Obituaries

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.

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.

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.

Harriet Pauline Jones, age 94, Colorado Springs, Colo., passed away at 3:30 a.m. December 1, 2020, in Colorado Springs. Always known as Pauline, she was born to Erma (Brechbill) and John Dayhoff in Abilene, Kansas on October 16, 1926.

Merlyn Edmond (Merl) Desmarteau, age 81, of Surprise, Ariz., passed away on November 25, 2020 after undergoing a heart procedure.

Merl Desmarteau, age 81, Surprise, Ariz., passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020. He was born June 3, 1939. He attended Stockton High School and Kansas State University. A complete obituary will appear when more information is obtained. Surprise Funeral Care in Surprise, Ariz.

Frieda (Hartzler) King Manweiler passed away on November 21, 2020 at Butterfield Trail Village in Fayetteville, Ark., shortly before her 106th birthday, going home to her beloved Lord Jesus Christ.