All Obituaries

Carol Lynn Lawrence, 70, of Lyons, Kansas, passed away January 18, 2022, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina. She was born July 19, 1951, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Bill Dean and Audrey Irene Butler Bilson. Carol was a lifetime Lyons resident. She worked as an Certified Nursing Aide at Good Samaritan Society of Lyons for 30 plus years. Carol was a member of the United Pentecostal Church, Wichita. She enjoyed sewing, reading, and listening to her Bible. Carol collected southern...

Lois Duncan Long, 96, of Alden went to be forever with the Lord on January 17, 2022, at Sterling Village. Her dear husband Fred had preceded her in death by a mere 63 hours. Lois was a truly beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, as well as a treasured teacher and friend. Lois was born in Alden on May 4, 1925, to J. Paul Duncan and Leonore (Proffitt) Duncan. She attended Alden schools and earned her teaching credentials from Sterling College. Lois taught elementary...

Merwin Edward “Ed” Jones Jr., 80, of Sterling, Kansas, passed away January 17, 2022, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born September 18, 1941, on the S curve north of Sterling, the son of Merwin Sr. and Alverna McKee Jones. Ed was a lifelong Sterling resident. He attended Kindergarten through the eighth grade at Union 5 School and graduated from Sterling High School with the class of 1959. Ed also attended Sterling College, Kansas State University, and Fort Hays...

N. Jeanne “Tiny” Goins DeAllen- Hartsfield was born September 18, 1934 in Alameda/Pocatello, Idaho to Edward and Ethel Goins. Jeanne attended Pocatello S.D.A School, Franklin Junior High, Pocatello HS, Union College, and Western American University. In 1956, Jeanne became an R.N., 1962 she taught Nursing Assistants, 1995 she graduated with a Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology. Working with incest survivors was her final work. She retired in 2006. Jeanne was a member of...

Paul F. Long, 98, of Alden, entered into glory on January 14, 2022, at Sterling Village. Paul was a treasured husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and teacher. Paul was born to Henry and Pearl Long in southeastern Colorado in a tarpaper shack on the prairie in 1923. He and his five siblings took turns riding bareback to their one-room schoolhouse. When Paul was 8 in 1931, he and his family moved to a farm home south of the Arkansas River, barely escaping the fury of the Dust...

Donald Forest “Butch” Bruning, 93, of Sterling, Kansas, passed away January 13, 2022, at Sterling Village, Sterling. He was born February 23, 1928, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the son of Andy and Hazel Wendt Bruning. Butch has resided in Sterling since 1949, formerly of Nickerson, Kansas. He graduated from Nickerson High School with the class of 1946 and attended University of Kansas for one semester. Butch worked with his father-in-law, C.E. Alspaugh, as a route driver at Sterling...

Elaine Evans, 83, of Lyons, Kansas, passed away January 13, 2022, at Hospital District #1 of Rice County, Lyons. She was born February 23, 1938, in Webb, Oklahoma, the daughter of Alton and Inabel Burton Farris. Elaine grew up in Oklahoma and moved to Chase, Kansas, in 1964. She and Eck moved to Lyons eight years later, then to the family farm near Mitchell. Elaine graduated from Taloga High School, Taloga, Oklahoma, with the class of 1956. She worked alongside Eck at Evans Printing and...

Isabel Cadena, 98, of Lyons, Kansas, passed away January 13, 2022 at Sandstone Heights Nursing Home, Little River. A full obituary will be announced at a later date. 

Arthur Alexander Yannaccone, 76, of Sterling, Kansas, passed away January 12, 2022, at Hospice House of Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born December 29, 1945, in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, the son of Antonio Arthur and Mary Candelore Yannaccone. Arthur graduated from Minersville High School with the class of 1963. He has resided in Sterling since 1977, formerly of Minersville, Pennsylvania. Arthur worked as a barber and a roughneck for Sterling Drilling. He served in the United States Navy from...

Anna Marie Heinz Habiger, 104, of Bushton, Kansas, passed away January 9, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society of Ellsworth, Kansas with her family by her side. She was born November 6, 1917, in Bushton, the daughter of John and Lucy (Zink) Heinz. Anna was born and raised, married her husband, Paul, and raised her family in the same home she grew up in. She attended Bushton High School and was a lifetime Bushton resident. Anna was a homemaker. She was a member of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic...