SALINA, KS — John L. Zimmerman died on June 25, 2021, in Salina, KS, less than two weeks after celebrating his 96th birthday.  John was born June 12, 1925, on a farm near Elsmore, KS, to John and Agnes (Alderman) Zimmerman.  In his early teens, after the death of his father, John moved along with his mother and his three sisters to Chanute, KS.  He graduated from high school in Chanute, the...

Patricia Lee Van Horne (Salem) Wilkinson died June 27, 2021, in Lawson, MO at the age of 90. She was born December 27, 1930, in Salina, Kansas. She was the daughter of Vaughn and Cleatice (Muller) Van Horne. After the death of her mother and brother in 1931, she was raised by her grandparents Fred and Ruth Van Horne. In 1946 she became a member of Christ Episcopal Cathedral, Salina, KS and w...

Jerry S. Ball Sr., 58, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2021.  He was born in Salina to Earl and Doris (Bolby) Ball. Jerry was a mechanic and over the road truck driver. He loved to ride his motorcycle, race his drag car, and tinker with anything parked in his driveway. He was preceded in death by his son, Jerry Ball Jr., parents; and sisters, Paulette Oliver and Joyce Ball. Jerry is surv...

Donald Dale Vaupel, 91, of Salina, passed away Thursday, June 24, 2021.  He was born February 16, 1930 in Salina, KS.   Donald was a 3rd generation farmer, he also owned and operated a dairy. Donald was a very creative man and loved to tinker and invent things that he used to run his farm. Many of those things are still used today on the family farm.   Donald always made pap...

Ernest “Ernie” Eugene Cole, 85 of Salina, passed away, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.  He was born Sept. 25, 1935, in Salina.   Ernie worked as a custodian for USD 305 for many years.   He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest H. and Cora A. Cole; sisters, Darlene Woods, Betty Rice; 2nd wife, Shirley D. Cole in 2016   Survivors include his wife, Esther Cole, t...

Ruth Eloise Jackson, 93, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, June 25th,2021. Ruth was born in Stockton, Kansas on September 16, 1927, a daughter of the late Betsy (Chandler) and Earl Hance. She married Ivan Jackson September 11,1944, who proceeded her in death on November 19, 1987. Survivors include her sons, Terry Jackson ,Richard Jackson (Michelle), of Salina, Kansas; a brother, Don ...

Cora “Alice” Hogan, 92, of Salina, passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2021. She was born September 13, 1928, in Amity, Mo., to Jesse Thomas and Myrtle Ivy (Pulley) White. She married Weldon C. Hogan on August 29, 1948. Alice was an elementary school teacher in Salina for 32 years, primarily at Grace E. Stewart. She was a member of First Christian Church and enjoyed volunteering at the Salina Com...

Stephen Ray Faubion, 82, of Salina, Kan., walked into Heaven on June 21, 2021, after a brief, yet multifaceted battle with cancer. Polio as a child, and post-polio later on, couldn’t slow him down from living a full and loving life with his sweetheart of over 61 years, Genene Kay (Barnard) Faubion, of the home.  Steve’s greatest joy was making sure that the people he loved knew how much he tr...

Virgil Wayne Yost, 76, formerly of Salina, passed away on Monday, June 21 at his home with family by his side. Virgil was born April 19, 1945 in Smith Center, KS, the son of LeRoy and Elaine Hansen Yost. He grew up in the Portis and Alton area and graduated from Alton High School in 1963.  Virgil attended some college in Washington state and graduated from Brown Mackie College. Celebrating ...

Mark Jerome Benson, of Salina, Kansas passed away Friday June 11, 2021. Mark was born June 21st, 1962, in Slayton, Minnesota. Mark was a jack of all trades, working at Kraft Manor for over 10 years in addition to independent contracting. When not working, Mark acted as a mentor for at risk youth and enjoyed spending time at The Arena with longtime friends and gaming connoisseurs. He was the kin...