MEADE – Velva L. Berghaus, age 87, passed away Friday afternoon, July 19, 2019, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. She was born July 11, 1932, at Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Roy and Myrtle (Pennington) Fisher. As a young girl she lived on a farm north of Meade and attended school in a rural country school. She later attended the Meade school system from the sixth...

Kay Anita (Youngren) Murray Kay Anita Murray, 80, Hugoton, KS., passed away Friday, July 19, 2019, at Morton County Hospital, Elkhart, KS. Kay was born to Amos Vincent Youngren Jr. and Katie Mae (Stuart) Youngren, October 30, 1938, in Hugo, CO. Kay and James “Jim” William Murray were married November 14, 1961, in Las Vegas, NV. He preceded her in death in 1985. To this union two sons were...

Randall Wain Allison (Randy), 61, of Canyon passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at his home, resting after his battle with lung cancer. Services will be 10:00 A.M. (Central Time) Monday, July 22nd at the University Church of Christ in Canyon with David Lough and Tim Myers, officiating. Graveside services will follow at 3:00 P.M. (Mountain Time) at the Portales Cemetery. The family will recei...

Vincent Emanuel Knox, 57, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 as a result of an auto accident in Platteville, CO. Vincent was born to Delbert L. Knox Sr. and Barbara Vasquez Knox, July 13, 1962, in Hugoton, KS. Vincent and Joy Ayers were married December 19, 1981, at the First Christian Church, Hugoton, KS. To this union was two sons, David and Harley and a daughter Amanda. He worked fo...

Dodge Wilson, 85, of Guymon passed away Monday afternoon, July 15, 2019 at the Memorial Hospital of Texas County in Guymon. The son of Calamity Cole and Vallie Belle (Tipton) Wilson, Franklin Dodge was born April 5, 1934 in Rolla, Kansas. Dodge grew up in the Rolla/Richfield area and attended school in Richfield. Dodge and Dorothy May Brown were united in marriage on August 1, 1956 in Clayto...

Gerald Lee Cathcart, age 78, died Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. He was born December 2, 1940 in Lamar, Co, the son of Paul Randall and Emma Abiagail (Mason) Cathcart. He graduated from Holly High School, Holly, Co. He married Kay Cloud on August 10, 1965 in Colorado. She survives. He worked for Ozark Mobile Home Company as a foreman. He entered U....

Stephen Lynn “Steve” Kisner, age 62, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2019 at his residence in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on October 5, 1956 in Liberal, KS, to Daniel Eugene and Norma Joan (Blosser) Kisner. Steve was married to Patricia Ann Yearick June 26, 1976 at the Plains Methodist Church. Patricia died 2006. He was the owner and operator of Kisner & Son’s Construction Company...

Cecil R. Mitchell, 102 year old Forgan resident, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019 in Beaver. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at the United Methodist Church in Forgan. Burial will follow in the Forgan Cemetery with the Laverne American Legion providing military graveside rites. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. until service time on Wednesday at the church. A...

Michelle Renea Perez, age 48, of Johnson, Kansas, died Friday, July 12, 2019, at Stanton County Hospital in Johnson, Kansas. She was born October 9, 1970, in West Plains, Missouri, the daughter of Curtis Ray and Barbara Ann (Schweizer) Houser. Michelle moved to Johnson in 1973. She married Juan Carlos Perez on October 15, 1989, in Johnson. She worked at the Johnson State Bank, Stanton County...

Kim Elaine Hockett, 53, passed away June 30, 2019 at her home, Satanta, KS. Kim Elaine Swift was born into this life on November 24, 1965 in Eldorado, KS to Jewell P. Swift Jr and Kay Frances (Seibel) Swift. The family moved to western Kansas in 1977. Kim spent most of her adult life as a resident of Satanta. Kim left this life due to complications of ALS. Kim attended schools in Cottonwood F...