Rudy L. Redden, 85, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018. He was born July 13, 1933, to Hubert and Laurina (Peterson) Redden on the family farm southwest of Gypsum. He married Marie Helmle Dec. 28, 1958, in Garden City. Their son Michael Hubert Redden was born April 19, 1960, and Elizabeth Marie joined the family May 11, 1962. Rudy was a farmer-rancher and lived his entire life in southeast Sal...

Arthur “Art” C. Hockman, age 84, entered into rest on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born November 1, 1933 in Cloud County, Kansas to Irvin and Mary (Dunphy) Hockman.   He was a 1951 graduate of Clyde HS.   Art served in the United States Army from 1957 - 1959 and then entered the United States Army Reserves and was honorably discharged...

LaDonna Mae Lady, 80, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, July 17th. LaDonna was born in Salina, Kansas on February 26, 1938, a daughter of the late Verda Viola (Hays) and Leslie Lady. LaDonna is survived by three sons, Jack Ellyson, John Ellyson, and Gerald Ellyson Jr.; two daughters, Sheri Martinez (Francisco) and Lori McKinney; sister Barbara Brackett (Lee); 16 grandchildren, many gre...

Harry A. Taylor, 60, Salina, passed away July 13, 2018 as the result of an auto accident. He was born Sept. 18, 1957 in Colby, KS. To William and Edith Taylor. He was a claims manager for Upland Mutual Insurance. Harry was united in marriage to Kristina Lambdin of Salina, April 25, 1992. To this union were born Morgan and Miranda Taylor. Harry is survived by his wife, Kris; daughters, Morgan &a...

Dennis Ray Wilkins, 70, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018. He was born May 28, 1948 in Kankakee, Ill. He worked in maintenance for the City of Republic for 12 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Willie (Adams) Wilkins; son, David Lee Wilkins; brothers, Richard Wilkins and Floyd Wilkins. Survivors include his loving wife of 33 years Ellen Wilkins; childr...

Bonnie Jean Dent, 64, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 3:02 a.m., Sunday, July 15th, 2018 while in the company of family members, at Hospice House, Hutchinson, Kansas. Bonnie was born in Marion, Kansas on April 7, 1954, a daughter of Margaret E. (Kaupf) and Joe Parker. Bonnie attended the Roosevelt grade school, McPherson Park School, McPherson Junior High School and McPherson High Schoo...

John A. Eakins, age 89, entered into rest on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at the Park Villa Nursing Home in Clyde, Kansas. He was born on December 12, 1928 in Concordia, Kansas to Hamilton L. and Mabel A. (Burch) Eakins. John married Joyce Shrader on July 1, 1950 in Wolf Point, Montana, having recently celebrated 68 years of marriage together. John served in the United States Air Force during the...

Opal Graves Long, 96, former resident of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Salina, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2018, at Brighton Gardens in Prairie Village, Kan. Opal was the daughter of Henry and Prudie (Webb) Graves of Lincoln, Kan. She married Harrison Kenneth Long, Sr. in 1941, in Salina. They were married 14 years before his early death in 1955. Opal was very proud of the five successful chil...

Bonnie Marie (Layton) Flinn, 90, of Cheyenne, Wyoming died July 10th in Cheyenne. She was born November 19, 1927 in Jamestown, Cloud County, Kansas to Herman Leon and Flora (Slothower) Layton. Bonnie’s mother, “Flora”, died when Bonnie was 8 years old. Bonnie’s father later married Dorothy Elizabeth Morris, whom Bonnie called “Mom”. She was raised in the Randall and Jamestown,...

Nelda Mae Horan, 90, passed away July 11, 2018 in Abilene, Kansas. She was born to Aaron and Bertha Anna Dayhoff on May 6, 1928 in the Detroit, Kansas community. She attended high school in Chapman and Abilene. On Jan, 17, 1946 she married John Horan and they had five children: Sandy, Marita, John Daniel, Tim and Joni. Over the years, Nelda held many jobs at Houlton’s Market, A&P, KP&L,...