Linn County News
Published June 26, 2024
Lorie Kay Boyd was born on Aug. 3, 1964, in Topeka, Kan., to Terry Michael and Vera Marie (Hisey) Smethers. Two months short of her third birthday she welcomed her baby sister, Brenda, into the family.
Lorie’s family moved to Moran when Lorie was 7 years old. She attended school in Moran and graduated from Marmaton Valley High School in the Class of 1982.
Lorie has had a lifelong love of butterflies and has amassed a huge collection of them in all shapes, sizes, colors, patterns, and materials. She also had an insatiable love of music. Often playing a particular song on repeat for hours at time and driving her sister and everyone else in the house crazy. During her late teen and early adult years, Lorie coached girls softball.
On Nov. 16, 1986, she married the love of her life, Edward Thomas Boyd, at her home in Moran, Kan., and became an instant mother to his two children, Brandi and Josh. Ed and Lorie were blessed with two more children, Kayleena and Kayson. Lorie was a Girl Scout leader for a number of years and truly enjoyed spending time with the girls. Lorie loved arts and crafts and she was always busy with a new project. She and Ed led a very active life, especially in the summer when they would hold Pedal Tractor Pulls at various county and state fairs and hometown celebrations. Lorie loved to play cards and was extremely competitive. Her children were heard to say that some Mom’s let their kids win, but not their Mom. She was a member of the Mound City United Methodist Church where she was very active in church activities as long as her health allowed. Lorie had a positive outlook on life and even when her health began declining eight years ago, she never forgot how to smile and encourage others. Ed and Lorie were true to their marriage vows and supported and loved each other through thick and thin, sickness and health. Lorie loved her family. On Saturday, June 22, 2024, she and Ed were coming home from a family gathering when they were involved in an auto accident that claimed Lorie’s life.
Lorie was preceded in death by her father, Terry Smethers, on April 6, 2015. Those left here on earth to mourn her loss are her husband, Ed Boyd; two sons, Kayson Boyd and Josh Boyd his wife Bailee; two daughters, Kayleena Sloan and her husband Josh, and Brandi Willard and her husband John; her mother Vera Smethers and her special friend, Darrel Booth; one sister, Brenda Beckman and her husband Cleve; and nine grandchildren, Layne, Levi, Logan, Luke, Nora, Tristian, Sierra, Morgan, and Brayden.
The family will receive friends at a visitation on Friday, June 28, 2024 from 5 to 7 pm at Schneider Funeral Home & Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Funeral Service will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Mound City United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Kincaid Cemetery, Kincaid, Kan. The family suggests memorials to the American Diabetes Association or Mound City United Methodist Church in care of the funeral home at PO Box J, Mound City, KS 66056.
OBITUARIES
Priscilla “Pat” Haney Smith ~ 11-19-1935 to 06-07-2025

Linn County News Published July 2, 2025 Priscilla “Pat” Haney Smith passed away Saturday June 7, 2025, at the Stoneybrook Retirement Community in Manhattan. She was born on Nov. 19, 1935, in Topeka, Kan., to Neil and Gladys (Goldsmith)... [More]
Ron Arbogast ~ 08-31-1946 to 06-05-2025

Linn County News Published July 2, 2025 Ron Arbogast, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, coach, teacher, and friend, passed away peacefully at home on June 5, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was 78. Born Aug. 31, 1946, in Fort Scott, Kan.,... [More]
Richard “Dick” Smith ~ 04-18-1942 to 06-22-2025

Linn County News Published June 25, 2025 Richard "Dick" Smith, age 83, formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away in Olathe, Kan., on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Graveside Service will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, June 27, 2025, at the Pleasanton Cemetery. Contributions... [More]
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- Charles Edwin Sutterby ~ 06-20-1951 to 06-19-2025
- Windfred Allen DeMott ~ 09-15-1940 to 06-07-2025
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- Richard Paul Henderson ~ 07-26-1950 to 06-01-2025
- Rees Lyle Shattuck 08-31-1931 to 05-26-2025
- Dixie Bradley Wilkerson 10-15-1939 to 05-30-2025
- Gary Ray Johnson 03-10-1935 to 05-28-2025
- Gary Ray Johnson ~ 03-10-1935 to 05-28-2025
NEWS
NOTICE:

Due to a scheduling conflict, the commissioners will not be meeting today, June 25th, for a second budget workshop. The meeting has been rescheduled for July 2nd.
Tanglewood Lakes files suit against Board of County Commissioners

Requests declaratory judgement that roads are private The Tanglewood Lakes Owners Association, Inc. (TLOA), filed a lawsuit in Linn County District Court on June 6, 2025, against the Linn County Board of County Commissioners requesting a declaratory judgement from... [More]
Case filed alleging exploitation of minors, breach of privacy

On June 20, following an extensive investigation by the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, the Linn County Attorney’s Office filed a case in district court charging Erik Hellner, a Sugar Valley Lakes resident, with six separate felonies. The case originally stems from... [More]
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SPORTS
Pleasanton/Jayhawk trapshooting team places seventh at State, Wallace earns State championship

The Pleasanton/Jayhawk trapshooting team traveled to Wichita to compete in the Kansas Trapshooting State tournament. The tournament features more than 110 high schools and over 1,500 student athletes. Pleasanton/Jayhawk compete in the 2A competition which happened on June... [More]
Joey Ewalt impacting youth wrestling here and abroad

Prairie View’s head boys’ wrestling Coach Joey Ewalt does more for the sport than just coaching the Buffalos, he has made an impact on the sport as a wrestler, coach and official. Ewalt began his wrestling career at the very young age of four. His father, Mike Ewalt,... [More]
More Sports
- Pleasanton and Jayhawk baseball on the 2025 All TRL team
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- Prairie View track earns six medals at State
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- Jayhawk track breaks another school record and qualifies multiple athletes for State
- School records and State qualifiers are made for the Jays at Eureka
- Prairie View track qualifies multiple athletes for State
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