81-year-old E. Elaine Smith passed away on December 19th. She was born September 14th, 1942. More information will appear as it becomes available....

James “Jim” B. Peltier, 83 years of age, of Concordia passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at Sunset Nursing Center in Concordia.  He was born in Concordia, Kansas, on November 10, 1940, to Leo and Isabell (Schuetz) Peltier. Jim was a 1958 graduate of Concordia Catholic High School, Concordia, Kansas. Jim served in the United States Army National Guard from 1962-1968 and was honorab...

Sharon Ann Weaver (Mallory) died December 17, 2023. Sharon married her high school sweetheart, Mike Weaver in 1972.  They were inseparable until Mike’s passing in 2020.  They worked together as co-owners of two businesses; biked across Kansas together (more than once); and enjoyed their annual trips to Walt Disney World. Sharon is survived by her mother, Shirley Mallory; her siblings, Li...

Phyllis Irene (Donley) Engelbert, born January 24, 1928, to Samuel Henry Donley and Florence Leora (Mays) Donley near Elkhorn Creek in Lincoln County, Kansas, peacefully passed away on December 19, 2023, in Salina, Kansas. Phyllis began her journey at Twin Mound School and graduated from Lincoln High in 1946. Her pursuit of education led her to the big city of Salina, where she attended Brown M...

Clarence  “Jabo” Richardson, 75, died December 18, 2023, at his home in Salina. He was born March 11, 1948, in Flora, Mississippi, the son of parents C.J. and I.V. (Outland) Richardson. Clarence had worked as an assembler for 27 years at Exide Battery, Salina. He is survived by his sons; Marquis, Londale, Anthony, Skyler, and Adrian Richardson; his daughter, Shannon Richardson and his s...

Abigail “Abby” Christine Steck, was delivered stillborn at 4:00 the morning of Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at The Birth Center, Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas. Abby’s expected birthday was May 8, 2024 when she reached 38 weeks. She was lulled to sleep one last time by her mother’s heartbeat and woke up with angels. She met her three older siblings Harper Jane, Adrian Th...

Joedy Lee Pruett (Zimmerman) of Mentor, Kansas passed away at Salina Regional Health Center on Wednesday December 13th, 2023 at age 60 from the complications of cancer. She was born on April 23rd, 1963 in Salina, Kansas at the same hospital. She is survived by her loving husband Mike, daughter Faith and step daughter Hope Pruett. She is also survived by her parents Dennis & Jeannie Zimmerman ...

Sandra Kay (Wolfe) McCready passed away on December 14, 2023. Sandy was born on June 17, 1944, in Gary, Indiana to Orville Wolfe, and Alice Martin. She worked at Sears for many years as well as Warta Buick and Asurion. Sandra was full of life and was always willing to help whoever needed it. Her contagious laugh would brighten the room. Her love for her family was enormous and she was always...

Joyce M. Tholstrup of Concordia, Kansas passed away December 16, 2023, in Topeka, Kansas, surrounded by loved ones.  She was born June 16, 1951, the youngest of three, to Loren and Geneva (Wagner) Cyr of Ames, KS.  She lived her early years in Ames and graduated from Clyde Rural High School in 1969.  She was employed for several years by the Elk State Bank of Clyde, KS until the birth of her fi...

On December 14, 2023, God called his faithful servant, Kenneth Alan DuBois, home.  He was 82.  Ken was born on July 13, 1941, in the farming community of Agra, Kansas to Howard and Dorothy (Larson) DuBois.   After graduating from Agra High School (with a class of 13), he attended Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, KS to pursue a degree in education. He paid part of his tuition by singing...