John A. Eakins, age 89, entered into rest on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at the Park Villa Nursing Home in Clyde, Kansas. He was born on December 12, 1928 in Concordia, Kansas to Hamilton L. and Mabel A. (Burch) Eakins. John married Joyce Shrader on July 1, 1950 in Wolf Point, Montana, having recently celebrated 68 years of marriage together. John served in the United States Air Force during the...

Opal Graves Long, 96, former resident of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Salina, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2018, at Brighton Gardens in Prairie Village, Kan. Opal was the daughter of Henry and Prudie (Webb) Graves of Lincoln, Kan. She married Harrison Kenneth Long, Sr. in 1941, in Salina. They were married 14 years before his early death in 1955. Opal was very proud of the five successful chil...

Bonnie Marie (Layton) Flinn, 90, of Cheyenne, Wyoming died July 10th in Cheyenne. She was born November 19, 1927 in Jamestown, Cloud County, Kansas to Herman Leon and Flora (Slothower) Layton. Bonnie’s mother, “Flora”, died when Bonnie was 8 years old. Bonnie’s father later married Dorothy Elizabeth Morris, whom Bonnie called “Mom”. She was raised in the Randall and Jamestown,...

Nelda Mae Horan, 90, passed away July 11, 2018 in Abilene, Kansas. She was born to Aaron and Bertha Anna Dayhoff on May 6, 1928 in the Detroit, Kansas community. She attended high school in Chapman and Abilene. On Jan, 17, 1946 she married John Horan and they had five children: Sandy, Marita, John Daniel, Tim and Joni. Over the years, Nelda held many jobs at Houlton’s Market, A&P, KP&L,...

Donna Jo was born on December 14, 1949, in Auburn, NE. During her freshman year in high school she moved to Oakley, KS and began living with Dr. James and Paula Marchbanks. She graduated from Oakley High School in 1967, attended Colby Community College, and then attended Cosmetology School in Salina, KS where she met the love her life, Robert “Bob” Warhurst. They were married on January 5, 196...

Dorinda Sue Loges, 56, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 12:55 p.m., Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 while in the company of family members, at McPherson Hospital. Dorinda was born in Salina, Kansas on October 12, 1961, the daughter of Dorothy Ann (Wesley) Brown and Billie Ray Brown. Dorinda attended and graduated from the Minneapolis schools, Minneapolis, Kansas. She also attended Cloud Count...

Clarence Oscar Anderson, 75, of Hillsboro, Kansas, passed away on his 75th birthday, Thursday, July 5th, at Salem Home, Hillsboro. Clarence was born in Wichita, Kansas, on July 5, 1943, a son of the late Elida Bell (Cody) and Charles Sam Anderson. Survivors include two daughters, Tammy Anderson-Farner, of Sand Springs, Oklahoma; Pamela Anderson, of Littleton, Colorado; five sons, Randy Ander...

Gwendora “Gwen” Campbell, age 82, left this earthly life on Sat., July 7, 2018 at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS. She was born on Oct. 10, 1935 in Bexar, TX to Albert L. & Sarah (Wright) Moody. Gwen married Harold Lee Campbell on July 5, 1952 in Mississippi while Lee was stationed there during his military service. She earned her GED and graduated from Crum’s Beauty School ...

Don C. Anderson, age 75, passed away on Sun., July 8, 2018 at Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka, KS. He was born on Oct. 14, 1942 in Kansas City, KS to Carl T. & Wave (Nobles) Anderson. Don graduated from Topeka High School and attended Washburn University. He served in the US Navy. Don worked as a dental technician for Heumann Dental Lab in Topeka. He married Deanna Maguire on April 12, 1985 in...

Avis M. Cory, 89, of Concordia, KS, went to be home with her Lord on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia, KS, after a short illness.  She was born in the family home on March 13, 1929 in Republic Co., Kansas to Charles W. and Lucy Arvilla (Green) Wilson.   Avis married James C. "Jim" Cory on June 18, 1946, in Minneapolis, KS.  After 56 years of marriage, Jim preceded her in...