Debra E Smith, 65 of Gypsum, KS. passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020 at home surrounded by the love of her family. She was born June 3, 1955 in Lincoln, KS to the late Shirley King and Robert Hart. Debra later moved to Salina and married Steve Smith on August 4, 1972. She worked many years at Rema Bakeware, Office Max and later became a homemaker taking care of her mother and watching her gra...

Maxine (Bland) Packard, 92, died Saturday December 26, 2020. She was retired and residing in Pinnacle Park Nursing home in Salina Kansas. She was preceded in death by her parents Letia Simmons Bland Fagan and Amos Bland and step dad Hal Fagan. Growing up in a rural area of Gove, Kansas afforded her the opportunity to enjoy being close to cousins and other family members that had a long lasting ...

Robert Lee “Bob” Abernathy, 86, of New Cambria, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Bob was born on December 19, 1933 in Lincoln, Neb., to Robert E. and Fay (McKinney) Abernathy. Bob graduated from Washington High School in 1952. He was an U.S. Army veteran having served in Germany. Bob owned several service stations for many years and then farmed. Bob was preceded in death by his pa...

Adolph Charbonneau, age 87, left this earthly life surrounded by his family at his home in rural Concordia, KS. He was born on May 31, 1933 in rural Cloud County, KS to Fremont Adolph & Barbara Agatha (Mentgen) Charbonneau. He graduated from Concordia Catholic High School in 1952. He served in the US Army during the Korean war. He married Elizabeth “Beth” Cole Nelson on May 5, 1979 and ...

Austin J. Thoman, age 89, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at his residence in Concordia, Kansas. He was born August 21, 1931 in Glasco, Kansas to Raymond and Jearl (Kennedy) Thoman. He worked for Leland Reed Trucking, Concordia, Kansas as a Truck Driver for 43 years. On August 2, 1957 he married Beverly Copple, in Concordia, Kansas and they recently celebrated 63 years of marriage. To...

Zelpha "Zee" (Call) Wilson, of Salina, passed away on December 16, 2020. She was born Aug. 10, 1927, in Chautauqua County, Kansas. Survived by son, Jim Wilson (Jane) of Salina; daughter, Jan Montroy of Littleton, CO.; six grandsons; 12 great-grandchildren, with one on the way; and sister, Vernie Schilling of Haysville, KS. Zee retired from Stevenson’s and J.P. Roth and Sons after a career in ...

Ramon DeLaMora Morales was born December 16, 1932 in Jalisco, Mexico the son of Elias and Margaret Morales. He died December 15, 2020 at the age of 87. Before moving to Solomon, Ramon was a heavy equipment operator in agriculture before retiring. Survived by his loving wife Maria Ochoa of the home, sons Fernando (Ashley) of Solomon, Ramon Ochoa DeLaMora of Abilene, brother Luis Mora Morales,...

Mary "Margo" Watts, 95, of Lindsborg, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 13th, 2020. Margo was born in Auckland, New Zealand on June 29, 1925, a daughter of the late Doris (Mitchell-Dargie) and Leonard L. Cadness. Survivors include her three daughters, Phyllis Watts-Burge, (Tom) of Leawood, Kansas, Val Johnson, (Bruce) of Abilene, Kansas, and Julie Watts-Raines, (Steve) of Cotter, Arkansas...

Maxine L. Wheeler, 82, of Salina, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020. She was born September 18, 1938 in Salina. She was self-employed at the Wheeler Custodial Service. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lester C and Christina Ball, husband; Wilbur Wheeler; sister, Joann Romine and brother, Ivan Ball. Survived by her daughter, Donna (Alvin) Plunkett of Tescott, 2 stepsisters, Cha...

Donna Lou Jensen, age 88, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Hilltop Lodge Nursing Home, Beloit, Kansas. She was born on May 7, 1932 on the homestead in Jamestown, Kansas to Harry S. & Edith Mae (Studer) Rank. She was a graduate of Jamestown High School. She married Melvin “Pret” Jensen on June 21, 1949 in Fayetteville, Arkansas and he preceded her in death, on October 28, 20...