JoAnn D. Bell, 87, of Salina, Kan., passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022. She was born on April 21, 1935, in Louisville, Ky., to William and Loretta (Hornung) Buehler. JoAnn and Billie Bayard Bell were married in Kentucky and later moved their family to Salina and joined Sacred Heart Parish. While raising her four children, she obtained a bachelor’s degree in business from Marymount College ...

Carolyn Clara Finger Urban, 86, of Salina, passed away May 29th, 2022. She was born September 30, 1935, in Larned, to Francis and Clara Finger. Carolyn attended Larned schools and graduated from Marymount College of Nursing as an RN. Carolyn met the love of her life, Gilbert Urban, at a polka wedding dance. They were married shortly after on October 12, 1957, in Larned. Carolyn was a devoted mo...

SALINA - Della Nora Deatherage, 88, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022. On February 20, 1934 Della took her first breath as the daughter of Albina and Miles Lantz. She was the tenth of eleven children. Della grew up to be the Rodeo Queen of Sylvan Grove, KS and graduated from Sylvan Grove High School in 1952. She then worked at the Tower Café in Russell, KS where she met Donald, her lifelong pa...

Richard W. Turner, 67, of Salina, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022. He was born January 3, 1955 in Salina, to Emery and Shirley Turner. Richard joined the United States Army in 1972 and was discharges in 1975. In Richard’s spare time he loved spending time with family and friends, doing puzzles, hunting, fishing, bowling and watching Dallas Cowboys Football games. Survivors include his moth...

Thurston T. Thiel passed away Tuesday May 24, 2022 at Pine Village in Moundridge, Kansas. He was born on September 29, 1937 in rural Gypsum, Kansas, the son of Ernest and Elsie (Schwarz) Thiel. Growing up outside of Gypsum, he attended Chapel Hill and Gypsum schools. He was a 1955 graduate of Gypsum High School. He graduated from Kansas State with a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Husbandry in 19...

Eldrige Bell, 84 of Salina, passed away, Saturday, May 21, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Eldrige was born July 15, 1937, in Byhalia, Mississippi, to Frances Bell and was raised by his loving grandmother, Meda Richmond Bell, and grandfather, Levi Bell. Eldrige served honorably in the United States Army as a Food Service Specialist from 1961-1991. He deployed into combat twice, early in ...

Mary "Leila" (Kibbe) Thompson, 74, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, May 22nd, 2022 Mary was born in Higgins, Texas on October 3, 1947, a daughter of the late Mary Jane (Beanman) and George Kibbe. Leila owned and operated Leila's Crafts and Gifts in Kraft Manor. On September 4, 1995, Leila married James "Jim" Thompson. Survivors include her husband, Jim Thompson; three daughters, ...

John Paul Gunder passed away in his home, May 18, 2022. In his own words, leaving his partner of 32 years, Darlene Gebhardt, who “made his life full of love, laughter and comfort.” He was born September 16, 1930, to Clarence and Goldie (Harman) Gunder, in Gibsonburg, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, James Addison Gunder, Violet Rose (Gunder) Long and Iva Lena (Gunder...

Leon George Hall, 38, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, May 18th, 2022. Leon was born in Salina, Kansas on March 4, 1984, son of Leonard Hall and the late Debra JoAnn Allen. He worked at Salina Steel for 14 years and was a truck driver for 4 years. Survivors include his father, Leo Hall, of Salina; daughter, Lillian Hall, of Salina; brother, Andrew Hall (Amanda), of Salina, and ma...

Maryellen Batt, 94, of Salina, Kansas, died May 17, 2022. She was the only child of Walter and Alice Justice born on November 20, 1927. The family moved to Salina from Canton in 1935. She went through the Salina school system, graduating from Salina High School in 1945. She earned an AA degree in Design Merchandizing from Christian College, a 2-year girl’s school in Columbia, Missouri, and a BA ...