Obituary of Donna J. Pruitt:      Donna J. Pruitt, daughter of James H. Lewis and LoRee L. (Eliott) Lewis was born February 19, 1927 at Newton, Kansas and passed away on October 15 2021 at Republic County Hospital ISB, Belleville, Kansas at the age of 94.      After graduating from Belleville High School in 1945 and graduating from the University of Kansas, Donna worked for two years in interior design in Kansas City, Missouri.  She was...

Obituary of Melvin A. Pruitt:      Melvin A. Pruitt, son of Archie C. Pruitt and Mayme (Ricks) Pruitt was born November 9, 1925 at Aransas Pass, Texas and passed away on October 25, 2021 at Republic County Hospital ISB, Belleville, Kansas at the age of 95.      He attended several schools in Texas and graduated from High School in Hawkins, Texas in 1943.  He attended Texas A&M University, where he served as a company commander in the Corp of...

  Obituary of Larry D. Homolka             Larry Dean Homolka, of Belleville, KS, formerly of Ellsworth, KS, the son of Lud Homolka and Helen (Nesvarba) Homolka, was born August 23, 1945 in Belleville, Kansas and passed away on May 13, 2022 in Belleville, Kansas at the age of 76 years, 6 months, and 20 days.             Larry grew up in Belleville, graduating from...

  Obituary of Sharil J. Heina-Havel             Sharil J. Heina-Havel, the daughter of Harold Max Asch and Mildred (Randall) Asch was born November 28, 1940 in Haddam, Kansas and passed away at her home in Rural Cuba, Kansas on May 11, 2022 at the age of 81 years, 5 months, and 13 days.             Sharil grew up in Haddam, Kansas graduating from Haddam High School in...

FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE LIVE STREAMED AT THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FACEBOOK PAGE. Obituary of Carol D. Novak             Carol Dean Novak, the daughter of Edwin Scott Halferty and Zella May (Haldeman) Halferty, was born November 2, 1940 in Denver, Colorado and passed away on April 21, 2022 at her home in Belleville, Kansas at the age of 81 years, 5 months, and 9...

Verna Rae Makalous Stewart passed away peacefully on April 15,2022, with her family by her side.  Vernie was born June 1, 1951, in Belleville, Kansas, to Lawrence and Helen (Beneda) Makalous.  Her childhood was a happy one on the family farm northwest of Cuba, Kansas, where she spent countless hours playing with her dog, Skippy, a new batch of kittens, and other farm animals.  She enjoyed playing the piano and her alto saxophone, singing, and riding for miles on her bike with...

GRAVESIDE FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 11:00 AM, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2022 AT THE IDA CEMETERY, RURAL MUNDEN, KANSAS THE SERVICES WILL BE LIVESTREAMED ON THE FUNERAL HOME FACEBOOK PAGE:   BACHELOR FAULKNER DART SURBER FUNERAL HOMES Obituary of Joan F. Molzahn             Joan F. Molzahn, the daughter of Ernest Buller and Martha (Wedel) Buller, was born July 9, 1934 in Newton, Kansas and passed away on April 15, 2022 at...

  Obituary of Rebecca S. “Becky” Davidson                  Rebecca S. “Becky” Davidson, the daughter of Gerald Lee Buethe and Emil Nell (Fuller) Buethe, was born November 1, 1960 at Moody AFB in Valdosta, Georgia and passed away on April 8, 2022 at her home in Scandia, Kansas at the age of 61 years, 5 months, and 7...

  GRAVESIDE MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 11:00 AM, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2022 AT THE BELLEVILLE CEMETERY WITH INURNMENT TO FOLLOW. Genevee J. Showers, 43, of Tampa, Florida, passed away on February 28, 2022. She was born November 25, 1978 in Belleville, Kansas.    Genevee grew up in  Belleville and Cuba, Kansas.    She later moved to the Tampa, Florida area where she worked as a CNA. She was preceded in death by her father, Dennis...

Obituary of Linda Louise (Louie) Saunders:      Linda Louise (Louie) Saunders, daughter of Arthur Melvin Youngblood II and Louise (Grueber) Youngblood was born March 6, 1949 at Deshler, Nebraska and passed away on March 30, 2022 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas at the age of 73.      After graduating from high school, she attended and graduated from Doane College, Crete, Nebraska with a BA degree in elementary education. She...