Nancy Perry Passes Away

Nancy Jolene (Smith) Perry, 79, of Rossville, KS passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at Midland Hospice in Topeka, KS. She was born April 14, 1944 in Horton, KS the daughter of Ralph P. and Mary Josephine (Brun) Smith. Nancy grew up in the Muscotah, KS area before moving to Arizona where her father was in the military.

Nancy graduated from Rincon High School in Tucson, AZ in 1962. After high school, Nancy worked most of her life at Payless ShoesSource in Topeka, KS working her way up to the Director of Operations. She retired in 2008 after 44 years of service.

On July 30, 1989, Nancy was united in marriage to Gerald Perry in Miami, OK. They shared over 34 years of marriage.

Survivors include her husband, Gerald of the home; daughter, Karrie Iles Brewer (Quentin) of Bonner Springs, KS; son Terry A. Iles (Susan) of Topeka, KS; 1 sister Michelle Minor (Steve) of Bonner Springs, KS; 1 brother, Thomas Paul Smith of Topeka, KS, and 5 grandchildren, Adam Carver, Elizabeth Cornett, Matt Iles, Nathan Iles and Sarah Iles; 3 great grandchildren, Lincoln James Carver, Eleanor June Cornett, and Noah Houston Carver.

Nancy is preceded in death by her parents; 3 brothers, Ralph Charles Smith, Dwight W. Smith, William Joseph Smith, and 1 sister Jennifer Marie Wortham.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, November 25, 2023 at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton, KS. The burial will follow to the Muscotah Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville American Legion Post 31 c/o Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. To leave a special message for the family, please visit www.mercerfuenralhomes.com

Game Day Dance At State Nov. 17, 2023

 

Game Day Cheer At State Nov 18

 

Megan Richey (05) Passes Away

Megan Sue Richey, 35, of Topeka, passed away on January 17, 2022

She was born on October 19, 1986 to Harold and Pamela (Hoffman) Richey in Topeka, KS.

Megan graduated from Rossville High School in 2005, then attended Allen County Community College.

She traveled with her family to Branson, Missouri for fishing trips. She enjoyed spending time outside and fishing with her father. Those will always be special memories they shared together. Megan liked to attend both rock and country concerts with her friends and her mother. She spent a lot of time with her friends going to dinner, movies, and the Wild Horse Saloon. Her love for animals was large. She had many animals growing up but grew fond of her dog Princess. That was her baby.

Megan will be greatly missed by all of her family and her friends.

Megan is survived by her mother, Pamela Richey; brother, Richard (Julie) John Deiter, III; half sister, Tammy and half brother, Harold; a host of extended family; significant other, Leon Turner; and her fur baby, Princess.

She was preceded in death by her father, Harold Richey, Jr.; and her grandparents.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 25, 2022 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Parker-Price Funeral Home.

Graveside Service will take place on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 11:00 am at the Maple Hill Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Helping Hands Humane Society and sent in care of Parker Price Funeral Home.

Cheer Send-Off To State

USD 321 School Board Election Results

kansasreflector.USD School Board Election

There is addditional info on the election at:  https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/espinoza-porter-win-usd-321-races/

2023 Volleyball Award Winners

 Kinzie Perine

• All-Mid East League First Team

• All-Shawnee County First Team

Kinley Porter

• All-Mid East League First Team

• All-Shawnee County First Team

Nora Burdiek

• All-Mid East League Second Team

• All-Shawnee County Second Team

• All-Shawnee County Newcomer of the Year

Ryan Leathers

• All-Mid East League Honorable Mention

• All-Shawnee County Second Team

Kendra Hurla

• All-Shawnee County Honorable Mention

Katie Spielman

• All-Shawnee County Honorable Mention

2023 Rossville Cheer Team

 

Cheer State Championships

 

14 Yr Old Shot In Silver Lake

A 14 year old boy was shot in Silver Lake by an adult.  The details can be watched at this WIBW video link.

 https://www.wibw.com/2023/10/18/shooting-silver-lake-believed-be-intentional-despite-statements/?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=organicclicks

KSNT Video of the Riley Co. Game

You can view the KSNT video of the Riley Co game by clicking on the below link:  

 KSNT Viddeo of Riley-RHS Game

WIBW Video Preview of RHS & Riley County

Click on line below to watch a nice video bout the Riley Co. and Rossville football teams,

 WIBW Pre-game Video

Rossville Loses To Riley County.

Riley County defeated Rossville in the first round of the 2A State Tournament 28-7 on Oct. 27, 2023

Dustin Carr Passes Away

 Dustin L. Carr, 51, of Rossville, Kansas passed away on October 23, 2023.   He was born December 9, 1971 in Topeka.   Dustin attended grade school at Emmett, then high school at St. Mary’s, later graduating from Silver Lake High School. Dustin attended Vo-Tech school at Manhattan and graduated from Washburn University.   He was a computer draftsman by trade.  He had worked a number of years for Ernest Spencer.   Dustin enjoyed and was well known for his collection of RC cars.  He was also a motorcycle enthusiast.

He is survived by his wife, Rosemary Carr of Rossville; two sons, Brandon Carr (Krystal) of Topeka and Harlan Carr (Veronica) of Austin, Texas; his father, Darrel Carr (Janice) of Rossville; mother, Diane Keesling of Pottsboro, Texas; sister, Devi McHugh (Kevin) of Pottsboro, Texas; and three grandchildren.

The family would like to acknowledge Dustin’s gift of life to the Midwest Transplant Network.  Cremation is planned.  No services are scheduled at this time.  A celebration of Dustin’s life will be announced and held later.   www.davidsonfuneral.com