Norma Jean Coen, age 79 passed away on May 10, 2020 at her home in Elkhart, Kansas. She spent her final days surrounded by her family. On April 7, 1941 on a farm in Baca County, Colorado, Virgil and Norma Lackey welcomed their first child, a daughter they named Norma Jean. She was called Jeannie as a child and being the oldest and only girl, she helped her mother take care of her five brothers...

Mark R. Goldsberry, age 70, passed away Friday morning, May 8, 2020, at his Meade residence. He was born March 15, 1950, at Fowler, Kansas, the son of Max R. and Betty Jean (Cook) Goldsberry. As a young boy he attended school in Garden City, Kansas, graduating from Garden City High School in 1968. After his graduation, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving in Viet Nam a...

Jack Rinehart, 96, died Friday, May 8, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born December 8, 1923 in Kismet, KS, the son of Ralph “Peanut” and Margaret “Pete” (Ontjes) Rinehart. Jack Graduated from Kismet High School, and he married Wilma “Vee” McVey on February 12, 1955 in Kismet. They were married for 65 years. She survives. Jack worked for 30 plus years ...

Neola Mae (Satterfield) Gates, 86, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020, Pioneer Manor Nursing Home, Hugoton, Kansas. She was born to Fred Calvin and Grace Unitah (Buffington) Satterfield on March 4, 1934 in Garfield County, Colorado. Neola and Bill Gates were married and later divorced. To this union were two children, Cash Albert and Simmy Marie. Neola was a member of the Victory Center Church ...

Terry Lemar Barrera, 44, died Saturday May 2, 2020 at Minneola District Hospital. He was born June 25, 1975, in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Guadalupe and Serverda Belen (Serena) Barrera. Terry had lived in Fowler Kansas for about a year moving from Liberal, Kansas. He loved spending time with all his family. Terry Loved to cook and eat his big sister Tonya’s cooking. He enjoyed mechanical...

Clifford Lee “Kip” Arnold, 73, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away May 5, 2020 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Clifford was born April 13, 1947 in Albuquerque, New Mexico the son of Claude and Nina Lois Freeman Arnold. He grew up, attended school, and graduated from Rio Grande High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Clifford was married to Tonya Clifford on December 9, 1998 ...

Margaret May Pearce Anderson Collins was born March 29, 1933, to Clarence and Emma Pearce in Pritchett, Colorado. They left Pritchett to move to Springfield, Colorado, in 1943. She had two brothers, Floyd and Edmond, and one sister, Violet, all of whom have preceded her in death. She also had a younger brother who died shortly after birth. She resided in Springfield until 1951 when she graduate...

Nancy Torres, age 74, died Saturday, May 2, 2020, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. She was born September 11, 1945, in Trinidad, Colorado, the daughter of Ross and Benny (Garcia) Valdez. Nancy grew up in Walsenburg and Hoehne, Colorado, and graduated in 1963 from Hoehne High School. In 1966, she married Ben Torres in Trinidad. While living in Colorado, she drove a...

Dale Keith Sutton, age 91, died Friday, May 1, 2020, at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton Kansas. He was born June 7, 1928 in El Dorado Kansas, the son of Willis and Lottie (Harvey) Sutton. He attended High School in Utica, Kansas and joined the Navy with his parents’ permission as a 17-year-old. His Mother accepted his diploma at his high school graduation ceremony in 1946 Dale served from 1946 to...

Evelyn Marie Waybright, 92, died Thursday, April 30, 2020 at the Lone Tree Retirement Center in Meade, KS. She was born on December 31, 1927 in Beaver County, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Curt and Agatha (Wiens) Vogt. On January 26, 1946, she married Clarence Waybright in Liberal KS. He preceded her in death on January 15, 1997. Evelyn was a homemaker, where she raised her famil...