Verna May (Hiner) Davidson, 82, went home to heaven on August 29th after a brief battle with cancer. Verna was born in Hutchinson, KS on Feb. 28, 1943, during wartime, to parents Laverne Hiner (WWII Navy Vet) and Delta May (Smith) Hiner. Growing up on their family farm near Glasco, KS, she was a true Kansas farm girl; driving a tractor, showing sheep in 4H, and becoming a talented gardener and ...

Rhelda M. Ackerman, age 68, of Miltonvale, KS, at Salina Regional Medical Center, Salina, KS. She was born on November 6, 1956 in Wamego, KS to Richard R. & Ardith M. (Marshall) Jarvis. She married Jim Kelsey and to this union a son was born, Joseph.  She later married Michael Roudybush, they later divorced. She married to Don Ackerman who preceded her in 2022. Rhelda worked as a para-educ...

David Allen Kadel was born on January 21, 1949, in Belleville, Kansas, and entered eternal rest on August 24, 2025, in Concordia, Kansas. Following the death of his birth parents, he and his three siblings were adopted in 1954 by Ivan and Alice (Jordan) Kadel. He attended elementary school in Randall and Jamestown and graduated from Jewell High School with the class of 1967. After high school,...

Jimmy “Jimmie” Ray Davis, age 75, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Born in Forest, Mississippi, on July 29, 1950, to Eletha Moore Davis and Willie Davis, Jimmie was one of six siblings—three sisters and two brothers. An accomplished tailor, Jimmie had a gift for working with his hands and a heart for helping others. In his later years, he continued to serve his comm...

Eddie K. Daniels, age 85, formerly of Purcell, OK, passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at his home in Concordia, KS surrounded by his family. Eddie was born on September 1, 1939, in Wynnewood, OK to Franklin C. & Geraldine J. (Rountree) Daniels. He married Judith Ann Stephenson on Nov. 27, 1959, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  She survives the home. He graduated from Northwest Classen ...

Shirley Heald, 90, Bethany Village, Lindsborg, KS passed away peacefully in her room at Bethany Village on August 15, 2025. Shirley Anne (Marrs) Heald was born to Clive and Lola (Moses) Marrs in Dickenson County, Kansas on January 5, 1935. Shirley graduated from Longford High School in 1953 and later that year she married R. Bruce Heald, and the couple had six children before ending their ma...

A love of life and a desire to help others. A never-tiring interest in and appreciation of the people in her life. Amy Ladd Hoffman, 101, of Salina, Kansas, died August 22, 2025. She was born on October 15, 1923, in Pomeroy, Iowa. Her family subsequently lived in Sioux City, Iowa, and then Lincoln, Nebraska. Upon graduating from the University of Nebraska, she volunteered for the U.S. Signal...

Larry Anon Perkinson, 67 of Salina, passed away August 24, 2025, at his home. He was born on August 24, 1958, in Salina, Kansas. Larry graduated from Salina Central High School in 1976. He enjoyed many different kinds of music and played the trumpet in the Drum and Bugle Corp and in the high school band. Larry enjoyed working for Salina Tree service for many years and at the Sale Barn until he ...

Kenneth Lee Staley, age 75, of Salina, Kansas, passed away after his brave and challenging battle with ALS on the evening of August 25, 2025, at his home with family by his side. He was born on January 3, 1950, in Beloit, Kansas, to Robert Lee Staley and Emma Jeanne Strawn. Ken never knew a stranger. His kind heart, warmth, humor, and generosity left a lasting impression on everyone he met. He ...

Hal J Berkley was born April 17, 1933, the 6th of 8 children of Howard Jackson and Paulina “Polly” Berkley. He lived almost all his life in Tescott, Kansas and graduated from Tescott High School in 1951. Hal married Eleanor Christenson on August 30, 1952, and they were married for 72 loving years until Eleanor passed on April 10, 2025. Hal attended the University of Kansas in Lawrence f...