Austin Kelly Olson, 18, of Tyrone, OK passed away early Sunday May 20, 2018 at Liberal, KS. He was born on June 5, 1999 to Travis Olson and Wehnoka (Reece) Raus at Liberal, KS. Austin was a graduate of Tyrone High School; class of 2017, where he was a Valedictorian along with Conner Smith. Austin was active in sports all through school and had received many athletic awards. Austin enjoyed we...

Paul Elijah Hershey, 94, passed away on May 12, 2018, in Elkhart, Kansas. Paul was born on March 24, 1924, to Grover Daniel and Jessie Alice Hershey. After graduating high school in Rolla, Paul served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, including duty in Arzen, Algeria and Bizerti, and Tunisia aboard the U.S.S. LST 263. His ship was dry docked for repairs in Galveston, Texas, and was schedul...

Melva M. Dewell, 97, of Fowler, Kansas, died Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Fowler Residential Care, Fowler.   She was born April 3, 1921, at Fowler, Kansas, the daughter of Fred J. and Sophia (Wortman) Heinz. She graduated from Fowler High School in 1938.  She later attended Hutchinson Salt City Business College.   On August 4, 1941, she married Richard Alden (Duke) Dewell at St. Anthony...

Merle Wilfred Staats, age 96, died Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Homestead Estates Home Plus in Liberal, KS. He was born January 23, 1922 in Hutchinson, KS, the son of Gasper Gordon and Mary J. (Casteel) Staats. He grew up on a farm near Woodward, OK, where he attended school and graduated from High School. He attended Business College at Wichita, KS. He entered the U. S. Coast Guard and served ov...

Jesse Calvin Winchester was born August 24, 1925 in Follett, Texas to Bert and Inez (Wood) Winchester. He graduated high school and attended one year of college.  He married Beulah Faye Sprague on May 20, 1951 in Beaver, Oklahoma. He was always active in 4H. His parents and wife preceded him in death. Jesse passed on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in the Beaver County Memorial Hospital, Oklahoma at t...

  Jacob G. Peters, 71, died on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Wichita, KS. He was the son of Jacob and Helen (Grinick) Peters; he was born on May 25, 1946 in Chihuahua, Mexico. He and Mary L. Loewen were married on July 9, 1946 in Mexico. He worked for Sunbelt Feeders as night watchman for 30 years. Survivors include, wife, Mary Peters of the home, three sons, Jake Peters & wife We...

Jacob “Jake” O. Grubb, 84, formerly of Liberal, passed from this life on Wednesday May 16, 2018 in Enid, Oklahoma, following an extended illness. He was born November 7, 1933 to Lloyd Jacob Grubb and Edna Rider Grubb in Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania. Jake was a journeyman carpenter, building everything from doll houses to mansions, no project was too big or too small. He was raised a...

LaNell Kay Gregg Forward, 55, died Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS. she was born in Beaver, OK, March 20, 1963 to Bobbie Leon Greeg and Vivian Dee Gemes Gregg. She graduated Beaver High School in 1981. On January 3, 2018 she married Steve Forward in the Lonestar Church, Hugoton, KS. La Nell worked for the Madden Oil Company as their office manager. Surv...

Yolanda Gonzales, age 68, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at her home. She was born September 3, 1949, in Beeville, Texas, the daughter of Locario “Lucky” and Maria (Adames) Perez. Yolanda married Leopoldo “Lee” Gonzales on January 15, 1966. She attended the Cosmetology program at Garden City Community College. She was a beautician from 1977 – 1983. Yolanda was a mem...

Cindy Lauppe, age 55, of Wichita, Kansas, died Monday, May 14, 2018, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.  She was born August 13, 1962, in Ulysses, Kansas, the daughter of William E. and Betty C. (Taylor) Lauppe.   Cindy graduated from St. Paul’s Lutheran School in 1981.  While in high school, she sang in the Saints Choir.  Cindy married Ron Hambrick they had one son, Chri...