Obituary Listings

Mar 24, 2024

It is with profound sorrow that we announce that Ray Lonnie Terry passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 24, 2024, after a very brief illness.

Ray was born on October 25, 1933, in a small country home nestled in Glen Elder, Kansas. When he graduated from Glen Elder High School in 1951, he answered the call of...

Mar 18, 2024

Virginia Lee Severance, born on August 28, 1929, in Beloit, Kansas, was the second eldest among six siblings to Leroy and Eva Moss. She peacefully passed away on March 18, 2024 at the age of 94 while residing with her daughter in Hoxie, KS. Growing up on a farm in Mitchel County, Virginia faced early responsibilities after her mother's...

Mar 14, 2024

Melissa Ann (Hoffman) Palen was born September 2, 1971, to Kenley and Linda (Jay) Hoffman.

She was the youngest of three children of this union. She passed suddenly from this life on March 14, 2024, peacefully in her home.

Melissa grew up on the family farm north of Tipton and did not venture very far...

Feb 29, 2024

Wilma Catherine Burke was born in Beloit, KS on December 12th, 1958 to L. Ray and Esther Clark. Wilma was the tenth of twelve children born to this union. She passed away on February 29th, 2024 at the Mitchell County Hospital.

Wilma grew up in Beloit, KS, and attended St. John's Catholic School and Beloit Junior Senior...

Feb 27, 2024

Jed LeRoy Black was born on September 1st, 1960, in Beloit, KS to Lowell DeWayne and Gloria Black. He spent his childhood years on the farm. He graduated from Beloit High School in 1978. He furthered his studies in Farm Mechanics at Beloit Vo-Tech and graduated in 1980. Jed was handy in the shop and took pride in working...

Feb 23, 2024

Lindsay Delain Lyon was born on November 22, 1996 in Smith Center, Kansas, the daughter of Clay and Lena St. John Lyon. She died February 23, 2024 at her home in Salina, Kansas at the age of 27.

She attended grade school and high school in Manhattan, Kansas, and graduated a year early. She also worked many...

Feb 20, 2024

Douglas Allen Koster, 65, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at the Salina Regional Hospital in Salina, Kansas. Doug was born October 29, 1958 in Beloit, Kansas to Mark H. and Janet J. (Barnett) Koster.

Doug, or Butch, as he was known, grew up in Cawker City and Beloit, and graduated from Beloit High School with the...

Feb 18, 2024

Fred L. Chapman, age 88 of Beloit, Kansas passed peacefully at his winter home in Mission, Texas surrounded by family. He was born July 15, 1935 in Beloit to Alma (Jones) and Amos Chapman. Fred grew up surrounded by the farming and ranching life. He loved working with his Dad raising cattle, hogs, horses, mules, donkeys, and chickens. His...

Feb 17, 2024

Donald Dean Boden was born in Beloit, KS, on January 4, 1961, to Jerome and Velora Kay Boden. Donnie was the fourth of six children; his siblings included Virginia, Karlene, Ron, Larry, and Teresa. He died Saturday, February 17, 2024 at the Mitchell County Hospital at the age of 63.

He was raised in Beloit, graduated in...

Feb 13, 2024

Sandra Jean Elder was born January 2, 1948, the youngest of two children to Wayne and Allene Belden. She passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 13, 2024.

Sandra grew up on a farm south of Beloit, Kansas and attended Hyde Country School District 62 for 8 years. She graduated from Beloit High School with the class of...

Feb 10, 2024

Carolyn Dee Henning was born on September 20, 1935 in Randall, Kansas, one of six daughters to Marshall and Hazel Flinn Atkins. She died Saturday, February 10, 2024 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 88.

She was raised on her family farm south of Randall, where she attended schools and later...

Feb 6, 2024

Shirley Jean Rank was born on September 15, 1936 in Beloit, Kansas, the daughter of James and Edith James Morrell. She died Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at the Resident Care Center in Beloit at the age of 87.

She grew up in Beloit, where she attended schools, and graduated from Beloit High School. Following graduation, she worked...

Feb 1, 2024

Timothy "Tim" Kreigh Walter was born on October 10th, 1951 in Beloit, Kansas, the son of Leo E. and Margaret A. Remus Walter. He died on February 1st, 2024 in Topeka, KS after a courageous battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia at the age of 72 years.

Tim, as he was known, grew up in Cawker City, attending...

Jan 22, 2024

Richard D. (Rick) Larson was born on September 3, 1944 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Concordia, Kansas. Rick came into this world at 11 AM, just in time for church to start.

Emil W. "Bill" Larson and Marguerite I. Wilcox Larson were very happy to have a son join their family. His school years were spent...

Jan 20, 2024

James (Jim) Andrew Wilson was born September 1, 1953 to James Andrew and Dora Lee Morrell Wilson in Beloit, Kansas. He passed away at the age of 70 years on January 20, 2024 at home.

Jim attended Beloit Elementary School and graduated from Beloit High School in the Class of 1971. He worked as a salesman in...

Jan 19, 2024

Judith Anne Lesch Thierolf, daughter of Joseph and Mary Axline Lesch, was born April 26, 1939, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas. She passed away after a brief illness on January 19, 2024 at the Residential Care Center in Beloit, Kansas.

Judy was born and raised in Lawrence, Kansas and loved growing up in the shadow...

Jan 19, 2024

Elizabeth Ann Fugate was born May 14th, 1932 in Garden City, Missouri to Dr. Carl Frederick and Edith Webb Fischer. She passed away January 19, 2024 at the age of 91 years, 8 months and 5 days.  Ann graduated from Garden City High School in 1950 and the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1954 with a degree in...

Jan 17, 2024

Darla J. Johnson, 71, of Indianapolis, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.  She was born on August 20, 1952 to Keith and Ina (Briney) Johnson in Kansas City, Kansas.

Darla worked in accounts receivable for the Glick Co.  She enjoyed auto racing and going to air shows. Darla adored Kaitlyn and Nic and enjoyed attending all...

Jan 15, 2024

Per her request, cremation has taken place, & private family graveside services will take place at a later date. Memorials may be given to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Jan 12, 2024

Gary Dean Spear was born on August 29, 1937, on the family farm in Lincoln County.  The second child and first son of Eugene and Viola (Hanneman) Spear. He passed away on January 12, 2024, in Beloit, KS. He was a spry and ornery 86 years old.

Gary grew up on the family farm and graduated from...