Elmer B. Friesen, 88, of Meade died Sunday, September 27, 2020, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kans. He was born on September 3, 1932, to Ben Z. and Elizabeth A. (Classen) Friesen in the Mennonite community southeast of Meade, Kans., and was baptized as a teen by Rev. Henry R. Harms in the Emmanuel Mennonite Church of rural Meade. He attended Sunrise School and later Meade...

Santiago "Chago" Chavez-Camacho, 48, died Sunday, September 27, 2020 at the Cancer Centers of America in Tulsa, OK. He was born in Zacatecas, Mexico on November 13, 1971, the son of Roman Chavez and Dolores Camacho. He married Maria Del Carmen Rosales on September 25, 1994 in Zacatecas, Mexico. She survives. Santiago worked for Basic Energy Services as a Bulk Driver. He enjoyed having famil...

Rick Alan Brown, 62, of Turpin, OK went to be with the Lord on the evening of Saturday, September 26, 2020. Rick was born on August 9, 1958 at the Ochiltree General Hospital in Perryton, TX to Barr and Mary Brown. He was a lifelong Turpin resident and graduated from Turpin High School; class of 1977. Rick married Bonnie Johnson of Hooker, OK on March 22, 1985 at the First Baptist Church i...

Venita Ruth Combs, 81, of Liberal, Kansas died at the Good Samaritan Society in Liberal, Kansas on September 27, 2020. She was born February 11, 1939 to Ralph V Hester and Rose H Sutherland in Gate, Oklahoma. She was raised on the family ranch in Knowles, Oklahoma. She graduated high school in 1958 from Knowles High School. Venita went to Northwest Oklahoma University in Talhalgu, Oklahoma earning...

Deryl K. Schuster, age 85, passed away September 24, 2020. Former Kansas Bank Commissioner, former Regional Director, United States Small Business Administration, and former president of the Kansas Bankers Association, Deryl dedicated his life's work to small business owners, entrepreneurs, and the men and women who are the heart of America. He served as president of the National Association of G...

Katherine Borger, 94, departed this life on September 25, 2020, (her husband John’s birthday) at the Lone Tree Retirement Center. She was born September 8, 1926, in rural Meade County, Kansas, to Godfrey and Hannah Borchers Blehm at a farm home north of the Henry and Mary Brunjes Borchers homestead. On October 24, 1926, with John and Mary Borger Borchers as sponsors, Katherine wa...

FOWLER – Norman (Cokey) Hatfield, age 79, passed away Friday, September 25, 2020, at the Minneola District Hospital, Minneola, Kansas. He was born December 13, 1940, at rural Fowler, Kansas, the son of Howard E. and Lorene (Mahieu) Hatfield. As a young boy, he attended the Fowler school system, graduating from Fowler High School in 1958. After his graduation, he began his career as a f...

Andy Alonzo Padilla, age 47, of Hays, Kansas, died Friday, September 25, 2020, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born January 22, 1973, in Ulysses, Kansas, the son of Elvia Padilla. Andy grew up in Ulysses and graduated from Ulysses High School in 1991. After graduation, he served in The United States Army as a Sergeant and then transferred to The Army National Guard. Andy then att...

Lois Wren, 88, died Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Wheatridge Care Park in Liberal, KS. She was born on October 4, 1931, to John Hal and Alma Blanche (Springer) Williams in Cuates, NM Lois went to high school in Garden City, KS. She then went to Clayton, NM, where she worked for the telephone company and lived with her grandmother. She married Robert Cresswell of Des Moines in 1951 at Clayto...

Bruenetter Wrotten, 89, died Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at her residence in Liberal, KS. She was born on October 13, 1930 in Gould, AR, the daughter of Henry and Mary (Jasper) Wrotten. She Married Willie Gray in Star City, AK. He preceded her in death in 1989. Bruenetter worked in many occupations, as a nurse for the Good Samaritan Society and also private duty going into people’s homes...