Thomas R. Gillespie, Jr., age 77, died Saturday, March 30, 2019, in rural Baca County, Colorado. He was born February 18, 1942, in Elkhart, Kansas, the son of Thomas R. Sr. and Margarett M. (Riley) Gillespie. Tom grew up in Elkhart and graduated from Elkhart High School in 1960. He was honorably discharged after serving three years in the United States Air Force. Tom moved back to Elkhart and ...

Hannah Louise Griffith LaRue was born July 31, 1921 in a dugout in rural Texas County on land acquired in the land rush by her grandfather and uncles & later purchased by her parents Beryl & Mable Ullom Griffith.  She passed away March 28,2019 at Morton County Senior Living Community at the age of 97. She was the 2nd out of 7 children. Louise was an ornery little girl who loved to get in...

Margaret F. Cordova, 89, died Thursday, March 28, 2019, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart.  She was born on January 20, 1930 in Gallegos, New Mexico, the daughter of Delfino Quintana and  Altagracia Casados. She married Gilbert Cordova on January 20, 1949, in Tucumcari, New Mexico.  He preceded her in death on March 28, 2009. Margaret was as a certified Nurse’s Aide, and she worked a...

Bradley Ray Myers, age 78, died Friday, March 22, 2019, at the Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal. He was born February 19, 1941 at home in Washington County Arkansas, the son of Charles and Eula (Day) Myers. He was a farmer and ran cattle. He had significant experiences and achievements earning a certified chemical training for farming and inoculations Brad was a member of Kansas Wil...

Bettina Jennice Bryant, 47, of Turpin, Oklahoma went to meet her Heavenly Father March 25, 2019 in Amarillo, Texas. Bettina was born July 26, 1971 in Guymon, Oklahoma, the daughter of Albert and Carolyn Grice Blackwelder. Bettina attended school in Hooker, Oklahoma, graduating with the Class of 1989. She then attended cosmetology school in Weatherford, Oklahoma at Southwestern Oklahoma State Uni...

Dr. Sue A. Dowd, age 69, of Johnson, Kansas, died Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at Stanton County Hospital in Johnson, Kansas. She was born March 16, 1950, in Syracuse, Kansas, the daughter of John C. and Anna Mae (Edmisson) Lewis. Sue graduated in 1968 from Syracuse High School, and 1972 from Wichita State University with a Master’s Degree. She married Dusty Dowd in 1973 and lived in New York for...

Betty Jean Williams, 92, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019, Morton County Care Center, Elkhart, Kansas. Betty was born to Jesse and Gertrude (Randle) Davison on August 26, 1926 in Baca County, Colorado.  She was a life resident of Morton and Stevens County.  She graduated from Rolla High School. Betty and Robert Keith “Buzz” Williams were married on November 26, 1949 in Clayton, New Me...

Wesley L. Ellis, age 80, of Johnson, Kansas died Friday, March 22, 2019 at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, Kansas. He was born February 15, 1939 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Jimmie Lee and Linda (Karb) Ellis. Wesley was a graduate of Garden City High School, Garden City, Kansas. Wesley was a Farmer and loved Rodeos and cattle. He was an avid sports fan and along with his boys enjoyed...

Larry Allen Levings, 70, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away suddenly on March 23, 1019 at his home after a slow steady decline from complications left from contracting West Nile virus six months earlier. Larry was born March 18, 1949 at Woodward, Oklahoma, the son of William Matthias and Uldene Vivian Cox Levings. He grew up in the Buffalo, Oklahoma area and attended the Buffalo schools. Graduatin...

Daphne Rushing, 96, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday March 21, 2019 at Brookdale - Liberal Springs in Liberal, KS. She was born on May 10, 1922 to John and Esther (Cheney) Brindle at Courtland, KS. On October 25, 1946 she married Charles W. Rushing at Wichita, KS; he preceded her in death on October 8, 1995. Daphne was a graduate and Valedictorian of Courtland High School. During WWII ...