Harold Franklin “Bud” Beck Jr., age 74, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Friday, November 25, 2022 at the Lawrence Medical Health Center in Lawrence, Kansas.

Bud was born August 14, 1948, in Plainville, Kansas. He was the son of Harold F. Sr., and Reva (Rigby) Beck. He grew up in Natoma and graduated from Natoma High School in the Class of 67.

Bud served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War.

Derek Brent Sheffer, age 71, of McCook, Neb., formerly of Hutchinson, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2022, at the Community Hospital in McCook.

He was born on June 21, 1951, in Phillipsburg, to Winton Lott and Peggy Jeanne (Stice) Sheffer. He received his education in Stockton, Kansas where he graduated from high school.

Derek was united in marriage to Paula Suzanne Schmidt on September 1, 1984, in Enid, Okla.

Derek worked for AutoZone for many years in Hutchinson until his retirement in 2016.

Edna Mae (Fry) Stithem, of Stockton, passed away on November 24, 2022, in her hometown at the age of 85.

She was born on February 13, 1937, to Ernest and Famy Elizabeth (Butler) Fry in Stockton. She married Dale Bretton in Glade, Kansas and they were blessed with four daughters: Doris, Darlene, Dorothy, and Dixie. They later divorced and on June 7, 1970, she married Jerry Stithem in Plainville, Kansas.