FOWLER – Danny E. Dewell, age 74, passed away early Saturday morning, November 5, 2022, at the Fowler Residential Care Center, Fowler, Kansas. He was born March 21, 1948, at Fowler, Kansas, the son of Alden (Duke) and Melva (Heinz) Dewell. Dan grew up in Fowler, graduating from Fowler High School in 1966. He then served in the United States Navy. After his discharge, he returned to th...

Wanda May (Durham) Alexander, 85 years old, of Satanta, Kansas passed away on Friday, November 4, 2022, at Kearny County Hospital, Lakin, Kansas. Wanda was born to Louis and Bertie (Thornton) Durham on May 18, 1937, in Cedaredge, Colorado. The family moved to Satanta, Kansas when Wanda was 3 years old. Wanda met the love of her life, Alfred Alexander their senior year of high scho...

Leslie John “Bebo” Lynch was born on January 6th, 1955 in Perryton Tx to Clefton and Doris Lynch of Turpin, OK. He grew up in the Turpin United Methodist Church, though he also attended the Turpin Baptist Church with friends. He was Saved in his teens and baptized at Sharps Creek. Bebo moved to Guymon, OK his senior year of school where he met his wife, Jennie Lynch. He graduated from Guymon h...

James E. “Jimi” Cartwright, age 68, of Johnson, Kansas, died Sunday, October 30, 2022, at The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born January 22, 1954, in Syracuse, Kansas, the son of Morris and Rena Mae (Warren) Cartwright. Jimi was a lifetime resident of Johnson, growing up he was a Boy Scout and earned Eagle Scout. He graduated in 1972 from Stanton Count...

Maria Yolanda Chavez de Garcia, age 59, died Thursday, October 27, 2022, in El Paso, Texas. She was born on February 20, 1963, the daughter of Manuel Chavez and Socorro Mendoza Chavez in Chihuahua, Mexico. Maria was united in marriage to Julio Garcia on December 10, 1983, in Mexico. She was the mother to one son, Julio Jr. and two daughters, Cielo, and Rubi. Maria worked as a caregiver for Ho...

Carol J. Cordes, age 77, passed away Monday morning, October 31, 2022, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. She was born November 21, 1944, at Fowler, Kansas, the daughter of Frank H. and Mary (Kuhl) Bergkamp. As a young girl she attended school in Fowler and later St. Mary of the Plains High School, graduating from Fowler High School in 1962. On February 8, 1964, she ma...

Richard L. Cook, age 80, passed away late Saturday evening, October 29, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society, Liberal, Kansas. He was born September 16, 1942, at Meade, Kansas, the son of Clifford Ray and Lenora Elizabeth (Mabery) Cook. As a young boy he attended the Meade School system. After his education, he began his career as a custodian, working for the Liberal Public Schools for ov...

Laura Lee Heaton, 92, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Western Prairie Care Center Home, Ulysses, Kansas. Laura Lee was born to Lawrence and Dorothy Steen on October 10, 1930, in Ulysses, Kansas. After graduating from high school, she married Harold Lloyd (Buddy) Heaton. She was a wife, mother, and grandmother to so many. She loved and enjoyed her family. She enjoyed travel...

Amparo Pando, age 74, of Wichita, Kansas, formerly of Rolla, Kansas, died Friday, October 28, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She was born October 29, 1947, in Meoqui, Chihuahua, Mexico, the daughter of Andrés and Ramona (Ortiz) Soto. Amparo grew up in Mexico where at an early age she showed her servant’s heart by helping her mother, mother-in-law, an...

Bret Johnson, age 63, died Friday, October 14, 2022, at his home in Newton, Kansas. He was born December 15, 1958, in Ulysses, Kansas, the son of Donald Eugene and Shirley A. (Komma) Johnson. Bret grew up in Ulysses and attended Ulysses schools. While living in Ulysses, he had worked as a printer for Don Waterman, the local newspaper, and for George Anderson at Anderson Graphics. Bret loved ...