Betty Lou Parks, age 92, of Johnson, Kansas, died Saturday, November 30, 2019, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. She was born May 16, 1927, in Rocky Ford, Colorado, the daughter of Clayton Raymond and Mary Ruth (Westfall) Lane. Betty grew up in Rocky Ford and attended school there. She worked in the fields and was a waitress in the Rocky Ford area. After she moved to...

Lowell W. Jones passed away on November 30, 2019, at St. Catherine Hospital. Lowell was born on December 24, 1934, on the family farm in the township of Roanoke. He was the fourth child of Harold and Georgella (Hoffman) Jones. He married May Rutlege on September 17, 1956, in Reno, Nevada. She preceded him in death on May 25, 2002. He then married Pat Lane on July 4, 2005, in Johnson. Low...

Doug Simpkins, 52, of Liberal, passed away on November 25, 2019. He was born on August 16, 1967 to Avery Simpkins and Juanita Payne at Pulaski, Virginia. Doug is survived by his sister, Sharri Lynn Colvin of Christiansburg, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents. There will be no viewing as cremation has taken place. Doug's cremated remains will be buried in a family...

Shirley Marlene "Grandma Shirley" Olson, 70, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday November 26, 2019 at her home. She was born on November 14, 1949 to Lester Henry and Betty Jo (Back ) Helton at Oswego, Kansas She was a graduate of Concordia High School in Concordia, KS. Shirley worked as a Salesperson for Garden City Roofing & Insulation. She enjoyed coloring books, dancing, watching movies,...

Connie Alice Richmeier, 77, died Saturday, November 23, 2019 at Wheatridge Park Care Center, Liberal, KS. She was born August 7, 1942 in Newton, KS, to Robert Page and Lillian Royston Page. She Graduated Newton High School in 1960. On September 16 1967, she married Gerald J. Richmeier in Hesston, KS. He preceded her in death on April 21, 2018. In 1964 Connie graduated Emporia State Colle...

Danelle Schiffelbein, 35, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born to Jim M. and Jan E. (Winter) Groth, January 13, 1984 in Satanta, KS. Danelle and Geoff Schiffelbein were married September 13, 2014, Satanta, . Danelle and Geoff enjoyed going to different sporting events together and most of all just being around each other. Dane...

Consuelo “Connie” Badillo, age 82, of Johnson, Kansas, died Sunday, November 24, 2019, at Stanton County Hospital in Johnson, Kansas. She was born June 8, 1937, in Charcas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, the daughter of Eulogio and Maria Jesus (Medina) Ruiz. Connie grew up in Mexico and taught Catechism as a young lady. She moved to the United States after her marriage to Natividad Badillo. T...

Satanta - Sonia Rodriguez, 55, died November 22, 2019 at her sister’s home in Ulysses after a long battle with cancer. She was born on June 9, 1964 in Mexico, the daughter of Simon and Maria Rodriguez. As a young child, Sonia came to the United States with her family. The family moved to Satanta and Sonia attended Satanta schools. Sonia worked at the Satanta District Hospital and the Satanta ...

Toan Van Dinh, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at his home in Liberal, Kansas . He was born October 9, 1941 in Vietnam, the son of Da Van Dinh and Nhot Thi Trinh. He married Ngu Pham in 1956 in Vietnam; she survives. In March 1983 he and his wife moved to the Hopewell, VA from Vietnam, then moved to Kansas where he lived in Liberal fro 35 years. He enjoyed talking with peopl...

Celia Faye Howard, 82, of Kismet, passed away on Wednesday November 20, 2019 at her home. Funeral Services will be 2:00 pm Tuesday November 26 at the Grace Lutheran Church in Liberal. A full obituary will be posted once arrangements have been completed....