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...

Karen Laverne Snook, 79, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away October 26, 2017 at Memorial Hospital of Texas County in Guymon, Oklahoma. Karen was born December 28, 1937 in Wheeler, Texas, the daughter of Slayton and Lorene Turner Christie. She grew up and attended school in Wheeler. She moved to Burns Flat and Sayer, Oklahoma be for moving to Hooker where she worked for Mill’s Ideal for thirty year...

Robert L. (Bob) Koehn, age 85, of Montezuma, Kansas, died Sunday, October 29, 2017, at Bethel Home in Montezuma. He was born June 2, 1932, in Grant County, Kansas, the son of Henry and Susie (Kehn) Koehn. Bob attended Grant County District Rock Island School where he made good grades. After his mother died, Bob was raised by his father, Henry, and step-mother, Adeline. He married Elva Koehn on ...

David Miguel Romo, 26, died on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at Stevens County Hospital, Hugoton, KS. He was a son of Alfonso and Margarita (Hernandez) Romo, he was born on October 25, 1991 in Johnson, KS. He enjoyed being with his family. Survivors include his parents, Alfonso & Margarita Romo, Hugoton, KS.; fraternal grandmother, Alejandrina Gonzalez, Mexico, three brothers, Antonio Rom...

Roxann Montes Anchondo, 22, of Liberal, KS, died Thursday, October 26, 2017, at her residence in Liberal, KS. Roxann was born on August 30, 1995, at Liberal, KS, to Francisco Anchondo and Teresa Montes. She graduated from Liberal High School in 2013, from Seward County Community College in 2015, and was in her second year of college at Fort Hays State. She was a member of St. Anthony of Padu...

Rhonda Thomas, age 53, died Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born October 4, 1964, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Roy and Charlene (Stout) Conrad. Rhonda graduated from Rolla High School. While in high school, she was a cheerleader and played basketball. Rhonda then attended Dodge City Community College and Fort Hays State College. Rhonda ma...