Ruth Anie Grinstead, 76, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at her home. She was born on July 2, 1946 to Robert and Dorothy (Hubbard) Holder at Turlock, CA. On December 24, 1987 she married Arthur "Ike" Grinstead at Muleshoe, TX. After high school she was a hairdresser, worked as a Cowboy for many years, and later worked at National Carriers as a Parts Manager for...

Berna Deane Hampton, age 86, of Ulysses, Kansas died Thursday, November 17, 2022 at her home in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born January 1, 1936 at Satanta, Kansas, the daughter of Homer and Nellie (Hileman) Bonsall. Berna Deane grew up in Ulysses, graduated from Ulysses High School in 1953 and attended First Baptist Church. Berna Deane was the first Nurse’s Aide at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospi...

Boyd Lee Turner, age 70, died November 15, 2022, at the Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was born May 11, 1952, in Morton County, Kansas, the son of Richard Leo and Naomi Faye (Paul) Turner. Boyd grew up west of Elkhart in Baca County, Colorado. He received his education at Yarbrough School and graduated from Elkhart High School. Boyd has lived most of his life in Morton Co...

Nicolas "Nic" Steven Morse, 27, of Pleasant Hill, OR, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2022 at his home in Liberal, KS. He was born on May 18, 1995 to Todd Morse and Kristine (Dunlap) Morse in Springfield, OR. On May 8, 2022 he married Kristin Waller in Meade, KS. He attended school at Pleasant Hill High School. Nic worked as a Operator for Jerome Environmental Services in Plains, ...

Leslie Ann Schield Hicks, 63, formerly of Hitchcock, OK passed away on Monday, November 14, 2022 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center in Liberal, KS. She was born on February 5, 1959 to Albert and Shirley (Pierson) Schield at Meade, KS. Leslie grew up in Plains, KS and was a graduate of Southwestern Heights; class of 1977. She worked as CMA for many years. Leslie enjoyed fishing and campi...

Tony Rowe, age 55, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Tuesday, November 15, 2022, in Ulysses. He was born December 17, 1966, in Moline, Illinois, the son of Arlon James and Sherry (Havens) Rowe. Tony grew up in Illinois and graduated from Moline High School. He had been a flight attendant for Continental Airlines and flew all over the world. Tony had also been a Captain at Walt Disney World Jungle Cru...

Josephine E. Amerin, age 94, passed away Monday afternoon, November 14, 2022, at her Plains, Kansas, residence. She was born January 14, 1928, at rural Padroni, Colorado, the daughter of John and Anna (Ertle) Gertner.  As a young girl, she attended school in Padroni, graduating from Padroni High School in 1946. On January 24, 1950, she married Edward John Amerin at Sterling, Colorado.  Aft...

Boyd C. (Bill) Fox, Jr., age 100, passed away Monday afternoon, November 14, 2022, at his rural Plains, Kansas, residence. He was born May 24, 1922, in rural Plains, Kansas, the son of Boyd C. and Lillie (Edwards) Fox. As a young boy, he attended school at the West Glendale country school and later Plains High School, graduating in 1939. He later attended Dodge City Community College an...

Bounma Khamphouvong, age 78, died Friday, November 11, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on November 1, 1944, in Laos. Bounma was united in marriage to Sika Khamphouvong. She was the loving mother of eight children, Lum, Kum, Bouakham, Oua, Sim, Phim, Em, and Tim. Bounma worked for National Beef for 10 years. She was a member of the Buddhist Community in Libera...

Dorothy Pearl (Hockett) Kost, age 91, died Saturday, November 12, 2022, at her home in Beaver, Oklahoma She was born on April 3, 1931, in Liberal, Kansas to Andrew and Cora Hockett. Dorothy married Warren Kost in Clayton, New Mexico on December 26, 1948, they later divorced. Born to them were five children, Glenn, Delbert, Jerry (Patsy), Gerry (Kay), and Sherry Newman. Dorothy worked as a ...