr. James Robert 'Jim' Hoover, Sr., 68, of Salina, passed away Friday, January 22nd, at Salina Regional Health Center. Jim was born in Kansas City, Missouri on June 20, 1947, to the late Kathleen M. (Hauber) and Robert L. Hoover. Jim was a twenty year veteran of the United States Army. Survivors include his...
Edward "Ed" Pates
Jan 18, 2016
Edward E. “Ed” Pates Edward E. “Ed” Pates, 68, of Hedville, Kansas, passed away Monday, January 18th, at his home. Ed was born in Wichita, Kansas, on December 31, 1947, to the late Betty (Lansdowne) and Leo H. Pates. Ed was the husband of Leigh Anne (Falwell) Pates. He worked as an over the road truck driver. Survivors include...
Louis Sherman "Lou" Pacsuta
Jan 17, 2016
Louis Sherman 'Lou' Pacsuta, 72, of Salina, passed away Sunday, January 17th, at Salina Regional Health Center, Kansas. Lou was born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 20, 1943, to the late Ethel (Wheeler) and Louis Pacsuta. Lou was the husband of Donna Pacsuta. He served in the United States Army for 23 years in active duty and 22 years...
Shirley Beatrice Deines
Jan 15, 2016
Shirley Beatrice Deines, 77, of Smolan, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 15th, 2016. Shirley was born in Kansas City, Kansas on February 25, 1938, a daughter of the late Minnie Elizabeth (McKain) Smith and Lester Smith. Survivors include her husband, Glenn Deines of the home; daughters, Debbie E. Zargoza, of Overland Park, Kansas, Pamela S. Myers, of Salina, Kansas,...
Helen Rae Pulliam
Jan 8, 2016
Helen Rae Pulliam, 64, of Salina, Kansas, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Friday, January 8th, 2016. Helen was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on July 27, 1951, a daughter of the late Vera Ann (Harrison) and Raymond Levi Pulliam. Survivors include her brothers, George Pulliam and wife Gloria, of Omaha, Nebraska, Christopher Hiebert, of Molino, Florida;...
Robert "Bob" Dean Miller
Jan 7, 2016
Robert Dean Miller, 73, of Brookville, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 7th, 2016 Robert was born in Boulder, Colorado on October 30, 1942, a son of the late Mary Treca (Phillips) Miller-Widener and Edwin V. Miller. Bob served in the United States Army from 1960 to 1964. He worked as a Heavy Equipment Mechanic at Smoky Hill, LLC, Salina,...
Stanley Paul "Stan" Creitz
Dec 23, 2015
Stanley Paul 'Stan' Creitz, 81, of Beloit, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 23rd, at his home, after a long illness, battling cancer. Stan was born in Beloit, Kansas on September 6, 1934, to the late Verda E. (Davis) Creitz and Paul Creitz.. Stan was the husband of Sue Creitz. They were married June 3, 1972 in Jewell, Kansas. He...
Charles J. "Charlie" Crawford Jr.
Dec 21, 2015
Charles J. 'Charlie' Crawford, Jr. Charles J. 'Charlie' Crawford, Jr., 83, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 21st, at Wesley Medical Center. Charles was born in Girard, Kansas on September 18, 1932, to the late Vera (Morey) and Clarence Hawn. Charlie worked for Wilson Sale Barn, Lonnie Wilson Auction, Bentronbrock Brothers in Ellsworth County for 5 years, Roy...
Velda J. Houser
Dec 19, 2015
Salina, KS Velda Jean Houser Velda Jean Houser, 79, of Salina, KS, passed away Saturday, December 19th, at Salina Regional Health Center. Velda was born in Abilene, Kansas on March 9, 1936, to the late Albertena L. (Ruhnke) and Edgar O. Timm. Velda quilted at the Salina Senior Center every Wednesday, and regularly attended the arthritis exercise program at...
Jack Ray Dooley
Dec 19, 2015
Jack Ray Dooley, 77, of Salina, passed away Saturday, December 19th, at his residence. Jack was born in on July 17, 1938, to the late Edith Beryl (Bobbitt) and Cecil R. Dooley. Cremation has been chosen and no services are planned.
Dorothy Mae Ecton
Dec 7, 2015
Dorothy Mae (Brown) Ecton, 85, of Salina, passed away Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, at Salina Regional Health Center with her family present. Dorothy was born Sept. 30, 1930, in Norton, to Orville and Hazel Brown. She married Howard Lee Ecton in January 1949 and they shared 67 years of marriage together. They enjoyed traveling and visited 47 states, Canada,...
Gaylord F. Harrington
Dec 4, 2015
Gaylord Foster Harrington, 73, of Abilene, passed away Friday, December 4th, peacefully, at Pinnacle Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Gaylord was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on November 16, 1942, a son of the late Reba Bernice (Foster) and Leo Raymond Harrington. He was the husband of Dora (Herbert) Harrington. Survivors include his wife, Dora of Abilene; daughter, Lynne...
Peggy J. Sidener-Hansen
Nov 30, 2015
Abilene, Kansas Peggy Jane Sidener-Hansen Peggy Jane Sidener-Hansen, 79, of Abilene, Kansas, passed away Monday, November 30th, at Abilene Memorial Hospital. Peggy was born in Abilene, Kansas on February 22, 1936, to the late Ethel E. (Schumann) and Floyd H. Funston. She was a member of the Abilene First United Methodist Church, and a graduate of Solomon High School....
Johnny Joe Thayer
Nov 29, 2015
Johnny Joe Thayer, 61, of Salina, KS, passed away Sunday, November 29th. Johnny was born in Salina, Kansas on September 8, 1954, a son of the late Alberta (Rollet) and Alvin Thayer. Survivors include a daughter, Penny Thayer, of Salina; sister, Eulah Johnson and husband, James of Salina; brother, Bob Thayer of Salina; and grandson, Johnny Thayer He is...
John Joseph Tripp
Nov 29, 2015
John Joseph Tripp, 49, of Keystone, Florida, passed away Sunday, November 29th, at Salina Regional Health Center. John was born in Spencer, Iowa on June 26, 1966, a son of the late Pauline (Baker) and Alvin Tripp. Survivors include his significant other, Dayna Spies of Keystone, Florida; brother, Brent Tripp and wife, Katie of Waterloo, Iowa; three sisters, Teresa...
Peter F. Kent Ii
Nov 19, 2015
Peter F. Kent, II, 62, of Salina, passed away Thursday, November 19th, at Salina Regional Health Center. Peter was born in Austin, Minnesota on August 24, 1953, to Doris A. (Miller) and Peter F. Kent, Sr. Peter was in the United States Army, working in Army Intelligence, for ten years. Following his stint in the army, Peter was an...
David B. Phillips
Nov 19, 2015
David Brooks Phillips, 61, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, November 19th, 2015. David was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on November 8, 1954, a son of Evelyn M. (Nelson) and Winfield B. Phillips. He worked for many years as a furniture salesman at Ted Augustine Furniture, in Brookville. Survivors include his parents; daughter, Greta Phillips, son, Ryan Phillips, both...
Christopher Allen Howell
Nov 10, 2015
Christopher Allen Howell, 25 of Lindsborg, Kansas, passed away. Christopher was born in Topeka, Kansas on April 13, 1990, a son of Nancy Highsmith, of Portland, Oregon and the late John Howell. Survivors include his mother, Nancy Highsmith of Portland, Oregon; two sisters, Kacy Howell and fiance, Luke Rogge of Lindsborg and Nicole Howell of Eugene, Oregon; and one...
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