Ralph Lavon Hitchcock, age 85, died April 28, 2018 at Minneola Long Term Care Unit in Minneola, KS. He was born May 25, 1932 in Haviland, KS, the son of Story and Jane Hitchcock. He graduated from Haviland High School in 1950. On August 14, 1953 he married Mary L. Reed in Dodge City, KS. She died June 28, 1993. He served in the U. S. Army from 1953 to 1955, during the Korean War. He serve...

Loren Kenneth Sullivan, 84, Hugoton, KS, died on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, Stevens County Hospital, Hugoton, Kansas.   The son of Thorton and Rosey J. (McNeff) Sullivan, he was born on November 6, 1933 in Morton County, Kansas.   He and Lois Marie Rawlins were married on April 2, 1953 in Liberal, KS.  She preceded him in death on June 1, 2013.   Survivors include two sons, Ken...

Adeline Rose (Rowton) Mays, age 81, died Saturday, April 14, 2018, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born to George A. and Mary (Eder) Rowton at the family homestead, five miles northeast of Leoti, Kansas, on July 15, 1936. Adeline was a member of 4-H, Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Business and Professional Women’s Club, and Grant County Senior Center in Ulysse...

  Hermiona “ Mina” Sherretts, 88, died Saturday, April 21, 2018, at her residence in Liberal. She was born on April 1, 1930, in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Paul and Jennie (Martin) Beckwith. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1948. She worked as a waitress, a clerk at Woolworth and as an abstract specialist at the American Title & Abstract. On August 18, 1951 she mar...

Gerald John “Jerry” Richmeier, age 80, died April 21, 2018 at his residence in Liberal, KS. He was born February 15, 1938 in Quinter, KS, the son of Balthazar and Angela (Von Lintel) Richmeier. In 1956 he enlisted in the United States Army and was honorably discharged in 1959. He attended Quinter High School. He married Connie A. Page on September 16, 1961 at Hesston, KS. She survives. He...

Sharon Kay “Sherry” Wilson, age 71, died April 22, 2018 at the Morton County Senior Living Community in Elkhart, KS. She was born August 17, 1946, at Goodland, KS, the daughter of Roy William and Gwendola Maxine (Baker) Robinson. She graduated from Arapahoe High School in Arapahoe, CO in 1964. She graduated from Platte Valley Bible College in Scottsbluff, NE, on May 29, 1968 with a Bachelor...

Lillian Alice (Wright) Woolery, age 98, of Johnson, Kansas, died Monday, April 16, 2018, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. She was born September 22, 1919, in Lamar, Missouri, the daughter of Glenn A. and Nellie (Vincent) Wright. Lillian, a homemaker, moved to Stanton County at the age of 5. After graduating from Johnson High School, Lillian taught at Lonestar School. Sh...

Albert Gaile Thayer, age 81, died Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at his residence in Canyon, TX. He was born March 1, 1937 in Pueblo, CO, the son of Harry and Ruth Adeline (Smith) Carter. He graduated from Hoisington High School at Hoisington, KS in 1955. He attended the Seward County Community College Vocational Technical School. He married Lila Leona Harris on June 11, 1961 at Liberal, KS. She su...

Betty Jean (Lawrence) Adams passed away Monday, April 16, 2018 in Buffalo, Oklahoma. She was born March 13, 1929 in Aline, Oklahoma. In 1954, she married Fred Adams in Aline, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death in 2009. Jean’s hobbies included tending to her flowers, ceramics, gardening, and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She had many “occupations” through...

Joyce Lou Hassell, age 73, died April 5, 2018 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. She was born August 8, 1944 inPerryton, TX, the daughter of Fritz F. and Esther C. (Prewett) Lehman. She was a graduate of Balko High School in Balko, OK. She retired from Mosaic in Liberal as a Transportation Coordinator. Survivors include 1 Son ​​Allan Hassell​​​Denton, TX 1 Brother​Fred Lehma...