Donald Leroy Hatfield, 78, of Liberal, passed away on Monday July 30, 2018 at his home in Liberal, KS; one day short of his 79th birthday. He was born on July 31, 1939 to Howard and Lorene Hatfield at Rural Meade Co, KS. Don grew up on a farm near Fowler, KS and was a graduate of Fowler High School, class of 1957. In his youth he was active in the Boy Scouts and 4H Clubs. After graduating Do...

Vida “Peggy” Brecheisen, 91, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018, at Wesley Hospital, Wichita, Kansas.  A longtime former Hugoton, Kansas resident. She was the daughter of David and Sally (Reed) Wyatt.  She was born on September 21, 1926 in Paonia, Colorado. She and James Marvin Brecheisen Sr. were married on April 10, 1945 in Flagstaff, Arizona. To this union ...

​Georgie Albert Ferguson, 92, passed from this life on July 28, 2018 at Morton County Senior Living Community in Elkhart, KS. ​Georgie was born on February 14, 1926 at the rural Sturgis home of his parents, George W. Ferguson and Lenora Olive Fowler Ferguson. Georgie was the 3rd child and 3rd son born into a family of nine children. His parents and both sets of his grandparents were early pio...

David “Pete” Ronald Hall, 72, died Friday, July 27, 2018 at his home in Liberal, KS. He was born on January 23, 1946 in Pratt, KS, the son of Leo Johnny and Opal Faye (Lambert) Hall. He attended Liberal High School, where he graduated in 1964. On June 18, 1966, he married Virginia Ellen Hardin in Liberal. She survives. David worked BP Amaco as a maintenance foreman, Pete’s Bargain War...

Beverly Ruth Olson, 70, of Tyrone, died Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, Kansas.   She was born September 24, 1947 to Vernon E. and Wanda Hague Ralston in Liberal, KS. She graduated from Liberal High School. Beverly was united in marriage to Monte Olson May 12, 2001 in Liberal, KS. She was a cook and server for USD 480. Beverly enjoyed supporti...

Jackson "Jack" Nelson Moore, 92, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday July 24, 2018 at the Thomas E. Creek VA Medical Center in Amarillo,TX. He was born on August 15, 1925 to Charles and Agnes (Vinther) Moore at Mexhoma, OK. On June 20, 1964 he married Joan Vore at Oklahoma City, OK; She preceded him in death on December 24, 1986. Jack grew up on a farmstead ...

Jason Stanley Kenny, age 47, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses. He was born September 20, 1970, in Goodland, Kansas, the son of Stanley Shoop and Dolores E. (Newell) Kenny. Jason grew up in Sharon Springs and graduated in 1989 from Sharon Springs High School. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Kansas State University and a Mas...

Virgil Floyd VanHooser, age 55, of Lakin, Kansas, died Sunday, July 22, 2018, at High Plains Retirement Village in Lakin, Kansas. He was born March 2, 1963, in Johnson, Kansas, the son of Allen Earl and Mary Joan (Wilson) VanHooser. Virgil grew up in Johnson and graduated from Stanton County High School. He married Lois Begley on October 25, 1986, in Johnson, Kansas. Virgil had been a yard mana...

Charles Norman Powell, 75, of Guymon, Oklahoma was called home July 18, 2018 at BSA Hospice of the Southwest in Amarillo, Texas. Charles was born August 27, 1942 in Lawrence, Kansas, the son of Jerry B. and Jeanett Montell Powell. He lived and worked the better part of forty-five years in Guymon, Oklahoma. He was a hardworking, compassionate man of great integrity. In his spare time, he enjoyed ...

Franklin Shane Claypool, 61, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2018 at his home in Tyrone, OK.  Shane was born February 13, 1957 in Stafford, KS.  He was the son of Jimmy Ray Claypool and Wanda Mae (Helm) Claypool. He graduated from Fairfield High School in 1975.  He later attended Kansas State University and received his bachelor’s degree in Agronomy in 1980. Shane was raised in Penalosa,...