William C. “Bill” Bolan, age 90, passed away Thursday morning, September 21, 2017, at the Fowler Residential Care Center, Fowler, Kansas.   He was born February 6, 1927, at Meade, Kansas, the son of William Cecil and Flossie Mae (Singley) Bolan.  As a young boy he attended the Plains school system, graduating from Plains High School.  After his graduation, he joined the United States Na...

William Jack Painter, age 81, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas.   He was born May 29, 1936, at Fowler, Kansas, the son of William H. (Bill) and Blanche (Tillery) Painter.  As a young boy he attended the Meade school system, graduating from Meade High School in 1955.  After his graduation, he entered into college, graduating from Fort Hays S...

Muriel Phillis Wilson was born October 16, 1929, at Dodge City, Kansas, to Dessie Marie (Hogan) Wilson and Fred Vincent Wilson.  She passed away at age 88 on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at Wichita, Kansas.   Muriel’s early years were spent in Alva, Oklahoma, where her family lived when her father worked for the Caterpillar Tractor Company.  Later, she spent time on her parents’ farm ...

Richard L. DeHerrera, age 61, of Elkhart, Kansas, died Sunday, November 5, 2017, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born August 6, 1956, in Grants, New Mexico, the son of Charlie and Salome M. (Garcia) DeHerrera. Richard came to Elkhart in the early 1960’s. He was a contract pumper for a number of years in the oilfield. Richard was a hard worker and was always working. Su...

Mario Alberto Mejia-Salcido, age 63, of Ulysses, Kansas died Saturday, November 4, 2017, at Western Prairie Senior Living Community in Ulysses, Kansas.  He was born May 23, 1954, in Riva Palacio Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Alberto and Edwiges (Salcido) Mejia. Mario married Alma Bustillos on May 7, 1984, in Anuhuac, Mexico. They lived in San Diego, California, Phoenix, Arizona, and settled in...

Ben J. Standard, age 68, passed away early Wednesday morning, November 1, 2017, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas.   He was born January 15, 1949, at Santa Fe, New Mexico, the son of Ben and Floy (Townsend) Standard.  As a young boy he attended grade school in Carlsbad, he later moved to Lawrence, Kansas, and graduated from Lawrence High School.  He later attended Friends Univers...

Betty Jean Herbel, 84, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away October 31, 2017 at her home. Betty was born June 29, 1933 in Baker, Oklahoma on the family farm, the daughter of Fred and Neola Geist Meng. She attended school at the Hooker Schools until her senior year when she attended and graduated from Goodwell High School with the Class of 1951. She then attended University of Oklahoma. She returned ...

Ellamae Doris (Scharnow) Kasier 77 of Tyrone, OK passed away, October 18, 2017 at home. She was born, February 5, 1940 to Earnest and Helen Young Blood in Cleveland, Ohio. She graduated Meadville High School, in Meadville, PA 1959. On March 28, 1960 she married Robert L. Scharnow in Tucson, AZ. Robert Scharnow passed away August 25, 1998 in Liberal, KS. In 1999 Ellamae moved to Reno, Nevada. ...

Jack Rayford Kincaid, age 70, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Monday, October 30, 2017, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses. He was born April 1, 1947, in Liberty, Texas, the son of Albert Carl Jr. and Thelma Chrysteen (Ray) Kincaid. Jack grew up in Texas, moved to Oklahoma, and graduated from Barnsdall High School in 1965. After high school, he graduated from Spartan School of Aeronautics. Jac...

Leon Shapland, age 94, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Monday, October 30, 2017, at Western Prairie Senior Living Community in Ulysses. He was born May 19, 1923, on the farm in Lane County, Kansas, the son of Oswald Ernest and Mary Elizabeth (Miller) Shapland. Leon grew up in Lane County and graduated from Dighton High School in 1942. While in high school, he played basketball. After he finished schoo...