Leslie Anne Lucas Plunk, 82, passed away on December 8, 2019, at home in Wichita, Kansas. Leslie graduated from Panhandle State, Goodwell, OK (BA Elementary Education) and taught fifth and sixth grades in Liberal KS and Turpin OK. Upon graduation from Fort Hays State University, Leslie served as Principal of Park County School District RE-2 in Fairplay CO and Benton Elementary K-8 in Benton KS....

Joshua Wayne Eslick, 37, passed away December 1, 2019, Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Missouri. Joshua was born to Shane and Denny Eslick, December 16, 1981, Rawlins, Wyoming. Joshua attended school in Wamsutter, Wyoming and moved to Lakin where he graduated in 2000. He then attended Northwest Kansas Technical College where he graduated in 2002 as a certified welder. Joshua loved hi...

Hedwig (Jancunski) Lairmore, 99, passed away at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home in Hugoton, KS on December 5, 2019. She was born October 12, 1920, to Raymond and Lottie (Rzasinski) Jancunski in St. Louis, MO. Hedwig and William Dale “DOC” were married October 2, 1947, in St. Louis, MO. To this union were two children, Laurie and Kerry. Hedwig was a member of First Church of God of Hugo...

Heath Alan Thomas, a beloved son, brother, and grandson, left this life too soon in Denison, Texas on December 2, 2019 at the young age of 25. He was born to Alan Ladd Thomas and Rita Eileen (Marshall) Thomas on January 20, 1994. Family hour will be from 1-2:00 PM on Thursday December 5th at the Holmes~Coffey~Murray Chapel in Durant, Oklahoma. A service in his honor will begin at 2:00 PM in the ch...

Temple Lee Reed, 85, of Rolla, KS, passed away at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, KS on December 1, 2019. She was born July 7, 1934, to Pat and Martha “Jack” (Pennington) Hurd in Antlers, OK. Temple graduated from Oklahoma Panhandle State University with a Bachelors in English High School Education. Temple and Ronald Reed were married September 11, 1953, in Udall, KS. They enjoyed spe...

Amy Leslie (Barr) Wilson, 47, passed away Friday, November 29, 2019, at home in Colorado Springs, Colorado with family around her; after a courageous 2 year battle with cancer. Amy was born July 4, 1972, in Liberal, KS, to Maurice Duane and Lesta Mae (Griffith) Barr and was the beloved eighth of eight children. She graduated from Southwestern Heights High School, Kismet, Kansas, in 1990. She at...

Odelia Ybarra, age 80, of Ulysses, Kansas went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 28, 2019 at her home in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born March 20, 1939 at Winters, Texas the daughter of A.C. and Concepcion Esquivel. Odelia married Candido (Cande) Ybarra on July 6, 1957 in Munday, Texas. Munday was home for the family until 1971, when they moved to Ulysses, Kansas. Odelia was employed by...

Betty Lou Parks, age 92, of Johnson, Kansas, died Saturday, November 30, 2019, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. She was born May 16, 1927, in Rocky Ford, Colorado, the daughter of Clayton Raymond and Mary Ruth (Westfall) Lane. Betty grew up in Rocky Ford and attended school there. She worked in the fields and was a waitress in the Rocky Ford area. After she moved to...

Lowell W. Jones passed away on November 30, 2019, at St. Catherine Hospital. Lowell was born on December 24, 1934, on the family farm in the township of Roanoke. He was the fourth child of Harold and Georgella (Hoffman) Jones. He married May Rutlege on September 17, 1956, in Reno, Nevada. She preceded him in death on May 25, 2002. He then married Pat Lane on July 4, 2005, in Johnson. Low...

Doug Simpkins, 52, of Liberal, passed away on November 25, 2019. He was born on August 16, 1967 to Avery Simpkins and Juanita Payne at Pulaski, Virginia. Doug is survived by his sister, Sharri Lynn Colvin of Christiansburg, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents. There will be no viewing as cremation has taken place. Doug's cremated remains will be buried in a family...