Joan T. Trahern, 92, of Liberal, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Twin Oaks Manor in Booker, TX. She was born on December 6, 1929 to Bernard and Mildred (Broscha) Regier at Newton, KS. On November 14, 1952 she married Dale Trahern in Oklahoma City, OK; he preceded her in death. Joan grew up in Hesston, KS near Newton, KS. She was a graduate of Newton High School and w...

Carolyn J. (Wetzel) Langley, 81, passed away Monday, February 21, 2022, in Hugoton, Kansas. The daughter of William and Lucy (Demain) Wetzel and she was born on January 25, 1941, in Spearville, Kansas. Carolyn loved to cook for her family and others. She was well known in Hugoton for being one of the best breakfast cookers in town. Along with cooking breakfast, she enjoyed baking, gardening, f...

Janet Ruth Dennis Ferrell (83) passed away peacefully with her cat at her side in her home in Canyon, Texas on February 19, 2022. This probably came as a surprise to her since it was not on her list of things to do. She started her life in Morgan County, Kentucky to Lexie Beatrice Little Dennis and Jack Waldeck Dennis on September 14, 1938. She was the oldest and bossiest of five. She moved ar...

Larry D. Wenta, age 67, passed away Monday, February 21, 2022, at his rural Fowler homestead. He was born May 28, 1954, at the Fowler Hospital, the son of Leo S. and Betty A. (Post) Wenta. A lifetime resident of Fowler, he attended the Fowler school system and graduated in 1972. He was an adjuster for Rain and Hail and worked at Winter Livestock. Also a member of the Meade Roping Club, USTRC...

Gene Wilfred King, 85, passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Beaver County Memorial Hospital, Beaver, OK after several years of bad health. He was born March 3, 1936, in Beaver County, OK, to Rufus & Hazel (Matkin) King. Gene was raised on the family farm near Turpin, OK until his family moved to Liberal, KS while he was in grade school. Gene graduated from Liberal H...

Rebecca “Becky” Louise (Schulte) Madsen, 65, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2022, at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. The daughter of Alvin John and Mary Ann (Walters) Schulte, she was born June 19, 1956, in Kiowa, Kansas. She and David L Madsen were married on March 6, 1982, in the Seattle Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Their love flourished for one an...

Candace Loban, 73, loving mother, grandmother, wife, sister and friend passed away January 30, 2022 at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was born in Amarillo, Texas to Mae and Donald DeWolfe on April 14, 1948. She was a preemie and liked to tell that she was the smallest surviving baby, to that date, in that big hospital. She was the in the hospital so long the nurses named h...

George E. Golliher, age 99, passed away late Thursday evening, February 17, 2022, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. He was born December 16, 1922, at Meade, Kansas, the son of JB (Doc) and Verdie (Bradley) Golliher. As a young boy he attended school in Meade, graduating from Meade High School. After his graduation, he joined the United States Army on February 15, 1943...

Luz E. Vasquez, age 60, of Syracuse, died Thursday, February 17, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones at her sister’s home in Johnson, Kansas. She was born January 12, 1962, in Gomez Farias, Chihuahua, Mexico, the daughter of Carlos and Belia (Perez) Wissar-Gutierrez. Luz grew up in Mexico and moved to the United States in 1980. She had lived in Coolidge, Johnson, and Tribune before settling ...

Thelma J. Swails, age 86, died Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at her home in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born June 14, 1935, in Mechanicsville, Virginia, the daughter of Thomas and Myrtle (Pitts) Bowles. Thelma grew up in Mechanicsville, Virginia, where she graduated high school. She married James Lamar “Jim” Swails on November 6, 1954. Thelma traveled the world with her husband as he served...