Maria F. Payen, age 90, of Johnson, Kansas died Monday, December 5, 2016, at her home in Johnson, Kansas. She was born March 31, 1926, in Ojinaga, Chihuahua Mexico, the daughter of Leon Urquidiz and Pascuala Rodriguez. Maria, a homemaker, married Ezequiel Payen, Sr. She enjoyed cooking and baking. She welcomed family and friends into her home and provided them with a warm meal. Singin...

Lena S. Doerksen, age 88, passed away Sunday afternoon, December 4, 2016, at the Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.   She was born May 30, 1928, in rural Meade County, Kansas, the daughter of John H. and Sara J. (Reimer) Doerksen.  As a young girl she attended the Lake View Elementary School in rural Meade County.  She later received her nurses training at Dodge City Community College i...

Janice Fern Francis, age 71, died December 3, 2016 at Nichol Home in Glasco, KS. She was born December 3, 1945 in Sioux City, IA, the daughter of Harry L. and Esther (Schell) Baker. She attended Plains Elementary School. In September 1973, she married Donald Francis in Liberal, KS. He preceded her in death. She was a home maker. She enjoyed playing bingo, dominos and the arts at the craft sh...

  Roger E. Hurst, age 82, of Johnson, Kansas, died Sunday, December 4, 2016, at his home in Johnson, Kansas. He was born February 2, 1934, in Howard, Kansas, the son of Howard and Iva (Cory) Hurst. Roger moved to Stanton County when he was 10 years old. He graduated from high school at the age of 16. He went to work at a welding shop and purchased his first car. Roger then began farming...

Sara Jean Herd (Chappell), 32, died Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. She was born on December 20, 1983 to Sammy and Leslie Annette (Durbin) Chappell in Liberal, KS. She attended Southwestern Heights High School, and later went on to get her GED. She worked as a Home Aid for Home Heath for several years. Survivors include: 3 Sons Aiden, Anakin and Jordan ...

  Martha Ann Meza, age 53, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center / St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Kansas.  She was born May 25, 1963, in Ulysses, Kansas, the daughter of Manuel and Irma (Guerra) Meza. Martha grew up in Ulysses and graduated from Ulysses High School in 1981. She moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2001. Martha married Jo...

  June Grubbs, age 87, of Ulysses, Kansas died Thursday, December 1, 2016, at The Legacy at Park View in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born May 30, 1929, in Ulysses, Kansas, the daughter of Otis and Winnifred May (Williams) Deyoe. June married Francis Earl Grubbs on August 12, 1945, in Moscow, Kansas. After their marriage, they moved to Colorado and in 1960 they moved to Hugoton, Kansas. In ...

  William (Bill) Harrison Brown, age 80, died Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas He was born to Harry and Mildred (Gall) Brown on January 29, 1936, in Dodge City, Kansas. He grew up in Ford County with his two brothers, Bob and Gordon. Bill’s father was a lawman. Harry Brown’s name is listed in the Boothill Museum with other notables like B...

  Hobart Wesley Quimby was born July 28, 1924 at Mexhoma, Oklahoma. He was the second son of Harley and Myrtle Iva Perkins Quimby. Hobart had three brothers, Leo Alvin, Jimmie Alton, and Dennie Lee, and one sister Iva Mae. He passed away at the Stevens County Hospital on November 30, 2016, which was his wife’s birthday, at the age of 92. He had been a resident at Pioneer Manor for almost...

Martha Lou Dingess Sneath, age 89, passed away Wednesday morning, November 30, 2016, at the Minneola District Hospital Long Term Care Unit.   She was born January 3, 1927, at Ashland, the daughter of Walter S. and Ruth (Small) Dingess.  As a young girl, she attended the Englewood Grade School.  She attended four years of high school in Meade, graduating in 1944.  She also attend...