Fred L. Landess, age 88, of Elkhart, Kansas died Thursday, November 23, 2017 at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born August 11, 1929 in Texas County, Oklahoma the son of Lewis and Jessie (Grant) Landess. Fred grew up in Elkhart and graduated from Elkhart High School. Fred attended Lamar Junior College and was a graduate of Baptist Bible College in Springfield, MO. He was the p...

Helen R. Bartel, aged 92, born in rural Meade County, Kansas, on December 18, 1924, went home to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on Wednesday, November 8, 2017. She died at the Lone Tree Retirement Center in Meade. She was the second of five children, the only daughter, born to Klaas H. and Helena (Doerksen) Reimer. She married Martin R. Bartel, also of rural Meade County, August 22, 1947, and fro...

Steven Mark Mader, age 61 of Dripping Springs, TX, passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2017. Steve was born June 5, 1956 in Garden City, KS to LaVern J. Mader and Delores Ratzlaff Mader. Steve was employed with Mader Construction for the past 12 years. He was preceded in death by his father, LaVern J. Mader; brother, Tim Mader; son, Austin Mader; grandparents, Vernon and Mary Mader, and William ...

At the age of 87, David Irvin Parker passed from this earthly life to his heavenly reward on November 20th, 2017 at 7:15 pm at the Homestead Estates in Liberal, Kansas, after a long struggle with a form of Alzheimer’s, his wife Goldie (Kemper) at bedside. Born in Newton, Kansas May 2nd, 1930, David attended Anderson College, a Church of God affiliated school in Anderson, Indiana. He was a studen...

Michael B. (Mike) Norman, age 72, passed away Tuesday morning, November 21, 2017, at the Minneola District Hospital, Minneola, Kansas.   He was born September 20, 1945, at Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Howard and Geraldine (Coon) Norman.   As a young boy he attended the Fowler school system, graduating from Fowler High School in 1963.  After his graduation, he attended Dodge City Community...

Mary Lou Wharran, 86, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Homestead Estates in Liberal, Kansas. She was born February 22, 1931 at Tyrone, Oklahoma, the daughter of Homer William and Cordelia (McAfee) Cain. She married Ivan Lenard Wharran April 4, 1952 at Tyrone, Oklahoma; he preceded her in death January 25, 2010 Mary Lou was a graduate of Tyrone High School. Shortly after she and Iv...

Luis Eduardo “Momo” Moreno died Wednesday, November 15, 2017, in Sherman County, Texas. He was born on January 20, 1978, in CD Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico. He was the son of Eduardo Moreno Jimenez and Barbara Chavira. He was a loving father and husband, whose perseverance and dedication to his family was unparalleled by any. As a man who instilled values such as hard work and kindness to f...

Nada F. Craig, age 81, passed away early Friday morning, November 17, 2017, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas.   She was born January 11, 1936, at Agra, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence and Ada Pearl (Randall) Holbrook.  As a young girl, she attended the Agra school system.  A resident of Meade since 2002, moving from Hill City, Kansas, she was a homemaker.   She was a member...

Rydecel Manriquez Bravo, 60, died on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at his residence. He was the son of Abigael Manriquez & Manuela Bravo.  He was born on April 7, 1957 in El Mortero Mexico. He and Elvia Manriquez were married on September 4, 1981 at Ojo De Agua Mexico. He worked for Cattle Empire as the head doctor at the feed yard. He loved and enjoyed his family.  He enjoyed ridin...

  Brenda Joyce (Simpson) Eckert, 69, Hugoton, KS died on Friday afternoon at Via Christi Hospital of St. Joseph, Wichita, KS.   She was the daughter of Melvin Leroy and Dorothy Marie (Moody) Simpson, she was born on May 7, 1948 in Garden City, KS.  She was a graduate of Satanta High School and attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University at Alva, OK where she met her lifelon...