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...

Kinnick Charles Knudsen was stillborn on Friday, May 11, 2018 at Truman Medical Center at Kansas City, MO. He is the infant son of Joel Christopher and Elizabeth Grace (Nurick) Knudsen. He was born at 5:00 pm, weighing 3 lbs 2 oz and measured 16 inches long. He is survived by his Parents- Joel and Elizabeth Knudsen of Liberal, KS; Two Brothers - Karson Knudsen and Kye Knudsen, Grandparents -...

Javen Dane Church was born on November 25, 2001. Javen passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early morning of Friday, May 11, 2018, from complications due to epilepsy. He was 16 years old and a sophomore at Paola High School. From the beginning, Javen was special. He was once described by one of his elementary school principals as a “Full Speed Ahead Kid.” He brought an infectious energy ...