Bruce L McClaren, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, age 95, passed away Thursday evening, November 13, 2025.  He was born on November 6, 1930 in Lewis Kansas to James Leroy and Frances Lucille (Vanderee) McClaren. Bruce is survived by his wife of 70 years, Norma (Blanchett) McClaren.  They were married June 19, 1955 in Dodge City, Kansas.  He is also survived...

Florence Ann Dodson, age 79, died on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born on February 26, 1946, in Beaver County, Oklahoma, to Floyd and Goldie (Mead) Shephard. Florence was the 9th child of 10 born. Florence completed the 10th grade. On November 26, 1961, she was united in marriage to Delbert Wayne Dodson in Beaver, Oklahoma. Delber...

Cora Avitia, age 78, of Johnson, Kansas passed away on Thursday, November 13, 2025, in Johnson, Kansas. She was born on September 22, 1947, in Ordway, Colorado, the daughter of Steven H. & Carmen (Lovato) Minjarez. In 1972, Cora married the love of her life, Hermilo Avitia, in Rocky Ford, Colorado. Their bond was strong and enduring, together they built a beautiful life. In 1974, they move...

Sherry H. Pruett, age 84, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, peacefully passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2025, in Johnson, Kansas. She was born on December 30, 1940, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Irvin and Pearletta (Conner) Herrell. Sherry began her early education in Houston, Texas, and spent her childhood and school years moving to various states. She later returned to ...

Pearl Imogene Bressler, 85, peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday November 7, 2025, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born on June 27, 1940, in Sublette, Kansas, to Paul and Mary Slocum, the third of seven kids. Early on, Imogene was married to Gene Dethrow, and they moved from Hugoton, where she went to school, to Rolla. This union brought them their three children, Dou...

Rachael Ann Stewart, age 78, flew with the Angels to her Heavenly Home on Friday, November 7, 2025, from her home in Rolla, Kansas. She was born on August 8, 1947, in Eureka, Kansas, the eleventh child to Wayne and Ione (Morgan) Lewis. Rachael attended school in Quincy and Hamilton, graduating from Rolla High School in May 1965. She then traveled by train to work in Idaho and Texas and eventual...

Jan LuRene King was called home May 18, 2025, in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the age of 83, where she had lived for the past 25 years. Jan was born in Liberal, Kansas on January 5, 1942, to Hazel Maude (Matkin) King and Rufus Gideon King, the youngest of six children. Jan graduated from Liberal High School in 1959 where she was very active in high school and was the Basketball Queen in her Senio...

Leona L. Reimer, age 77, passed away Saturday afternoon, November 8, 2025, at her rural Fowler, Kansas, residence. She was born May 1, 1948, at Elkhart, Kansas, the daughter of Perry and Stella Lavena (Forbes) Carlile.  As a young girl, she attended school in Elkhart, graduating from Elkhart High School in 1966.  At the age of twelve she was saved and baptized.  She loved serving and wait...

Eugene Harke, age 86, was born on August 9, 1939, to Herbert R. and Mina V. Harke at the family home south of Hooker, Oklahoma. He died on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. Eugene was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hooker, Oklahoma. He attended Adams Oklahoma School, graduating in 1957. He then attended Panhandle State University, graduating i...

Stanley Keith Sturdivan, age 73, passed away on Thursday, November 6 at the Capstone Healthcare Center in Perryton, TX. Stanley was born on September 24, 1952 to Cleo & Joann Sturdivan in Guymon, OK.  He is survived by his older sister, Cleota of Woodland Park, CO, his younger brother, Billy (and wife, Carla) of Springfield, MO, and younger brother, Kurt (and wife, Dawnya) of Broomfield, C...