Jarrod Mark Thurston

OLATHE—Jarrod M. Thurston, age 50, of Great Bend, Kansas, and formerly of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly on September 10, 2021 in Olathe, Kansas. Jarrod was born on January 3, 1971, at Wichita, Kansas, to James B. and Jolene K. (Berning) Thurston.

Robert L Waters

Robert L. Waters, age 72, passed away at his home in Scott County, Kansas on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. He was born on June 30, 1949, in Junction City, Kansas, the son of Lawrence & Mary Weaver Waters. After attending Kansas State University and meeting Marilyn S.

David L. Graham

David Lynn Graham, 68, of Leoti, KS, formerly of Norton, passed away August 24, 2021, at the Wichita County Health Center in Leoti. He was born June 3, 1953, in Portsmouth, VA, to Robert Neil and Janet (Rife) Graham. David grew up in Aurora, CO, and was a 1971 graduate of William C.

Elvon Loflin

DENVER, CO—Elvon E. “Oily” Loflin passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021, in Denver, Colorado, at the age of 87. Elvon was born November 23, 1934, in Leoti, Kansas, to Joe and Myrtle (Olsen) Loflin.

James D. McBride

James (Jim) Donald McBride, age 74, went home to Jesus after a long battle with cancer on August 25, 2021, at his home in Wichita, KS.

Frances I. Steinbrook

Frances Irene Steinbrook was born on May 8, 1963, to Dewey Durant and Alice Gibbons in Emporia, Kansas. She passed from this life on Monday, August 9, 2021, at her home in Mill Creek, Oklahoma. She spent her working years doing clerical work and nursing.

Shirley Beals

Shirley Beals, 72, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, August 20, 2021. She was born on June 16, 1949, at Tribune, Kansas the daughter of Clarence and Ethel Sides Reimer. She was married to Leroy Beals on July 11, 1970, at West Bethany Free Methodist Church in Leoti, Kansas.

Arden H. Knobbe

Marienthal, Kansas—Arden H. Knobbe, age 82, passed away on Saturday, August 7, 2021, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born on September 13, 1938, in Scott City, Kansas, the son of Edward Henry and Gertrude Mary Nienaber Knobbe.

Larry Gale Seeger

Lakin, Kansas—Larry Gale Seeger, 80, died Saturday, July 17, 2021, at the Kearny County Hospital in Lakin, Kansas. The youngest of twelve children, he was born April 23, 1941, in Logan, Kansas, the son of Harold & Violet (Lesty) Seeger.

Howard Henry Summers

Loveland, Ohio — Howard Henry Summers, who was lovingly called “Dude” by those who knew him, passed away peacefully the morning of June 26, 2021, surrounded by his daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren. Dude, who was born March 29, 1941, in Lakin, had immense pride for his home state.