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 ...

Our Gran, Virginia M. Lozar, age 94, died Thursday, January 9, 2020, at Western Prairie Assisted Living in Ulysses, Kansas. Born September 19, 1925, in Larned, Kansas, she was the daughter of Charles Arthur and Bertha Lillian (Brown) Tallman. She graduated from Grant County Rural High School with the class of 1943. Virginia married Oscar Eugene “Gene” Lozar on May 5, 1943, in Taylor, Te...

Patricia Ann Harper, age 89, died Thursday, January 9, 2020, at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born March 17, 1930 in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Arlie and Minnie (Burr) Hatfield. She graduated from High School in Freemont, California in 1948. Patricia married Charles W. Harper on February 14, 1948 in Los Angles, California. They were married for 71 Years...

Tommy G. Johnson, 70, of Goodwell and lifelong Texas County resident passed away Tuesday night, January 7, 2020 at the Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. The son of Therald Anderson “Jeff” and Muriel Roberta (McFarland) Johnson, Tommy was born September 8, 1949 in Texhoma, Oklahoma. Tommy was raised in Texhoma, attending the Texhoma School system, graduating with the THS Class of ...

Coach Tom Cross has achieved his greatest victory passing into the arms of Jesus on January 6, 2020 at the age of 91. He was born near Belle Plaine, KS to Thomas and Juanita (Nelson) Cross on Oct. 2, 1928. He grew up as a farm boy, and was always interested in sports. He played football in high school and later at Panhandle A&M in Goodwell, OK where he graduated in 1951. He was drafted into the...

David W. Zeller, age 62, passed away Wednesday morning, January 8, 2020, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade...

Elsie C. Porter, age 86, passed away Wednesday evening, January 1, 2020, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. She was born July 29, 1933, at Meade, Kansas, the daughter of Gottfried F. and Hannah (Borchers) Blehm. As a young girl, she attended school in Meade, graduating from Meade High School in 1951. On May 27, 1951, she married Herbert Mitchell (Mitch) Porter at ...

Joe Dale Hickey Jr., age 61, died Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at his home in Tyrone, Oklahoma. He was born January 30, 1958 in Beaver, Oklahoma the son of Joe Dale Hickey Sr. and Hazel Smith. Joe graduated from High School in Aguilar, Colorado. He was self-employed as a truck driver for most of his life. Joe dearly loved his grandchildren and he always found great pleasure in giving them rides ...

Edna Irene (Cammarn) Birmingham, 98, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2019 at Porta Caeli House in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Edna was the daughter of Sam and Etta (Stuck) Cammarn. She was born on July 24, 1921 in Seward County, Kansas. She grew up in the Liberal community and graduated in 1940 from the Liberal High School. In 1950 she received her LPN nursing degree. Edna and George Allen Ackley...