Martha Sue Black Dickson, age 86, passed away Friday afternoon, January 20, 2017, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. She was born March 3, 1930, at Petite, Mississippi, the daughter of Dewey and Mittie Mae (Wroten) Pearce.  As a young girl she attended the Satactia High School, Satactia, Mississippi, graduating in 1948.  After high school she began working as a telephone operator....

  David Nathaniel Hamblin, age 34, of Garden City, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center – St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Kansas. He was born August 26, 1982, in Hugoton, Kansas the son of Charles Buchanan and Peggy Hamblin. David grew up and attended school at Hugoton, Kansas. He had also lived in Oakley, Kansas, Colby, Kansas, Amarillo, Texas...

Ruby Maxine (Vail) Hamm died Wednesday, January 18, 2016 at the Brookdale Liberal Springs in Liberal, KS, at the age of 91 years. Ruby was born October 29, 1925, at Plains, KS, the twin daughter of Olus and Myra (Klein) Vail. She attended school in Plains, Kansas graduating with the class of 1943. Ruby married Joyce L. Hamm on November 13, 1944 in Alameda, California. He died March 17, 1982. To ...

Alvina Jeanne Wiens, departed this earthly life on January 16, 2017at Hutchinson, Kansas, and entered her heavenly home to be with her Savior whom she loved and served.   She was born January 18, 1933-, at Meade, Kansas, the daughter of Peter J. and Agnes Classen Isaac. At an early age, Alvina accepted Christ as her Savior. She was baptized upon the profession of her faith and became a membe...

MeShell Annette Rogers Flower – age 36, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017, at her Meade residence.   She was born July 25, 1980, at Meade, Kansas, the daughter of Charles William Rogers and Candy (Davis) Walsh.  As a young girl, she attended the Meade school system, later she acquired her G.E.D.  She later furthered her education, receiving her Associates in Child Psycholog...

Arlene Marie (Wehmeier) VanWagner, 77, of Adams, OK, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017, at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS. She was surrounded by her loved ones who though reluctant to let her go, know she is pain-free and at peace. Arlene, the second of three children, was born on January 7, 1939 to June (Buxton) and Clarence Henry Wehmeier on their homestead east of Adams, OK, in an are...

Mary Ann Edelman, age 68, of Rolla, Kansas died Sunday, January 15, 2017, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born October 15, 1948, in Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Stewart Carson and Mary Cecelia (Hendershot) Keepers. Mary Ann grew up in Elkhart and graduated form Elkhart High School in 1966. She continued her education at Ft. Hays Sate University. She then worked at the...

  Juanita M. Adair, age 99, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Thursday, January 12, 2017, at The Legacy at Park View in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born March 5, 1917, in Stevens County, Kansas, the daughter of Jesse and Lucy (Gray) Hoskinson. Mrs. Adair grew up in Stevens County along with two brothers and two sisters. During grade school, she attended North Harmony Grade School, a one-room school...

Martin “Marty” James Tacha died peacefully at his home on January 11th, 2017 in Meade, KS at the age of 79.   Marty was born on December 26th, 1937 in Jennings, KS to Darrell and Carol Tacha. He joined the Navy in 1956 and served 7 years. He married Clauda Borchers on November 6th, 1966 in Meade, KS. The couple lived in Meade, KS where they were blessed with 6 children. Ginge...

Mary O. Witherspoon, 87, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Liberal Good Samaritan Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born September 22, 1929 at Pickens, Arkansas, the daughter of Arthur and Aldonia (Livingston) Dodds. She married Richard Witherspoon Sr. on January 10, 1961 at Pickens, Arkansas. He preceded her in death in 1970. Mary moved to Liberal, Kansas with her husband in 1968. She w...