Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Young, 97, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Homestead of Auburn, Kansas.  Betty, as she was known to everyone, was born May 5,1924 in White City, Kansas to Lester and Mildred Dean. She was the second child to this union as her brother Robert was born two years earlier.  In 1936 her parents moved the family to Russell, KS when her father Lester took a job driving trucks for R. C. Williams Trucking. On September 6,1942 she married the man of her dreams, Lawrence Edward Young, of Russell,

Donald Ray “Don” Farmer, 53, of Russell, Kansas and formerly of Colorado, passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at the Pratt Regional Medical Center in Pratt, Kansas. Don was born July 11, 1968, in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He was the son of Ron, Sr., and Dianne (Vaughn) Farmer.  He grew up in Ohio and graduated from Mt. Healthy High School in Mt. Healthy, Ohio. Don served his country in the U.S. Army.  He was injured during active duty and was honorably discharged as a Disabled Veteran. Don was united in marriage to Deon Cochran on May 15, 2005, in Divide, Colorado. 

Dorothy Jane Nielsen, 80, of Russell, Kansas, died on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas.  Dorothy was born on February 18, 1941, in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Herman and Ella (Wasemiller) Steinert.  She grew up in Russell, Kansas and graduated from Russell High School and lived in Russell most all her life.  She was united in marriage (1958) to Gerald Nuss and from this union they had 2 children Debbie (Nuss) Overstake and Karl Henson, and 1 granddaughter Shalane (Overstake) Vavasseur.  They later divorced and Dorothy married Rod Deines in October,1966, and from

Betty M. Jane Gibbs, 98, of Russell, Kansas, died on Friday, September 10, 2021, at the Wheatland Nursing Home in Russell. Betty was born on September 09, 1923, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the daughter of Walter and Mary (Chambers) Mason.  As a young girl she moved to Jamestown, New York, where she attended local schools and graduated from Jamestown, High School.  She worked for 30 plus years as a factory worker for the Jamestown Veneer and Plywood Factory.  She was united in marriage to Phillip Gibbs and from this union they were blessed with a son they named Phillip. Her son

Mary V. Craig, 97, of Russell, Kansas, and died on Thursday, September 09, 2021, at the Main Street Manor in Russell, Kansas. Mary was born on July 05, 1924, in Shattuck, Oklahoma, the daughter of Jacob and Lydia (Kraft) Long.  She grew up in Ransom, Kansas, and graduated from Ransom High School in 1942.  After high school she received education degrees from Kansas State University and Ft. Hays State University where she received her master’s degree.  She was an elementary school teacher in many locations for 45 years and worked as a teacher for USD #407 in Russell, Kansas.  She

Alvin L. Matheson, 82, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at the Russell Regional Hospital with his family by his side. Alvin was born October 4, 1938 in Hays, Kansas.  He was one of four children born to Raymond and Frances (Terry) Matheson.  He grew up on the farm one mile west of Natoma and was a Natoma Rural High School graduate.  He then attended Ft. Hays State University. Alvin served his country in the U.S. Air Force from 1961 to 1964.  He was stationed at the Hickman A.F.B. in Hawaii.  After his military duty, Alvin returned

Glenn H. Weathers, 91, of Russell, Kansas, died on Sunday, September 05, 2021, at the Russell Regional Hospital in Russell, Kansas. Glenn was born on August 13, 1930, Skiatook, Oklahoma, the son of Carl Glen and Marjorie (Dutton) Weathers.  He grew up in the Skiatook area and graduated from Skiatook High School.  After high school he served his country by joining the United States Army.  He was united in marriage to Wilma Lee Boxberger on June 23, 1961, in Liberal, Kansas.  He worked in the oil field industry as a mechanic and truck driver for Revell’s Oil Field Service.  He

Clorice Ann (Cooley) Blank, 93, of Natoma, Kansas, died on Saturday, September 04, 2021, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas Clorice was born March 3, 1928, on the family farm in rural Mount Ayr, Kansas, to Rollin and Beulah (Boultinghouse) Cooley where she was the third of eight children.  Clorice attended primary grades at Country School and secondary school at Alton High before attending Fort Hays State University to become a teacher.  She taught school for three years until she married Theodore Emil Blank on May 23, 1948.  They resided in Natoma, Kansas, where they raised three