Funeral services for Joyce Cox, age 83, of Abilene, will be 10:30 am Monday, August 26, 2019 at the Martin-Becker-Carlson Funeral Home with Pastor Stan Norman officiating. Mrs. Cox passed away Sunday, August 18, 2019 at the Village Manor Nursing Home in Abilene. She was born July 12, 1936 in Hope, Kansas the daughter of Alfred W. and Rose Amanda (Kohls) SinClair. Joyce graduated from Hope High ...

Lisa June Guerra, 58, of Salina, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2019. She was born January 8, 1961 in Salina. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry & June Labes (Soldan). Survivors include her daughter, Jessica Gawith; sisters Melody Workman and Cindy Black; brothers Bruce Labes and Mark Labes; and 4 grandchildren. Visitation will be Thursday, August 22, 2019 from 2-7 p.m. w...

Bernard Holm Johnson, of Salina, died peacefully Sunday evening, Aug. 18, 2019, at Eaglecrest Retirement Community. Bernie was 89. He was born April 15, 1930, in Nickerson, Kan., to Erick and Alice Johnson, the youngest of three children. He graduated from Nickerson High School in 1948 and attended Hutchison Community College. On Jan. 8, 1949, Bernie married his high school sweetheart and the l...

William Ray "Bill" Whitaker, 54, of Salina, passed away Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. He was born Oct. 10, 1964, in Salina to Bill and Darlene (Cole) Whitaker. Bill didn’t know a stranger and always had fun no matter what he was doing. He loved fishing, racing, jet skis and anything that went fast. He loved his dogs and especially his family. Bill was a bail bondsman and owner of Absolute Bail Bon...

Dorothy Lee Bishop (Dorie, Donnie, Dottie, Grandma, Mom, Sister, Aunt), of Salina, passed peacefully from this world to the next on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in the loving presence of her daughter, Kathy. Dorothy was reunited with all those she loved and lost in her 97 years of life, including her parents, Elizabeth and Albert Cunningham; her first love, Morton; her husband of 37 years, Tom; and...

Delbert W. Conrad, age 79, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at the Salina Regional Medical Center in Salina. He was born January 25, 1940 in Arkansas City, Kansas the son of Wade and Rosetta (McClaren) Conrad. He was the owner of Conrad Construction Company and also worked for the Herington Livestock Market in Herington. Delbert was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Enterpri...

Donald James Johnson, 96, of McPherson, KS, passed away at 4:50 a.m., Saturday, August 17th, 2019 while in the company of family members at McPherson Hospital. I arrived into this world on February 28, 1923, at the McPherson County Hospital, McPherson, Kansas. I was the third of six children born to Arthur Theodore and Ida Caroline (Nelson) Johnson. My folks were both of Swedish decent and all ...

Fern Elizabeth McDowell, 90, of Westminster, died peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. Formerly of Salina, Kan., she moved to Westminster in 2017 to be near family. Fern was born Feb. 1, 1929, in Russell, Kan., to Jacob Roy and Elizabeth Strecker Wolf. She graduated from Russell High School in 1947 and moved to Salina to attend Brown Mackie College. Fern was a devout Christian and a worthy m...

Lois M. McGaha, 73, of Salina, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2019. She was born December 31, 1945 in Vian, OK. She was preceded in death by her parents, 4 sisters, and 3 brothers. Lois Marie Kennedy was united in marriage with Leon Eugene McGaha, May 8, 1968. She is survived by her husband, Leon; son, Michael (Chau); daughters, Matilda (Eddie), Brittani, and Taren; grandchildren, Joshu...

Justin Michael Nelson, 41, of Booker, Texas, passed away Friday, August 9th. Justin was born in Salina, Kansas on July 10, 1978, a son of Melinda and Stuart Nelson. Justin was a District Manager for Overflow Energy in Booker, Texas. He was an intentional, hands-on daddy and loving husband. He was passionate about God, his family, guns, and hunting. He loved hard, played hard, and lived life ...