Rena Mae Cartwright, age 93, died Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. She was born June 25, 1926, in Fall River, Tennessee, the daughter of Orville and Jenner “Nettie” (Plunkett) Warren. Rena grew up in Tupelo, Mississippi. She married Morris Cartwright on August 27, 1941, in Pryor, Oklahoma. After their marriage, they resided in Claremore,...

Darin Scott Post, age 55, died Monday, June 8, 2020, at his home in Johnson, Kansas. He was born September 27, 1964, in Johnson, Kansas, the son of Donnie and Vida (Woolery) Post. Darin grew up in rural Stanton County and graduated from Stanton County High School in 1984. He participated in basketball and football with both teams being state champions. Darin has worked at Stanton County Recr...

Albert Eugene “Gene” Renfro, 88, died Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, KS. He was a lifetime resident of Hugoton. He was born on July 19, 1931 in Hugoton, the son of Mark and Vida (Foster) Renfro. He graduated from Hugoton High School in 1949. On October 12, 1952, Gene married Treva Louise Paden in Hugoton. She preceded him in death on June 30, 2016. Gen...

Bruce L. Edwards, age 77, passed away Friday morning, June 5, 2020, at his home in Shawnee, Kansas. He was born October 14, 1942, at Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Purn Edward and Evelyn Fay (Padgett) Edwards. As a young boy he attended school in Eads, Colorado, graduating from Eads High School. After his graduation, he joined the United States Navy, serving during the Viet Nam War. Aft...

David L. Waldron, age 74, died on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, due to complications from COVID-19 at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. He was born August 12, 1945, in Holly, Colorado, the son of William Leo and Minnie (Ortiz) Waldron. David was raised on a farm in Southeast Colorado near the town of Lycan. He attended a one room schoolhouse for eight years, graduating from Wal...

Naoma W. Rundell, age 90, died Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. She was born July 1, 1929, in Stafford, Kansas, the daughter of John Henry and Elizabeth (Sheeks) Hayden. Naoma grew up in Stafford. She married Jay W. Rundell on May 25, 1947, in Wichita. Their family moved to Ulysses in 1955 where she worked at Cantrell’s Pharmacy, Western ...

Leiala (Nandranie) Kandhai, 72, died June 1st, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal KS. She was born on July 27, 1947 at Mahica Creek, Guyana, South America. She was the daughter of Taramati and Khemraj (WW). She went to Mahaicony Primary School. She was married in Mahaicony, in 1958 to Gewan Kandhai, who preceded her in death. The Family moved to Elkhart, KS in 1983. Leiala worked at...

Belva Hickey, age 84, died Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, Kansas. She was born August 13, 1935, in Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Joe and Ella (Maschmeier) Freeman. Belva grew up on the Light Ranch southeast of Liberal where she enjoyed living the ranch lifestyle. She attended a country school and graduated from Liberal High School. She married Darrell “Pet...

Michael Dean “Mike” Beckett, ag 59, died Friday, April 24th, 2020 afer an eight month battle with cancer. He was born June 21, 1960 in Flagler, Colorado to Roy James Beckett and Glenna Mae Beckett. Mike graduated from Turpin High School in 1978. He was a life long farmer and greatly enjoyed his work. His career brought him to Hugoton, Kansas, Hooker, Turpin and Balko, Oklahoma. Everywhere M...

Randall (Randy) Lynn Abla, son of Fred Melvin and Rosa Faye Abla, was born on November 17, 1953 in Erick, Oklahoma. He passed peacefully on May 30, 2020 near Pretty Prairie, Kansas at the age of 66. Randy graduated from Erick High School and then attended Oklahoma State University of Technical Training in Okmulgee, Oklahoma where he obtained his degree in diesel mechanics. After graduation he m...