Lorna Ruth Murphy Agard, age 75, Ankeny, Iowa, passed away December 14, 2020, at Trinity Center at Luther Park of complications from dementia and aphasia.

Rev. Lyle Miller preached his last sermon to his Cedar Christian Church family on November 29, 2020. Lyle, age 92, passed away December 22 under Hospice care, tended by his children and extended family at his rural Stockton home.

Carolyn K. Metcalf, age 82, Plainville, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville.

Diana Kay Garten, age 60, Pratt, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at Olathe Medical Center.

Leona Mae (Kriley) Roy, age 91, Englewood, Colo., passed away December 15, 2020, at her home.

She was born April 15, 1929, to John and Irene Kriley, in Stockton, Kansas. Her father, John, who came across Kansas in a cover wagon, met his pretty bride, Irene, and settled on a small farm outside Stockton.

Leona was their only child, who loved attending gatherings with families who had children with whom to play.

Eric F. Waddell, 69, Salina, passed away Friday, December 18, 2020, at Salina Regional Health Center.

He was born July 9, 1951 in Beloit the son of Gene F. and Iris (Bird) Waddell. He was a graduate of Beloit High School in the Class of 1969 and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology from Fort Hays State University. Eric was drafted into the United States Marine Corps, serving in Vietnam.

On September 25, 1972, he was united in marriage to Janet Sue Winkler in Hays, and they later divorced. She preceded him in death on April 6, 2012.

Brenda (McLaughlin) Moote, age 57, Windsor, Colo., passed away peacefully comfortably December 12th, 2020, in her own home with her family surrounding her.

She was born on September 11th, 1963, in Plainville, Kansas, to Gerald and Gean McLaughlin. 

John Russell “Russ” Reynolds, 80, of Russell, Kansas, died on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at the Willow House in Hays.

Evelyn Marie DeBey of Phillipsburg, Kansas, age 71, went to be with the Lord on December 6th, 2020, at Smith County Memorial Hospital.

Carrol Verne McQueen, Stockton, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville at the age of 84.

He was born on July 27, 1936 in Concordia, Kansas to Verne and Daisy (Huffman) McQueen. Carrol was united in marriage to Deanna Anderson on September 7, 1956 in Phillipsburg, Kansas. To this union three children were born: Edward, Cassie, and David.