Ethyle Faye Reynolds Reese passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017, at the Catholic Care Center in Wichita, KS.   Ethyle was born in Hugoton, KS, to Levi and Mary Etta Reynolds on May 1, 1924. After graduating from Hugoton High School, Ethyle worked for Boeing Corporation during World War II. After moving back to Hugoton, she met and married Gale Reese. They were married nearly 65 years and r...

PLAINS – Jackie L. “Jack” Osborne, age 65, passed away early Sunday morning, June 18, 2017, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. He was born February 26, 1952, at Liberal, Kansas, the son of Alfred “Jack” and Bertha Mae (Lynde) Osborne. As a young boy he attended the Plains school system, graduating from Southwestern Heights High School in 1971. He later attended Seward Coun...

Carlos (Charlie) O. Mendoza died at 8:35 p.m., Tuesday, June 13, 2017, in Wichita, Kansas, following a brief illness. Charlie was born July 19, 1936, in Vernon, Texas, the son of Blas and Anita (Ornelas) Mendoza. Charlie spent his early adult life in Grand Island, Nebraska, working at Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant. Prior to his death, he resided with Mosaic in Garden City, Kansas, for over ...

Laverna C. Hobbs, age 96, of Elkhart, Kansas, died Monday, June 12, 2017, at Morton County Senior Living Community in Elkhart. She was born November 21, 1920, in Polk County, Nebraska, the daughter of Louis Samuel and Flossie Grace (Nansel) Ernst. Laverna grew up in Nebraska and graduated from Duncan NE High School. She moved to Denver, Colorado after graduation. She married Irvin O. Mumy, Jr. ...

Dale Walter Bickmore, age 72, longtime resident of Elkhart, Kansas, died Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Castle Rock, Colorado. He was born September 29, 1944, in Santa Maria, California, the son of Raymond and Bernice G. (Sagaser) Bickmore. Dale grew up in California. He was one of three boys. Dale married Carolyn Jones on August 18, 1963, in Santa Maria, California. They moved to Elkhart in 1966...

Beth Ladner, age 84, of Ulysses, Kansas died Friday, June 9, 2017, at The Legacy at Park View in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born February 28, 1933, in Clearfield, Utah, the daughter of William and LaVon (Hamblin) VanZyl. Beth grew up in Utah and graduated high school in Clearfield. She worked at the Hill Air Force Base where she met LeRoy G. Ladner. They were married on January 15, 1955 in Clearf...

Juan Gregorio Torres-Gonzales died Tuesday, June 6, 2017 in Liberal, KS. Juan was born March 12, 1955 to Inocencio Torres and Ana Maria Gonzales at Salinas, Puerto Rico. He finish high school in New Jersey. Juan married Maebon “Eva” Gonzales Torres on May 8, 1983 in Newark, New Jersey, she survives. He was a self -employed Truck driver and a mechanic. He was always helping family and tho...

Elmer Warren Clymer, 76, died on Tuesday June 6, 2017 at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, KS. He was the son of Walter & Elma (Kinser) Clymer, he was born on October 19, 1940 at Paonia, CO. Elmer and Mary were married on June 8, 1963 and she preceded him in death on June 23, 2003. Elmer then married Chris Van Hoosier on December 28, 2006 in Satanta, KS. Elmer moved to Satanta w...

Sandra Kay Rollins Gillespie, 68, died on Wednesday, May 31,2017 at Stevens County Hospital, Hugoton, Ks.   She was the daughter of Charles Rollins and Betty (Hemphill) Rollins, she was born on September 27, 1948 , at St. John Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, although her formative years were spent in Henryetta, Oklahoma where she lived until she graduated from Henryetta High School. &nb...

William F Haney “Bill”; age 73, of Johnson, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017. He was born January 24, 1944, on a farm in Atoka County, Oklahoma, the son of Earlon Leslie and Adell (Cecil) Haney. Bill started school in 1950. In 1961, he started driving a mail route for his Grandpa Cecil before and after school. He finished school in 1962 and moved to Johnson, Kansas, where...