Vicie Jane (Jones) Lopez, 83, passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at her residence.   Jane was the daughter of Willie D. and Marie Elizabeth (Moffitt) Jones.  She was born on March 3, 1937 in Lubbock, Texas.   Jane and Juan (Johnny) Lopez were married on July 5, 1980 in Meade, KS.  He preceded her in death on May 27, 2018.   Jane was a nurse’s aide for ...

Margaret Marie Holt, age 103, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Saturday, November 28, 2020, at Western Prairie Senior Living Community in Ulysses, Kansas. According to her birth certificate and the doctor, she was born on October 7, 1917.  However; according to Margaret, she was born early in the morning and the doctor was confused on the date, and she was actually born on October 8, 1917, in Plains, Kan...

Larry Joe Koochel, 81, beloved husband, father, papa, businessman and automobile aficionado, died peacefully on November 25, 2020 at the T. Boone Pickens Hospice Center, Dallas, TX due to complications from a recent surgery. In May 1966, Larry and Saundra Powell married at The First Christian Church, Liberal, KS. Born July 23, 1939 in Great Bend, KS to Olin and Dorothy Wilhelm Koochel, Larry...

Leona Miller, 77, of Turpin, OK passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at the Beaver County Nursing Home in Beaver, OK. She was born on July 15, 1943 to Leonard and Hutoka (Warren) Rieck at Thomas, OK. On June 4, 1961 she married Delmar Miller at Liberal, KS; he preceded her in death on January 21, 2001. When Leona was a child her family moved to Liberal, KS. She was a graduate of Lib...

Ann Marie Pierce, 58, died Monday, November 23, 2020 at her home in Turpin, Oklahoma. She was born on May 13, 1962 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of Leo and Puri (Gonzalez) Plett. Ann graduated from Turpin High School in 1980 and later attended Platt Community College where she received a degree in Phlebotomy and Medical Assistant. She worked as a Medical Assistant for 5 years for Dr. K...

Courtney Leigh Allen, 29, died suddenly on November 18, 2020 in Liberal, Kansas. She was born January 16, 1991 in Liberal, Kansas. Courtney is the daughter of David William Allen and Sue McNabb. For the last 10 years she has been living in the Ponderosa near Turpin, Oklahoma. Courtney was so proud to graduate with her GED and CNA license from Gutherie, Oklahoma. She was a very girly girl, she l...

Joyce L Day, 88, of Turpin, OK passed away on Tuesday November 24, 2020 at the Morton County Senior Living Center in Elkhart, KS. She was born on July 26, 1932 to Harley and Pearl (Ross) Davis in Gate, OK. On November 4, 1950 she married Robert Day in Reno, NV; he preceded her in death on January 8, 2006. She was a graduate of Forgan High School; class of 1950. The day after she and Rober...

Edna Marie Wiens, 102, of Adams, Oklahoma passed away November 22, 2020, during the COVID 19 pandemic, at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. Edna was born April 20, 1918, during the Spanish flu pandemic, in rural Texas County, Oklahoma on the family farm near Adams, the daughter of Jacob and Marie Schroeder Martens.  She was united in marriage to Dave Aaron Wiens on February 14...

Duane Deloss Lambert, 88, of Kismet died Monday, November 23, 2020 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. He was born February 23, 1932 to Leroy Lambert and Coral (Hughes) Lambert in Liberal, KS. Duane and Thelma Jean Scott were married on November 24, 1952 in Clayton, NM. She survives. He graduated from Kismet High School with the class of 1950. He loved to play the cor...

Wanda Kennedy, age 92, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Monday, November 23, 2020, at Western Prairie Senior Living Community in Ulysses, Kansas.  She was born September 7, 1928, in Ulysses, Kansas, the daughter of James and Veris (Johnson) Kinsman.    Wanda was raised in Ulysses and graduated from Grant County Rural High School.  She married Leonard Kennedy on February 14, 1948, in Hutchins...