Billy Ray Booe, passed away on 7 January 2023 at Smokey Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center in Salina, KS. at the age of 92. He was born on 7 August 1930 in Gravitte, Arkansas, to Ennis and Marcena (Henry) Booe. He was the first of four children which includes brothers Kurt, Richard and his sister Edith. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1947 and retired from the U.S. Air Force, havin...

Helen "Flo" Nelson, 95, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 4th, 2023. Helen was born in Milo, Kansas on April 18, 1927, a daughter of Hazel B. (Saunders) and Royal S. Hills. She was a member of University United Methodist Church in Salina. On February 17, 1946, Flo married Keith W. Nelson in Salina. Survivors include her daughter-in-law, Lola Nelson, of Salina; 5 gra...

Dennis William Greene, 75, Salina, died Saturday, January 7, 2023. Dennis was born July 5th, 1947. He was raised in Solomon, KS and has resided in his home north of Salina for 49+ years. In 1967-68, he served in the Army during Vietnam as a Green Beret paratrooper for the 82nd Airborne. He was a man of many trades including mechanics, construction, carpentry, plumbing and more. He was also a S...

Mary Wilson, 84, of Salina, Kansas, went to be with the Lord on January 6, 2023. She was born on July 13, 1938, to Veronica and John Ernst of Atchison, Kansas. She was married on September 28,1963, to Walt Wilson of Huron, Kansas, to whom she was married for 51 years. They had 2 children, Karen and Steve, and resided in Salina all of their married life. Mary worked as a registered nurse at St. ...

John M. Ronning, Jr., 78, was born at Asbury Hospital in Salina, Kansas on November 3, 1944 to John M. Ronning, Sr. and Nancy Anne (Stirn) Ronning. John grew up in Tescott, Kansas and had great memories of the people, places, and events of the community. He graduated with the class of 1962 as president of the senior class and Student Council President. His love of sports was his main interest. ...

Ernest H. "Ernie" Eikleberry, died Jan. 6, 2023, at age 90. He was born Feb. 18, 1932, in Salina, Kan., to Glen and Cecelia (Neubarth) Eikleberry. He graduated from Salina High School, where he ran track. Upon graduation in 1951, he joined the Kansas National Guard and then served in the United States Army, where he rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant before his discharge in 1955. He worked for ...

Rodney R. Sippel, Assaria, Kansas, passed away January 4, 2023, at the age of 69 after a lengthy illness. He was born September 26, 1953, to the late Arthur C. and Artha E. (Bogart) Sippel. Rodney was a truck driver, for many years working as an over the road driver. He grew up in rural Saline County on the family farm. Rodney is survived by his children, Lisa Harrison (Scott) of Bonner Spri...

Jimmy Dean Johnston, Sr., 71, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2022, due to complications with COPD. He was born July 12, 1951, the youngest child and only son of Clifford and Martha Jo (Derryberry) Johnston, in Dennison, Texas. His family later relocated to Salina, Kansas where he enlisted in the US Army where he served 2 tours in Vietnam and Thailand over 4 years of active service. He reloc...

Frederick W. “Bill” Beckmeyer Jr., of Salina, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. He was born in Medford, Okla., on January 19, 1930, to Fred and Irene (Sheeran) Beckmeyer. Bill graduated from Chapman, Kan., High School in 1948, where he was involved in various sports. He graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in Journalism in 1952. He served in the United States Ar...

Joey David Herrman of Salina, KS was born to David and Charlotte (Strecker) Herrman on January 19, 1974. He passed away on January 2, 2023, while deer hunting, which was a favorite pastime of his. Joey graduated from Salina South High School in 1992. He entered the military after high school and served in the United States Marine Corp from June 16, 1992-January 1, 2001. After his military discharg...