Robert Leroy Jones, 88, died Dec. 12, 2018 at the Bethany Home, Lindsborg. Robert was born Dec. 16, 2018 in Wichita, Ks. the son of Jason and Florence (Belk) Jones. He was a pressman for the Atlanta Journal Constitution and had been a janitorial worker at Lindsborg elementary school and Messiah Lutheran Church. He is survived by his cousins; Fred (Peggy) Belk, Salina, Patricia (Robert) McCormic...

Sylvester Bernard “Bernie” Mason, Jr., 76, died December 13, 2018. Bernie was born April 8, 1942 in Salina, the son of Sylvester and Lois (Founeal) Mason. He worked for the Salina Fire Dept. after High School graduation until volunteering for the Marine Corps in 1963. He served 3 tours in Vietnam before being discharged in 1966. He returned to the Fire Dept and went back to school to earn a de...

Bobby Jean Scott, 85, of Lindsborg, passed away Wednesday Dec 12, 2018. She was born July 27, 1933 in Borger, TX, the daughter of Robert and Patria (Lusby) Cole. Bobby was a graduate of Liberal High School. After moving to Salina, she worked as a seamstress for several interior decorators. She specialized in making drapes and custom clothing. Bobby enjoyed baking, gardening, and quilting. ...

William Richard Thompson, 69, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 5th, 2018. William was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on April 23, 1949, a son of the late Lyda (Strickland) Bower and Lonnie Lee Thompson. He served in the United States Army for a number of years. Survivors include his daughter, Corrina Chard and husband Todd; son, Aaron Thompson, both of Salina, Kansas; and ...

Opal Fernne Walle, 95, of Salina, peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior Dec. 12, 2018, at Presbyterian Manor, Salina. She was born June 6, 1923, in Humansville, Mo. to Ernest Hull and Anne Ellen (Morgan) Tallman. The family moved to Culver, Kan., shortly thereafter. Sadly, when Fernne was 13 her father passed away at the height of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. This difficult time...

Reneau “Johnny” D. Johnston, age 91, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 11, 2018 at Cloud County Health Center in Concordia. He was born Feb. 15, 1927 in Chandler, Texas to Talmadge D. and Jimmie V. (Holley) Johnston. He served in the United States Navy from Aug. 1944 to July 1946 then served in the United States Army from Dec. 1949 to Sept. 1952 during WW II. He was honorably disc...

Maudie Louise Robertson, 60, of Salina, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018. She was born November 21, 1958 in Salina, KS. She worked for Walmart as a Cashier for 10 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Donald and Margaret (Shannon) Yeagley; ex-husband, Carl Raccagno; brother, Darrell Yeagley. Survivors include her, children, Mark Raccagno (Amanda) of Bennington, Jason Rac...

Sherrie R. Radcliffe, age 69, entered into rest on Thursday, December 6, 2018, at Cloud County Health Center in Concordia, Kansas. She was born August 6, 1949 in Concordia, Kansas to William and Phyllis (Lawyer) Erhardt. She was a 1967 graduate of Concordia High School. Sherrie received her Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching from the Emporia State University. On December 30, 1972 she married Ri...

Cecil Roy Smith Sr., 85, of Salina, passed away Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. He was born June 18, 1933 to Corbin and Myrtle (Richardson) Smith in Madison County, Ky. He joined the Air Force in 1952 and was medically discharged the same year. He married the love of his life, Betty Ann Winburn, June 20, 1952 in Waco, Ky., at Flatwoods Christian Church. Cecil worked at Westinghouse in Richmond, Ky., and ...

Nancy (Jane) Dickinson McComb, 83, died peacefully at her home November 25, 2018. She was a beloved mom, grandmother, great-grandmother lovingly known as “Nanny” and treasured friend to many. Nancy was born January 26, 1935 in Des Moines, Iowa to Levi Call and Marion Carmichael Dickinson. She celebrated her Iowa roots and loved spending free time on her family’s farm. Summers were spent a...