Devota Jean Riley Clair, age 78, left this earth and went to meet the Lord on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. She was born January 16, 1941, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She spent most of her childhood growing up in Rolla, Kansas, where she met and married the love of her life, Everett Clair, Sr., in October 1959. Devota and Everett resided in Elkhart, Kansas, where they raised their five children. ...

Shirley M. Palmer, age 83, of Johnson, Kansas, died Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. She was born October 17, 1935, in Hooker, Oklahoma, the daughter of Harry Amos and Beulah Idel (Grounds) Thrall. Shirley graduated from Rolla High School and attended Panhandle State University. She married Wendell Addison Palmer on January 7, 1955, in Guymon,...

Elizabeth Louise (Bette) Lee, 93, died Sunday, April 21, 2019, in Kansas City, Missouri. Bette was born October 8, 1925, in Plains, Kansas. Her parents, Frances (Wood) and Homer Singley, owned the farm near Kismet, Kansas, where Bette spent her childhood and most of her adult life. Bette graduated from Kismet High School in 1943 and worked as a bookkeeper at the Plains Lumber Company until she ...

Devota Jean Riley Clair, age 78, left this earth and went to meet the Lord on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. She was born January 16, 1941, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She spent most of her childhood growing up in Rolla, Kansas, where she met and married the love of her life, Everett Clair, Sr., in October 1959. Devota and Everett resided in Elkhart, Kansas, where they raised their five children. ...

Margaret Linda Bissett, 90, died Friday, April 19, 2019, at the Homestead Estates care facility in Liberal. She was born on September 25, 1928 in Susank, KS, the daughter of Andrew and Katherine (Schmidt) Baum. She graduated from Gorham High School in 1947. On August 5, 1950, she married Clarence Adlore Bissett in Russell, KS, in the Assembly of God Church. He preceded her in death on April 14...

Marcia Ann Yancey passed away April 17, 2019 in Amarillo, Texas.  She was born to C.E. and Delpha Dain, April 21, 1943 in Beaver, Oklahoma.  Her youth was spent in Hough, Oklahoma where her father farmed and managed the Riffe and Gilmore grain elevator.  She attended elementary school in Straight, Oklahoma and graduated from Guymon Schools in 1961.  She began her college pursuits at Panhandle ...

Paula Andrews, age 71, died Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at the South West Medical Center in Liberal. She was born July 22, 1947 in Lavonia, Georgia the daughter of Marvin Charles Frankum and Lois Edna Kelly Paula Graduated from Edison High School in Miami, Florida She was a member of AARP She worked as a cashier for USD480 for 9 ½ years. She also worked as a cashier in food service and...

Devota J. Clair AGE: 78 OF: Elkhart, Kansas DIED: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 AT: Life Care Center of Andover in Andover, Kansas FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY: Garnand Funeral Home, Elkhart, Kansas...

Joan Fischer, age 93, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and formerly of Ulysses, Kansas, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Sunday, April 14, 2019, at St. Johns Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born October 14, 1925, in Falls City, Nebraska, the daughter of Carl and Janet (Mooney) Huber. Joan grew up in Fall City, Nebraska. She moved to Los Angeles, California where she met and married Milt...

James “Jim” Merritt, 69, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Morton County Care Center, Elkhart, Kansas. Jim was born to Earl Oscar and Florence (Weaver) Merritt on August 5, 1949 in Elkhart, Kansas. He was a life time resident of Elkhart. Jim and Carol Joyce Ward were married on November 3, 1990 at Hillcrest Baptist Church in Elkhart, Kansas. Jim work for the City of Elkhart for...