Roy Ballard passed away on July 6, 2023, at his home in Alton, at the age of 70.

He was born on May 31, 1953, to William George and Marjorie (Boland) Ballard in Osborne.

Kenneth McClure, age 82, of Stockton, died July 5, 2023, at the McPherson Hospital in McPherson.

He was born on August 3, 1940, in Phillipsburg, Kansas, to Woodrow and Beulah Leota (Meracle) McClure.

Kenneth and his sister, Betty, were raised on the family farm west of Phillipsburg, where he learned the value of hard work.

He attended country school in Phillips County and furthered his education at Phillipsburg High School, joining the US Army soon after his 18th birthday. His Army and Kansas Army National Guard tenure lasted eight years.

Randall R. “Randy” Schmidt, 67, Hays, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.

He was born January 15, 1956, in Hays, the son of Alfred L. and Mary K. (House) Schmidt. While growing up, he attended St. Joseph Grade School, Kennedy Middle School, and Thomas More Prep High School, and later earned a bachelor’s degree from Park College, a master’s degree from Webster University, and attended Oklahoma State University.

Janet Sue Dombroski, of Plainville, passed away on July 3, 2023, at Rooks County Health Center, in Plainville, Kansas, at the age of 83.

She was born on April 3, 1940, to Henry Charles and Lois Rowena (Doty) Cooley in Ottawa, Kansas. She married Robert Charles Dombroski on December 20, 1958, in Plainville. He passed away on May 31, 2012.

Robin Laura Bigge-Harris, 81, passed away on June 26, 2023, at The Grove Senior Living Center in Independence, Missouri.

She was born on her family farm in Stockton, Kansas on September 15, 1941 to Kirk and Bethyl Bigge.

Galyn Wayne Peterson, Stockton, passed away June 26, 2023, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville at the age of 90.

He was born on May 24, 1933, in Waterville, Kansas to Carl and Clara (Minge) Peterson. He married Christine Peterson on December 20, 1953, in Waterville. They were blessed with two sons, David Wayne and Gary Lee, and one stillborn daughter.

Joan Elizabeth Bates, of Wichita, passed away on June 24, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, at 71.

She was born on May 23, 1952, in Damar, Kansas, to Fredrick Edward and Bertha Blanche (Meanard) Knipp. She grew up in Damar and graduated from Damar High School in 1970. On May 14, 1977, she married Linden Duwana Bates at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Damar.

Galyn Wayne Peterson, 90, Stockton, Kansas passed away on June 26, 2023, at Rooks County Health Center in Plainville.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 30, 2023, at Stockton United Methodist Church.

Visitation will be on Thursday, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., at Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home in Stockton. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.plumeroverlease.com

Ann Janelle Smith, of Abilene, Ks, died June 20, 2023 at Village Manor Nursing Home in Abilene, Kansas.

After graduation from Abilene High School, she attended Manhattan Bible College in Manhattan. She then completed her LPN certificate and spent ten years serving as a nurse in the medical clinic on the Indian Reservation east of Polson, Montana. On the death of her father, she returned to help her mother adjust and continued to live in Abilene. She became the dietician for the Dickinson County Jail. She served there for 27 years, until retirement.