Murray Charles Bates, 89, of Salina, passed away Thursday, June 30th, 2022. Murray was born in Woodson, Texas on March 18, 1933, a son of Ruth Irene (Titus) and Allen Douglas "Doug" Bates. He served in the United States Army from 1950-1954, in the Korean War and received a Silver Star. Murray retired from Johns Manville Manufacturing. He also worked for Woolco, Warta Buick, and owned The ...

Kuan Yun Chen, 88, of Salina, passed away Sunday, June 26th, 2022. Kuan Yun was born in LienChiang County, MatSu Island, Taiwan, on January 3, 1934, a daughter of the late Unknown (Liu Shih) Liu and Lianchao Chen. Survivors include two sons, Jambo Tsao (Ling Po Hsiao), of McPherson, and William Tsao (ShuMan Chang), of Emporia; two daughters, Amy Fan, of Salina, Mei Jou (Victor), of Salina. ...

James Leroy "Jimbo" Lytle was born in Salina, Kansas on May 22, 1960, to James V. & Marilyn JoAnn Johnson Lytle. Jim married his rainbow, Pam (Bordner) on June 6, 1987, at Lakewood Discovery Center. He entered eternal rest at the age of 62 on June 22, 2022. He graduated from Salina High School South, Class of 1978. He was a resident of Salina until 2001, when he and Pam bought their forever...

Carol Jean Eck, 70, longtime resident of Dodge City passed away Monday, June 27, 2022 in Salina.  She was born May 9, 1952 in Pratt to Carroll and Ruth (Gould) Cunningham. Carol enjoyed going to bingo, getting her hair and nails done, and shopping on the Home Network.  She loved getting dressed up and accessorizing with her shiny hats and fancy jewelry. Carol is survived by her two daughte...

Sharon Kay Sprague, 81, of Salina, passed away Sunday, June 26th, 2022. Sharon was born in Salina, Kansas on May 3, 1941, a daughter of the late Viola (Erb) and Walter Davis. She worked in housekeeping at Howard Johnson Hotel, worked at Tony's Pizza, and was a Nighttime Attendant at Arbor Court. On July 7, 1962, Sharon married Virgil Sprague in Salina. Survivors include her husband, Vi...

Rachel Elizabeth Roberg passed away Saturday, June 25, 2022. She was born in Kansas City, MO. to James and Joy (Harris) Messmer, Oct 1,1925. She met her husband, Russell Roberg, in Kansas City, MO. and was married July 22, 1950. She moved to Salina with her husband in 1963. She is survived by her three daughters; Linda (Ron) Stephens, Navarre, FL, Dorothy Dickerman, Salina, KS, and Joan (Paul) ...

James L. “Jim” Rehmert, 89, of Salina, Kan., passed away Thursday, June 23, 2022. He was born on November 23, 1932, at Asherville, Kan., the son of Harry L. and Treca M. (Schaffer) Rehmert. He Married Barbara Joan Slate on June 5, 1952, and to this union 3 children were born. Jim went to schools in Asherville and Beloit. He served in the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers from 1953 to 1955, servin...

John Benjamin Wearing passed away peacefully on June 18, 2022, with his wife and sons by his side. Ben was born March 2, 1953, in Salina Kansas, to Paul and Verna Wearing. He was a graduate of Salina Central, Hutchinson Community College and Kansas State University. (EMAW, baby!) Ben was a true news junkie. His newspaper career spanned more than 3 decades. He worked at weekly papers in Arkan...

Dorothy A. Kohls, 99, of Salina, Kan., passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2022. She was born in Pawnee, Okla., to Stuart and Beulah (Buford) Lucas on June 18, 1922. In 1940, she married Alfred A. Kohls, and they shared 61 years of marriage together and had 4 children. She was a farmer’s wife and helper for 25 years in Chase County, then resided in Marion County for 25 years before moving to S...

Faye Callahan, 80, passed away peacefully June 17, 2022, at her home in Salina, Kansas. Faye- beloved wife, mother and grandmother, was born in Fairfax, South Dakota in 1941 to Fred and Audrey (Baumeister) Weidner. She graduated high school in Butte, Nebraska and when on to study at Wayne State College. After college, Faye worked for the assessor’s office in O’Neill, Nebraska. In 1965, F...