Arlan Ray Decker, 63, passed away on Monday, April 12, 2021, Stevens County Hospital, Hugoton, KS. He was the son of Dale Irvin and Carolyn Sue (Cann) Decker, he was born on February 10, 1958, Hugoton, KS. Arlan and Ranelle Bozarth were married in 1988 and later divorced. To this union were two very loved children, Kolton and Tasha. Arlan was a member of the Sovereign Redeemer Church. Arlan ...

PLAINS - Betty Lee Ramsey Richie left her earthly home April 13, 2021 at Lone Tree Retirement Center in Meade, Kansas. Betty was born August 3, 1948 in Dodge City, Kansas to Craig A. and Ruth Ramsey of Plains, Kansas.  She grew up in Plains and attended Plains schools. In 1964 Betty married Lowell Wriston and to this union was born a daughter, Lisa Marie in 1965.  Betty continued her educ...

Albert J. Amerin, age 77, passed away Monday afternoon, April 12, 2021, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. He was born December 9, 1943, at Meade, Kansas, the son of Enos J. and Lillian B. (Lauer) Amerin.  As a young boy, he attended school in Plains, graduating from Plains High School in 1962.  After high school, he attended Hutchinson Community College on a football scho...

Betty Frier went to her heavenly home early April 8, 2021, at the Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. Betty was the third child born to Bryan Reynolds Quattlebaum and Gladys Mae Daniels Quattlebaum in Gruver, Texas. She was her Daddy’s little girl having two older brothers, Gerald and John. The family moved from Texas to Morton County, Kansas, in 1931. Like her brothers, Bet...

Larry Dean Busby, age 68, died on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.   He was born on February 6, 1953 the son of Leonard C. Busby and Gladys Koehn in Liberal, Kansas.   Larry graduated from Liberal High School in 1971. He married his love of 41 years, Debra Underwood in 1980 in Liberal, Kansas. Together they raised two sons, Larry Jr. and Kenneth and...

Shelly Dawn Shapland, 54 years old, passed away April 11, 2021, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born May 21, 1966, the daughter of Clarence and Gloria Jean (Long) Hagan. “This Too Shall Pass” “Forever & Always” “I Love You More” She was fierce, the kind of woman who no matter what, stood her ground. She was a fighter, an old soul, the type that you c...

Dorothy Mae Horton, age 92, died Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at Morton County Senior Living Community in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born May 1, 1928, in Waynoka, Oklahoma, the daughter of Thomas R. Sr., and Margarett (Riley) Gillespie.     At a young age, Dorothy’s family relocated to Elkhart, Kansas, where she would eventually raise her own family. Dorothy attended primary and secondary ...

Donald Leon Imler, 64, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday April 6, 2021 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on July 7, 1956 to Wilbur and Oleta (Vaughan) Imler in Selma, AL. On November 15, 1978 he married Sharen Hoock in Perryton, TX. He was a graduate of Tyrone High School in Tyrone, OK; class of 1975. Donald worked with National Carriers for 30 plus y...

Charles Edwin Collins, 67, of Houston TX, passed away at his home Sunday April 4th, after a brief battle with cancer. Charles was born on August 18, 1953, in Liberal KS, the second son of Loren Lee and Joan Etta (Henage) Collins. He graduated Liberal High school with the Class of 1971. While attending LHS and Seward County Community College, he assisted his parents at the family business, Merit Ra...

William Booth completed his journey in this world on April 4, 2021 at his home outside Mountain Grove, MO, where he had been a resident after retiring in 2010 to fulfill his life-long dream of owning a farm. Bill Booth was born on November 8, 1936 in Liberal, KS to Dennis Maxwell Booth and Catherine Mildred Hart. He was the only boy of 4 children. Bill was a Korean War Veteran having served ...