James “Jim” R. Hampton, age 71, died Sunday, January 12, 2020, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born October 22, 1948, in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Ray V. and Mary L. (Smith) Hampton. Jim graduated from Grant County Rural High School. He is formerly of Satanta, and worked at Cities Service, Williams Natural Gas, and retired from Southern Star. He married Karen Smith...

Richard Hugh Dorman, age 78, passed from this life on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at his home on the family farm. He was born June 2, 1941 at the Beaver Memorial Hospital. Richard graduated from Turpin High School in 1959 and from Panhandle State University in 1966. While attending college, Richard continued to farm and ranch with his parents until their deaths in 1985-86. He took over the fami...

Mary Ann Stovall, 86, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away January 7, 2020 at BSA Hospice in Amarillo, Texas. Mary was born October 14, 1933 in Morton Texas, the daughter of Homer and Ollie Henderson Gray. The family moved numerous times. After school she started working and had many different jobs. Mary met Butler Leon Stovall and they were united in marriage November 4, 1955 in Clovis New Mexic...

Berneta Rae (Welch)Herbel, 87, died Wednesday, January 8,2020 at her home in Hooker, OK. She was born December 25, 1932 the daughter of Herman and Berniece (Hodges)Welch in their home in Hooker, OK. She attended Hooker schools graduating in 1951. While in High school, she was in a vocal trio and a twirler in the band. Berneta was united in marriage to George Herbel on May 6, 1954 in Hooker...

MEADE – Lydia K. Doerksen, age 87, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 12, 2020, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. She was born February 15, 1932, in rural Gray County, Kansas, the daughter of John D. and Mary (Hooge) Wiens. As a young girl, she attended school at Mountain Lake, Minnesota. After her graduation, she attended nurses training at St. Paul, Minnesota, and...

Mark A. Verhoff, age 66, passed away Saturday afternoon, January 11, 2020, at the Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born May 25, 1953, at Lima, Ohio, the son of Virgil and Anita (Schroeder) Verhoff. As a young boy he attended elementary school at Saints Peter and Paul. He later attended high school in Pandora, Ohio. After his graduation, he attended the Ohio State University, rece...

- David W. Zeller, age 62, passed away Wednesday morning, January 8, 2020, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. He was born December 8, 1957, in Wamego, Kansas, the son of Dominic and Geraldine (Freeby) Zeller. As a young boy he attended school in St. Mary’s, Kansas. He then married Susan Gibbs, and they had two sons, Tyler and Corey Zeller. David worked ten years at a brick plant...

LeRoy Ladner, age 87, died Friday, January 3, 2020, at Western Prairie Senior Living in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born March 16, 1932, in Springfield, Colorado. After graduating from high school he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served during the Korean Conflict and was awarded the Purple Heart for combat injuries. After Korea, he continued his service in the Marines completing 20 years. T...

David “Bud” L. Landes, age 90, died Friday, January 10, 2020, at Western Prairie Senior Living in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born March 26, 1929, in Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Ora L. and Muriel (Knowlton) Landes. Bud attended grade school in Dodge City. He was raised in a foster home by the Jhon and Elizabeth Hessman family. While serving in the United States Army, Bud was a mechanic, and...

Rosario Moreno, age 55, of Johnson, Kansas, died Friday, January 10, 2020, at her home in Johnson, Kansas. She was born June 8, 1964, in La Laborcita de San Javier, Mexico, the daughter of Cayetano and Benita (Perez) Gutierrez. Rosario grew up in Mexico and married Francisco Moreno, Sr., on April 9, 1988. They moved to San Juan where they had two children. The family then settled in Johnson in ...