Raul Franco, age 72, died March 30, 2018 at his residence in Liberal, KS. He was born December 1, 1945 in Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico the son of Francisco Franco Luevanos and Vicenta Rocha (Arzaga). He was a loving father to his children and a loving devoted grandfather to his 25 grandchildren. “Amaba a sus pollitos.” He was a member of the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include 3 Sons ...

Bobby Gene Witte, 78, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday March 27, 2018 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center in Liberal, KS. He was born on February 12, 1940 to Milo and Ellen (Sisler) Witte at Atlantic, IA. On April 3, 1967 he married Carol Marie Anderson at the Florence, AZ; she preceded him in death in 2009 Bobby is survived by his Daughter- Nyta Griffin and husband Levi of Tyrone, OK ...

Abner Delay, age 81, died Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at his home in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born July 5, 1936, in Elkhart, the son of Guy W. and Lola M. (Kerns) Delay. Abner was a lifetime resident and farmer of Morton County. He attended Pleasant Plains School through the 8th grade and then attended Elkhart High School and graduated in 1955. Abner married Janiese Martin on July 31, 1955, at th...

Brittany Anne Lage, 18, of Elkhart, Kansas and formerly of Texhoma passed away Tuesday morning, March 27, 2018 at the Morton Co. Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas from injuries sustained in an automobile accident north of Texhoma. The daughter of Valerie Suzanne (Manley) Lage and Jeffrey Alan Lage, Sr. , Brittany was born April 13, 1999 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The family moved to Texhoma in 2006 fr...

Elvira (Vi) P. Conant, age 85, of Peoria, Arizona, died Monday, March 26, 2018, at her home in Peoria. She was born July 20, 1932, in Lodgepole, Nebraska, the daughter of Archie and Tillie (Dickenson) Way. Vi grew up in Lodgepole and graduated from high school there. She married Milton D. Conant on January 24, 1953, in Lodgepole. Vi worked in retail while her children were young. She enjoyed se...

Robert Troy Curtis AGE: 53 OF: Greenville, South Carolina DIED: Saturday, March 24, 2018 IN: Greenville, South Carolina FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY: Garnand Funeral Home, Elkhart, Kansas...

Joy L. Fosdick, 62, passed away Monday, March 26, 2018 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. She was born November 28, 1955 at Liberal, KS, the daughter of Robert Lee and Montie (Swingley) Altland. She married Steven Fosdick on October 3, 1986 at Perryton, TX; He survives Joy attended Liberal schools and was a graduate of SCCC with her Associates Degree in Business & Industr...

Donna Alice Chamness Little was born on July 25th, 1926 in Cairo, Michigan to parents John and Ruth Chamness. She passed away peacefully Monday, March 26th, 2018 at age 91. She graduated from Brighton, Michigan High School, attended Grace School of Nursing, and was in the Cadet Nurse Corp during WWII. She moved to Kansas in 1946 and married Albert Robert “Pat” Little April 26, 1947. She wa...

Nicole D. Galvan, age 38, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2018 in San Antonio.  She was born in Ransom, Kansas on October 31, 1979. Nicole graduated from Utica High School in 1998. She attended Seward County Community College on a basketball scholarship and graduated with an Associate’s degree in Business. Nicole went on to attend UTSA where she led the team in blocked shots from 2000-200...

Edward William Allen, age 96, of Joplin, Missouri, died Monday, March 26, 2018, at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Missouri. He was born December 3, 1921, in Paden, Oklahoma, the son of Fred H. and Rosa (Holder) Allen. Edward grew up in Oklahoma. He worked on the family farm until he served in the United States Army during World War II. Edward married Rowena Hoggatt on April 20, 1942, in El Re...