UPDATE: Lester H. “Les” Salyer

Lester H. “Les” Salyer, age 84, died early Sunday morning, May 10, 2015, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas.

He was born January 3, 1931, at Grand Pass, Missouri, the son of Ervin and Rovilla (Brewe) Salyer. As a young boy he attended the Grand Pass school system, graduating from Grand Pass High School. After his graduation, he joined the United States Marine Corps, serving during the Korean Conflict. He later began his career with Allis Chalmers, working as a Lab Technician, retiring in 1986. In 2004, he moved to Meade, Kansas.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church and the American Legion Post #92, both of Meade; the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1000 of Independence, Missouri.

In 1956, he married Helen Fiene. She precedes him in death in 1961. On June 8, 1963, he married Alma Jane Hereford at Clinton, Missouri. She passed away January 8, 2013.

He is survived by:

A son, Steven Salyer of Meade, Kansas

A sister, Jessie Miller of Atchison, Kansas

A grandson, Steven Tyler Salyer of Meade, Kansas.

He is preceded in death by a wife, Helen, and a wife, Alma Jane; his parents; a brother, Henry Salyer; and a sister Wilma Fowler.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, May18, 2015 at the United Methodist Church, Meade. Friends may call from 12:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sunday at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade. Interment will follow in the Graceland Cemetery, Meade.

The family would welcome memorials to the United Methodist Church Building Fund in care of the funeral home.

Personal condolences may be given to the family at www.fidlerormebachmanmortuary.com