Col. Stuart E. Lower, 84, a longtime Guymon resident, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022 at the Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. The son of Harold and Lena (Watson) Lower, he was born December 31, 1937 in Sublette, Kansas. Stuart attended school in Sublette, graduating with the Class of 1956, he then attended Dodge City Community College. Stuart then served in the United States ...

Paula Vazquez De Torres, 87, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Southwest Medical Center. She was born on June 29, 1934 to Asuncion and Hortencia Vazquez at Merida Yucatan, Mexico. Paula enjoyed crocheting, sewing, watching her favorite show Heartland on TV, gardening, writing letters, and reading her Bible She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesse...

James (Jim) Donald Bostwick, 75, of Hooker, Oklahoma, passed away February 6, 2022, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. Jim was born on May 2, 1946, in Liberal, Kansas to Clarence (Doyle) Bostwick and Marie (Bollinger) Bostwick. After graduating from Hooker High School in 1964, Jim attended college before enlisting and serving in the Air Force from 1966-1969 in Germany. In 1969, ...

Roger Gene Lamcke , 94, of Liberal, Kansas died Friday, February 4, 2022 at Southwest Medical Center. He was born October 25, 1927 at Climbing Hill, Iowa, the son of Ira and Margarite (Day) Lamcke. He was married to Marion Johnson from 1948 to 1968 having two daughters from this marriage, Linda and Brenda. On November 2, 1969 he married Faye (Smith) White at Forgan, OK; from which he gained...

Harry Lee Bartel, 73, passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at OU Medical Center in Norman, Oklahoma. He was born to Martin and Helen (Reimer) Bartel on September 26, 1948, in Fowler, Kansas. He married Marilyn LewElla Hall Harris on December 15, 2001, in Moscow, Kansas. She preceded him in death on February 17, 2020. Marilyn and Harry enjoyed 18 great years together. They took trips all ov...

Teresa Mae Zellner, 72, passed away Monday, January 31, 2022, in Englewood, Colorado. The daughter of Gordan Wayne and Deloris (Ludowese) Swartz, she was born January 21, 1950, in Scott City, Kansas. She and Thomas Anthony Zellner were married on May 10, 1969, in Scott City, Kansas. Teresa was a faithful member of the St. Helen Catholic Church, Hugoton. Her hobbies included cooking food f...

Laura Ann Carter, age 72, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Saturday, February 5, 2022, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born October 26, 1949, in Syracuse, Kansas, the daughter of Paul N. and May (Cott) Graham. Laura was raised in Manter and attended Manter and Johnson Schools. While in high school, she was a cheerleader and played basketball. She then attended and graduated...

Robert “Bob” Eugene Blain passed away on February 1, 2022, after a long, arduous battle with cancer. Bob was born on July 19, 1947, in Cherokee, OK. He attended grade school in Oklahoma before moving to Liberal, KS where he graduated from Liberal High School in 1965. Bob spent 39 years until his retirement as a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service and could recall any address ...

In loving memory of Frank L. Challis, 75, who passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2022 as a result of Covid, at his home in Liberal. He was born on August 29, 1946 in Geary, OK, the son of Oran and Betty (Smith) Challis. His biological father was Frank “Swede” Henderson; Oran Challis adopted Frank at a young age. While Frank became a Challis through and through, he remained fond of his birth ...

Berneice LaVera (Kandt) DeWitt, 88, passed away on January 26th, 2022, in Ridgewood, NJ. Funeral service will be held on Friday, February 4th, at St. Helens Catholic Church in Hugoton, KS. The Rosary will begin at 1:30 and the service at 2pm with reception following. Berneice was born on August 31, 1933, on the family farm near Shadybrook, in Dickinson County KS. She attended Union School, a ...