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Hamilton County Memorial Day Tribute

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This Hamilton County Memorial Day Tribute is brought to you by Scoular. Thank you to the brave and selfless men and women who have gone before us. Thank you for their service and sacrifice.

ARTHUR AESCHLIMAN
CECIL ADKISSON
JIMMY AKERS
JERRY ALEXANDER
THOMAS AMERINE
VERNON ANDERSON
JOHN AVERY
WESLEY BALDWIN
EVELIN BARBER
RAYMOND BARCLAY
GEORGE BARLOW
JESS BARNETT
WILLIAM BARNETT
HUGH BARR
JAMES BARRETT
EARL BAUGHER
SAM BEAN
HAYWARD BEAUCHAMP
THOMAS BEHRENDT
MELVIN BENNETT
HENRY BENNETT
MAX BENNETT, JR.
OSCAR BERNDT
RICHARD BEZONA
ALLEN BLACK
RICHARD BLACK
WAYNE BODEY
MATHEW BOGGS
JOHN BONE
WILLIS BONE
JACK BRADDOCK
JOHN BRADLEY
BARBARA BRAY
MIKE BRAY
JOHN BROWN
L. KENNETH BROWN
JAMES BROWNING
ROBERT BUHRER
PAUL BURKHART
TED BURNETT
ARTHUR BURNS
BOBBY BURNS
JAMES BURNS
BOB BURTON
JACK BURTON
JON CAHIL
CHARLES CARON
CHESTER CARRITHERS
WILLIAM CARRITHERS
JAMES CARTER
KEITH CARTER
KENNETH CARTER
LYNN CARTER
MURRY CARTER
RAYMOND CARTER
EDWARD CARTWRIGHT
RONALD CARTWRIGHT
AUSTIN CAUTHON
CLYDE CAUTHON 
EDWIN CAUTHON
H.E. CAUTHON
MITCHELL CAUTHON
EDMOND CAVE
LYLE CHEATUM
ROBERT CHEATUM
DONALD CHERRY
M. O. CLARK
PATRICK CLEARY
LOWELL COCHRAN
E. S. COCKEL
FLOYD COLE
FRANK COLE 
AUBREY COLEMAN
GARY COLEMAN
JOHN COLEMAN
LEWIS COLSTEN
DEAN CONARD
JOHN CONARD
LOUIS COOK
WILLIAM COPE
LEO COSPER
BYRLE COURTNEY
WALTER CRAIG
LAWRENCE CRUMLEY
LOVELL CUMMINGS
ARTHUR DARLAND
DENNIS DAVIS
FINLEY DAVIS
RALPH DAVIS
RAY DAVIS
RONALD DAVIS
REX DAVISON
FRED DAY
LEE DAY
RAY DAY
GEORGE DEAN
CARL DEVANEY
DUANE DIKEMAN
ARLTON DODSON
WILLIAM DODSON
ROBERT DREW
JOHN DULIN
ROY DUNAGAN
CECIL DUNN
BOB DUNN (Robert Lee)
BOB DUNN (Robert Arthur)
JOHN EATON
CLARENCE EBERHART
CHARLES EDDY 
LOUIS EDDY
ALBERT EDMISSON
DARL ELLIS
MARVIN ELLIS
MURIEL ELLIS
TIMOTHY ELLISON
JAMES ELSTON
JAMES ENGLERT 
ROBERT ENGLERT
PAUL EVANS
CLEM EVINS
BARTON EWERS
RAY EWY
RALPH EYER
EUGENE FALLIER
VICTOR FALLIER
EMMETT FAY
JOSEPH FEARNO
JAMES FEASTER
ALBERT FECHT
HARRISON FORD
DANIEL FOREMEN
GEORGE H. FOX
P. C. FRAZEE
CLARENCE FRAZER
DAVID FRAZER
DONALD FRAZER
IVEL FRAZER
OSCAR FRIEND
ELRA FRITTS
GEORGE FULLER
ROBERT GALE, SR.
WILLIAM GAMEL
FRANK GARDNER
LESLIE GARNER
LAWRENCE GARR
BARNEY GARRITY
EVAN GEIGER
ALFRED GERSTNER
ERWIN GILLUM
ALBERT GLASSCOCK
ALBERT GOMSTOCK
MICHAEL GOODWIN
ROLAND GORDON
ARTHUR GOULD 
CLIFFORD GOULD
ZENO GOULD
JOHN GRABER
WAYNE GRAGG
CLIFFORD A. GRAHAM
CLIFFORD L. GRAHAM
HAROLD GRAHAM
MARTHA GRANSBURY
CARL GRAVES
CHARLES GRAY
CALTON GRISSOM
CLYDE GRISSOM
GRADY GRISSOM
CALTON GRISSOM, JR.
PATTERSON GRISSOM
DONALD GROPP
FREDDIE GROPP
JOHN GROPP
ROLAND GROSBIER, JR.
BENNIE GUERRERO
MANUEL GUERRERO
RAYMOND GUNN
F. G. HACKER
DELL HALL
WILLIAM HALL
DONALD HAMILTON 
ARTHUR HANKINS
WILLIAM HANNA
NEWLAND HARMER
BILLY HARRIS
JAMES HARRISON
CHARLES HARRISON, JR.
JOHN HARSH
DONALD HARTSHORN
LLOYD HARTSHORN
MARCH HARTSHORN
EMRY HASTY
EDGAR HATCHER
FONTELL HATCHER
MICHAEL HAWKINS
ALEX HAYS
LESLIE HAZEN
MATHEW HEADDING
RUSSELL HEFTY
REUBEN HEINLEN
HENRY HEISINGER
GEORGE HELM
JOHN HELM
JAMES HENDLEY
FLOYD HERBIG
MICHAEL HERBIG
ALBERT HERNDON
HARRY HERNDON
HARRY HERNDON, JR.
PRESLEY HERNDON, III
LAWRENCE HERRMANN
EARL HESS
JONATHAN HEWES
JIMMIE HICKS
MELVIN HINKLE 
DONALD HOFF
MICHAEL HOFF
WILLIAM HOFF
GUY HOLDEN
DALE HOLDREN
JOHN HOLMES
DONALD HOOK
EIUGENE HOPPE
VICTOR HORNING
CLARK HOUCK
EDWIN HOUCK
GRANT HOUCK
J. D. HOUCK
CHARLES HOWELL
DALE HOYT
RICHARD HUCKINS
WELDON HUGHS
EDWARD HUSER
THEODORE HUSER
ALBERT JAMES
ALVIN JANTZ
HERMAN JANTZ
ROBERT JANTZ
WALTER JANTZ
ARNET JARVIS
ORVILLE JASPER
CHARLES JENSEN
ESAW JIMENEZ
PEDRO JIMENEZ
GILBERT JOHNSON
RUSTY JOHNSON
ROBERT JOHNSON
EMIT JONES
PAUL JONES
DALE JOST
JOSEPH KANE
CHARLES KAUFFMAN
FRANK KENNEDY
DR. JAMES A. KENNEDY
JAMES F. KENNEDY
EDWARD KING
GEORGE KING
ELMO KINSLOW
WILLIAM KINSLOW
RAYMOND KINZIE
JOHN KIRKPATRICK
HERBERT KITTEN
DARREN KLINGE
WALTER KRITZMIRE
JOSEPH KUCERA
AUDREY KULANDER
CARL KURZ
CONRAD KURZ
DONALD KURZ
OLIVER LANE
DARYL LANQUIST
CARL LAROSH
LESLIE LAROSH
ERIC LARSON
BERNARD LAUBACH
HARRY LAUBACH, JR.
CHARLES LAWHEAD
CHARLES LEMONS
JOE LEMONS, SR.
JOE LEMONS, JR.
WILLIAM LEMONS 
CHARLES LENNEN
MARION LESLIE
MANUEL LEVENS
DONALD LEWIS
IRVIN LEWIS, JR.
VIRGIL LEWIS
DR. WILLIAM LEWIS
WOODROW LEWIS
ALLEN LIBERTUS
IVIN LIBERTUS 
LEROY LIBERTUS
RAYMOND LOHMAN
GEORGE LONG
HARRY LONG
CLIFFORD LOW
O. L. LYNAM
ROBERT MACKEY
SKEETER MALONE
WILLIAM MANNING
DARRELL MARKLEY
KENNETH MARSHALL
A. L. MARTIN
MARVIN MAUNE
JAMES MAXEY
JAMES MAXEY, JR.
JOHN MAXFIELD
JOHN MAYERS
ERMOL MAYS
BERT MCCABE
DONALD MCDONALD
CHARLES MCFADDEN
WILBUR MCGAFFIN
MORRIS MCKEEVER
ARCHY MCKINNEY
ERNEST MCNEILL
WILLIAM MCNEILL
HOWARD MCNITT
WILLIAM MCNITT
MICHAEL MCNITT
FRED MICHEL
ALBERT MILLER
HENRY MILLER
GROVER MILLER
RICHARD MILLER
HORACE MOORHEAD
JOHN MOSER
DAVID MUELLER
LEONARD MUELLER
BENNY MURPHY
BILLY MURPHY
CHARLES H. MURPHY
CHARLES W. MURPHY
TED MURPHY
HARLEY NAIRN
LARRY NANCE
PAUL NEGLEY
CLARENCE NICKERSON
HENRY NICKERSON
JAMES NICKERSON 
EVERETT NIELSEN
WAYNE NIELSEN
C. ARTHUR NUCKLES
PHILLIP NUCKLES
ELMER O’BRATE
TONY O’BRATE
THOMPSON OVERTON
WILLIAM OWENS
JOSHUA OWINGS
ROY OWINGS
EDDIE PALMER
STANLEY PARSLEY
LARRY PATTERSON
LOIS PATTON
DR. CECIL PETTERSON
LEE PETTY
ISRAEL PHILLIPS
GEORGE PHILPOTT
STANLEY PING
RANDALL PLANK
WILBUR PLOWMAN
EDWARD PLY
JERALD POPEJOY
MARSHALL PORTLOCK
MARVIN PORTLOCK
DEE POTTER
GEORGE POTTER
EDWARD PRICE
NORVIN PUCKETT
ELMER RAMSEY
D. REDMOND
JOHN REDMOND
CALVIN C. REED
CALVIN H. REED
KEITH REED
RAYMOND REES
HAROLD REEVE
EMIL REHMERS
CHARLES REID
FLOYD REID
WILLIAM REID
CHARLES REIS
LOYD RICHARDSON
GEORGE RICHWINE
WOODROW RILEY
A. RINEHART
EMMETT RINKER
JOSEPH RISHEL
S. H. RODGERS 
RAYMOND ROUSE
KENNETH ROYBAL
JOHN ROYSE
I.B. RUNDELL
RAY SALMANS 
BOBBY GENE SALTER
RAY SCHAFER
MICHAEL SCHAFFER
W. M. SCHAFFER
EUGENE SCHMIDT
GANO SCHMIDT
HENRY SCHMIDT
RUSSELL SCHMIDT
WALTER SCHMIDT
CRAIG SCHONLAW
JAKE SCHROLL
LLOYD SCHROLL
S. LUTHER SCHROLL
WILLIAM SCHROLL
CECIL SCHWERDFEGER
ELDEN SCHWERDFEGER
JACK SCHWERDFEGER
GENE SCHWERDFEGER
KEITH SCOTT
KENNETH SCOTT
HERSHEL SEAL
HENRY SEALS
WALTER SEALS
WILLIAM SEALS
ELMER SEVEDGE
ROSS SHERWOOD
GEORGE SHIRLEY
PAUL SHIVELY
RALPH SHORTER
CLETUS SIMON, JR.
DELMAR SINGER
KERMIT SINGER
DONALD SIX, JR.
HARMOND SLATE
LEWIS SLATE
ELLIS SMITH
CHESTER SPIKER
WARD E STANLEY
RENOLD STEVENS
LEWIS STEWART
CONWAY STIMATZE
MELVIN STIMATZE
WALTER STIMATZE
LAWRENCE STOFFEL
JAMES SUTHERLAND
WILLIAM SWISHER
JOSEPH SWORDS
JOHN RONALD SQUIRE
JAMES TERRILL
ERLE THAYER
FRED THOMPSON
HAROLD THOMPSON
JOHN THORNBURGH
LOWELL THORNBURGH
ROBERET TODD
JOHN L. TOPE
JOHN R. TOPE
DONALD TRACY
JOHN TRACY, SR.
EUGENE TREXLER
RONALD TRUSSELL
LARAYETTE TUTTLE
CHARLES TYNER
THEODORE TYNER
ARTHUR URTON
JERRY VALENTINE
NORMAN VALENTINE
RAYMOND VALENTINE
RICHARD VALENTINE
BOBBY VANDERPOOL
KARL VENNEBERG, JR
ALBERT VESPER
CLARENCE VESPER
JAMES WALKINSHAW
STEPHEN WALKINSHAW
CLYDE WARD
ELIJAH WARD
EUGENE WARNER
LARRY WARNER
ROLLA WARNER
THOMAS WATKINS
DONALD WECKERLY
HENRY WEDEL
JUNE WELLS
LOWELL WELLS
OVITT WELLS
ARTHUR WESTEMAN
FREDDIE WESTEMAN
WALTER WESTEMAN
CURTIS WHALEY
FRANK WHALEY 
LEWIS WHALEY
SAMUEL WHISENHUNT
JOHNNIE WHITE
GEORGE WHITMAN
ROBERT WILLIAMS
DONALD WILSON
HENRY WILSON
GEORGE WINSHIP
J. W. WINSHIP
ARTHUR WOOD
BEN BILL WOOD
HOMER WOODLEY
H. E. WORDEN
WARREN WRIGHT
CLAUDE WORMINGTON
EARNEST YOUNG

 

NEWS

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Twice The Ice Opens

Last weekend, Ark Valley Oil opened up a new self-serve ice and water vending machine at the west end of Syracuse, on Highway 50 and N Highway 27.  John Welch has had a vision for that location. When the property became available, he saw it’s opportunity. ... [More]

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Farm Store Opens North of Kendall

Drive ten miles north of Kendall where the blacktop ends, where the dust of the county dirt road flies. Travel a few more miles and on the Kearny County side of the border you will find the Horton Farmstead. Trees, farm equipment, a small backyard playground, barns, and a small,... [More]

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Weis Awarded Bronze Star Medal

Syracuse resident Marvin and Janet Weis returned home last week to find a package waiting at their door. Marvin was sure Janet had ordered something online. When they got inside and opened the manila envelope, Marvin was shocked to find he had been awarded the Bronze Star Medal... [More]

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GRAMMY D’S SWEETS MOVES TO SYRACUSE

“Since I moved back here,  everything is falling into  place.”  Diena Schwieterman, 1986 SHS graduate made the decision to move home. “As soon as I made the decision, it seems like everything began falling into place.”   Diena... [More]

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Powerlifters Head to State

Syracuse Bulldogs power lifting successful season is ending with nine athletes qualifying for the state meet Saturday, March 29 in Conway Springs at 9:00 AM CT, 8:00 AM MT. Qualifying are Natalia Figueroa, Stella Simon, Deena Rochat, Angel Peralta, Angel Ramirez, Will Roberts,... [More]

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LOCAL WOMAN HACKED ONLINE WANTS TO HELP PREVENT YOU FROM SIMILAR SITUATION

Scams. Hackers. They are everywhere. They call your phone, text a simple hi, email you from what looks like a reasonable business. They are out for your money or your identity.  We often think they get other people, not us.  Local resident Ronna Simon is exasperated.... [More]

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HOMECOMING NIGHT

On Friday night, the stands were filled with students, parents, and spectators out to enjoy homecoming against the Sublette Larks. The pep rally started off the afternoon with contests and games to get the students excited. The JH Pep Band played, the cheerleaders performed,... [More]

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SYRACUSE’S NEW STREET SWEEPER

If you think you have seen a little spaceship on the streets around town, you are not alone. Many of us have wondered what this new contraption is and how it works.  According to City Administrator, Brian Bloyd, it is the new Ravo R5 street sweeper. “This replaces... [More]

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OPINIONS

Moments in Time

It’s the last day of school. Another school year has ended. It has had a few challenges but overall a great one. In the last week, we have covered high school graduation, kindergarten graduation, and eighth grade promotion (next week’s paper).  High school graduation... [More]

I saw God on Monday

I spent Monday on the road picking up sheep feed and covering the Junior High Hi-Plains League Track Meet.  Or in more honest terms, I spent the day running around for my daughter. LOL.   It was a busy day filled with great memories. But I spent Tuesday in a... [More]

More Questions than Answers

It is a beautiful, rainy Wednesday morning as I write this.  Gentle rains have fallen all over our county, polishing the trees with a shiny luster, washing away the dust and dirt, and giving our crops a push. I tried to take photos of the rain for the newspaper but nothing... [More]

Looking Through Open Eyes

It’s May! April showers bring May flowers! We got rain!! Over an inch in the northern part of the county. In town, I have dandelions. They don’t look pretty. I mow and they still come up.  I am torn about dandelions. Dandelions are a healthy, nutrient rich food.... [More]

Finding your Path

We are nearing the end of April. Showers are in the forecast for the next few days. Rain in southwest Kansas is a beautiful gift to be treasured!  Life has been crazy, which has become the norm for me.  Between sheep, work, my daughter’s track meets, and everything... [More]

Hallelujahs and Headaches

It’s early Wednesday morning at 4:40 AM, as I sit in bed sipping a large cup of coffee writing a few notes on my phone to finish this week’s paper.  I walked into church Sunday. I saw the message, Hallelujahs and headaches, and I laughed. That is the theme of... [More]

Let the Light Shine In

It’s bug season in western Kansas. It sounds like drops of rain falling but really it’s bugs hitting your windshield of your car or pickup, and they are a pain to clean off. But they are also a sign of warmer weather here!  For a while now, I have been in a funk... [More]

A Little Bit of Grace

Happy April! There is wind, rain, and snow in our forecast for the next couple of days. Happy spring in western Kansas. LOL.   I have never been a big fan of April Fools Day but this year in particular April 1 was a rough one. It started off with a lot of gratitude... [More]

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SPORTS

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HI-PLAINS ALL LEAGUE

The Hi-Plains League has announced recipients of all-league basketball honors. The selection process begins when individual coaches submit names. The players are then voted on by the other HPL coaches. However, coaches may not vote on their own players.   Syracuse High School... [More]

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SHS CHEER TAKES SECOND

Small but Mighty! That is the name high school Head Cheerleading Coach, Marcos Valadez put on the 2024-2025 squad last summer, “We may not have the numbers, but our team has overcome adversity and is always stepping up to the challenge.”  Proving this, the Syracuse... [More]

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BULLDOGS OPEN FALL SEASON WITH FIRST PLACE FINISH IN GOLF

The Syracuse Bulldogs Ladies Varsity Golf Team took first at their season opener in Stanton County on Tuesday afternoon. They shot a team score of 207 at the Prairie Pines Golf Course in Johnson. The varsity team  is Lanee Owens, Bronwyn Lewis, Sammy Schwieterman, Maddy... [More]

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LEWIS HEADS TO STATE TRACK

Qualifying members of the high school track team traveled to Hill City Thursday, May 16 to compete in the 2-A regional meet against 15 teams, Ellinwood, Ellis, Hill City, Hoxie, Lincoln, Meade, Medicine Lodge, Oakley, Plainville, Smith Center, Stanton County, Sublette, Thomas... [More]

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BULLDOGS TAKE SECOND AT REGIONALS - HEADED TO STATE

The Syracuse High School boys golf team battled breezy conditions on Monday May 13 competing in the 2-A Regional meet on their own Tamarisk Golf Course.  Adjusting to windy conditions and competing at home paid off for the Bulldogs Monday, placing second, qualifying... [More]

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STATE GOLF RESULTS

State golf on Monday had the Varsity Bulldogs miss playing in the finals as a team by one stroke. They finished seventh out of twelve teams.  On Day 1, Brody Keller shot a 92 missing day two by two strokes. Ian Brummett shot a 95, Mason Scott  and Johnny TeVelde shot... [More]

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JH BASKETBALL WINS

Junior High Boys Basketball A, B, and C teams travelled to Elkhart on Monday, November 21. The A team won 41-34, B team won 26-21, and  C team lost to Elkhart 13-20. Head Coach Vance Keller said, “Elkhart was a tough win for both the A and B teams but both grinded... [More]

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LADY BULLDOGS BORDER WARS CHAMPIONS!!

The Lady Bulldogs were undefeated during the Border Wars, defeating Eads on Friday, 42-7 and Walsh on Saturday 62-5, bringing their record to 3-1. But the winner wasn’t announced until Tuesday evening. Syracuse Athletic Director Josh Johnson explained, “It came down... [More]

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OBITUARIES

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Tia I. (Schmidt) Pennell

Tia I. Pennell passed away on April 21st, 2025 at her home in Olympia, Washington. She was born December 11,1935 to Walter and Zelma Schmidt in Syracuse, KS where she grew up with her five siblings; Eugene, Gano, Gerard, Lorraine & Mickey. She went on to attend Syracuse High... [More]

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Elmer J. Simon

Elmer J. Simon, 91, of Augusta, KS, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Viewing 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. with a Rosary following at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 30, 2025 at St. James Catholic Church. Funeral Mass  10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 31, 2025 at St. James Catholic Church, Augusta,... [More]

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Charles Albert Richardson

Charles Albert Richardson passed away May 10, 2025 at his home in Kendall, Kansas. He was the son of Dee Loyd Richardson, Sr. and Edith (Stout) Richardson. Charles was born on June 23, 1939 in Iowa and spent his early childhood years in Grove, Oklahoma.  The family moved... [More]

Marshall “Bob” Gordon

 A Graveside Memorial Service for Holly, Colorado resident, Marshall “Bob” Gordon will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 22, 2025 at the Holly Cemetery in Holly, Colorado.  Per Bob’s request, cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation.... [More]

Donald Phillips

 A Graveside Memorial Service for Donald Phillips will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 14, 2025 at the Holly Cemetery in Holly, Colorado with Pastor Steve Knobbe officiating. Donald W. Phillips passed away on January 4,2025 in Houston, Texas at the age of 89. Don... [More]

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Angela Rose Bennett

  Angela Rose Bennett, 41, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2025 at Pratt Regional Medical Center. She was born on September 27, 1983 in Shattuck, Oklahoma to David Lynn and Teresa Gwyn (Carmin) Bennett. Angela graduated high school in Wichita. She worked at The Boys Home and... [More]

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Jason Wayne Helton

Jason Wayne Helton, 55, of Salem, Arkansas, passed from this life on Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Salem, Arkansas. Jason was born March 5, 1970, in Syracuse, Kansas to James “Jim” Wayne Helton and Barbara Louise (Todd) Helton. Jason worked in southwest Kansas for Syracuse... [More]

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Goldeen Rose Claypool

Goldeen Rose Claypool, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother. passed away peacefully on May 4, 2025, in Cheney, Kansas, at the age of 93. Born on September 3, 1931, in Syracuse Kansas, Goldeen was the daughter of Glen "Bill" and Byrdine Hartshorn. She was preceded... [More]

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