Dozens of people arrived at Roselawn Memorial Park Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the life of a fallen veteran and longtime local Saline County Sheriff’s Office employee, even though there were few present that knew her personally.
Dixie Lee Kinney, who was born on Sept. 17, 1946, in Duncan, Okla, passed away in December 2020 without much celebration. Roselawn later received her cremated remains in their mail, as Kinney had prearranged her service, with no known family members or friends attending.
Only the American Legion Riders Chapter 62, which includes just nine members, the presiding pastor, Blaine Herron, of Emmanuel Foursquare Church and Roselawn employees were expected to show.
Keeping Christ in Christmas
Joe McKenzie
Staying safe while celebrating Christmas together is a priority for many churches this year.
For The Ark, this means seats will be disinfected between services. The congregation will wear masks as they enter and seats are socially separated into family groupings of two or more seats. The Praise band will play and a children’s element is planned as part of an hour long church service. Candlelight will be by battery-powered candles on Christmas Eve, unless they are streaming services from home.
The Ark started in Salina in 2018 and had two Christmas Eve services in 2019. This year they have grown to ‘family style services’ at 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. and will livestream the 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. services. They meet at Tony’s Pizza Events Center.