Bully Pulpit - Assault on our police officers - Sep. 2, 2015
My heart aches for the law enforcement officers recently killed in cold blood, officers that were sworn to uphold the law and protect the citizens of their jurisdiction. The last killing, Deputy Sheriff Darren Goforth who was shot and killed from ambush while pumping gas into his patrol car at a commercial...[More]
Vannie “Van†H. Michael - 10-16-1938 to 08-17-2015 - Aug. 26, 2015
Vannie Hugh (Van) Michael was born Oct. 16, 1938, to parents, Oscar Arthur and Leta Barton Michael, in Sickles, Caddo County, Okla. He passed away in Seton Highland Lakes Hospital after a tragic accident at his home in Burnet (Silver Creek) on Aug. 17, 2015. His family lived in rural Colorado (near the...[More]
Elmer Henry Wayne - 03-18-1926 to 07-30-2015 - Aug. 26, 2015
Elmer Henry Wayne passed away July 30, 2015, in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was born March 18, 1926, in Mound City, Kan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ina Cash Wayne and Ira Wayne; brothers, Walter Wayne, Harlan Wayne; and uncle, Sidney Wayne. He served his country proudly during World War II;...[More]
Delmer Herman “Fergy†Ferguson - 12-13-1916 to 08-23-2015 - Aug. 26, 2015
Delmer Herman “Fergy” Ferguson, 98, passed away Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, at his home near La Cygne, Kan. He was born in Warsaw, Mo., Dec. 13, 1916. Delmer was the oldest of four children born to Clyde Ferguson and Mildred Cobb.He moved with his parents to Kansas City, Kan., in 1923 and graduated...[More]
Carol A. Boyer - 11-2-1927 to 08-21-2015 - Aug. 26, 2015
Carol A. Boyer, 87, Baldwin, Kan. passed away Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. She was born Nov. 2, 1927, at Lake Geneva, Wis., the daughter of Paul and Mabel Stoughtenberg Alm.During her working career, she was employed as a bookkeeper in several different businesses. Carol was very active in the Lions Club,...[More]
Sherry Sue Conner - 04-02-1971 to 08-22-2015 - Aug. 26, 2015
Sherry Sue Conner, 44, Prescott, Kan., passed away Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015 at her home. She was born April 2, 1971, at Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of David and Peggy Ann Kieffer Walters. She attended grade school in Baldwin, Kan., and graduated from Olathe North High School.She married Bryan Conner...[More]
Roger D. Kaufman - 10-07-1946 to 08-14-2015 - Aug. 19, 2015
Roger D. Kaufman Sr., 68, of Drexel, Mo., passed away Aug. 14, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. He was born Oct. 7, 1946, to James and Gloria Kaufman in Kansas City, Kan. He grew up on a farm outside of Drexel, Mo., and graduated from High School in Louisburg, Kan. He then chose...[More]
Marsha Aileen McGee Daves - 05-30-1954 to 08-10-2015 - Aug. 19, 2015
Marsha Aileen McGee Daves, 61, formerly of Linn County, Kan., passed away Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, at her daughter’s home in Frederick, Md. She was born May 30, 1954, at Garnett, Kan., the daughter of Earnest and LaVerne Lamb McGee. She graduated from Blue Mound High School. She then attended Northeastern...[More]
Sandra “Sandy†Fern Wisdom - 07-26-1949 to 08-14-2015 - Aug. 19, 2015
Sandra “Sandy” Fern Wisdom, 66, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, at the Olathe Hospice House. She was born July 26, 1949, at Lebanon, Mo., the daughter of Hobart and Delia Presley Moore.She worked in nursing homes and home health as a CNA, CMA, and Rehab Aid. She enjoyed...[More]
Phyllis Dianne Porter - 01-22-1948 to 08-13-2015 - Aug. 19, 2015
Phyllis Dianne Porter, 67, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. She was born Jan. 22, 1948, at Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Herchel and Nina Miller King. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Jesse Marie.She is survived by her husband, Don Porter; five daughters,...[More]
