Marjorie Jenavee was born April 12, 1926, the oldest daughter of James H. and Alta (Gailey) Davis in Hooker County Nebraska, where she grew up attending District #6, Seneca and Mullen Schools. She met Bud Edelman at a basketball tournament in Seneca, fell in love and was married November 19, 1942. Their union brought four daughters. She was a loyal and devoted wife for 51 years. Bud passed away on February 25, 1994. On October 21, 2000 she married Robert F. Schmidt, they had

Kenneth Laurel Updike graduated to heaven on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born on November 19, 1965 in Madison, Wisconsin to Ralph Laurel and Linda Jane Massengill Updike. After his parent’s death, Kenneth and his brother, Jonothon Earl were raised by their aunt and uncle in Oklahoma City. Kenneth graduated from U.S. Grant H.S. and then from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture. During his time at Oklahoma

Mary Smock passed away on December 10, 2021 at Caldwell Hospital at the age of 84. She was born on April 21, 1937 in Falfurrias, Texas to Ed Nickel and Manda Davis Nickel. Mary wed Murray Smock on February 5, 1961. Together they shared a lifetime of farming in the Caldwell area. Mary’s other lifelong career was working for many years as a nurses aide taking care of many people in the Caldwell community. She first worked at Leisure Center Nursing Home and then went to work

Shari Beck, passed away on December 7, 2021 in Wichita, Kansas. She was born December 5, 1949 to Lester and Norma (Rice) Brown in Mason City, Iowa Shari grew up in a military home with her mom and step-dad. She met her husband, William Beck, while working on the Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Shari worked as a certified nursing assistant and loved spending time with her kids and grandkids. She is preceded in death by her mom, Norma Wagner, father Lester Br

It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Debra Halbert “Debbie” on Monday, December, 6th, 2021 at the age of 18 years. She was born on January 22, 2003 in Arkansas City, Kansas. In her short life she already had too many accomplishments to mention. Debra impacted many people with her beautiful smiling face, kind soul, and loving heart. She will be forever remembered and loved by her parents, Chris and Elisha Halbert; siblings, Angel Majors and Thomas Halbert. She w

Tracy Lee Neal of Caldwell, Kansas, was a caring and loving father, son, brother, nephew, cousin, and friend. He left this world unexpectedly on Friday, December 3, 2021 at the young age of 48. Tracy was born May 31, 1973 in Henderson, Kentucky, to Kurtis Lee and Deborah June (Murphy) Neal. Tracy was the first born and immediately became the focus of his mom and dad’s world, where he still remains. Tracy became a pro traveler as a child, following his father’s coaching career