James “Jimmy” D. Reiter, age 69, of Concordia, KS, died Friday, January 03, 2020 at the Cloud County Health Center, Concordia, KS. He was born on May 2, 1950 in Sioux Falls, SD to William (Bill) & Joyce E. (Thompson) Reiter. Jimmy graduated from Wosley High School in 1968. He attended Northern State University and the South Dakota School of Mines. He was a member of Triangle fraternity....

Nancy Sue Conde, 69, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 31st, 2019 while in the company of family members, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. Nancy was born in Great Bend, Kansas on August 22, 1950, a daughter of Bonnie Jean (Watt) and Leonard Herbert Friedly. Nancy attended the Beaver School, Beaver, Kansas, Claflin grade school and graduated from Cla...

Peggy L. Piper, 82, died Dec. 31, 2019. She was born August 7, 1937 in Salina, the daughter of William, Sr. and Minnie (Dorman) Hoeffner. Peggy married Robert Piper, Sr. on June 8, 1956 in Salina and was a Realtor for the last 43 years. She was still an active sales associate at the time of her death with Coldwell Banker Antrim-Piper Wenger Realtors. She was a member of the Salina Area Chamber of ...

David L. Spurgeon, 66, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2019. He was born June 17, 1953, in Flagler, Colo., to George and Goldie (Nicoles) Spurgeon. David loved his family, fishing, painting, puzzles, gardening, and driving a truck. Could not ask for a better husband or father. He is survived by: his wife, Kathlyne (Lorenson) Spurgeon; son, John; daughters, Lucinda, and Kristi; brothers, Bob, Darr...

David Ernest Ash, 72, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 30th, 2019. David was born in McPherson, Kansas on December 8th, 1947, son of the late Rose (Weyand) and Ralph "Mike” Ash. David graduated from Roxbury High School in 1965, attended Hutchinson Community College, and graduated from Pittsburg State University. He worked for Thermo-Flex (Morrison Enterprises) for many years...

Rose Mendez Barnett age 80 died peacefully at her home on December 28, 2019 in Salina KS. She was born Febuary 11, 1939 in Stamford, TX to Juanita Castaneda and Toribio Mendez. Rose is survived by her husband Charles Barnett; her children Patricia Fernandez (Art), Grace Cochran (Kenny), Michael Cedillo (Tammy) all of Salina, Victor Cedillo (Nancy) of Houston, TX. Jacque Barnett Royer (Kurt) of ...

Kenneth Vernie Jordan, 86, of Wickenburg, AZ, passed away December 11, 2019. He was born August 3, 1933 in Salina, Ks Old Soldiers Never Die, They Just Fade Away An old soldier, Kenneth Vernie Jordan, a Salina, Kansas native, will carry on with the Lord. Kenneth was a troubled youngster in and out of problems until the opportunity opened for him to enlist in the Army at the age of 14. The...

Emma Rose Kegle, age 80, entered into rest on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Cloud County Health Center, Concordia, Kansas. Emma was born in Rural Clyde, Kansas on November 4, 1939 to Louis and Goldie (Marcotte) Derousseau. Emma was a 1957 graduate of Clyde High School, Clyde, Kansas. On August 23, 1958 she married Edward Kegle at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph, Kansas. Emma w...

Donna M. Zey of Abilene passed away peacefully Sunday, December 29, 2019 at the Memorial Hospital in Abilene. She was born November 30, 1928 in Newton, the daughter of Robert Victor “Vic” and Katherine (Burnett) Johnston. She graduated from Abilene High School in 1946 and on September 30, 1947 Donna married her high school sweetheart Joseph L. Zey in Abilene. Together they owned and operate...

Ray Harper, 93, Concordia, KS, died peacefully in his home, Sunday, December 22, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was born November 3, 1926 in Phillipsburg, KS to Walter and Ruby (Smith) Harper. He married the love of his life Monty, August 24, 1952. In the 56 years they were married, they raised daughters Kim and Dia, with Ray taking morning duty when the girls were little. He loved golf,...