David L. Waldron, age 74, died on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, due to complications from COVID-19 at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. He was born August 12, 1945, in Holly, Colorado, the son of William Leo and Minnie (Ortiz) Waldron. David was raised on a farm in Southeast Colorado near the town of Lycan. He attended a one room schoolhouse for eight years, graduating from Wal...

Naoma W. Rundell, age 90, died Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. She was born July 1, 1929, in Stafford, Kansas, the daughter of John Henry and Elizabeth (Sheeks) Hayden. Naoma grew up in Stafford. She married Jay W. Rundell on May 25, 1947, in Wichita. Their family moved to Ulysses in 1955 where she worked at Cantrell’s Pharmacy, Western ...

Leiala (Nandranie) Kandhai, 72, died June 1st, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal KS. She was born on July 27, 1947 at Mahica Creek, Guyana, South America. She was the daughter of Taramati and Khemraj (WW). She went to Mahaicony Primary School. She was married in Mahaicony, in 1958 to Gewan Kandhai, who preceded her in death. The Family moved to Elkhart, KS in 1983. Leiala worked at...

Belva Hickey, age 84, died Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, Kansas. She was born August 13, 1935, in Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Joe and Ella (Maschmeier) Freeman. Belva grew up on the Light Ranch southeast of Liberal where she enjoyed living the ranch lifestyle. She attended a country school and graduated from Liberal High School. She married Darrell “Pet...

Michael Dean “Mike” Beckett, ag 59, died Friday, April 24th, 2020 afer an eight month battle with cancer. He was born June 21, 1960 in Flagler, Colorado to Roy James Beckett and Glenna Mae Beckett. Mike graduated from Turpin High School in 1978. He was a life long farmer and greatly enjoyed his work. His career brought him to Hugoton, Kansas, Hooker, Turpin and Balko, Oklahoma. Everywhere M...

Randall (Randy) Lynn Abla, son of Fred Melvin and Rosa Faye Abla, was born on November 17, 1953 in Erick, Oklahoma. He passed peacefully on May 30, 2020 near Pretty Prairie, Kansas at the age of 66. Randy graduated from Erick High School and then attended Oklahoma State University of Technical Training in Okmulgee, Oklahoma where he obtained his degree in diesel mechanics. After graduation he m...

Gilbert Ray Mires, 89, of Adams, Oklahoma passed away on June 1, 2020 just a few days before his 90th birthday at BSA Medical Center in Amarillo, Texas. Gilbert was born on June 11, 1930 at home near Adams, Oklahoma the youngest of four sons of Dudley and Effie Gentry Mires. Gilbert graduated from Adams High School in 1948 and attained his B.S. in business from Panhandle Agricultural & Mecha...

Ronald Cordell Reed, 86, passed away Friday, May 29, 2020, at his home in Rolla, Kansas. He was born August 31, 1933 in Noble, Oklahoma to Ovie Clarence and Mildred Viola (Poole) Reed. Ronald Reed and Temple Hurd were married September 11, 1953 in Udall, Kansas. To this union were three children; Kathy, Mike, and Greg. Mr. Reed as the kids called him at Rolla High School where he...

Dorothy Joan Kruse, 86, died Friday, May 29, 2020 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born October 27, 1933 in rural Geneseo, Kansas the daughter of Joseph Warren Hunter and Dorothy Marie Stratman of Geneseo, Kansas. Joan graduated from Geneseo High School in 1952. She was a cheerleader for Geneseo High School. Growing up on the farm she fell in love with animals, cats, d...

Gary Vernon Brack, 70, of Tyrone, Oklahoma passed away May 26, 2020 at his home. Gary was born March 2, 1950 in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Vernon Benjamin and Georgeane Armistice Yost Brack. He grew up in Liberal, Kansas graduating from Liberal High School with the Class of 1968. He then attended Hutchinson Junior College in Hutchinson, Kansas studying musical theory. Gary was a wonderfu...