Duane Chester "Scribby" Scribner, 69, of McPherson, Kansas passed away at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 16th, 2019 suddenly at his residence. Duane was born in El Dorado, Kansas on February 17, 1950, a son of Chester and Beulah (Singleton) Scribner. Duane attended Washington Elementary School, El Dorado Junior High School and graduated from El Dorado High School, El Dorado, Kansas in 1968. He...

Billy Ray Stout, 88, of Manhattan, passed away, Monday, November 11, 2019. He was born August 29, 1931 in Salina, KS. He worked as an Electronic Tech for the FAA for 30 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sherman and Anna (Discoll) Stout; children, Tammy Zeedyk, Timmy Stout; great grandchildren, Damen Elder and Bishop Klinger. Survivors include his children, Toni Klinger, Terr...

Gary Edwin Cummings completed his earthly assignment on November 11, 2019 and went to be with the Lord in his new heavenly home. He was born on August 10, 1933 in Wakeeney, Kansas to Edward and Myrtle Cummings. As a young man, he worked for Farmers and Ranchers rounding up cattle on horseback, and harvesting wheat, hay, and other crops. In 1951 he joined the Air Force where he met the love o...

Vivian M. Erickson, age 93, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019 at her home in Clyde, KS. She was born on Dec. 11, 1925 in Republic County, Kansas to Grant & Lillie M. (Myers) Kelly. She was a 1942 graduate of Clyde High School. She married James Lowe in 1944 and to this union, a daughter, Carol Sue was born. He was killed in active duty during WWII. She married Lloyd E. Erickson on...

Funeral services for Ruby A. Carpenter, age 77, of Enterprise, will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, November 15, 2019 at the Martin-Becker-Carlson Funeral Home in Abilene with Pastor Stan Norman officiating. Ms. Carpenter passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at the Memorial Hospital in Abilene. She was born September 14, 1942 in Hope, Kansas the daughter of Ervin and Almeda (Base) Jantz. She attended gr...

Ruth Marie McEntee (Garlock), age 78 of Burr Oak, Kansas, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019 at the Belleville Health Care Center, Belleville, Kansas. She fought a courageous battle with cancer and other health issues in the past year. Ruth was one of 13 children born on September 28, 1941 to the late Vern and Wilma (Bennett) Garlock in Courtland, Kansas. As a teenager she moved to Kansas Ci...

Juanita S. Demars, age 86, formerly of Concordia, KS, died Sunday, November 10, 2019 at the Alpine Village Retirement Center, Verdigre, NE. She was born on Feb. 20, 1933 in Concordia, KS to Hiram Jack & Clara L. (Seals) Burns. She was a lifelong Concordia area resident until she moved to be closer to her daughter. She married Melvin Demars on Dec. 28, 1951 in Concordia, KS and he preceded h...

Sister Lucy Schneider died November 10, 2019 at Mount Joseph Senior Village in Concordia, KS. She was 92 years old and a Sister of St. Joseph for 70 years. She was born in rural Salina, KS, on January 15, 1927, to John and Lucy Seramur Schneider, the youngest of six children, and was baptized Agnes Adele. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph, Concordia, KS on September 8, 1948. On March 19, 1949,...

Charles “Charlie” Alfred Ritter, Sr. was born in Salina, KS to John F., Sr. and Alfra (Schmidt) Ritter on May 6, 1925. He passed away and entered into eternal life on the morning of November 7, 2019, at 94 ½ years of age. Married on June 19, 1948 at Sacred Heart Cathedral to the love of his life, Katherine G. Schroeder, he was a loving husband to her for 67 years until her passing in 2015. H...

Joe Sorell, age 50, formerly of Clyde, entered into rest on Sunday, November 10, 2019, at his current residence in Clifton, Kansas. He was born on August 30, 1969 in Concordia, Kansas to Jerry and Kathleen (Alexander) Sorell. Joe was a 1988 Clifton-Clyde Graduate. He attended Cloud County Community College, Concordia. He married Jennifer Nicholas, April of 1988 in Clyde, Kansas and they late...