William Verle "Billy" Cairns, 55, McPherson, died Sunday, Apborn Aug. 13, 1923, in Enterprise, the daughter of Emil Olaf and Ella (Gardner) Forslund married Robert Cairns in Jthey divorced in 1963 survivors include three daughters, Judith Bartlett of Salina, Barbara Andres of New Cambria and Diana Stout of Abilene one son, Steven Cairns of Abilene one sister, Grace Smith of New Cambria nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren preceded in death by one son, Michael one brother and five sisters burial in Abilene Cemetery. Lucille Irene Cairns, 83, Abilene, died Saturday, Jborn Jan. Cairns of Abilene 25 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren preceded in death by three brothers, Bob Cairns, Marvin Cairns and Jim Cairns and three sisters, Roberta Nelson, Shirley Picking and Darlene Underwood burial in Prairie Dale Cemetery. two stepdaughters, Donna Johnson of Salina and Tammy Vollmar of Austin, Texas one brother, Jay C. 19, 1936, in Abilene, the son of Jay and Minnie (Meade) Cairns survivors include his former wife and best friend, Judy Cairns of the home five daughters, Cynthia Keel of Appleton, Wis., Linda Tiamuli of Mount Home, Idaho, Ruthie Garrett and Kimberly Davis, both of Salina, and Sharon Frase of Solomon two stepsons, Donald Lee Colten of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Kenneth Colten of Tustin, Calif. Lee Franklin Cairns, 70, Solomon, died Friday, Dec. Obituaries published after 1922 will be abstracted to avoid copyright violations. Kessinger, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.If you have any obituaries published before 1923 that you would like to contribute to the page, please send them to me and I will add them. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of Paul's Episcopal Church, Marysville, and sent in care of Kinsley Mortuary, Marysville, Kansas, 66508, or to the Hereditary Neurological Disease Centre (memo line: Huntington’s disease) 3223 N. Memorials can be made to Marysville Union Pacific Depot Preservation Society or to St. He is survived by his wife and four children, Hannah Malotte, Marysville Sarah Kessinger, Marysville, Mike Kessinger, Manhattan, and Mary Kessinger-Wassom, rural Marshall County and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Ed Kessinger, and his sisters, Bernice Tolbert and Alberta Applegate. He is a past alumni fellow of the KSU Alumni Association and was an active supporter of KSU's Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Master Editor, a former president of the William Allen White Foundation, a member of the Kansas Newspaper Foundation and had been recognized numerous times for his editorial writing. Kessinger was a past president of Kansas Press Association, a member of the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame, a Clyde M. Howard also received the KSU College of Architecture, Planning and Design Distinguished Service Award in 2003. ![]() He was named a Huck Boyd Leader of the Year in 2001 by the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University. Kansas Main Street recognized his special efforts for downtown development in 2010. Marysville community service award in 2013. He and Sharon received the Outstanding Citizenship Award from Marysville Kiwanis in 2010 and the L.O.V.E. He was a past president of Marysville Main Street, Marysville Chamber of Commerce, Marysville Rotary Club and Marshall County Habitat for Humanity. He was a member and former senior warden of St. He received a distinguished service award when he retired after 30 years of membership on the Marysville City Planning Commission. Kessinger spent many years in both Oberlin and Marysville involved in civic organizations and community development. The couple retired in 2012 and their daughter Sarah Kessinger became Advocate editor and publisher. They sold the Herald and bought the Marysville Advocate in 1975. After graduation, he worked at The Abilene Reflector-Chronicle as advertising director before moving to northwest Kansas to become managing editor at The Oberlin Herald, which he and his wife later purchased. He attended Kansas State University and received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He returned and worked at his brother’s newspaper, the Junction City Republic. Army and serving for two years, stationed in England. He graduated from Wellington High School and attended Wichita State University before enlisting in the U.S. ![]() 25, 1932, in Wellington, Kan., to Grace Johnson Kessinger and Jesse Kessinger. Paul's Episcopal Cabin, 10th and Alston, Marysville. ![]() The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. 27, at Memorial Presbyterian Church in Marysville. 22, 2014, of complications from Huntington’s disease at a Lincoln, Neb., hospital. Howard Kessinger, 81, Marysville, died Saturday, Feb.
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