OSAGE CITY, Kan. – Carly Kathleen Cornelison, our free spirited, beautiful wild child, passed away on Sept. 15, 2017, following a car accident. Carly was born on April 17, 1996, and is survived by her parents Carrie and Joe Green.

Carly was the best mommy to her mini-me, her sweet daughter, Penelope Ann Sledd, and is now her guardian angel. Carly is also survived by her brothers, Taylor Scrivner, Lawrence, Kan., and John Green, Lyndon, Kan.; sister, Jolene Green, Lyndon; and her “favorite” grammy, Diane Threadgold, Topeka, Kan.; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

Carly graduated from Seaman High School, and she earned her CNA from Washburn Tech and her CMA from Allen County Community College. She was an amazing and compassionate caregiver to those she served. Carly had recently been working as a waitress, where she also served her clients with care.

OSAGE CITY, Kan. – William ‘Bill’ Ray Trueblood, 77, passed away Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at Osage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Osage City, Kan. He was born Oct. 13, 1939, in Barclay, Kan., the son of Claude L. and Ellen Marconett Trueblood.

Bill attended Osage City High School and graduated with the class of 1957. He later attended Emporia State Teachers College. Bill joined the Kansas National Guard in 1960. After serving for 30 years he retired as a master sergeant in 1990. Bill farmed his entire life in the Barclay area. He began working for the Kansas Department of Transportation as an engineer in January 1961. His work took him throughout eastern Kansas. Bill retired with 40 years of service in 2001.

LYNDON, Kan. – Jeffery D. Payne, 58, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Midland Hospice House, Topeka, Kan. He was born on March 23, 1959, in Gardner, Kan., the son of James and Helen Jenks Payne Sr.

Jeff had lived in Lyndon most of his life. He had worked as a mechanic of Sloop Sales & Hook’s Repair, south of Lyndon, for several years.

Jeff was married to Rebecca “Susie” Bruntmyer on June 30, 1990, at Pomona Lake.

QUENEMO, Kan. – Phyllis Ann Sluder, 87, passed away on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Ottawa Retirement Village, Ottawa, Kan. She was born on July 23, 1930, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of John and Grace Scherer Rusk.

Phyllis grew up in Kansas City and had lived in Tonganoxie, Kan., before moving to rural Quenemo, Kan., in 1970.

Phyllis graduated from the University of Missouri and worked for AT&T as an assistant engineer. She then earned a teaching degree from Emporia State University and taught elementary school for 15 years at USD 456. She attended Quenemo United Methodist Church where she was active in UMW, and was a member of the Melvern American Legion Auxiliary, and had worked on the Agency Township Election Board for many years.

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Nona Maurine Adams, 93, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, Kan. Maurine was born Dec. 22, 1923, in Manhattan, Kan. She was the daughter of Albert Edward and Mary Lee (Turner) Waterstradt.

She graduated from Chapman High School in 1941. She earned a degree in mathematics from the University of Kansas in 1945 and a Master’s Degree in Library Science from Emporia State University in 1972.

She was joined in marriage to Paul D. Adams on June 24, 1945, in Lawrence.

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Peggy Ann Schreiber, 76, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, Kan. She was born on Feb. 23, 1941, in Osage City, Kan., the daughter of William and Neva Karnes Mathieu.

Peggy grew up in Osage City. She lived in Hoyt, Kan., before moving to Lyndon, Kan., in 1982 where she lived until 2012, when she moved to Lawrence.

Peggy graduated from Osage City High School in 1959. She had worked for the state of Kansas on the Board of Emergency Medical Services for 26 years until her retirement in 2003. She had been a member of the Zion Lutheran Church, Vassar, Kan.