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July 1, 2019

William Bobby Gunnells

Retired Master Sgt. William Bobby Gunnells, 76,? Carbondale, Kansas, passed away peacefully at his home June 27, 201 after a long battle with Parkinson?s disease. Bobby was born in Olar, South Carolina, April 12, 1943, the son of Shelley Gunnells ...

June 24, 2019

Ronald E. Mullinax

Retired Chief Warrant Officer 4 Ronald E. Mullinax, 72,? Manhattan, Kansas, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2019. Ron was born Aug. 25, 1946, in Norton, Kansas, to Earl and Mary Posson and was later adopted by John and Ada Mullinax. He grew up in Len...

June 24, 2019

Thomas R. Cox

Thomas R. Cox, 72, of Topeka, passed away June 15, 2019, in Lenexa, Kansas. Cox enlisted in the Air Force? October of 1963 and was first deployed as a photo systems technician with the 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, supporting missions flo...

June 24, 2019

Robert Leland Grosfield

Robert Leland Grosfield, 74, of Eskridge,? passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019. He was born Sept. 24, 1944, to? Oscar and Eleanor Grosfield. He lived and farmed in Brown County, Kansas, until the early 1980s. Grosfield had a 32 year military career bef...

June 18, 2019

Richard C. "Dick" Polgreen

Retired Sgt. 1st Class Richard C. "Dick" Polgreen, 79, of Junction City, Kansas, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2019, at Geary Community Hospital. Richard was born Jan. 26, 1940, in Albany, New York. He was the oldest child of Waldron and Frances ...

June 5, 2019

Brian Eugene Sollers

Brian Eugene Sollers, 52, passed from this life on June 1, 2019. He was born Nov. 25, 1966, in Salina, the son of Albert E. ?Gene? and Marjorie L. (Johnson) Sollers. Brian graduated from Hutchinson High School and worked as a welder for Agco Corpo...

May 31, 2019

Kevin Lee Meyer

Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Lee Meyer, 58, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at his home in Hutchinson, Kansas. Kevin was born July 23, 1960, in Smith Center, Kansas, to Donald and LaVern (Lehmann) Meyer. He attended Gaylord Elementary School and Smith ...

May 20, 2019

James Franklin "Jim" Russell

James Franklin "Jim" Russell, 71, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at his home in Topeka.? He was born Sept. 23, 1947, in Ashland, Kentucky, the son of Charles and Myrtle Creech Russell. Jim attended Maury High School in Norfolk, Virginia, and grad...

May 20, 2019

Elton Decker

Elton Decker, 86, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at his home near Lyndon, Kansas.? He was born Jan. 27, 1933, in Vermontville Township, Michigan, the son of Ard and Ina Hamilton Decker. Elton grew up in Michigan and had lived in Haven, Ka...

May 7, 2019

May 2019

Legion of MeritCol. Thomas Barnett Jr., Co. A (-), 35th ID, Fort Leavenworth Col. Frederick Good, 1st Bn, 108th Avn, Topeka Col. Scott Henry, Co. A (-), 35th ID, Fort Leavenworth Col. John Johnson, 69th TC, Topeka, with oak leaf cluster Lt. Col. Eric Ford, HSC, 35th ID, Fort Leavenworth CW3 Joseph Walsh, Co. A (-), 35th ID, Fort