William "Bill" Stacy Jr.
Apr 9, 2017
Passed away April 9th, 2017 at his home in Cawker City, Kansas. Bill was born March 14th, 1950 in Riverside, California. He was preceded in death by father, William C. Stacy, Sr., ret MSGT USAF, and his mother, Dorothy Jean Stephenson. He leaves behind daughter, Jessica Jean Stacy of San Antonio, Texas; and brothers, Mark, Jeff (Patti), and Greg; also...
Melvin "Rollie" Nothern
Apr 9, 2017
M. Roland "Rollie" Nothern was born on September 30, 1929 in Salina, Kansas, the son of Leon R. and Fern Corwin Nothern. He died Sunday, April 9, 2017 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 87 years, 6 months, and 10 days. Rollie was a simple man and often liked to reflect on his life, and was...
Janice K Bulthaup
Apr 8, 2017
Janice Kathleen (Mosier) Bulthaup, 96, formerly of Beloit, KS passed away Saturday April 8, 2017 at the Clay Center Presbyterian Manor in Clay Center, KS. Janice Kathleen Mosier was born September 10, 1920 to Cleo Harry Mosier and Anna Mildred (Sorrell) Mosier. She was a cheerleader at Athens Rural High School and graduated in 1938. On November 17, 1940 she...
Bonnie J. Vetter
Apr 7, 2017
Bonnie Jeanne Albert Vetter was born on September 15, 1926 on the family farm five miles southwest of Glen Elder, Kansas. Her parents were William and Zella (Burger) Albert. She died on Friday, April 7, 2017 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit at the age of 90. Bonnie attended Walnut Creek grade school, and graduated from Glen Elder High School in...
Joe D. Simmons
Apr 7, 2017
"J.D." Joe Dean Simmons was born on September 28, 1927 at Saltville near Barnard, KS to Frederick Cole and Bernice Eva (Kaul) Simmons. He grew up in the country where his parents farmed. J.D. had 4 brothers, Richard and John Simmons, Arlyn-deceased and an infant brother—deceased. He attended country school, then part of high school at Barnard and graduated with...
Sean R. Cooper
Apr 5, 2017
Sean Robert Cooper died from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident on April 5, 2017. Sean was born in Hays, Kansas on June 6, 1977 to John and Jeannie Cooper. Sean spent most of his youth in the Glasco community. He earned a GED from Beloit High School in 1995. Sean worked many professions as he was able...
Bernice Houghton
Mar 31, 2017
Bernice (Lehman) Houghton was born to Ralph and Olive Lehman of McPherson, KS on October 19, 1929. She departed this life on Friday morning, March 31, 2017 in Beloit, KS. She was 87 years of age. Bernice was the youngest of four girls and the daughter of a school teacher. The Lehman family also farmed and milked Jersey cows. Bernice's...
Denis J. Shumate
Mar 28, 2017
Born in Larned, Kansas, August 1, 1938, Denis Johnson Shumate was the son of Robert Brown Shumate and Ruth Rosalie (nee Johnson) Shumate. The Shumates moved from Ash Valley in Rush County to Garfield in Pawnee County in 1948. Denis fondly remembered his first day of school when he and his sister, Nonnie, had to walk to the end of...
Barbara Quakenbush
Mar 28, 2017
Barbara Quakenbush was born on the family farm in Scottsville, KS on January 16, 1923 to Miles and Stella (Birch) Allen. She departed this life on March 28, 2017 at Hilltop Lodge Nursing Home at the age of 94 years. She grew up in Scottsville and attended Scottsville grade school with her sisters Marjorie and Shirlie. The family moved to...
Velda Bowman
Mar 25, 2017
Velda Nadine was born February 10, 1929 in Rose Valley (rural Downs) Osborne Co., Kansas to Katie (Rypma) and Justin Miller. She was an active, happy only child who didn't lack for attention, loving the outdoors and her dog. Velda graduated from eighth grade at Union School, then attended Downs High School participating in band and twirling. She graduated in...
Charles Shumway, Sr.
Mar 22, 2017
Charles (Chuck) Scott Shumway, 66, and U. S. Army Veteran, passed away Wednesday, March 22 at Northeastern Health System Hospital, Tahlequah, OK. Chuck was born June 11, 1950 in Wadsworth, OH to John E. and Helen B. Shumway. He was preceded in death by his father, John Evans Shumway. He is survived by his sons, Charles and Kristine (Eilert) Shumway,...
Michael R. Waddell
Mar 22, 2017
Michael Raye Waddell was born on June 30, 1954 in Beloit, KS. He departed this life at his home in Beloit, KS on March 22, 2017 at the age of 62. Mike was raised by his parents Gene and Iris Waddell at their family home on Walnut St. He attended Beloit Schools and graduated from Beloit High School, class of...
Evelyn Simmons-Mcmann
Mar 19, 2017
Evelyn Mae McKee was born May 31, 1921 to Clyde Leo and Vola Blanche Shurts McKee on the family farm south of Asherville, Kansas. She departed this life of 95 years Sunday morning, March 19, 2017 at Eaglecrest Retirement Community in Salina, Kansas. Evelyn grew up in the Green Mound community and learned to milk cows at a young age....
Leroy Loyd
Mar 19, 2017
LeRoy Earl "Bud" Loyd, Sr. was born July 14, 1947 in Phillipsburg to Roy and Dora (Lambert) Loyd. He passed peacefully after a long battle with liver disease on Sunday, March 19, 2017 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit at the age of 69 years, 8 months, and 5 days. He was 7 years old when his Dad started...
Nevada L. Vetter
Mar 13, 2017
Nevada Lucerne Vetter was born December 9, 1928 to Henry and Gertrude Bealby Beisner at Natoma, Kansas. She died late Monday evening, March 13, 2017 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 88 years. Nevada grew up in the Natoma community and graduated from Natoma High School. She attended the Beauty Academy in Salina, Kansas...
Charles H. Wrench
Mar 11, 2017
Charles Herman Wrench, the son of Harold Herman and Bertella Maude McKnight Wrench, was born at Salina, Kansas on November 6, 1939. He departed this life of 77 years, four months and five days on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas. Charles lived his entire life in the Beloit area. He decided to join...
Patricia Waltman
Mar 9, 2017
Patricia "Patty" S. Waltman, 60, died Thursday, March 9, 2017, in her home in Lincoln, KS, from complications related to her lung cancer. In hospice care shortly prior to her death, Patricia died peacefully in her sleep, with her companion, Jay Core, at her side. Patricia was born March 24, 1956, in Beloit, the daughter of George and Betty (Murray)...
Lanny Birdsell
Mar 8, 2017
Lanny Lee Birdsell died unexpectedly March 8, 2017 at his home in Raytown, Missouri. He was born in Beloit, Kansas December 16, 1956, the youngest of five children to Alfred and Lorraine (Yocum) Birdsell. Lanny graduated from Montesano High School, Montesano, WA in 1975. He earned an Associates Degree from Grays Harbor Community College before going on to Western Washington...
Sally File
Mar 8, 2017
Born September 16, 1933 to Herbert and Vera (Barnett) Neifert, the second child of 6. Raised on a farm west of Glen Elder, KS. Attended Granite Creek country school and graduated from Glen Elder high school with the class of 1951. Attended Salina Beauty Academy cosmetology school. Married Kendall Edward Studer August 8th, 1953 at the Zion Lutheran Church in...
Michael Evans
Mar 8, 2017
Michael "Mike" Eugene Evans was born on November 22, 1946 in Santa Cruz, California, the son of Robert and Elaine Hinckley Evans. He died on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 70 years, 3 months, and 14 days. Mike as he was known, was born in California, and his family...
