On Wednesday, December 30, 2020, Gerald "Jerry" Benoit, after a tough battle with Covid-19 crossed over to be with his Lord and rejoin his parents and sister. He was born on January 18, 1951, in Rooks County Kansas to Bernard and Marie (Brown) Benoit.

An avid KU fan, he enjoyed watching KU basketball with family and friends. His other hobbies included hunting, fishing, and playing golf. His biggest joy was spending time with his three grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Joyce Gosselin.

The services celebrating and honoring the life of Byron Forest Carpenter, age 98, of Lake Winnebago, Missouri, formerly of Enid, Okla., will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday April 19, 2022, in the Brown-Cummings Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Enid Cemetery under the direction of Brown-Cummings Funeral Home.

Byron Forest Carpenter died April 12th, 2022, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law. He was born July 2, 1923, in Donaphin County, Kansas, the youngest of James Fredrick and Lucile (Case) Carpenter’s five children.  

Phyllis M. Jaco, passed away on April 10, 2022, in Hays, Kansas at the age of 89.