Norma Jean Phelps, 91, of Salina, Kan., passed away Sunday, August 13, 2023. She was born on the family farm in rural Saline County, Kan., on November 26, 1931, to James and Elizabeth “Alice” (Walle) Phillips. Norma married John Phelps in Concordia, Kan., and they started life on a farm west of Bavaria, raising laying hens and selling hatching eggs. She worked at the Brookville Hotel in Bro...

Fielden "Butch" Glenn Figgins, 57, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Thursday, August 10th, 2023. Butch was born in Red Cloud, Nebraska on August 15, 1965, a son of Peggy L. (Burns) Hastings and the late Fielden "Glenn" Figgins. Survivors include his mother, Peggy Hastings, of Bloomington, Illinois; companion, Julie Pickering; sister, Glenna Chandler (Curtis), of Bloomington, Illinois; brothers...

William Everett "Bill" Pratt was born in Florence Arizona on February 7, 1939 to Johnnie and Ruby (Ailes) Pratt. Bill grew up in Casa Grande, Arizona, graduating from Casa Grande Union High School in 1957. Bill enlisted in the Air Force in 1958. After Basic Training he was sent to the Azores for 18 months, Tucson Air Force Base for 6 months and then to Schilling AFB in Salina, Kansas for 2 year...

Phyllis Lucine Davis passed away on August 6, 2023, at the age of 86. She will be greatly missed for her love for family and sense of humor. She was born to Milton and Naomi (Gregory) Knudson on October 29, 1936, in Hico Texas. She married William Davis of Salina, Kansas, in Durant, Oklahoma, on the 4th of February, 1958, and together they had three children, Charlcee (Kim), William Davis J...

Bernard Wayne Duskie, 89, passed away Friday, August 4, 2023.  He was born April 23, 1934 in Beloit, KS to Joseph and Bernice (Kelley) Duskie. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Bradley Duskie; brother, Robert “Jerry” Duskie; and sister Patricia Duskie Winkel and her husband Jerry Winkel. He leaves to mourn his wife, Bonnie; son, Michael; granddaughter, Breanna Huen (Chuck); ...

William "Bill" T. Riordan passed away peacefully on August 8, 2023, 5 weeks after the death of his beloved wife, Susan. Bill was the only child of Vincent and Sylvia (Long) Riordan, born October 23, 1948 at St. John’s Hospital in Salina. He lived with his parents in Solomon until the family relocated to the Riordan homestead in Saline County. From a young age, Bill demonstrated diverse talent...

Daniel Wayne Lockard, 85, departed peacefully in his home on the morning of June 29, 2023 after a long, brave fight against cancer. He was a devoted husband, a loving father, a dedicated civil servant, a perfect gentleman. He was born March 28, 1938, in Salina, Kansas to Wayne Lockard and Marjorie (McCall) Lockard. He graduated from Salina High School in 1956. He attended Kansas State College, ...

Nellie L. (Seifert) Korbel, 93, of Salina, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2023.  She was born July 3, 1930, in Anthony, Kansas to Harry Delbert and Opal Iola (Bohnert) Seifert.  She married Lawrence H Korbel on April 1, 1949 in Hutchinson.  Throughout the years, Nellie was employed in Wichita for the Coleman Company, Murdock Machine,  Engineering Company and was a homemaker.  In her spare ti...

Larry “Keith” Anderson, 84 passed away on August 6, 2023, after a short illness.  He was born December 17, 1938 in Sheridan County, Kansas.  He was the son of Bill and Ruth Shafer Anderson.  After graduating from Sheridan County High School, Larry earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in History from Fort Hays State University. Larry and his family moved to Salina where he was a...

Sheri Lynn (Leister) Roesner, 58, died on July 31, 2023. She was born on June 14, 1965, to Gayle and Helen (Hoeffner) Leister. She attended South East of Salina and graduated from Sacred Heart High School where she was Homecoming Queen in 1983.  She attended Dental Hygiene School at Wichita State and Kansas State University where she worked her way onto the Dean’s List in 86, 87 and her final g...