Robert Paul Murphey was born August 13, 1943, to Floyd A and Eunice P. (Larsen) Murphey. Robert lived in Salina, Kansas until the age of 10 when his family moved to Clay Center, Kansas. He graduated from Clay Center Community High School in 1961. He joined the Navy in 1963 and was stationed at various bases around the country including Newport, Rhode Island, Charleston, South Carolina, Portsmouth,...

Memorial services for Donald C. “Don” Anderson will be 10:30 am January 5, 2018 at the Faith Lutheran Church in Abilene with Reverend Justin Panzer officiating. Mr. Anderson passed away Monday, December 17, 2018 at the Colmery-O’neil VA Medical Center Sunflower Memory Unit in Topeka. He was born January 16, 1933 in Oberlin, Kansas the son of Julius and Evelyn (Linn) Anderson. He graduated...

Marlene “Marty” G. Chance, 83, of Salina, passed away Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018 at her home. Marty was born Oct. 4, 1935, in Falun, to Ruth (Hopp) and Harry Gile. She married Douglass Chance, Oct. 13, 1956. She is survived by: her children, Douglass Jr. (Wendy), Ruth, and Bryan; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; sister, Mable Bettenbrock; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded...

Gary Wayne Coleman, 72, passed away on December 23, 2018 in Des Moines, Iowa. He was the husband of Marilyn (Markey) Coleman. Gary and Marilyn were united in marriage on August 9, 1969 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. They shared 49 years of marriage together. Gary was born August 30, 1946 in Holton, Kansas, the son of Marion and Edna Coleman. He graduated from Sterling College and from the Universit...

Mildred Esther Fogle, age 87, entered into rest on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at the Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia, Kansas. She was born September 7, 1931 to John and Ruby (Boston) Applegarth. She received her B.S. from Kansas State University in Elementary Education in 1971 and M.S. in Special Education in 1977. She taught for 10 years before moving to Alaska where she was involved in mission...

Merriam Darlene Huelskamp, 84, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Monday, December 24th, 2018. Merriam was born in Rock Creek Township, Kansas on May 31, 1934, a daughter of the late Velma "Mildred" (Wheat) and Thomas Franklin Wilson. Survivors include three daughters, Luann Babcock (Jeff), of Crest Hill, Illinois, Monica Pharr, of De Soto, Kansas, Christie Britt, of Salina, Kansas; son, Casey H...

Patricia Ann “Pattie” Riedy was born January 16, 1952 in Salina, Kansas the daughter of Robert and Marita (Cusick) Lay. Pattie grew up in the Hope area graduating from Hope High School in 1970, and attended Butler Community College. On April 8, 1972 Pattie married Glen Riedy in the St. Phillips Catholic Church in Hope. Pattie was a member of the St. Phillips Catholic Church, and the Alta...

Funeral services for Larry E. Stoker, age 81, of Corpus Christi, Texas, formerly of Abilene, will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 28, 2018 at the Martin-Becker-Carlson Funeral Home in Abilene with Reverend Justin Panzer officiating. Mr. Stoker passed away Friday, December 21, 2018 at the Bay Area Hospital in Corpus Christi. He was born July 19, 1937 in Abilene, the son of Charles R. and Iva (Daw...

Luella Ruth Coup, 87, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 10:05 p.m., Monday, December 17th, 2018 while in the company of family members at Cedars House . Luella was born in Hillsboro, Kansas on June 11, 1931, a daughter of Soloman and Anna (Zabel) Klein. Luella attended the Hillsboro grade school and graduated from Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro, Kansas in 1949. She was a member of Fi...

Melodee Ann Davis, 62, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 16th, 2018. Melodee was born in Salina, Kansas on July 29, 1956, a daughter of the late Beverly (Anderson) and Vernon Hicks. Survivors include daughter, Shannon Anderson, of Hope; son, Chris Anderson, of Salina; sisters, Verna Goble, Roxann Dupre, both of Salina; brother, Johnny Hicks, of Alaska. She is also survived by 4...