Elida (Franco) Fowler, age 60, died Friday, April 17, 2020, at her home in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born April 13, 1960, in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Armando and Aurora (Sanchez) Franco. Elida grew up in southwest Kansas and graduated from Ulysses High School. She married Jeff Fowler on June 22, 2002, in Ulysses. Elida enjoyed her time as a Sunday School Teacher and Missionetts ...

Michael D. "Coop" Cooper, 55, of Liberal died Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center. He was born October 10, 1964 at Liberal, Kansas, the son of Ervin "LC" and Beatrice (Ward) Whitehead. Coop was a graduate of Liberal High School; Class of 1983. He worked at National Beef Packing Co., the Liberal Good Samaritan Center for 10 years and with the City of Liberal Parks & Recre...

Roy B. Williams, Jr., age 77, died Saturday, April 18, 2020, at his home in Grant County, Kansas. He was born December 20, 1942, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Roy Brandon Sr. and Genevieve Hazel (Carroll) Williams. Roy received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Wichita State University. He then served in the United States Army Reserves from 1966-1972. Roy marrie...

Yanique Andrea Walters-Lawrence, age 37, died Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Wichita, Kansas. She was born June 17, 1982 in St. Andrew, Jamaica, the daughter of Knockley Walters and Vilma Jefferson. She graduated from Westwood High School in 1999 and Shortwood Teachers College in 2002. In 2004 she received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Food Technology from the university of Technology in Ja...

Beverly L. Glasscock, age 63, of Johnson, Kansas, died Friday, April 17, 2020, at the Stanton County Hospital in Johnson, Kansas. She was born December 20, 1956, in Meade, Kansas, the daughter of Forest and Patty Ann (Brown) Loyd. Beverly grew up in Johnson and graduated from Stanton County High School. She continued her education at Garden City Community College. While Beverly lived in Garden...

Scott Alan Osborn, age 32, of Wichita, Kansas, died Saturday, April 18, 2020. He was born May 23, 1987, in Elkhart, Kansas, the son of Alan Osborn and Brenda (Munro) Osborn. Scott grew up in Elkhart, Kansas, and graduated from Elkhart High School where he was active in Scholar’s Bowl, ran cross country, track and participated in band. He went on to attend Dodge City Community College. Scott...

Selena Sarahy Chavez, age 24, died Tuesday, April 14, 2020, in Liberal, Kansas. She was born December 14, 1995 in Las Cruses, New Mexico, the daughter of Victor Chavez and Claudia (Gandarilla) Barco. She graduated from High School in Liberal, Kansas She worked at Old Chicago as a waitress and meeting new people. She was loving mother, devoting lots of free time to enjoy her family. ...

Nedra June Arnett, 78, of Liberal, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center. She was born on November 6, 1941 to John and Marceille (Lowry) Stansberry at Barnsdall, OK. She attended Liberal High School and obtained her Associate Degree from Seward County Community College in Liberal. On May 19, 1964 she married Kevin Arnett at Guymon, OK; he survives. Shortly a...

James (Jim) W. Coker, age 73, passed away early Friday morning, April 10, 2020, at his Plains, Kansas, residence. He was born November 30, 1946, at Ransom, Kansas, the son of William Harvey and Loretta Lee (Lamoree) Coker. As a young boy he attended school in Ness City, Kansas, Wakeeney, Kansas, and later at Great Bend, Kansas. A long-time area resident, moving to Plains in 2012, he was...

Ronald “Ron” Ray Smith, 70, passed away Friday, April 10, 2020, peacefully at his home in Garden City, Kansas. Ron was born November 19, 1949, in El Dorado, Kansas, to Bill and Laura (Wilkinson) Smith. Ron attended school in Towanda and Virgil until his family moved to Concordia in 1960 where he graduated in 1967. He received his degree in secondary education from Kansas State University...