On the evening of September 19, 2016, Lawrence Ferrell passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. Lawrence was being visited and comforted by family members and friends at Legacy at Park View in Ulysses, Kansas during the time of his passing. Lawrence was 90 years old. Lawrence was born in the town of Lakin, Kansas on July 10, 1926. He was one of six children born to the late ...

Kathleen Kennedy Sakis, age 71, passed away Saturday evening, September 17, 2016, at the Minneola District Hospital, Minneola, Kansas.   She was born August 22, 1945, at Phoenix, Arizona, the daughter of Lewis Lamoreux and Vera K. (Miles) Kennedy.  As a young girl she attended school in Aurora, Colorado.  A resident of Meade for ten years moving from Hugoton, Kansas, she was a ho...

M. LaVon Miller, age 87, died Wednesday evening, September 14, 2016, at her Meade, Kansas resiedence.   She was born March 3, 1929, at rural Fowler, Kansas, the daughter of Walter Warren and Feryl Ione (Flinn) Marrs.  As a young girl she attended the Fowler school system, graduating from Fowler High School.  She later attended nurses training in Wichita.  After her education, she returned t...

Ednetta (Nettie) Springer Gilmore Brown Crotts died, Friday, September 9th, 2016 at Wheatridge Park Care Center. She was born May 26th, 1918 in Hoisington, KS to Frank and Marie Klas Springer. She married Lawrence Crotts, December 22nd, 1958 in Hebron, NE, he preceded her in death on May 23rd, 1993. Nettie moved to Olmitz, KS, at the age of 5, at age 15 she moved to Great Bend, KS, to work as a ho...

Leo S. Wenta, age 90, passed away early Friday morning, September 16, 2016, at the Kansas Soldiers Home, Ft. Dodge, Kansas.   He was born April 11, 2016 at Fowler, Kansas, the son of John and Bridgett (Hageman) Wenta.  As a young boy he attended the Fowler school system.  He later attended Barber College in California.  After his schooling, he joined the United States Army, serving during W...

Ella Mae Ellis Pennington  88, died Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born March 9, 1928 in Stevens County the daughter of Earl John and Lola May (Thomas) Ellis. She graduated in 1945 from Haviland High School Haviland, KS and she had attended Seward County Community College. She had been employed at the Rice Food Market i...

Helen M. Borth, age 93, passed away early Saturday morning, September 10, 2016, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. She was born January 4, 1923, at Plains, Kansas, the daughter of Peter and Emma (Basgal) Kisner.  As a young girl, she attended the Plains school system, graduating from Plains High School.  Upon her graduation she attended a secretarial college and began working ...

Frieda H. McCallion, age 81, of Elkhart, Kansas died September 10, 2016 at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born July 2, 1935 on the family farm north of Spearville, Kansas the daughter of Charles and Helen (Fox) Berend. Frieda grew up in Spearville and graduated from Spearville High School. She married Donald Edward McCallion on November 28, 1956 in Dodge City, Kansas. Fried...

  John Charles Hart, age 64, of Johnson, Kansas, died Saturday, September 10, 2016 at his home in Johnson, Kansas. He was born March 30, 1952 in Elkhart, Kansas, the son of Marshall E. and Bramlett Pauline (Carter) Hart. John was a graduate of Stanton County High School. He enlisted in the United States Navy in December 1970 and was honorably discharged in 1973. He then served in the Na...

  Ronald W. Wells, age 68, of Ulysses, Kansas died Thursday, September 8, 2016 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born October 26, 1947 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of A.H. “Spud” and Effie (Lott) Wells. Ron graduated from Grant County Rural High School in 1966. He served in the United States Army. In 1968, he served in Vietnam followed by Germany in 1972. H...