Robert Carol McAllaster, 74, of Horton, Kansas, passed away April 7, 2006, at his home in rural Horton. Robert was born on November 15, 1931, in Geneseo, Kansas, the son of Guy Carey & Altha Margaret Brayton McAllaster. Robert graduated from Sterling High School in 1951 and from the Wichita, Kansas Venus Academy in 1954. He married Sue Carolyn Henry in Sterling, Kansas, on August 22, 1954. Robert worked as a hairdresser in the Horton and Newton, Kansas areas before becoming a livestock trader. He served during the Korean Conflict in the U.S. Army and was a member of the American Legion, VFW, and a former member of the Kansas State Cosmetology Assc., Kansas Hair Fashion Committee and the Newton Elks Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Sue McAllaster of the home, two daughters, Teresa & husband John Hammersmith, Brenda & husband Walter Honea both of Horton, Kansas, son, Robert C. McAllaster II of Wichita, Kansas, brother, Daniel & Faye McAllaster of Beaverton, Oregon, sister, Annie & Dick Wyatt of Dodge City, Kansas, three sister-in-laws, Doris McAllaster of Omaha, Nebraska, Donna McAllaster Profitt of Alden, Kansas and Helen Henry of Sterling, Kansas, brother-in-law, Art & Lucy Henry of Hutchinson, Kansas, 12 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at the First United Methodist Church in Horton, Kansas at 9:30 A.M. with Military Graveside Rites and burial to follow at the Sterling Community Cemetery in Sterling, Kansas at 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday. The family will greet friends Monday evening from 6:30 to 8:00 P.M. at the Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton, Kansas. Memorials are suggested to the NEK Hospice, Lung Research or the First United Methodist Church and may be sent in care of the Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary, 909 Central Ave., Horton, Kansas 66439.