Steven “Steve” Anthony Betts, age 58, of Council Bluffs, Iowa passed away February 19, 2018 at his home. He was born April 16, 1959, in Council Bluffs, to Paul and Karen. Steve graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1977. In August 1977, he married Jennie Cline. They had two children, Tara and Scott. Steve married Rebecca “Becky” Kramer in October 1985 and they had two children, Ji...

Elizabeth W. Toews, age 88, of Montezuma, Kansas, died Thursday, February 15, 2018, at Bethel Home in Montezuma. She was born February 12, 1930, in Montezuma, Kansas, the daughter of Henry and Anna (Weins) Toews. Elizabeth attended school in Montezuma. She previously worked as a nurse’s aide in the hospital. She most enjoyed meeting the people. Elizabeth also cleaned at the church and school....

Clyde Gardell Beard, age 75, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Saturday, February 17, 2018, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born November 28, 1942, in Stafford, Kansas, the son of Clyde E. and Mollie M. (Schilling) Beard. Gardell loved playing football in high school. He once made the winning touchdown in the last seconds of the game. He also enjoyed running track, jumping hurdl...

Virginia May Helsel, 84, died Friday, February 16, 2018 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born the daughter of Dennis Maxwell Booth and Mildred Catherine (Hart) Booth on February 27, 1933 in Liberal, KS. She married Gerald Lee Helsel on May 17, 1952, in Clayton N.M. He died July 9, 2000. She graduated from Liberal High School in 1943. She was a Crew Chief for Beech Aircr...

Brett Jackson Crawford, 41, died on Wednesday, February 14th, 2018, at his home in Wichita, KS. Brett was born August 11th, 1976, the youngest son of Don Clinton Crawford and Jana Maree Morris. He was born at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. Brett lived in Hugoton most of his life and graduated from Hugoton High School in 1995. Brett loved his family more than anything and was ful...

Twila Faye Kaberlein, 85, died on Thursday, February 15, 2018, at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home, Hugoton, KS. She was the daughter of Frank and Thelma (Lepper) Dufield. She was born on November 27, 1932, in Kismet, KS. On April 19, 1975, she married John P. Kaberlein in Liberal, KS. Twila worked for Pahandle Eastern Pipeline Company for 18 years and at Stevens County Treasurers office until he...

Irene Bautista, age 63, died February 15, 2018, at the Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, TX. She was born November 18, 1954, in Chimaltitan, Jalisco, Mexico, the daughter of Pedro Bautista Villegas and Maria Abigai Martinez Delgado. On June 1, 1976 she married Tomas Bautista at Chimaltitan, Jalisco, Mexico. He survives. She was employed at Tyson Foods as the knife supervisor. Survivor...

William Terry Stuart, age 69, of Clarendon, Texas, died Friday, February 9, 2018, at Thomas E. Creek VA Medical Center in Amarillo, Texas. He was born February 10, 1948, at Salem, Illinois, the son of Archie Lamar and Kathryn Lou Stuart. Terry grew up in Ulysses, Kansas, and was a graduate of Ulysses High School. He furthered his education at Emporia State University, Fort Hays State Universit...

Claude B. Leis, age 94, passed away Wednesday evening, February 14, 2018, a the Fowler Residential Care Center, Fowler, Kansas.   He was born October 5, 1923, at Conway Springs, Kansas, the son of Andrew and Cecilia (Elpers) Leis.  He graduated from Minneola High School in 1942.  He was a self carpenter, farmer, and stockman.   He was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church of Fowler, a ...

Michael Anthony Hartman, age 50, of Independence, Missouri died Monday, February 12, 2018 at his home. He was born May 30, 1967 in Corpus Christi, Texas the son of Ronald John and Judith Ann (Melcenchek Rodriguez) Hartman. Michael grew up in Lakin, Kansas and graduated from Lakin High School in 1985. He earned a BS degree from Bethany College and a Master’s Degree in Music from Kansas Univers...