John Porter Maynard, 91, of Hooker, OK, passed away on May 2, 2022. John was born on March 21, 1931, in Tyrone, Oklahoma to James and Frankie (Williams) Maynard. He was welcomed home by his older siblings Cornelia, Ida Lieu and James. John graduated from Tyrone High School in 1949. He served in the United States Army from 1950 to 1953. John was stationed at White Sands and Fort Bliss as a guided m...

Scott Edward Osborn, 47, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away May 1, 2022. Scott was born November 5, 1974, in Liberal, Kansas, the son of Forest “Frosty” and Sandra Osborn. Scott enjoyed farming with his dad and brother on the family farm. He could be found hanging out at Smitty’s with his friends. He liked loud pipes and leaving rubber on the streets. He made many good memories and friends o...

Annette Louise Lemert Larrabee, 82, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at her home in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on October 11, 1939, to Louie and Mildred Shay Lemert in Liberal, Kansas. On July 11, 2004, she married William Lee "Bill" Larrabee.  He preceded her in death on February 16, 2017. Annette loved her hometown of Liberal, where her great-grandfather was a pioneer in ...

Frances A. Marrs, age 92, passed away early Saturday morning, May 7, 2022, in Fowler, Kansas. She was born November 27, 1929, in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Forrest and Mary (Reekie) Trent. As a young girl, she attended school in Dodge City. Frances was the first of her family to finish high school, graduating from Dodge City High School in 1947. On November 27, 1947, she married...

John L. Haynes, age 82, died Monday, May 2, 2022, after suffering many years from dementia at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on January 14, 1940, the son of Alvin Harvey Haynes and Edna Marie Haynes (Bates) in Nowata County Oklahoma. John graduated high school from Nowatta, Oklahoma. He raised one son, Rebb Haynes and one daughter, Sharmyn Calhoun. He married Lue...

Guerrero G. Michel, age72, died Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on June 1, 1949, the son of Jorge Michel and Celia Guillen in Durango, Mexico. Guerrero married Maria V. Soto on February 20, 1977, in Durango, Mexico. Together they raised two sons, Jesus and Guerrero Jr. and two daughters, Victoria and Celia. Guerrero worked in production at N...

Anthony “Tony” Hall, 76 years old, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Stevens County Hospital, in Hugoton, Kansas. The son of Code Henry and LewElla Dean (Anderson) Hall, he was born April 25, 1946, in Taft, California. He and Vickie Christine Baldwin were married and had three children: Christopher, James, and Toni. Vickie preceded him in death on February 11, 1997. Tony and Linda C...

Richard H. (Dick) Yust, age 68, passed away Friday afternoon, April 15, 2022, at his Montezuma, Kansas, residence. He was born April 16, 1953, at Larned, KS, the son of Willis and Frances (Lore) Yust. As a young boy, he attended school in Stafford, Kansas, graduating from Stafford High School in 1971. After his graduation, he attended Kansas State University and later Wichita State Unive...

Maria Najera De Moreno, 76, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022, at her daughter's residence in Wichita, Kansas. She and Jose O. Moreno were married on January 22, 1966. Maria was a mother all her life being the oldest of fourteen she helped raise her siblings, once married she raised seven children of her own making her the most loving tender-hearted person. She enjoyed attending church, ...

Frank N. Hoopingarner, 78, passed away on Monday, April 25th, 2022, at Stanton County Hospital, Johnson, KS, after a lengthy illness. Frank was born to Dwight and Julia Hoopingarner on March 8th, 1944, in Elkhart, KS. Frank attended all 12 school years with the Manter school district. Frank spent a year at K-State in Manhattan, KS, where he met Barbara Kennedy. Frank served in the U.S. Arm...