Bonnie Rypma, age 79, died Friday, January 13, 2023, at the Robert J Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on April 23, 1943, in Hollywood, California, the daughter of William “Bill” and Sally (Wright) Lillard. Bonnie attended school in Santa Barbara, California, and graduated from Santa Barbara High School. After graduation, Bonnie Joined the United States Air Force. ...

Timothy Luke Massey, 20, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, in Satanta, Kansas. He was born August 9, 2002, in Garden City, Kansas to Shawn Andrew and Renee Luanne (Karriker) Massey. Luke was a member of The First Church of Satanta. Luke was a Sublette High School graduate of the class of 2021. Luke enjoyed playing golf, football, wrestling, and band. He was a high school trap s...

Judith Diane Angell, 84, died Friday, January 13, 2023 at Homestead Estates in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on December 18, 1938, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Carl and Helen (Fansler) Black. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Des Moines in 1957, and then from Kansas University in 1967. On May 3, 1959, she married Royce Angell in Des Moines. He preceded her in death on Oc...

Norma N. Klotz, age 85, passed away early Friday morning, January 13, 2023, at her Meade, Kansas, residence. She was born September 14, 1937, at Lakin, Kansas, the daughter of Earnest and Otela “Dolly” (Schaffer) Jenks. As a young girl, she attended school in Lakin, graduating from Lakin High School. A longtime resident of Meade, she had worked as a waitress and at the Meade Thriftwa...

Kenny Sizemore, 65, passed away at home in Elizabeth, Colorado, on December 13, 2022, with Michael and Patricia at his side. Born in Coldwater, Kansas, on May 3, 1957, he was the third son welcomed to the family of Kenneth and Avis (Martin) Sizemore. The family settled in Liberal, Kansas, where Kenny graduated from Liberal High School in 1975. Kenny and Patricia (Howland) married in 1978...

Evan Patrick Bayouth, 21, of Stillwater, Oklahoma, passed away unexpectedly on January 8, 2023, around 2:35 p.m. The Rosary will begin at 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 13, 2023, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 14, 2023, also at St. Francis Xavier. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Stil...

Nettie Marie Byrum, 91, died Monday, January 9, 2023 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on October 8, 1931. She was the daughter of Nettie R. (Comstock) and John R. Morris. She was married to John W. Byrum. They married in Perryton, Texas on February 19, 1953. He preceded her in death on January 7, 2014. Marie and Johnny lived in her mother’s house with her ...

Yvonne Vera (Vonnie) Schwindt, age 91, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at Western Prairie Senior Living Community in Ulysses. She was born May 22, 1931, in rural Scott County, Kansas, the daughter of Joe and Estella (Cummins) Knobbe. Yvonne graduated in 1949 from Sacred Heart Academy in Wichita. In 1950, she married Gene Schwindt. Yvonne did various jobs while working at S...

Larry Wayne Bryant, 67, left on his next adventure on January 9, 2023 at his residence in Tyrone, Oklahoma. He was born on November 30, 1955 in Satanta, Kansas, the son of Darrell Bryant and Patricia (Miller) Balzer. He married Kimberly Kirk on September 19, 2015 in Hooker, Oklahoma. She survives. He graduated from Satanta High School. He also attended Baker University and Larry wor...

Letcher Waechter, age 80, died Sunday, January 8, 2023, at her home in Ulysses. She was born July 16, 1942, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Lester Roy and Olive Helen (Lachenmaier) Green. Letcher grew up in Kearny County, graduated high school in Deerfield, and furthered her education at Fort Hays State University. Letcher married Carl Donald Waechter on June 4, 1961, in Lakin. She wo...