Harold “Butch” Johnson, 71 of Concordia, Kansas passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020 in Casa Grande, Arizona. He was born September 20, 1948, in Nelson, Nebraska to Lowell and Mildred (Sprague) Johnson. Butch graduated from Jamestown High School in 1966 and enlisted in the US Navy in April of 1967. While in the Navy, he achieved Radarman Second Class and served tours in the Mideast and Med...

Dorcas Arlene Nelson, 88, of New Cambria, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 20th, 2020. She was born in Lucas, Kansas on December 29, 1931, a daughter of the late Ethel Grace (Saunders) and Thayer D. Smith. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Youngdahl of Salina; three sons, Larry Nelson (Claudia), Ronald Nelson (Deb), and Randy Nelson (Cindy), all of New Cambria; brothers, Delbert S...

Samuel Kenneth Stevenson, age 80, of Miltonvale, Kansas, entered into rest on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at the Cloud County Health Center, Concordia, Kansas. He was born on May 17, 1939 in Idana, Kansas to Samuel D. & Cleo B. (Angelo) Stevenson. Samuel attended Clay Center High School, Clay Center, Kansas. He served in the United States Navy from 1958-1962. He married Brenda Charles in...

Violet Marie Stull (Friebus), 98, of Salina, went to be with her Lord on February 19, 2020. She was born October 14, 1921 in Dorrance, Ks. She was preceded in death by her parents John and Lydia (Wollert) Friebus; husband Glen H. Stull; sisters, Ella RumLey, Emma Smith, May Friebus, Elsie Sebesta; brothers, Mel Friebus, Ernest Fiebus Survivors include her daughter, Loretta Barrentine; grandd...

Peggy Anderson Watts, 97, died Saturday, February 15, 2020, at Pleasant View Home, Inman, Kansas. Peggy was born June 7, 1922, in Hill City, Kansas, to Flora Charlotte Sickler and Frederick Steiner. Her mother remarried Oba Braxton “Jack” King and Peggy used King as her surname throughout her adult life. She attended Roosevelt Grade School, McPherson Junior High and in 1940 graduated from M...

Warren Alvin Young died peacefully on February 17, 2020 in Salina, Kansas at the age of 99. Warren was born on January 20th, 1921 in Salina, Kansas to Charles Peter Young and Nellie E. Anderson Young. His father, Charles, was a carpenter who built homes and commercial spaces throughout Salina and Western Kansas. The financial crash of 1929 impacted the demand for new construction, so the Young ...

Jesse A. Beebe, 65, of Salina, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020. He was born January 24, 1955 in Chanute, KS. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack F. and Verna L (Byarlay) Beebe. Survivors include his sisters, Jolene Beebe (Jim Murphy) of Ellsworth, Diane Karden (Jimmy Bohn) of Aurora, CO; niece, Lillian Beebe of Salina. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM, Tuesday, Febr...

Russell Lynne Patrick Walters, 62, died Feb. 11, 2020. He was born Aug. 16, 1957 to Billy Lee and Mary (Esperanza) Walters. Russell graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1976. He worked for Tony’s Pizza for several years then joined the workforce of Beechcraft in 1979. He retired in 2011 after 35 years of service after working at the Salina and Wichita facilities specializing in wing man...

John “Jay” Abasolo, 67 of Wellington, Kansas passed away at 11:55 p.m., Sunday, February 9th, 2020 peacefully at home with his daughter in McPherson, Kansas. Jay was born in North Platte, Nebraska on March 27, 1952, a son of Jesus Jay and Mary Ruth (Rodriguez) Abasolo. Jay attended Madison Elementary School, Wellington Junior High and graduated from Wellington High School, Wellington, Ka...

Michael (Mike) E. Hernandez, age 67 of Salina, formally of Abilene passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS. He was born on July 9, 1952 in Salina, Kansas the son of Felix F Hernandez, Sr. & Mary Louise Alvarez. He attended local schools graduating from Abilene High School and served in Army National Guard. Mike worked with his stepfather Paul...