Louise (Martens) Koop, 93, went to be with her Lord and Savior October 15, 2022. She was born April 23, 1929, in High River, Alberta, Canada, the daughter of Cornelius Isaac and Louise Jenny (Schultz) Martens. Later they moved to Matsqui, British Columbia, Canada. On Saturday at 2:43 pm August 19, 1950, she was married to her sweetheart, Ira Nathaniel Koop. This was at the Mennonite Breth...

Joyce E. Amerin, age 62, passed away early Friday morning, October 14, 2022, at the St. Francis Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. She was born April 28, 1960, at Meade, Kansas, the daughter of John R. and Shirletta Joyce (Keeling) Amerin. As a young girl, she attended school in Plains, graduating from Southwestern Heights High School in 1979. She later attended St. Mary of the Plains in D...

MEADE – Molly Anne Brenner, age 24, passed away Friday afternoon, October 14, 2022, at the University of Colorado Health Aurora Campus, Aurora, Colorado. She was born March 29, 1998, at Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Mitch and Cindy (Cordes) Brenner. As a young girl, she attended school in Meade, graduating from Meade High School in 2016. During her school years, Molly was involved in co...

Michael (Mike) J. Brond, 61, of Liberal, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2022, at St. Francis Via Christi Hospital in Wichita, KS. He was born on July 28, 1961, to James and Carol (Lala) Brown at Grand Forks, ND. On August 17, 1985, he married Barbara Hattendorf in Scott City, KS. The pair were college sweethearts after meeting at Kansas State University their freshman year of college....

Saundra Sue Grover, 83, of Liberal, gained her wings and passed peacefully at her home. Born May 12th, 1939, to Lometa Ogden Cannon and Edwin Hulcy. Saundra married Harold Dean Hawk in 1957, and had 6 children, Dena, Douglas, Danny, Darla, Billy, and David. Later remarried John Grover in 1986. Many knew Saundra as "Mama Hawk", she enjoyed giving and helping anyone in need. She valued her ...

Larry Gene Slater, age 69, passed away Monday, October 10, 2022, at his residence in Turpin, Oklahoma, after a courageous battle with ALS. He was born on July 24, 1953, in Beaver, Oklahoma the son of Robert “Roy” and Barbara (Kendrick) Slater. Larry was one of five children, brother Harold “Leroy”, sisters, Sherrilyn Smith, Maxine Brack, and Cynthia “Cindy” Sheldon (David). Larry...

Grant Eugene Thompson, 82, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at Southwest Medical Center, in Liberal, Kansas. The son of Forest and Dorothy (Anderson) Thompson, he was born on July 14, 1940. Grant and Wanda Gale Myers were married on July 14, 1964, in Amarillo, Texas. To this union were two children: David, and Teri. Wanda preceded him in death on January 25, 2018. He w...

Lois L. Hall, 91 years old, passed away Monday, October 10, 2022, at Dunaway Manor Nursing Home, in Guymon, Oklahoma. The daughter of Roy D. and Ethel (Manwaren) McClure, she was born October 23, 1930, in Hugoton, Kansas. She and Howard Victor Hall were married on December 30, 1947. She and Howard celebrated 51 years of marriage; he preceded her in death on July 28, 1999. L...

Lennis J. Hanes, age 88, died October 8, 2022, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born July 25, 1934, in Boise City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Samuel Tony and Winnie Mae (Wood) Hughes. Lennis grew up in Boise City and graduated in 1952 from Boise City High School. She married Ward G. Hanes on December 27, 1954, in Clayton, New Mexico. She lived in Boise City, Oklahoma,...

William James McLaughlin, 39, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at his home. He was born on May 12, 1983 to William and Sharon (Hicks) McLaughlin at Amarillo, TX. On July 15, 2017 James married Stephanie Akins at Liberal, KS. He attended school at Randall High in Amarillo, TX. James enlisted into the US Marine Corps in 1999 at Phoenix, AZ, serving four years and rec...