Mary Ida Papay, age 88, of Elkhart, Kansas died Sunday, March 12, 2017 , at Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City, Kansas. She was born August 15, 1928, in Richfield, Kansas, the daughter of Carl and Laura Florence (Latham) Vail. Mary Ida grew up in Richfield, Kansas and graduated from Richfield High School. She worked at Morton County Treasurer’s office for 20 years. She...

Marvin Dale Branstine, 82, of Liberal, passed away on March 14, 2017 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal. He was born on May 28, 1934 to Thornton and Mildred (White) Branstine. He attended school at Liberal High School in 1953 Marvin worked as a commercial pilot as an owner/operator of Branstine Flying Service Inc. On July 6, 1957 he married Ardis Westphal at Lawton, OK. She survives. Marvin w...

Jean Randall, 99, died Saturday March 11, 2017 at Wheatridge Park Care Center, Liberal, KS. She was born September 7, 1917 in rural Pratt, KS, to Henry Carpenter and Edna Chittenden Carpenter. Her family moved to a farm east of Hugoton when she was 3. Her parents decided that Jean would become a professional dancer, and she moved to Wichita when she was 13 ½. There, she attended the Edler Sch...

M. John Heinz, age 92, passed away Friday, March 10, 2017, at his Fowler residence.  He is survived by sons, Doug, Fred, and Van Heinz; daughters, Diana Haywood, Rebecca Heinz, and Janet Heinz; and sisters, Rita Hoffman, Melva Dewell, and Mary Jane Edwards.   Vigil services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Fowler, Kansas.  Holy Mass w...

Eugene J. “Gene” Weber, 93, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away March 12, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at the First Baptist Church in Hooker, Oklahoma with Pastor Mike McReynolds officiating. Interment will be in the Hooker Cemetery directed by Roberts Brothers Funeral Home in Hooker, Oklahoma. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor...

Jennifer Lynn Vanley, 49, of Liberal, passed away Tuesday March 7, 2017 at St. Francis Via Christi Medical Center in Wichita, KS. She was born on September 20, 1967 to Edward and Delilah (Short) Winkler at Dodge City, KS. On June 24, 1989 she married Todd Vanley in Liberal, KS. He survives. She was a graduate of Hoisington High School, class of 1986. Jennifer moved to Liberal in 1987 wher...

Billy J. Kaup, age 67, died March 4, 2017, Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS, KS. He was born November 20, 1949 in Liberal, KS, the son of Von and Betty L. (Martin) Kaup. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1968. He worked for NAPA in Liberal, KS and Woodward, OK as a counter salesman. He worked as a greeter and busboy at Applebee’s in Liberal, KS. He was of member of the First Ch...

Jack Richard Massoni, 89, died on March 4th, 2017 at Hill Top House Skilled Nursing Facility in Bucklin, KS. He was born on May 20, 1927. He was the son of Floyd H. and Mildred (Bundy) Massoni. Jack was a veteran of the United States Navy serving from 1945-1946 during World War II. Jack married Mary Jane Douglas on July 7, 1946. He loved the land and was a farmer/rancher by choice, cattle buyer fo...

James Robert Hetzel, age 89, formerly of the Yarbrough, Oklahoma Community, died Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at his home in Andrews, Texas. He was born December 2, 1927, in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, the son of Eugene Tilden and Ina May (Pense) Hetzel. James served in the United States Army during the Occupation of Japan following World War II. He was honorably discharged in 1947 as a TEC ...

  Irene Fae Brown, 84, of Laverne, Oklahoma passed away March 1, 2017 at Grace Living Center in Woodward, Oklahoma. Irene was born April 17, 1932 in Hooker, Oklahoma, the daughter of Calvin and Effie Serfoss Nagel. She attended rural schools where her parents were teachers. After the family moved to Lamar, Colorado she graduated from Lamar High School with the Cl...