Joshua Blake Smith, 31, died Saturday, May 18, 2019 in Garden City, Kansas. He was born June 19, 1987 in Garden City, Kansas. Joshua grew up in Johnson City, Kansas where he attended school and graduated from Stanton County High School in 2005. He worked in maintenance with Crew #413 at Tyson. Joshua enjoyed attending Rock concerts, woodworking, drawing cartoon characters, sports, coaching his ...

Dorothy Jean Bryan, 86, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday May 21, 2019 at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, KS. She was born on July 20, 1932 to Ivan and Sylvia (Williams) Deckert at Great Bend, KS. Dorothy grew up in Great Bend, KS where she was a graduate of Great Bend High School. Following high school she moved to Wichita, KS, where she worked at St. Joseph's Catholic Hospital whi...

Johnny Berg, 44, died May 18, 2019 near Moscow as the result of an automobile accident. He was born on September 27, 1974 in Canada, the son of Wilhelm and Elena (Penner) Berg. Johnny moved to the United States in 1992 He married Mary Sawatzky on March 5, 1995 in Seminole TX. They moved to Sublette in 2001 where start his trucking business, Harvest Transport. He enjoyed spending time with f...

Jesus Vicente Herrera, 34, died Saturday, May 18, 2019 near Epping, North Dakota. He was born on August 17, 1984, the son of Inocente and Rosa Maria (Aguirre) Herrera, in Hidalgo Del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico. Jesus worked as an oil field hand for Brigade Energy Services. Jesus was a loving son, brother, uncle and father. His laugh, his smile and his beautiful big eyes will always be remem...

Earl Franklin Owens, 98, died Monday, May 20, 2019 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. He was born on February 10, 1921 in Kismet, Kansas, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Estella Mae (Louthan) Owens. He graduated from Kismet High School in 1939. On April 28, 1940 he married Eleanor Chapman at the United Brethren Church in Kismet. She preceded him in death on December 9, 1978. On May 7, 1...

Randy Paul Bane, age 71, died Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at Morton County Senior Living Community in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born December 17, 1947, in Liberal, Kansas, the son of Gilbert R. and June (Johnson) Bane. Randy grew up in Rolla and graduated from Rolla High School. He then attended Fort Hays State University and majored in English and Physical Education. He received his Master’s D...

Rocky Lee Daugherty, 58, died Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at his home in Cimarron, Kansas. He was born July 28, 1960 at Liberal, the son of Charles and Thelma Joe (Hickman) Daugherty. He was an oil field worker and worked for Midwest Feeders in Ingalls. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and barbeque. Survivors include: his son, Ryan Carrell Daugherty of Broken Bow, Nebraska; two daughters, Misty Celmer...

Beulah Mae Atherton, 92, of Liberal, died Friday, May 17, 2019 at Good Samaritan Society, Liberal, Kansas. She was born January 9, 1927 to Charles Brown and Marie Bailey Brown in Hardesty Oklahoma. She grew up in Hardesty and graduated from Hardesty High School. She married Medford Lewis Atherton on June 1, 1947 in Adams, Oklahoma. He died July of 1987. Beulah and her husband were ch...

James “Doug” May, 55, passed away at his home in Moscow, KS on Friday, May 17, 2019. Doug was born to Eldon “Tub” and Shirley (Davis) May on April 13, 1964 in Hugoton, KS. Doug was a lifetime resident of Moscow, KS. He and Sherri Brown were married January 14, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV. They loved to travel together into the mountains and their favorite place was Red River, NM. Doug w...

Margaret R. Reimer, age 89, passed away Friday evening, May 17, 2019, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. She was born November 2, 1929, in rural Meade County, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob J. and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Rempel Bartel. As a young girl, she attended the McNulty Grade School in rural Meade County. On August 22, 1950, she married Bernhard B. (B.B.) Reimer a...