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Betty L. Axelson

Betty L. Axelson

Jul 13, 2015

Remembering… Betty Lee (Jacobs) Axelson passed away Monday, July 13, 2015 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas. She was born on June 26, 1937 in Hays, Kansas to the late Joseph P. and Anna (Wasinger) Jacobs. On May 5, 1954 she was united in marriage to Eugene “Gene” Axelson in Plainville. They were blessed with four...

Rev. H. Starr Ii Floyd

Rev. H. Starr Ii Floyd

Jul 13, 2015

Rev. Floyd H. Starr II, 68 of Zanesville, Ohio passed away Monday July 13, 2015 at his residence. He was born March 3, 1947 in Middletown, OH, a son of the late Floyd H. Sr. and Wanda Roberts Starr. Throughout his life he served as a Pastor with the Presbyterian Church USA. He pastored churches in Coldwater, KS, Wakeeney,...

Dean Mark Hlad

Dean Mark Hlad

Jul 9, 2015

Dean Mark Hlad was born July 12, 1961 in Salina, KS, to Edward and Mildred Hlad. He went to be with his Lord on July 9, 2015 in Edmond, OK, after bravely fighting brain cancer for over a year. Dean was the man you wanted your son to become. He was an outdoorsman, a handyman, a man's man, a...

Joan Best

Joan Best

Jul 8, 2015

Remembering… Joan (Schlicher) Best of Hoxie, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, Kansas, at the age of 85. She was born to Carl and Edna (Gerdom) Schlicher on February 26, 1930 in Norton, Kansas. Joan had one sister Phyllis. Their mother Edna passed away when the girls were very young. Their father...

Doris D. Geist

Doris D. Geist

Jun 27, 2015

Doris D (Lewis) Geist was born north of Hoxie on January 17, 1929 to Herbert & Almira ‘Mae’(Davis) Lewis. She was the 8th surviving child of 13 born into the family. One of her greatest accomplishments was being the only child out of the family to receive a High School Diploma, she graduated from Hoxie High School with the...

Lynn L. Bice

Lynn L. Bice

Jun 26, 2015

Lynn Lee (Ellison) Bice passed away on Friday, June 26, 2015 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 67. She was born on November 27, 1947 in Eugene, Oregon to the late Clifton and Geri Ellison. On September 15, 1978 she was united in marriage to Robert “Bob” Bice in Salina, Kansas. For...

Vera Louise Pejsha

Vera Louise Pejsha

Jun 25, 2015

Vera L. Pejsha, 92, passed away June 25, 2015 at the Ellsworth County Medical Center in Ellsworth, Kansas. She was born October 25, 1922 on the family farm in Russell County, the daughter of Reinhardt and Mollie (Neuvert) Herbel. She grew up in the Russell/Lucas area and attended local schools. On October 25, 1941 she was united in marriage...

Sharon Fay Stahl

Sharon Fay Stahl

Jun 20, 2015

Sharon Fay Stahl passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015 at her home in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 65. She was born on November 30, 1949 to Sam and Stella (Snook) Casey in Lyons, Kansas. Sharon graduated from high school with the class of 1967. On September 20, 1967 she was united in marriage to Ron Werner in...

Merle Rogers

Merle Rogers

Jun 18, 2015

Merle J. Rogers passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015 at the Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 91. He was born on March 5, 1924 in Palco, Kansas to the late Loren and Ella (Adamson) Rogers. On September 13, 1948 he was united in marriage to Barbara Jean Smee at the Palco Nazarene Parsonage. Merle was...

Johnny F. Stahl

Johnny F. Stahl

Jun 18, 2015

Johnny Frank Stahl passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015 at his home in Zurich, Kansas at the age of 74. He was born on June 6, 1941 at St. Anthony Hospital in Hays, Kansas to the late Raymond and Euline (Hrabe) Stahl. He grew up, went to school, lived and worked in Rooks County, Kansas until 1959 when he...

Max Leon Rush

Max Leon Rush

Jun 15, 2015

Max Leon Rush passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 76. He was born on December 16, 1938 in Axtell, Kansas to Harry James and Edith Rosa (Bradley) Rush. He graduated from Beatrice High School in Beatrice, Nebraska with the Class of 1957. On March 5, 1960 he was...

James Louis "Jim" Davis

James Louis "Jim" Davis

Jun 13, 2015

James Lewis Davis of Studley, Kansas passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015, at the Sheridan County Health Complex, in Hoxie, Kansas at the age of 56. He was born November 21, 1958 in Hoxie, Kansas to Richard “Dick” and Opal (Goodrow) Davis. James grew up in Hoxie and attended both the grade school and the high school. He held...

Evelyn E. Bretz

Evelyn E. Bretz

Jun 9, 2015

Evelyn Eileen Bretz passed away on Tuesday June 9th, 2015 at the Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie, Kansas. She was born May 6th, 1925 in Lane County, Kansas to Pete and Retta May (McClelland) Eitel. She attended grade and high school in Dighton, Kansas graduating in 1943. After high school she worked at the telephone company in Dighton...

Dorothy Hellen Taylor

Dorothy Hellen Taylor

May 28, 2015

Dorothy Hellen Taylor passed away Thursday May 28, 2015 at Dawson Place in Hill City, Kansas at the age of 86. She was born September 20, 1928 in Sheridan County near Studley, Kansas to Robert and Elsie (Andrews) White. She graduated from Sheridan Community High School with the class of 1947. On November 24, 1952 she was united in...

Michelle Elizabeth Burlison

Michelle Elizabeth Burlison

May 28, 2015

Remembering... Michelle Elizabeth (Wood) Burlison passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 46. She was born on September 13, 1968 in Cleveland, Ohio. She grew up in Plainville, Kansas and graduated from Plainville High School with the Class of 1986. She went on to receive her Associates Degree...

Johnny Dale Eades

Johnny Dale Eades

May 25, 2015

Johnny Dale Eades passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 62. He was born in Stockton, Kansas on November 8, 1952 to the late Herbert and Edith Eades. He graduated from Stockton High School with the Class of 1970 and went on to attend Fort Hays State University...

Phyllis Jean Hrabik

Phyllis Jean Hrabik

May 23, 2015

Phyllis J. “Jeanie” Hrabik, 77, died May 23, 2015 at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas. Jeanie was born February 17, 1938 in Horton, Kansas, the daughter of Charley and Violet (Andrick) Boothe. She grew up and attended school in Whiting, Kansas. She was a graduate of Whiting High School. Jeanie was united in marriage to Larry Hrabik...

Nelda F. Cooper

Nelda F. Cooper

May 22, 2015

Nelda F. (Kerr) Cooper, 98, formerly of Hoxie, Kansas, passed away Friday, May 22, 2015, at Aldersgate Village Retirement Center, Topeka, Kansas. She was born January 2, 1917, in Bowcreek Township of Sheridan County, Kansas, the daughter of Grover and Ruby (Scott) Kerr. She attended country schools and graduated from Sheridan County High School in 1936. She was an...

Rev. W. Sammons Leonard

Rev. W. Sammons Leonard

May 21, 2015

Rev. Leonard William Sammons passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015 at his home in the Garden Terrace Apartments in Hays, Kansas at the age of 93. He was born on July 17, 1921 in the Alcona Township of Rooks County, Kansas to the late William H. and Sarah Emma (Combs) Sammons. He was united in marriage to Nancy E....

Arthur Leal Waymaster

Arthur Leal Waymaster

May 21, 2015

Arthur L. Waymaster, 80, of Salina, Kansas, died May 21, 2015 at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born June 21, 1934 to Jacob and Caroline (Herber) Waymaster in Russell, Kansas. He grew up in Wilson, Kansas and attended area schools. He served in the United States Army in 1957. Arthur was a...

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