Bonnie June (Gerrond) Ipson left her earthly home on November 18, 2020, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. Bonnie was born on the Gerrond Farm in Stevens County, Kansas, on June 30, 1929, to James Ray and Eva (Slemp) Gerrond. Bonnie grew up on the farm, attending High Point and South Harmony country schools with her cousins and neighbors. When she started high school in Hugoton, she ...

Leon Nathan Underwood, 95, died Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton. He was born on July 25, 1925 in Graham, Oklahoma, the son of Gerald and Molly (Smith) Underwood. Leon served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1945 during World War II. He served in combat in the European Theater, during the Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe campaigns. He was awarded ...

Carol Gaylene Schmitzer, Age 86, died Monday November 16, 2020, at the Beaver County Nursing Home, in Beaver, Oklahoma after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Carol was born May 17, 1934 on the family farm near Adams, Oklahoma. The daughter of George B. and Mary Agnes (Richie) Clark. She was the 4th of 6 children born to the family at that farm, 2 brothers and 3 sisters. She graduated from Eurek...

Maria Aranda, age 84, of Elkhart, Kansas, died Monday, November 16, 2020, at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. She was born October 22, 1936, in San Pedro, Chihuahua, Mexico, the daughter of Asunción Martinez and Macedonia Morales. Maria spent her childhood and adolescent years in Mexico. She married Trinidad Aranda on December 15, 1951, in San Pedro, Mexico. Maria came to the Unit...

Wilmer D. "Willie" Bennett Jr., 57, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday November 15, 2020 at his home. He was born on September 1, 1963 to Wilmer and Sharon (Sims) Bennett at Liberal, KS. Willie enjoyed hunting, fishing, working on tractors and boat motors. He also enjoyed playing cards, dominoes, watching the Dallas Cowboys, and tending to his gardens. Willie loved spending time with his fami...

Connie Sue Murphy, 65, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020 in Pioneer Manor Nursing Home, Hugoton, KS. Connie was the daughter of William Junior and Norma Jane (Rasler) Heston.  She was born on November 18, 1954 in Hugoton, Kansas. Connie Heston and Lowell Williams were married on September 27, 1970 and to this union was Joyce, Ricky and Melissa.  They later were divorced. Connie a...

Lindel “Lin” Edgar Goode, 76, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. `Lindel was the son of Miron Frank and Thelma (Cullers) Goode. He was born on September 29, 1944 in Grants Pass, Oregon. He grew up in Walsh Colorado and graduated from Walsh High School. Lin was owner and operator of Lin Goode and Company, started in 1987 in Hugoton, Kans...

Tina Marie Najera, 50, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away November 11, 2020 at her home. Tina was born December 27, 1969 in Dayton, Ohio, the daughter of Earl Edwin and Jeanette Morelock Wells. She worked in agriculture in both Amarillo, Texas and Hooker, Oklahoma. She loved her grandkids and her animals. The Oklahoma City Thunder was her favorite team and she never missed a game. Tina...

Lester Harold Smyth, Jr. (Smitty), age 90, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Thursday, November 12, 2020, at Western Prairie Senior Living Community in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born November 11, 1930, in Lakin, Kansas, the son of Lester Harold, Sr. and Pearl Leona (Walker) Smyth. Lester graduated from Grant County Rural High School then continued his education at Garden City Community College for one ye...

Yolonda Lea Carlile, 65, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. She was born on July 30, 1955 to George and Yvonne (Campbell) Carlile at Satanta Hospital Yolonda grew up on the family farm est of Liberal until her family moved into Liberal in her early teens. She worked for the City of Liberal Water Dept. and Seaboard farms in her pas...