Humberto Ruiz Melendez, age 76, died Friday, January 31, 2020, in Wichita, Kansas. He was born February 4, 1943 in Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Vincente Ruiz and Josefa Melendez He married Eva Tarango on January 22, 1974 in Chihuahua, Mexico. Humberto Was very proud of his yard and gardening which he loved to do. He enjoyed cooking and barbequing outdoors. He was always growing beautiful...

Melva Jean Tuggle, age 87, died Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas. She was born October 2, 1932, in Syracuse, Kansas, the daughter of Fred W. and Ella M. (Kendrick) Raney. Melva grew up in Johnson and graduated from Johnson High School. She attended Colorado Women’s College in Denver. Melva married Thomas Tuggle. They later divorced and she moved to Denver, Colo...

Albert Eugene “Gene” Renfro, 88, died Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, KS. He was a lifetime resident of Hugoton. He was born on July 19, 1931 in Hugoton, the son of Mark and Vida (Foster) Renfro. He graduated from Hugoton High School in 1949. On October 12, 1952, Gene married Treva Louise Paden in Hugoton. She preceded him in death on June 30, 2016. Ge...

Duane Dean Ball, 88, of Kismet, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020. He was born April 25, 1931 in Liberal, Ks to Emery Frank and Lorena Guilick Ball Duane married Barbara Kent on Aug 17, 1959 in Garden City KS; to this union were born Emery Ball, Earl Ball and Sandra Ball Watt. Duane grew up on the family farm outside of Plains Ks. Duane spent his life farming, where he later r...

Terril Lyn Ratliff, age 70, died Tuesday, January 28,2020, in Liberal, Kansas. He was born March 26, 1949 in La Junta, Colorado the son of Emery and Irene (Carr) Ratliff. Terril was raised in Walsh Colorado. He Married Ruby Baker on October 27, 1972 in Lamar, Colorado Terril worked for 7 Years Setting up John Deer Equipment before moving to Vilas, Colorado where he became a custodian. Terr...

Barbara Ann (Mumy) Dunn, 75, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 in Amarillo, Texas. She was born to Irvin O. Mumy Jr. and Laverna C. (Ernst) on October 27, 1944 in Walterboro, South Carolina. Barbara and Don Ray Dunn were married November 28, 1970, at Bible Chapel in Littleton, Colorado. To this union were two sons, David and Jared. She was an active member of the Richfield Unite...

C. Shannon Dimitt, age 77, died in Johnson City, Kansas, on January 26, 2020, surrounded by his family. He was born to Mary Margaret Jones and Victor Thomas Dimitt in Garden City, Kansas, on November 1, 1942. Shannon attended school in Stanton County, graduating in 1960. He attended college part-time at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas, majoring in mathematics, while running the famil...

  Barbara Ann (Steele) Heng, 90, passed away January 27, 2020 at Our Lady of Mercy Country Home in Liberty, MO, where she resided since June, 2008. She was a former longtime resident of Liberal, KS. Barbara was born June 2, 1929, in Tyrone, OK, one of eight children of Robert John and Nina Belle (Lutes) Steele. She received her degree as a Registered Nurse in 1949 from St. Francis Sch...

James "Jim" Oscar Olson, 70, of Tyrone, OK passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at the Southwest Medical Center at Liberal, Kansas. He was born on August 30, 1949 to Arthur and Hazel (Adams) Olson at Liberal, KS. Jim was a graduate of Liberal High School; class of 1968. On September 1, 1968 he married Kay Gibson at Anaheim, CA; she survives. Jim enlisted into the US Marine Corp, whe...

Jenelle Hill, 80, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away January 24, 2020 at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas. Jenelle was born December 28, 1939 in McKinney, Texas, the daughter of William Wallace and Martha Esther Clark Simmons II. At the age of five she moved with her family to White Deer, Texas. Her dad was transferred to the Dorchester Gas Plant in Hooker when Jenelle was entering fifth grade in ...