Carol Elaine Lee, 76, of Emporia, formerly of Council Grove, Kansas, passed away peacefully on June 13, 2025, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.

Walden Silva, 92 passed away at his home in Council Grove, Kansas surrounded by family on June 28, 2025. He was born March 29, 1933 in Manhattan, Kansas to Gavina (Escobar) and Emmett Silva.

TOPEKA (WIBW) - Washburn Hall of Fame basketball player Ryan Murphy has died. He was 45. According to Washburn Athletics, Murphy passed away on Wednesday, July 9. Murphy graduated from Washburn in 2005 and was inducted into the Ichabod Hall of Fame in 2016.

Billy Vaughn Hayes, lovingly known as “BV” by his family, passed away on June 23, 2025, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He was 76 years old.

July 13, 1947 ~ June 30, 2025 Larry Justice, past-president of the Santa Fe Trail Association, passed away on June 30, 2025. Justice was appointed to the Santa Fe Trail Association board of directors in September 2009 and was re-elected in 2019. In 2013, Larry was elected as President of the Santa Fe Trail Association and served in that capacity through 2019.

Pauline Ruth Tally passed away peacefully at Life Care Center in Burlington, KS, surrounded by her family on June 4, 2025. She was 98.

James C. Adkins passed away in Salina June 17, 2025. Jim was born on February 21, 1949, in Lake Charles, Louisiana to J.C. and Sylvia Nichols Adkins.

Cuyler R. McAtee, age 76, of Council Grove, Kansas, passed away June 28, 2025, at Diversicare of Council Grove.

Michael Lee Adams, age 75, of Council Grove, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at Olathe Medical Center.

Marlene Kay Smith, 79, of Farlington, KS, passed away at her residence on June 15, 2025.