Joyce Ann Guenther, 65, lifelong area resident, passed away Saturday morning, June 25, 2022 at the Memorial Hospital of Texas County. The daughter of Boyd and Alice (McClure) Gilbert, she was born October 29, 1956 in Elkhart, Kansas. Joyce attended school in Elkhart, graduating with the Class of 1975. She and Mark Guenther were married on September 22, 1976 in Elkhart. She attended Christ Lu...

Karen Jean Pate, 63 years old, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Stevens County Hospital, in Hugoton, Kansas. The daughter of Lyle Arthur and Nole Ferne (Prather) Pate, she was born March 30, 1959, in Hugoton, Kansas. Growing up Karen loved to ride horses and being outside. Her passion for all animals could be seen daily in her life, her cat of 12 years Ace, was one of her favor...

Galen Lynn Bridenstine, 71, of Turpin, Okla., went to be home with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. He was born to Glen and Thelma (Wilkerson) Bridenstine on Jan. 16, 1951, in Liberal, Kan. He married Janet Morrison. They had two sons, Ryan Neil and Clint Wade. He married Roberta Love on July 27, 1979. They had two children, Keith Alan and Tina Marie. He graduated from ...

James Edward (Jim) Spencer, age 73, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born August 16, 1948, in Garden City, Kansas, the son of William O. and Mable A. (Smith) Spencer. Jim spent most of his adult life in Ulysses. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1969 and served in the Vietnam War. Jim married Peggy A. Cowan on December...

Glennis A. Koehn, age 85, of Montezuma, Kansas, died Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at Bethel Home in Montezuma. She was born December 6, 1936, in Montezuma the daughter of William and Francis (Koehn) Koehn. Glennis received her education from the Copeland school system. She married Glenn Koehn on March 1, 1959, in Montezuma. They farmed in Grant County for 60 years before retiring to Arizona. G...

Bobby Callahan, age 92, died Sunday, June 19, 2022. He was born on June 21, 1929, to Dovie (Hampton) Callahan and Lawrence Callahan. Bobby worked the family farm until he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served over twenty three years active duty and inactive service. He reached the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 3. Served two tours in Vietnam and was awarded 2 Bronze Star medals during his war...

James A. (Jim) Hush, age 86, passed away Wednesday morning, June 22, 2022, at the Regent Park Rehabiltation and Healthcare, Wichita, Kansas. He was born January 20, 1936, at Wichita, Kansas, the son of Leonard and Blanche Lucille (Armentrout) Hush. At the age of six months, he moved with his mother and twin sisters to Plains. He attended the Plains school system, graduating from Plains ...

Nga Thi Thuy Nguyen, 77, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday. June 22, 2022, at the Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. She was born on April 3, 1945, to Yet Van Nguyen and Buoi Thi Phan at Saigon Vietnam, She married Ho Van Phan on January 2, 1965, in Vietnam. He preceded her in death on January 27, 2015 She and her family moved to California from Vietnam in 1992 and then moved to L...

Kyra Nicole Flenoid, 39, of Liberal, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022 at the Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. She was born on October 1, 1982 to Perry Washington and Sue Flenoid at Liberal, KS. When she was two she was adopted by her grandparents, Bobby and Alegra Adams. Kyra attended Lincoln Elementary, West Middle School, and was a graduate of Liberal High School; class of 2001....

Shirley Ketchum, age 87, of Elkhart, Kansas, died Monday, June 13, 2022, at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas. She was born May 29, 1935, in Lakin, Kansas, the oldest child of William and Zelma (Barber) Rust. Shirley graduated in 1953 from Lamar High School in Lamar, Colorado. She married A.C. (Charles) Davis on May 1, 1953, and they moved to Elkhart in 1956. Together they welcomed three childre...