Peggy Jo (Mortimer) Roark, 90, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away December 29, 2024. Peggy was born on the family farmstead in Gypsum, Kansas on May 21, 1934, the second child of the late Lola Lucille (Carlson) and James Clifford Mortimer. Two sisters completed the family, Phyllis Phyrne, 5 years older, and Mary Ellen, 5 years younger. Peggy received her early education at the one-room, country P...

Priscilla Belz Jenkins died peacefully at home under hospice care in the company of her loving husband at age 73 on Wednesday, December 25th, 2024, after a multi-year illness with interstitial pulmonary fibrosis. A resident of Salina, Kansas, she was born on July 7, 1951, in Baltimore’s Mercy Hospital, and spent her childhood in the Edmondson Village neighborhood. As a child she enjoyed Sunday ...

Gwendolyn Fay Cross, 64, of Salina, Kan., passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2024. She was born on August 14, 1960, in Hillsboro, ND, to William C. and Gloria (Reber) Major. Gwen was raised and graduated from high school in Hillsboro. She worked in the restaurant industry her entire life, most recently at Russell’s and IHOP in Salina. Gwen loved to make people laugh and liked making Tik Tok ...

Robert “Bob” E. Pace, 81, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2024. He was born July 13, 1943, to John “Jack” and Peonie (Dorsey) Pace in St. Louis, Missouri. Bob attended Mehlville high school and graduated in 1961. After graduating Bob joined the army. While serving, Bob married Kathy Veits on October 3rd, 1964. After leaving the army Bob began working at Blue Beacon in 1976 ...

Larry Paul Zentz, age 84, of Concordia, Kansas was born on February 12, 1940, in Beloit, Kansas to Paul & Sarah (Geisler) Zentz. He passed from this life on Saturday, December 28, 2024, at Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia, Kansas. Larry worked at OCCK in Salina, Kansas He was a member of the Cowboy Church in Concordia, Kansas. Larry loved to play his harmonica by heart and memorizing the lyri...

Stanley Chester McMillan, age 95, entered into rest on Saturday, December 28, 2024, at the Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia, Kansas.  He was born on June 4, 1929, in Concordia, Kansas to Chester and Mildred (Rowland) McMillan. Stanley graduated from Ft. Collins High School, Ft. Collins, Colorado. On June 12, 1949, he married Corda Jane Larsen at the Presbyterian Church in Jamestown, Kansas.  To...

Donald “Don” Robert Andrews, of Newton, KS formerly of Salina, KS passed away on December 22, 2024. Don was born on January 4, 1955, to Robert and Marjorie (Walle) Andrews in Salina. Don started working as an auto detailer at the age of 18, working at Jim Sullivan Chevrolet, Buxman Motors and retiring from Midway Motors. Spending his working years with cars, Don became an avid car enthusiast....

John Ernest Harris Jr. was born in Casa Grande Arizona on January 3rd, 1956, to John Ernest Sr. and Flora Mae Harris, He went to meet his lord and savior on December 21st, 2024, in Salina Kansas, John enlisted in the Army on January 8th 1973,  at the young age of 17 he served  six years and 22 days and received his Honorable Discharge on February 2nd,1979. John was very proud of his service and ...

Donald Robert Cox, 87, passed away on December 19, 2024 at his home in Wichita, KS. Don was born on September 29, 1937 in Salina, KS to James Ernest and Lola Catherine (Veatch) Cox. He graduated from Salina Central High School and Kansas Technical Institute (KTI). On August 19, 1956, he married his high school sweetheart, Beverly Massey. They shared 64 years of marriage before her death on Nove...

Terrell L. Olson, Salina passed away peacefully on Thursday December 19, 2024 at the age of 82. Terrell was born in Salina on April 28 1942 to Chester and Dorothy (Gustafson) Olson. He spent his whole life living in Salina. After graduating from Salina High School in 1960 he spent a year at Kansas State University. He ultimately decided school was not for him and came home to be close to the ...