Betty J. Mckee
Mar 23, 2015
Betty Jean McKee was born July 24, 1926 to Ray and Lillian Barker Briney at Beloit, Kansas. She departed this life of 88 years early Monday, March 23, 2015 at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita, Kansas. Betty grew up in Beloit. She graduated from Beloit High School in the Class of 1946. On November 12, 1947, Betty was united in...
Sharon K. Lake
Mar 17, 2015
Sharon Kay Lake was born March 11, 1947 to Albert and Darda Raley McMichael at Garden City, Kansas. She departed this life of 68 years peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at her home in Cawker City, Kansas. Sharon was raised by her grandparents Frank and Mary Raley near Holcomb, Kansas. As a child she enjoyed dancing, doing...
Debbi Stillwell
Mar 16, 2015
Graveside Services for her ashes will be at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, March 28, 2015 at the Scottsville Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Scottsville Community Church or the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Debbi requested cremation and there will be no visitation.
Eugenia "Jean" L. Boden
Mar 15, 2015
A funeral mass will be at 10 AM Wednesday, March 18 at St. John's Catholic Church in Beloit followed by burial in Elmwood Cemetery. A parish rosary service will be held at 7 PM Tuesday at the Church. The casket will remain closed. Memorials may be given to St. John's Education Fund, Sisters of St. Joseph, or St. Theresa's Youth...
Farrell L. Hanna
Mar 12, 2015
Farrell Lazo Hanna was born January 13, 1963 to Joe Ralph and Eva Joyce Campbell Hanna at Talihina, Oklahoma. He departed this life of 52 years unexpectedly Thursday afternoon, March 12, 2015 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas. Farrell grew up in Lewisville, Texas. He graduated from Silo High School, Durant, Oklahoma in the Class of 1981. At...
Roy Timbers
Feb 27, 2015
Roy Dale Timbers, 83, was born on a snowy night north of Glen Elder January 12, 1932 to Dwight and Ethel Timbers. He left this life at his home north of Glen Elder on February 27, 2015. Roy graduated from Glen Elder High School in 1951. On June 29, 1952 Roy was joined in marriage to Dorothy Bowman. To this...
Cecilia "Sis" Carrico Ludwig
Feb 20, 2015
In the early morning hours of Friday, February 20, 2015, Sis slipped quietly away from this life to dance again with her beloved Joe. Born on November 26, 1919 to Melvin and Cecilia (Knaup) Carrico, she was called Sis by her dad and that would be her lifelong name for all who knew her. At the age of four, she...
Jeanice Pirotte
Feb 14, 2015
On February 14, 2015, Jeanice Pirotte passed away after a short illness at the wonderful age of 95 years. She was born on July 30, 1919 to Florestine (Robinson) and Ralph Smith in Pomeroy, Washington. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Peter M. Pirotte (after 42 years of marriage), her sister, Janice (Happy), and her oldest granddaughter,...
Joyce Hartman
Feb 8, 2015
Joyce Lorraine Hartman was born March 31, 1929, to Delbert and Jessie (McGee) Woodburn on a farm near Jewell, Kansas. She passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015, in Hutchinson, KS. Joyce attended the Star country school, the Mankato High School and then the Jewell High School where she graduated in 1946. She moved to Chicago, Illinois to attend fashion design...
Donald "Don" E. Poelma
Feb 7, 2015
Donald Ernest Poelma was born at the Mitchell County Hospital on January 7, 1942 and died February 7, 2015, at the Mitchell County Hospital at the age of 73 years and 1 month. Don was the third son of George Ernest Poelma and Golda Esther (Elder) Poelma. His brothers were John Charles "Jack" Poelma (deceased) and William Theodore "Bill" Poelma....
Norma A. Fleming
Feb 5, 2015
Norma Ann Fleming was born on March 13, 1926 on a farm near Beloit, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Verna A. Briney Petterson. She died on Thursday, February 5, 2015 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit at the age of 88 years, 10 months, and 23 days. Norma lived most of her life in the Beloit area, where...
Charles O. Samuelson
Feb 1, 2015
Charles Samuelson, at the age of 67, passed away on February 1, 2015 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas. He was born February 23, 1947 in Atchison, Kansas. He has lived in the Beloit area since 1980. Charles loved fishing, motorcycles, and working on cars, though he hasn't been able to do that for some time now. He...
Mildred I. Porter
Feb 1, 2015
Funeral services will be at 10 AM Friday, February 6 at the McDonald Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 9 AM to 8 PM Thursday at the funeral home. The casket will remain closed. Memorials may be given to Solomon Valley Hospice.
Raymond O. Holl
Jan 30, 2015
Raymond Orville "Gus" Holl, the seventh son of Harry Henry Holl and Martha Maria Dorthea Wolting Holl, passed away peacefully at home on January 30, 2015. Raymond was born December 2, 1930, at the family farm near Shady Bend, Kansas. The farm, known around the country as a geographical photographical point called Tater Mountain, was founded by Raymond's grandfather, John....
Marie Holloway
Jan 29, 2015
Eunice Marie Holloway passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas. She was born April 10, 1912 at the family home on a farm northeast of Cawker City in Erving Township, Jewell County, Kansas to Joe and Mary Caroline (Callie) Rhoads Wierenga. Marie attended White Swan rural school, graduated from Athens Rural High School in the...
James "Bud" R. Louthan
Jan 27, 2015
James Robert "Buddy" Louthan was born on October 11, 1946 in Concordia, Kansas, the son of Moses Franklin and Lila Maxine Leinen Louthan. He died on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 68 years, 3 months, and 16 days. Buddy, as he was known, grew up in the Simpson area, and lived...
Evalyn M. Swearingen
Jan 24, 2015
The family is honoring her wishes for cremation and the placement of her ashes on her farmland.
Donald R. Sellers
Jan 22, 2015
Donald Ralph Sellers was born near Tipton, Kansas on November 14, 1930. He passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, Kansas. He was the son of Fred Thomas and Flossie Marie Lawson Sellers. His family moved to Beloit in 1935. He graduated from Beloit High School in the Class of 1949 and was Class President....
