Rosalia M. Salas, 55, died on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Satanta District Hospital in Satanta, KS.   She was the daughter of Jose and Manuela (Hernandez) Mendoza; she was born on June 26, 1962 in La Joya Satevo, Mexico.   Rosalia and Juan Gonzalo Salas were married on December 18, 1986 in Liberal, KS.   Rosalia was very active with her family’s life and in the Community.  ...

J. Kirk Friend, age 55, passed away May 23, 2018, at his Plains residence. He was born March 11, 1963, at Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Kenneth and Karen S. (Smith) Friend. As a young boy he attended school in Dodge City, graduating from Dodge City High School in 1981.  After his graduation, he attended Dodge City Community College.  He later furthered his education, attending Kansas State ...

Marianne M. Sullivan, age 68, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Monday, May 21, 2018, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born July 30, 1949, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Roscoe and Oleta (Gravitt) Moll. Marianne lived in Hutchinson until age 11 years when the family moved to Kansas City. She graduated from Washington High School. Marianne graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Ka...

Kenneth Barrett Wasson, 71, died on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Morton County Care Center in Elkhart, KS.   He was the son of Lawrence and Beatrice (Andrews) Wasson; he was born on October 12, 1946 in Garden City, KS where he lived during his childhood.   Ken and Connie Pearl Stuart were married on April 17, 1965 in Garden City, KS.   Throughout Ken’s time in Boy ...

Conner Lee Smith, 19, of Tyrone passed away May 20, 2018 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. Conner was born February 5, 1999 in Liberal, Kansas, the son of Donovan James and Jennifer Lynn Bennett Smith. He attended school and grew up in Tyrone, Oklahoma graduating from Tyrone High School with the Class of 2017. He was a member of the National Honor Society and played football and h...

Austin Kelly Olson, 18, of Tyrone, OK passed away early Sunday May 20, 2018 at Liberal, KS. He was born on June 5, 1999 to Travis Olson and Wehnoka (Reece) Raus at Liberal, KS. Austin was a graduate of Tyrone High School; class of 2017, where he was a Valedictorian along with Conner Smith. Austin was active in sports all through school and had received many athletic awards. Austin enjoyed we...

Paul Elijah Hershey, 94, passed away on May 12, 2018, in Elkhart, Kansas. Paul was born on March 24, 1924, to Grover Daniel and Jessie Alice Hershey. After graduating high school in Rolla, Paul served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, including duty in Arzen, Algeria and Bizerti, and Tunisia aboard the U.S.S. LST 263. His ship was dry docked for repairs in Galveston, Texas, and was schedul...

Melva M. Dewell, 97, of Fowler, Kansas, died Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Fowler Residential Care, Fowler.   She was born April 3, 1921, at Fowler, Kansas, the daughter of Fred J. and Sophia (Wortman) Heinz. She graduated from Fowler High School in 1938.  She later attended Hutchinson Salt City Business College.   On August 4, 1941, she married Richard Alden (Duke) Dewell at St. Anthony...

Merle Wilfred Staats, age 96, died Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Homestead Estates Home Plus in Liberal, KS. He was born January 23, 1922 in Hutchinson, KS, the son of Gasper Gordon and Mary J. (Casteel) Staats. He grew up on a farm near Woodward, OK, where he attended school and graduated from High School. He attended Business College at Wichita, KS. He entered the U. S. Coast Guard and served ov...

Jesse Calvin Winchester was born August 24, 1925 in Follett, Texas to Bert and Inez (Wood) Winchester. He graduated high school and attended one year of college.  He married Beulah Faye Sprague on May 20, 1951 in Beaver, Oklahoma. He was always active in 4H. His parents and wife preceded him in death. Jesse passed on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in the Beaver County Memorial Hospital, Oklahoma at t...