Hazel A. Prather, 92, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 17th. Hazel was born in Aurora, Kansas on July 1, 1926, a daughter of the late Delia (Breault) and Edward Joseph Boyer. She was the widow of James V.  Prather. They were married on February 1, 1954 and were married for 46 years before he passed in 2000. Survivors include a daughter, Kathy A. Hasker (David) of Solomon...

Lyle Ivan Dyson, 93, lover of classic country music and proud American, left this earthly life on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at Smoky Hill Health and Rehab Center, Salina, Kansas. He was born on July 10, 1925 in rural Cloud County near Concordia, Kansas, to Vernard John and Iva Mae (Hillan) Dyson. Lyle attended Hopewell School in rural Concordia, Kansas. He served in the United States Army 10...

David B. Jones, age 90, died Wed., October 17, 2018 at Park Villa Nursing Home, Clyde. He was born in Portsmouth, NH on July 18, 1928 to Harold & Dorothy (Becker) Jones. David married Genevieve A. Hockman on Feb. 6, 1954 in Clyde, KS. David joined the U.S. Air Force on Aug. 22, 1946 and served his country for 29 years, being stationed at various bases in California, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Jap...

Linda Sue Armbrust, 60, of Salina, passed away Monday, October 15, 2018. She was born May 3, 1958 in Salina, KS. She was preceded in death by her father, Joe McQuillan; brother Sam McQuillan. Survivors include her mother, Sylvia (Ostrander) McQuillan of Salina; husband, Don Armbrust; sisters, Danna Kreckler (Kurt), Betty Acheson, Debbie Niccum (David), Donna Sender (John); brothers, Tom McQu...

Floyd J. Day, age 91, entered into rest on Friday, October 12, 2018 at Atria Del Rey Senior Living in Rancho Cucamonga, California. He was born on May 30, 1927 in Concordia, Kansas to Floyd W. and Hazel Josephine (Avery) Day. He was a 1945 graduate of Concordia High School. Floyd married Faith V. Noah on April 27, 1947 in Concordia, Kansas. She preceded him in death on September 24, 2003. In hi...

Agnes Eileen Evans was born October 2nd, 1926 in Falun, KS to Violet Lindquist and Dewey Richards. She married Richard E. Evans on October 3, 1969 in Salina, KS. In her younger years, Eileen went to art school in Chicago, modeled clothing in Florida, and eventually returned to Salina where she worked for NCR until the office was closed. She enjoyed crafting and painting, contributing many hou...

Dorothy May Reed, 93, formerly of Salina, passed away in Plainville, Kansas, on Friday, October 12th, 2018. Dorothy was born in Salina, Kansas on December 3, 1924, a daughter of the late Alta May (Green) and JC Reed. Dorothy graduated from KSU in 1946, attended Marymount College for 2 years, and 1 year at Wheaton College, Illinois. She worked for Beech Aircraft for 20 years, retiring in 1988...

Bob L. Begnoche, 74, of Salina, passed away Oct. 12, 2018. He was born Nov. 25, 1943, in Miltonvale, to Albert and Velma (Bulleigh) Begnoche. Bob graduated from Brown Mackie College and spent most of his career with Security Savings Bank in Salina. Upon his appointment at age 34, Bob was the youngest president of a financial institution in the state of Kansas. He served as president and CEO of ...

James Dean Boone, 89, of Salina, passed away Saturday, October 6, 2018. He was born January 24, 1929 in Akron, Ohio. He worked for the Boy Scouts of America for numerous years, then for the State of Kansas as the Kansas Real-Estate commission auditor. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Mazieietta (Reddick) Boone; wife, Betty Irene Boone; brother, William H. Boone; sisters, Vi...

Lifetime Salina resident Jerry Franklin Lappin, 89, of Salina, passed away after a series of health issues, on October 9, 2018. He was born on November 7, 1928 in the mining town of Boomer, West Virginia to Edwin and Iva Hughes. Ralph William Lappin and his wife Charlotte (Carrington) adopted Jerry, finally moving to Salina, KS around 1940 and started R.W. Lappin Irrigation Company. Jerry at...