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...

Thomas Howard “Tommy” Olson, age 57, of Ulysses, Kansas, passed away to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 12, 2020, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born May 12, 1962, in Garden City, Kansas, the son of George T. and Marilyn Jane (Selness) Olson. Tommy attended Ulysses High School. He lived in and worked in Liberal as a lineman, and also lived in Wic...

Randea Kah Frydendall, 74, of Greeley, Colorado passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Fairacres Manor. She was born on December 12, 1945 in Scott City, Kansas to Earl and Edna (Douglass) Leslie. On May 2, 1963, she married Jack Frydendall in Scott City, KS. They were married for 56 years. Family was very important to Randea, as she was very involved in the lives of her children, grandchildren, an...

Gwendolyn Gay McAdams-Urwin, 59, died Monday, April 6, 2020 at St. Catherine’s Hospital in Garden City. She was born in Guymon, OK, on January 12, 1961, the daughter of Wallace and JoAnn (Manion) McAdams. On January 1, 1996, she married Rodney Urwin in Liberal. He survives. Gwendolyn enjoyed gardening her vegetables, acrylic artwork, and was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandm...

Otto Leon “Corky” Parker, 86, of Beaver, Oklahoma passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 6, 2020 in Beaver, Oklahoma. Corky was born April 19, 1933 to Reuben Anderson and Flora Pattee Parker near Beaver, Oklahoma. He was one of eight children. On March 3, 1968 in Beaver, Oklahoma Corky was united in marriage to Esther Lollar. Corky had a passion for his family and work. ...

Jessica Jennie Estrada-Grogan, 41, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020, rural Stevens County, Kansas. She was born to Raymond Estrada and Flora (Cerecero) Estrada on December 16, 1978. Jessica Estrada and Blane Grogan were married April 7, 2018, Hugoton, Kansas. She is survived by husband, Blaine Grogan, Hugoton, KS.; parents, Raymond Estrada and wife Leticia, Satanta, KS. and Flora Estra...

John Hamelin, age 61, of Ulysses, Kansas, passed away on March 27, 2020. He was the son of William and Mary (Duraj) Hamelin and was born in Utica, New York, on December 30, 1958. John attended Catholic Schools in Utica and retired from Mohawk Valley Community College. John moved to Ulysses to marry the love of his life, Beth Brandt, on December 5, 2015. Their journey and love story made the ...

Joyce Coulter, 83, beloved Wife, Mother, Sister, and Grandmother, was called to her eternal resting place on Sunday, April 5, 2020, Hugoton, Kansas. She entered this world on May 1, 1936, in Bard, CA, born to Clyde and Sarah Williams. Joyce Jean and Donald Keith married on November 13, 1954, in Greenfield, Missouri. She was an active member of the First Christian Church. She enjoyed being...

Garvin D. Cobb, 81, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at the Meade District Hospital in Meade, Kansas after a fight with cancer. He was born April 17, 1938, in Dodge City, to Otto Nathaniel and Emma B. (Hogue) Cobb. Garvin graduated in 1957 from Plains High School in Plains, Kansas. After graduation, he went to work with his father for Standard Oil, where he delivered bulk...