Philip George Philip Woodbury George, beloved husband, dad, papa & great grand-papa, as well as respected stockman & proud WW II veteran, passed away peacefully & ascended into eternal life, while in the presence of family, on Sunday morning, February 12, 2023, at the age of 101. He was welcomed at the Gates of Heaven, by his parents & three siblings, as well as many cousins, extended family & friends. Philip was born on September, 14, 1921, in the family home where he grew up, on Sunbyrne Farm, located along the county line road between Osage & Coffey Counties, east of Lebo. He was the second eldest of four children born to Frank Jackson George & Harriet Edith George (nee Woodbury), which included older brother,

Jack Vanier John K. “Jack” Vanier August 6, 1928 – February 10, 2023 To call Jack Vanier a founding father of a bygone rural Kansas culture would be three things at once. An understatement, a compliment, and a chance for Jack to respond in his characteristic unassuming nature – accompanied by that brilliant smile – that he was just doing what came naturally. In his self-effacing, low-key way, it would also offer a golden opportunity for Jack to take issue with the “bygone” sentiment. Soft-spoken and successful. Kind and productive. Reliable and generous. If someone were to ask, “What does it mean to be called ‘the salt of the Earth?” One would only need to spend a few minutes talking about Jack Vanier to get