David Albert Bell, age 40, of Ogden, Kansas, passed away October 27, 2021, at St. Lukes Hospital. He was born February 8, 1981, to Mary Fankhauser in Lancaster, CA.

William “Bill” Carl Hart died early Friday morning, October 22, 2021, at his home in Gilroy, California. He was born on September 14, 1924, in Wilsey, Kansas to Kirk Hart and Grace (Yost) Hart and was an only child.

Earl Dean Messer, 82, of Council Grove, Kansas, passed away on October 28, 2021.

Paula J. Lawrence, age 69 of Council Grove, Kansas, passed away October 31, 2021, at Diversicare of Council Grove. She was born February 12, 1952, the daughter of Leslie and Arlene (Sisson) Fuqua.

Russell Wayne Cornelius, 60, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 24th, 2021.

Heaven gained an angel when Bob passed away

A memorial service for Stanley Steere will be at 11 a.m., Saturday at the Alta Vista Cemetery. Lunch will follow at the Alta Vista Lutheran Church basement.

Mary Elizabeth (Hebrank) Weil Stiver, passed away Oct. 12, 2021 in Manhattan, KS. Born May 25, 1941 on a rural farm near Wilsey, KS, she was the daughter of Albert Eugene and Mary Margaret (Scott) Hebrank. On Nov. 23, 1963, she married Jerry David Weil in Council Grove, KS. She married Harold Eugene Stiver on June 10, 2005 in Manhattan, KS.

Gene Eldon Bidwell Sr., a longtime resident of White City, passed away October 11, 2021. He was born February 5, 1930, in Wichita, Kansas, to Gladys Marie Schroyer and Samuel Hedge Bidwell.

Goldie Ann Loomis, age 59, of Emporia, Kansas, passed away October 11, 2021, at her residence. She was born to Limbo and Sara Polson Loomis in Muncy, Indiana. Goldie joined the United States Army and served ten years. She later married Raymond Loomis.