Luis F. Rivera-Holguin, age 18, passed away late Friday evening, January 5, 2018, in rural Meade County, Kansas, as a result of an automobile accident.   He was born October 7, 1999, at Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Rachael Holguin.  A lifetime resident of Meade, he was currently a senior at Meade High School.  He had worked at the Meade Thriftway, the Meade Auto Truck Plaza, for USD 226 du...

Peggy Tarbet, age 91, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Monday, January 1, 2018, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses. She was born April 19, 1926, in Grant County, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Bessie (Richardson) Bangs. Peggy was a lifetime resident of Ulysses. After graduating from Grant County Rural High School, she was a teller at Grant County Bank. Peggy married Howard “Brick” Tarbet...

 Ramon N. Parker, age 86, passed away Monday afternoon, January 1, 2018, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. He was born May 31, 1931, in rural Pratt County, Kansas, the son of Orval B. and Ermal (Tillery) Parker.  As a young boy he attended school in Antrim and Byers, graduating from Byers High School.  After his graduation, he moved to Hugoton, Kansas, and began working for ...

Joan Chuesberg, 81, of Adams, Oklahoma passed away January 2, 2018 at her home. Services are pending with Roberts Brothers Funeral Home in Hooker, Oklahoma. Condolences may be left at www.robertsbrothersfuneralhome.com...

Darrel L. Taylor, age 84, passed away late Monday evening, January 1, 2018, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas.   He was born January 14, 1933, at Uniontown, Kansas, the son of Frank Henry and Fannie (Comstock) Taylor.  As a young boy he attended school in Uniontown, graduating from Uniontown High School, graduating May 14, 1946.  After his graduation, he enlisted in the United St...

Steven Duane Parman, 65, died Sunday, December 31, 2017, at Stanton County Hospital in Johnson, KS. Born September 16, 1952, at Ft. Riley during the Korean War, Steve was the first of Harold Duane Parman and Dorothy Coffland Parman’s three children. He grew up in the farming community of Fairview, KS, in Brown County. Steve began high school in Hiawatha, transferring to Topeka West when the fa...

Linda Diane Crosby, age 69, died December 22, 2017 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS. She was born January 13, 1948 in Great Bend, KS, the daughter of Vernon and Georgeanne (Yost) Brack She graduated from Liberal High School in 1966. Graduated from Seward County Community College in 1968. She was a life time resident of Liberal. She married Calvin Crosby on July 17, 1970 in ...

Dorothy Marie Hawkins, 97, died on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Pioneer Manor, Hugoton, KS. She was the daughter of Everett and Annie (Taylor) Burns.  She was born on December 25, 1920 in Rogers Arkansas. Dorothy and Paskel were married on May 26, 1941.  He preceded her in death on February 19, 1998.  In 2000, she married Fay Hawkins and he preceded her in death 2006. She was a membe...

Almeta Grace Thompson, 98, died on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at St. Catherine’s Hospital, Garden City, KS. She was the daughter of John Robert and Lillie Myrtle (Greenwood) Ertz.  She was born on December 18, 1919 in Stevens County, KS. Almeta and John McCall were married in 1939 and he preceded her in death in 1948. Almeta and Robert “Bob” Thompson were married on April 5, 1951...

Opal Maxine (Stimatze) Covey, age 93, of Ulysses, Kansas, entered into Eternal Rest on Thursday, December 28, 2017, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses. She was born May 16, 1924, in rural St. John, Kansas, the daughter of Clyde Walter and Jennie Mae (DeGarmo) Stimatze. Opal was a Ulysses resident since 1949 moving from Stafford County, she was a homemaker. As a girl, Opal attended a cou...