Elaine Louise (Jennings) Smith, age 94, passed away on August 8, 2022, at the Logan County Senior Living Nursing Home in Oakley.  She was born to Henry & Angeline Jennings on September 20, 1927.  Elaine was born and raised in Colby, Kansas.  After graduating from Colby High School in 1945, Elaine met the love of her life while working at Lois’ Drug Store in Colby.  Don and Elaine married...

Michael Wayne Werries, 61, of Salina, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2022.  He was born January 18, 1961, in Salina, Kansas.   He worked for Salina Planing Mill, Inc. in the wood working department.   He was preceded in death by his dad; Darrell C. Werries, brother; Randall J. Werries and grandparents.   Survivors include his mother; Lynda L. Werries of Salina a...

Roger D. Savery, 71, of Salina, passed away Monday August 8th, 2022.  He was born May 8th, 1951, in Concordia, Kansas.   He was united in marriage with Barbara Savery in 1973.   He worked as a sheet metal assembly worker for ten years at Hawker Beechcraft.   He was preceded in death by his parents; George and Roseanna (Perret) Savery, two sons; Scott Savery and Je...

Wanda Irene Wolfe, 69 of Salina, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2022.  She was born on January 14, 1953, to William (Bill) and Joyce (Drew) Tabor in Wichita, KS. She was formally a resident of Butler and Phillips County, Kansas.   She worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for the Veterans Administration in Wichita for ten years.   She was preceded in death by her pare...

Matthew Austin Padgett McCready passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at the age of 27. He was born December 8, 1994 to Carolyn (McCready)Augustine and Justin E. Padgett. Matt was a cook and bartender at The Paramount Bar. He previously had worked at The Voo and was an assistant manager at Hog Wild. He enjoyed playing disc golf, fishing, and ALL sports but especially the Miami Dolphins and KU...

Marilyn Kay Kirch, 86, passed away, at the home of her daughter, in Salina, Kansas, Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022. Marilyn was born in East Bethany, New York on October 31, 1935, a daughter of the late Winifred J. (Carlsen) and Howard G. Brown. Survivors include her children, Karen Groot (Dan), of Salina, Kansas, Doug Kirch, (Dawn), of Newtonabbey, Northern Ireland, and Diane Brownell, (Tim), ...

William Paul Echols, 88, of Solomon, Kansas, passed away Friday, July 29th, 2022. Paul was born in Arlington, California on May 12, 1934, a son of the late Louise Steward and William "Elbert” Echols. Survivors include his four daughters, Pattie Crosby (Dave), of Solomon, Kansas, Debbie McFarlane (Leslie), of Fairbanks, Alaska, Kristi Chenaille, of Fairbanks, Alaska, Lisa Smeltzer, of Fairb...

Berniece Catherine (Kinderknecht) Heier, age 90, passed away on July 31, 2022 at her Grainfield, Kansas home. She was born February 23, 1932 in Menlo, Kansas to Joseph and Philomena (Hertel) Kinderknecht. She married Alfred Heier on August 5, 1952 and unto this union 7 children were born. Most of her life was spent on the farm raising their children and being a supportive farmer’s wife. Alfre...

Lila Lee Mitchell, 90, passed away on July 31, 2022, at Legacy of Salina, Kansas. Lila Lee was born in Palco, Kansas, on June 19, 1932. She was the second oldest child of Cletus and Lois (Cook) Gibson. She married Richard Mitchell on May 27, 1951 and had 4 children. Lila Lee worked as a med aid at the Delphos rest home for several years. After selling the family farm, she moved with Richard to ...

Virgil Dean Bunce, 72, of Salina, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022. He was born May 3, 1950, in Scottsbluff, NE. He was the Sheriff of the Todd County Sheriff Department for twenty plus years in Mission, South Dakota. Virgil also worked as a correctional officer for 20 years at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Hutchinson, KS. During retirement, Virgil worked for the Durham School Bus ...