On March 23, 2023, the world lost another bright light with the passing of Jerry Louise (May) Sowell, a 98-year-old resident of Pretty Prairie, Kansas. Jerry Louise May was born Sept.
Howard Milton Smith, 93, of McPherson and formerly of Inman, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at The Cedars, McPherson. Howard served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1953.
Janet Lynn Heimerman, 80, retired manager for Universal Products, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dave, and brother, Kirk Hamersky.
Gayle Lavern Mollenkamp, 93, went home to be with his Lord on March 6, 2023, surrounded by family at his home in Bartlesville, Okla. Gayle was born the second of two children to Walter and Elsie (Jesse) Mollenkamp on Nov. 30, 1929, at the family farm in Trego County, Kansas.