John Henry "Butch" Carter, Sr., 71, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 4:25 p.m., Wednesday, May 8th, 2019 while in the company of family members, at Salem Home, Hillsboro, Kansas. John was born in Dighton, Kansas on August 28, 1947, a son of Sylvia (Fattig) and Charles Albert Carter. Butch attended St. Joseph grade schools, St. Joseph, Missouri. Through the years Butch worked for himse...

Gerald Lanoue, age 84, lifetime Concordia resident, entered into rest on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at the KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. He was born on November 5, 1934 in Concordia, Kansas to Dona and Gretchen (Hill) Lanoue. Gerald attended Concordia Schools. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War and was honorably discharged. He married Shirley E. Bergstrom, on Novem...

Edna Marie Whitehair, 94, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019. She was born October 23, 1924 to Ottis and Rachel Kennard Clapp in Burlington, Kansas. She was married to Wayne Whitehair on November 22, 1948 at St. Andrew’s Church in Abilene, Kansas. They lived on a farm east of Abilene. Edna graduated from Burlington High School and moved to Abilene where she worked as a bookkeeper for Fisk Imp...

Funeral services for Arthur M. “Art” Kidwell, age 90, of Enterprise, will be 10:30 am Friday, May 10, 2019 at the Enterprise United Methodist Church in Enterprise with Pastor Daniel Vandenburg officiating. Mr. Kidwell passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at Enterprise Estates. He was born December 8, 1928 in Brown County, Kansas the son of Frank E. and Christine (Campbell) Kidwell. He graduated...

James G. Blazek, age 79, entered into rest on Monday, May 6, 2019 at the Cloud County Health Center, Concordia, Kansas. He was born on October 3, 1939 in Republic County, Kansas Joseph and Gayle (Nemec) to Blazek. He was a 1957 graduate of Hillcrest High School, Cuba, Kansas. James served in the US States Army National Guard Unit. On February 20, 1965 he married Marjorie Gieber at Our Lad...

Funeral services for Robert E. “Robbie” Bottorff, age 50, of Abilene, will be 1:30 pm Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the First United Methodist Church in Abilene with Reverend John Collins officiating. Mr. Bottorff passed away Monday, May 6, 2019 at the Salina Regional Health Center in Salina. Robbie was born January 2, 1969 in Abilene, the son of Robert Michael “Mike” and Barbara Jean (Sher...

Lee Roy Drake, 66, of Salina, passed away Wednesday, May1, 2019. He was born July 1, 1952 in Abilene, KS. He worked for as a carpenter for 20 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Durward and Lila (Hazelton) Drake; son, Ronald Hanchett. Survivors include his loving wife of 12 years, Sharon (Hart) Drake; children, Richard Drake, Dan Hanchett, Don Hanchett, Jim Hanchett, John Jens...

Funeral services for Troy L. Hash, age 55, of Solomon, will be 1:00 pm Friday, May 10, 2019 at the Carlson-Becker Funeral Home in Solomon with Pastor Stan Norman officiating. Mr. Hash passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019 at his home in Solomon. He was born July 27, 1963 in Hanford, California the son of Troy H. and Sylvie (Vineyard) Hash (Vineyard) Hash. Troy had been a longtime Solomon residen...

Larry Lee Pucket, 77, of McPherson, KS, passed away at 3:24 p.m., Monday, May 6th, 2019 while in the company of family members, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. Larry was born in Concordia, Kansas on June 30, 1941, a son of Irene Lily (Orebaugh) and George W. Pucket. Larry attended the Glasco Grade School and graduated from Glasco High School, Glasco, Kansas in 1959...

Naomi Ilene Cooper, 80, of Salina, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019. She was born July 4, 1938 in Smolan, KS. She was preceded in death by her parents, Emmanual and Naomi (Carlson) Anderson; husband, Jerry Cooper; brothers, Norman Anderson, Harley Anderson, Paul “Zeke” Anderson, Leo Anderson, Dave Anderson. Survivors include her son, William Bradley Cooper of Salina. Funeral servi...