Jarda Ann (Sexton) Fitzwater, 67, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, & friend lost her long courageous battle with lupus, surrounded by her family and friends on April 29, 2021. Jarda was born June 27, 1953 in Abilene, Kansas to Mervin and Cecelia (Zey) Sexton. She attended St. Andrews Catholic school 1st through 8th grade and graduated from Abilene High School in 1971 where sh...

Roy I. Baker Jr., 89, of Salina, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021. He was born June 16, 1931 in Delphos, Ohio. He was a United States Air Force Veteran and then worked for City of Salina Water Department as well as OCCK as a Driver for 10 years. Roy was a longstanding member of the Solomon City Masonic Lodge and various organizations. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy I. and B...

Marjorie Eileen Humphreys, 62, died April 30, 2021. She was born on December 28, 1958, in Kansas City, MO., the daughter of Willis and Genevieve (Kenzile) Henning. Marjorie graduated from Salina Central High School. She worked for many years at Tony’s Pizza in grounds maintenance. Later she worked for Dillon’s and the Smoky Hill Museum. To know Marjorie, was to love her. She was a special l...

Gary Arthur "Hutch" Hutchison, 79, of McPherson, KS, passed away at 9:35 p.m., Friday, April 30th, 2021 peacefully, at McPherson Hospital. Gary was born in Ellsworth, Kansas on August 3, 1941, a son of Velma A. (Leach) and Arthur Alfred Hutchison. Gary attended the Lincoln grade schools and graduated from Lincoln High School, Lincoln, Kansas in 1959. He was a member of Grace Bible Church ...

Lester D. Jantz, 92, of McPherson 67460, Kansas, passed away at 11:15 p.m., Saturday, May 1st, 2021 peacefully with his wife by his side, at Cedars House. Lester was born in 1/2 mile West of Galva, on his parents Homestead, Kansas on January 4, 1929, a son of  Ruth Olga (Eck) and Edwin Henry Jantz. Lester attended the Galva grade school and graduated from Galva High School, Galva, Kansas in 194...

Janese Lucille Davis, 88, Salina, KS, passed away Thursday, April 29, 2021 at the Salina Regional Health Center in Salina. She was born June 27, 1932 in Chicago, IL. She was a prayer warrior, faithful in all things, servant of Christ, loving her Savior and Redeemer. She is survived by her husband, Gene Davis, of the home; son, Philip (Sue) Davis; and daughter, Rebecca (Mike) Zrubek; eleven grandc...

Betty Ann Christensen, 87, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 28th, 2021. Betty was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 1, 1933, a daughter of the late Bessie (Kubec) and Frank Vrchota. Survivors include three sons, Dean Christensen, of Concordia, Kansas, Paul Christensen, (Paula) of Goddard, Kansas, Steve Christensen, of Ballwin, Missouri; daughter, Laurie Schutz, (Vince) of...

Services for Patricia J. “Pat” Holt, age 76, of Abilene, are will be 10:00 pm Saturday, May 8, 2021 at the Martin-Becker-Carlson Funeral Home in Abilene with Pastor Lindsey Brummer officiating.  Pat passed away Thursday, April 29, 2021 at her home in Abilene. She was born April 22, 1945 in Abilene the daughter of Jess and Emma (Felbush) Vess.  Pat graduated from Abilene High School and fr...

Serena Kay “Sam” (Minear) Gagliardi, 63, of Basehor, Kan., passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at her nieces’ home in Salina, Kan., after a courageous four-year battle with colon cancer. Serena was born March 4, 1958 in Salina, the fifth child of Dwight D. and Bernadine B. (Mettlen) Minear. Serena attended Salina Central High School. She was preceded in death by her fath...

He was born September 4, 1931 in Abilene, Kansas to John and Sarah Bebermeyer. He grew up in the Talmage community and graduated from Abilene High School in 1949. He served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years. On June 19, 1955, he married Shirley Sheets in Navarre, and to this union, five children were born Gregory, Sheryl, Kathy, Mary Jean, and Sandra. All their married life was spent farming , first...