James “Jim” Merritt, 69, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Morton County Care Center, Elkhart, Kansas. Jim was born to Earl Oscar and Florence (Weaver) Merritt on August 5, 1949 in Elkhart, Kansas. He was a life time resident of Elkhart. Jim and Carol Joyce Ward were married on November 3, 1990 at Hillcrest Baptist Church in Elkhart, Kansas. Jim work for the City of Elkhart for...

Manuel Sandoval Solis, age 102, died Sunday, April 14, 2019, at his family’s home in Liberal. He was born January 4, 1917 in Tabsaco, Zacatecas in Mexico the son of Feliz Sandoval and Felicitas Solis. He married Ana Maria Huerta, she preceded him in death. He was in agriculture in Mexico for most of his life working both as a farmer and rancher. When he moved to Kansas he worked for Na...

Elease “Boots” Tucker, age 100, died Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Morton County Senior Living Community in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born August 1, 1918, in Sparta, Tennessee, the daughter of William F. and Edna M. (Johnson) Hicks. At the age of 2 years, Elease’s family homesteaded four miles west of Elkhart near Sturgis, Oklahoma. She attended Round Top School, and graduated from Elkhart...

Damon E. Brown, age 69, passed away late Wednesday evening, April 10, 2019, in rural Seward County, Kansas, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. He was born May 29, 1949, at Carnegie, Oklahoma, the son of Frank Hatton and Fern Schmidt.  As a young boy he attended the Meade school system, graduating from Meade High School in 1967.  After his graduation, he joined the United States Army, ...

Fern L. Kistler, age 97, of Johnson, Kansas, died Thursday, April 11, 2019, at Stanton County Hospital in Johnson, Kansas. She was born June 16, 1921, in Lamar, Missouri, the daughter of Glenn A. and Nellie (Vincent) Wright. Fern was a graduate of Manter High School in Manter. She lived in Manter and Ulysses before moving to Johnson in 2001. She worked a number of years at Big Ben jeans factory...

Ronald " Ron" Nicholas Tatro, 69, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday April 9, 2019 at his home. He was born on February 11, 1950 to Paul and Alice (Bayer) Tatro at Garden City, KS. Ron was a graduate of Satanta High School; class of 1968. He then went on to attend the Diesel Mechanics program at the Liberal Area VoTech; class of 1970. Ron enlisted into the US Navy where he served in Okinawi ...

Jimmy Carl Meeks, 65, died April 4, 2019 at his home in Liberal, KS. He was born June 17, 1953 to J.C. Meeks and Karhyrn Johnston Meeks in Hollis, OK. He graduated from Hollis High School. He worked for Enron as an Engine Technician Jimmy had chosen cremation and a private family service at Fort Dodge Veterans Cemetery will be at a later date. To send the family condolences please v...

Miguel Palacios Martinez, age 67, died Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born June 22, 1951, in Durango, Mexico, the son of Feliciano and Adela (Martinez) Palacios. Miguel grew up in Mexico and moved to Elkhart in 1997. He married Manuela Portillo in 1975 in Mexico. Miguel enjoyed working on his farm and working with animals. He also liked making peo...

Melvin L. Cook, 75, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at his home. He was born on May 7, 1943 on the family homestead to Henry and Twila (Black) Cook near Cheney, KS. On November 23, 1963 he married Sharon Komarek at the St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Liberal, KS; she survives. Melvin was a graduate of Cheney High School; class of 1960. He then went on to graduate from Wi...

Annabelle Bertha Sturdevant, 90, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Satanta Long Term Care Unit, Satanta, KS. Annabelle was born to Oscar Oliver and Anna Hermina (Fahrenholtz) Myers on May 20, 1928 in Kalvesta, KS. She and Charles Michael Killfoil were married June 8, 1947. To this union were two children; Eda and Evelyn. He preceded in her in ...