Stories from Thursday, August 10, 2023

Billy Joe Johnson, age 79, a resident of Devon, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, at the Pittsburg Health & Rehabilitation Center in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born July 13, 1944, the son of Lawrence Leo Johnson and Esther A. Swartz Johnson. Billy grew up in rural Deerfield, Mo., where he enjoyed farming and working with cattle. ...

Bonnie George, 75, of Concordia, Kan., died at Salina Regional Health Center surrounded by her loving family on Aug. 9, 2023. The third of six, she was born in Valejo, Calif., on Nov. 29, 1947 to Henry Eugene and Alaine Maxine (Monroe) Floyd. Her family returned to Kansas following Gene’s Navy service. ...