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...

MEADE – James Michael Green, age 42, passed away Tuesday evening, May 14, 2019, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. He was born April 15, 1977, at Cheyenne, Wyoming, the son of Vince and Kathy (Bosch) Coleman. As a young boy he attended school in Cheyenne. In 1986, the family moved to Liberal, Kansas, where he made his home before moving to Meade. He enjoyed fishing, ...

Roselie Pope, 87, of Balko, OK passed away on Monday May 13, 2019 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center in Liberal, KS. She was born on June 24, 1931 to Samuel and Hilda (Meyers) Batt at Shattuck, OK. On March 31, 1950 she married Martin Pope at Boyd, OK; he preceded her in death on May 26, 2003. Roselie was a graduate of Shattuck High School. Roselie loved living the country life! She enj...

Tonya Joy Warren 45, died, Monday, May 13, 2019 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, Kansas. She was born, June 14, 1973 to Laurie (Kilbourn) LeCapitaine in Minot, South Dakota. Tonya married Ronald Lee Warren on August 11, 1997 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She attended Liberal High School and Seward County Community College. Tonya worked as a nurse for Brookdale Liberal Springs and Seward C...

Iva Wanice Franke, 92, of Liberal, KS passed away on Saturday May 11, 2019 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center. She was born on November 16, 1926 to John and Edna (McAdams) Kennedy at Campo, CO. On January 15, 1957 she married Charles M. "Peanut" Franke at Hutchinson, KS; he preceded her in death on April 17, 2009. Iva was a graduate of Hooker High School at Hooker, OK. After high school...