James (Jim) Leonard Hartless of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, died at the age of 59 on May 23, 2022, at his home in Medicine Lodge. Jim was born on March 13, 1963, in La Junta, Colorado, to Leonard Wayne Hartless and Shirley Ann (Carrica) Hartless. Jim grew up with three brothers, Michael, Tom and Bill and a sister, Kelly. Jim graduated from La Junta High School. He married Maurina Bitner on Ma...

Preston Alan Nichols, 65, of Liberal, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2022 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He was born on January 28, 1957 to James "Ed" and Bernetta (Custer) Nichols at Liberal, KS. Preston was a graduate of Liberal High School; class of 1975. He worked as a Case Hole Engineer for Halliburton for many years then with Pioneer Energy Services until his retirement in...

Jared Valdez was born May 29, 1993, in Las Vegas, New Mexico, to his parents Leticia Guzman and Alex Ruben Valdez, Sr. He departed from this life to his eternal home on June 1, 2022, in Melbourne, Iowa. Jared enjoyed being physically active, playing sports and working out at the gym. He enjoyed spending quality time with his family and friends, playing board games, cards, or just simply being...

Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Cobb, 57, of Liberal, passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at her home. She was born on August 9, 1964 to Micheal and Elsie (Stegman) Naab in Meade, KS. On May 12, 1988 she married Jamey Cobb in Liberal, KS; he preceded her in death on September 20, 2021. Betty was a graduate of Liberal High School; class of 1983. She went on to obtain her Associates in Nursi...

Paula Estelle Brooks, 64, of Hooker, Oklahoma was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on June 3, 2022. Paula was born July 19,1957 to Travis and Adriene Walker in Fairfield, California. She and her family lived in California before settling in the Oklahoma panhandle. Paula graduated from Hooker High School with the Class of 1975. She married her first love, John Miller, and raised their three ch...

Diane S. Kopplemann, age 77, passed away early Tuesday morning, May 31, 2022, at the Kansas Medical Center, Andover, Kansas. She was born January 22, 1945, at Ness City, Kansas, the daughter of John Harry and Lois Louise (Scott) Hermon. As a young girl, she attended school in Ness City, graduating from Ness City High School. In 1964, she married Kenneth Dean Mosier at Ness City. ...

Ja’mel Daquan Brown, Jr., two month old son of Kristin Foster and Ja’mel Brown of Texhoma passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Ja’mel was born March 30, 2022 in Liberal, Kansas. He is survived by his parents: Kristin and Ja’mel of Texhoma; two sisters: Anellia Foster (2) and Dezirae Brown (8); one brother, Quinton Brown (6); his grandparents: Rita Romero and Greg Rom...

Roger Gene Lamcke , 94, of Liberal, Kansas died Friday, February 4, 2022 at Southwest Medical Center. He was born October 25, 1927 at Climbing Hill, Iowa, the son of Ira and Margarite (Day) Lamcke. He was married to Marion Johnson from 1948 to 1968 having two daughters from this marriage, Linda and Brenda. On November 2, 1969 he married Faye (Smith) White at Forgan, OK; from which he gained...

Vivian E. Armstrong was born on a small farm near Solomon, Kan., in 1928. She was the youngest of three children born to Charles and Nina Herman. Vivian was very close to her older sister Frances and oldest brother Earl. As adults whenever Vivian would get back together with big sister Frances, it caused an erupting of positive emotions — unending giggling, funny lines, laughing and smiling! Tog...

Josephine “JO” Lydia Ungles, 91, passed away Monday, May 30, 2022, at Satanta Long Term Care Unit, Satanta, Kansas. She was the daughter of Raymond Frances and Fern Elizebeth (Naugle) White. Josephine was born October 3, 1930, in Smyrna, Turkey. She and James (Jim) Max Ungles were married on July 13, 1951, in Meade, Kansas. To this union were three children, Joel Mark, Jon Raymond, and J...