Pamela Sue Smith, 65, died May 4, 2018 at her home. She was born Aug 6, 1952 in Hutchinson, KS the daughter of Arvin and Joyce Trent. Pamela was a U.S. Army Veteran having served at Walter Reed Army Hospital and in the Army Reserves. After her military service she returned to college to receive a degree in social work at Bethel College. She and her husband, “B.J.” were avid bike riders and mem...

Michael D. “Mike” Green, 55, of rural Gypsum, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018. He was born Oct. 4, 1962 in Kansas City. Mike loved his Chevy truck, his mule Dusty, riding his Harley, and shooting his guns. He is survived by: his wife of 32 years, Lisa (Little); children, Michelle (fiancé, Joe Turner), Taylor Apley (Kyle), and James; father, Larry; brother, Kevin; sister, Barbara; aunt, ...

William Jack Charlton,93, of Salina, passed away April 29, 2018. He was born on May 5, 1924, in Salina the son of William and Ethyl (Smith) Charlton. He attended Bethany College before serving two years in the United States Navy. When he returned from the Navy he served as a warehouse clerk at Schilling Air Force base in Salina until it closed. In 1948 he met and married Dorothy Loder, and th...

Alyce J. Arnett, 71, of Wichita, KS passed away Saturday April 28, 2018. She was born March 30, 1947 in Salina, the daughter of Marvin and Mildred (Weddle) Harris. Alyce graduated from Emporia State College in 1973 and worked as a substitute teacher for USD 305 and USD 393. Alyce was a homemaker and loved her grandchildren, nieces and nephews with a passion. She enjoyed quilting, cross-stitch...

Alma Maude Fry-Crocker-Smith, 88, of Salina, passed away April 27, 2018. She was born November 28, 1929 in Culver, Ks.   She worked for Southwestern Bell as a telephone operator, then the Salina and Abilene hospitals in admissions and medical records, retiring in 1991 from Raytheon formally Beach Aircraft as a secretary. She was a life time member of IAM Union and Raytheon Employees ...

Funeral services for Norma Jean Stultz, age 86, of Abilene, will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 4, 2018 at the First Southern Baptist Church in Abilene with Reverend Dereck Hood officiating.  Mrs. Stultz passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018 at her home in Abilene. She was born June 6, 1931 in Salina, Kansas the daughter of  Elmer and Gertrude (McBride) Dahlstrom.  Norma Jean was a lifelong are...

James Hilary Latham, 58, died April 20, 2018 in Salina. He was born Oct. 30, 1960 in Houston, TX the son of Hilary and Effie (Creech) Latham.  He was a army veteran and a welder by trade. He is preceded in death by a grandchild, Haden Latham. He is survived by his son, Jason Latham, Salina and daughters, Brittany and Brooke of Texas; and brothers, Jarrod and Joe, of Texas; and 3 grandchildren ...

Armand Joseph Balthazor, age 91 of Concordia, passed away on April 23, 2018 at Mount Joseph Senior Village, Concordia, KS. Armand was born on May 6, 1926 in Concordia, KS to Philip and Mary (Aslin) Balthazor. Armand attended schools in Clyde, KS. He married Helen Lee Appleby on Sept. 14, 1948 in Clyde, KS. During the 50’s, Armand and Helen operated several local restaurants in the Clyde and Cli...

Janice L. Dethloff, age 53, unexpectedly left this earthly life on Monday, April 23, 2018 at her home in Concordia, KS.  She was born on Dec. 12, 1964 in Concordia, KS to Joseph E. & Patricia L. (Russell) Kuchera. She graduated from Concordia High School in 1983 and the Cloud County Community College in 1985.  She married Les Dethloff on May 2, 1992 at Concordia, KS.  She worked in huma...

Keith “Sam” Dorman, age 90, left this earthly life on Monday, April 23, 2018 at Cloud County Health Center, Concordia.  He was born on May 27, 1927 on his father’s 23rd birthday in Haddam, KS to James Ralph & Elsie E. (Cornwell) Dorman. He attended school in Haddam.  He married Bernice “Winnie” Windhorst on Dec. 27, 1951 at Concordia Lutheran Church, Concordia, KS. Sam and Winn...