LARNED — Gary L. Caplinger, 71, passed away Jan. 29, 2018 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He was born Nov. 6, 1946 in Salina, the son of Donald R. and Marjorie L. Buhrer Caplinger. A lifetime area resident he was a former band teacher in the Riley County School system and Larned High School. was owner and operator of Palace Clothier, was a Farm Bureau agent in Pawnee County, was a staff educator and quality management coordinator at Larned State Hospital, and was currently a Pawnee County Commissioner.He was a member of the Larned United Methodist Church, was a Pawnee County Commissioner, was a member of Ducks Unlimited, Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Board, Jordaan Library Board, KNEA, Pawnee County Democratic Committee, Larned Country Club, Memorial Golf Association, 7 A.M. Coffee Club, was a past president for the Larned Chamber of Commerce and the Fish and Game Commission.On Jan. 24, 1987 he married Macel Dunn in Larned, Kansas.