James C. Middleswart, age 80, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017, at the Kansas Veterans Home, Winfield, Kansas.   He was born May 6, 1936, at Fowler, Kansas, the son of Randolph Raymond and Anna J. (Way) Middleswart.  As a young boy he attended the Fowler school system, graduating from Fowler High School.  After his graduation, he joined the United States Army.  After his discharge, he ...

  Lydia Martinez, age 80, of Rolla, Kansas, died Thursday, March 30, 2017, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born February 28, 1937, in Rosita, Mexico, the daughter of Tranquilino and Dolores (Cervera) Lozano. Lydia grew up in Mexico. She married Jesus Martinez, Sr. in 1958 in Zaragoza, Mexico. They moved to Rolla, Kansas on May 24, 1974. Lydia enjoyed entertain...

Donald J. Klein, age 79, passed away early Wednesday morning, March 29, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Center, Liberal, Kansas.   He was born April 28, 1937, at Spearville, Kansas, the son of Lawrence and Lulu (Clapper) Klein.  As a young boy he attended school in St. John, Kansas, graduating from St. John High School.   After his graduation he became a Kansas National Guardsman, serving for ...

  James Farnham AGE: 28 OF: Johnson, Kansas DIED: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 IN: Stevens County, Kansas FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY: Garnand Funeral Home in Johnson, Kansas...

Carey D. Hoskinson, Kimberling City, MO, son of Ted Hoskinson and Wilma McCord, was born August 12, 1957 in Guymon, OK and departed this life on March 25, 2017 at the age of 59. Carey and his wife, Kim had just moved to their retirement home in Kimberling City, MO on Table Rock Lake from Kansas City, MO at the time of his passing. He had been Sr. Vice President of National Beef Packing, LLC. ...

Lois Margueritte Poer, age 82, died March 22, 2017 at the Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, KS. She was born November 11, 1934 in Prairie View, KS, the daughter of Berton J and Margueritte I. (Goeken) Brown. She graduated from Prairie View High School in 1953. She attended Ft. Hays State College at Hays, KS for 2 years. On June 29, 1958, she married Gareth Drew Poer at Prairie View, KS. He...

Dilla Deloris Hood, 84, died, March 22, 2017 at her home in rural Tyrone, OK. She was one of 13 children born to Clark Lincoln Rodkey and Myrtle Olive Anderson Rodkey in Buffalo, OK., on August 19, 1932. She graduated from Liberal, High School in 1949. She married Edward Brady Harness May 16, 1949, he died November 14, 1993. She married Robert Ellsworth Hood October 1, 1996, he died December 31...

Vonn John Richardson (84) of Plains, Kansas passed away surrounded by his loving family on March 23, 2017.     He was born November 30, 1932, in Liberal, Kansas to Ben and Edna (Beaver) Richardson.  He graduated from Kismet High School in Kismet, Kansas.  Shortly after High School, he began a long and successful farming career, which he continued until his death.   In 1955, he marrie...

JoAnn Ghumm, a resident of Hugoton, Kansas since 2008, succumbed to cancer on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at the Pioneer Manor. She was born August 24, 1946, to Marjorie Roberts and George Stone in Council Grove, Kansas. JoAnn enjoyed a lively childhood with four brothers and five sisters. She married Verlin Ghumm in 1963; to this union came four children. She was preceded in death by her husband...

  William Trent Seger, age 23, returned to our Heavenly Father, welcomed with open arms by numerous loved ones, on Monday, March 20, 2017, in Ogden, Utah. William Trent was known by many names, depending on how you knew him. Most called him Trent or William/Will, yet he responded to Uncle T, Papa Bear, Tretter-bug, Tretter, and Tur-run Tur-run. Ironically, ‘Shorty’ also became a popula...