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 ...

Samuel C. Vazquez, age 62, died Thursday, November 10, 2022, at his home in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on February 7, 1960, the son of Socorro Vazquez and Josefina (Cardenas) Vazquez in Mexico. Samuel grew up in a large loving family with his four brothers, six sisters and extended family. On May 20, 1995, he was united in marriage to Luzvila Sanchez in Ventura, California. Samuel’s fa...

Donald Ulysses Hickok, 97, of Ulysses, Ks went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and was reunited with the love of his life on Wednesday, November 9th, 2022.  He was born July 21st, 1925 to Charles William and Mary Frances (McGillvary) Hickok in Ulysses, Ks. He graduated from Grant County Rural High School and joined the Navy at the age of 17 in 1943. He was sent to school in Maryvil...

Martha Lois Beauchamp, age 90, of Canon City, Colorado, died November 6, 2022, at Hildebrand Care Center in Canon City, Colorado. The oldest of five children, she was born May 2, 1932, in Syracuse, Kansas, the daughter of Carl E. and Henrietta M. (DeWeese) Graves. Martha was raised in Syracuse and attended Syracuse High School. She married Hayward Beauchamp and they raised five children, Keith,...

Evelyn Elaine Batt, formerly of Liberal, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on November 8, 2022, at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, at the age of 73. She was born on October 5, 1949, to Willard and Helen Downing of Liberal, Kansas. Evelyn grew up in Liberal and spent most of her life in the Liberal area, until September of this year when she moved to Oklahoma Cit...