Obituaries

Adaleanna Grace “Addy” Chester, 7-month-old daughter of Blake and Alaina Lynn (Becker) Chester, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at Hays Medical Center. She was born February 1, 2022, in Hays.

Ima Kaye Shaffer, 78, of Russell, Kansas, died on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas.

Russell Eugene Morgan, Stockton, passed away on September 18, 2022, in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family at the age of 66. He was born on July 21, 1956, to Lyle and Lyril (Power) Morgan in Phillipsburg, Kansas.

Stephen Neal Blackwell of Lawrence passed away Thursday, September 15, 2022. He was 67. He was born August 21, 1955, to Richard and Dorothy Blackwell. Steve graduated from Concordia High School in 1973. He served in the US Army as a medic from 1976 to 1978.

Margaret Mary McKenna, age 85, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays.

Kent Gale Kriley passed away on September 14, 2022, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas at the age of 75. He was born on June 16, 1947, in Sterling, Kansas to Gerald and Feliceine (Parker) Kriley.

Terry Dean Tennyson, age 72, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2022, with complications from dementia. He was surrounded by music, singing and the love of his family. He was born September 30, 1949, in Wichita, Kansas, to Phillip and Verla Tennyson.

Devon Joseph Mick departed this world tragically too soon, at the young age of 25, on Friday, September 2, 2022, in Plainville, Kansas. He was born to Kelly (Boller) Hrabe and Damien Mick on March 21, 1997, in Hays, Kansas.

Patricia Ann (Newell) Belisle, age 87, of Damar, Kansas, passed away Friday, September 2, 2022 surrounded by her family at her home in Damar. She was born September 29, 1934 in Damar to Arthur and Alice (Thibault) Newell. On April 15, 1951 she married Duane V. "Arkie" Belisle.

Randal “Randy” Wayne Conrad, age 72, of Natoma, Kansas, passed away Friday, September 2, 2022 at Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell, Kansas. He was born February 28, 1950, in Concordia, Kansas to Auldin and Marion (Wineland) Conrad.