Gilford LaRoss Bryan, 80, of Goodwell, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday afternoon, August 17, 2019 at the Memorial Hospital of Texas County. The son of R.C. and Marian C. (Pittaway) Bryan, he was born October 3, 1938 in Mutual, Oklahoma.  The Bryan family moved to the Goodwell area in 1951.  Ross graduated from Goodwell High School with the Class of 1956.  He attended OPSU in Goodwell, graduat...

Melania Lynn Roa, 55, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday August 9, 2019 at her home in Liberal. She was born on May 8, 1964 to Fred and Flora (Ragsdale) Goldman at Spearman, TX. On August 18, 1984 she married Steve Roa at Abilene, KS; he preceded her in death on July 17, 2012 Growing up she lived in many places including Panama, Bermuda, the Phillipines. She worked in the medical field a...

Grady V. Cook, age 62, of Syracuse, Kansas, died Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. He was born April 27, 1957, in Lamar, Colorado, the son of Ralph Lawrance and Edna Belle (Davis) Cook. Grady farmed on the family farm for over half of his life. He attended grade school at Manter and graduated from Stanton County High School in Johnson. Grady m...

 Dora May Wilson, age 94, passed away early Thursday morning, August 15, 2019, at the Fowler Residential Care Center, Fowler, Kansas. She was born May 14, 1925, at Amity, Colorado the daughter of Doren and Mabel (Lapham) Conley. As a young girl she attended school in Kendall, Kansas, graduating from Kendall High School in 1944.  A longtime resident of Garden City, she was a medical assistan...

Suzanne Camille Short, 59, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday August 14, 2019 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on January 15, 1960 to Robert and Phyllis (Barrett) Aurner at Sacramento, Ca. She was married to David Ralph Short; he preceded her in death in 1980. Suzanne moved from California to Topeka, KS when she was six. She was a graduate of Topeka West High ...

Joyce Faye Pearson, 81, of Canyon, passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2019. A private memorial service was held in Joyce’s backyard and was attended by family, friends and neighbors whom she held dear. Joyce was born on April 2, 1938 to Fred and Mary Quigley Chadd. She married Dennis Peier in 1958 and he preceded her in death in 1966. In 1967, she married Jimmy Pearson. He preceded her in ...

Patricia Book, 73, of Guymon, Oklahoma passed away early Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Memorial Hospital of Texas County. The middle daughter of LaVur and Mary (Skinner) Book, Patricia Diana book was born March 28, 1946 in Two Buttes, Colorado.  Patricia attended twelve years of school at Two Buttes and graduated from Business College in Denver.  While in school, she worked as a nanny.  After g...

William “Bill” Joseph Gordon, Jr., 74, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019, at Robert J. Dole V.A. Medical Center in Wichita, KS. Born July 25, 1945, at Pittston, PA, he was the son of William Gordon, Sr. and Elizabeth (Hilbert) Gordon. Bill was a resident of Ashland, KS, moving there in 1998, previously living in Alaska. He graduated from high school in Middlesex, NJ in 1964. Bill was a ve...

Obituary for Stephani M. Jones Stephani Michael Jones, 33, died, Friday, August 9, 2019 at her home in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born February 26, 1986 to Michael Jones and Sheila Kitch Jones, in Liberal, Kansas. She went to School in Liberal, Kansas and Turpin, Oklahoma. Stephani worked with special needs children at Meadow Lark Elementary and in the health care industry working patien...

Raymond Eugene Rich (Butch Kneeland) Died Monday August 12, 2019. Services will be held 9:30 Friday morning at Rector Funeral Home Osage Chapel. Graveside service will be held at 3pm at the Liberal City Cemetery in Liberal Ks. Butch was born February 12, 1940 to Alice and Baron Rich in Liberal Kansas. He attended Liberal High School. In 1959 he went on to pursue a music career. Butch began Playin...