Edward “Ed” Madison Fawcett, 91, died August 7, 2017 at his home in Rago KS. He was born April 1, 1926 in Peoria, Illinois to Chet Edward Fawcett and Florence Bell Fawcett. Ed grew up and into manhood in Peoria and Springfield Illinois. He then spent 5 years in Hansford, TX, 50 plus years in Kismet, KS and 2 years in Rago, KS. Ed graduated Sangamon County Schools, Peoria, Ill in 1944. He th...

Albino Macias Renteria, 67, died Friday, August 04, 2017 at his residence in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on February 24, 1950, in Lazaro Cardenas, Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Cosme Macias and Luz Maria Renteria. He was a member of Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. He worked for National Beef, Harver and Smiley, and most recently West Texas Drum Company.   Survivors include: ...

Leo Whipple, age 72, of Johnson, Kansas died Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. He was born October 9, 1944, in Syracuse, Kansas, the son of Earl and Irma (Becker) Whipple. Leo attended Stanton County schools and graduated high school in 1962. He later earned a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Wichita State University and worked i...

Graveside service for Alton Lee Willimon will be at 10:00 am Thursday, August 3, 2017 in the Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder. Burial with military honors will be under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home of Snyder. Alton Lee Willimon, 68, Plains, KS went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 30, 2017 at St. Francis Via Christi Hospital in Wichita, KS. He was born June 9, 1949 in Tipton, OK to...

Lonnie Lowell Delay, age 56, died August 2, 2017 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. He was born October 10, 1960 in Elkhart, KS, the son of Abner and Janiese (Martin) Delay. He graduated from Elkhart High School in 1978. He graduated from Texas Tech in 1985 with a Bachelor’s Degree. On August 19, 1987 he married Elizabeth Kambouris at Lubbock, TX. She survives. He worked for...

Vicki W. James, 63, of Liberal, passed away on July 25, 2017 in Wichita, Kansas. She was born November 28, 1953 in Soap Lake, Washington. Vicki was self-employed as a safety trainer and the owner of Safety Solutions Institute. She had previously spent her career working for Mobil Oil in both West Texas and Liberal, Kansas. She was also active in loving and rescuing dogs and helping them find...

Chad Hefner Colvin departed his vibrant life on July 23, 2017, at the age of 21. Chad lived life in a big way – from how he loved to how he played; from how he succeeded to how he made mistakes.  Chad was an artist extraordinaire, a charmer, funny as the day is long & supremely intuitive. Above all else, Chad was a dreamer. Had his life been longer, he would have undoubtedly achieved ...

Louis D. Randall, age 78, passed away Wednesday evening, July 26, 2017, at the Minneola District Hospital, Minneola, Kansas.   He was born July 5, 1939, at Wichita, Kansas, the son of Louis Clark and Nora Belle (Roe) Randall.  As a young boy he attended school in Wichita and he then later joined the United States Air Force, serving for four years.  Upon his discharge, he began working for Bo...

Dottie Arleen Gillen, 89, Centennial CO (formerly of Meade KS), died Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at Peakview Assisted Living, Centennial CO.  She was born February 2, 1928, in Jennings KS, to George J. Tacha and Essie M. (Denney) Tacha.  Dottie grew up in Jennings, Oberlin, and Meade.  She graduated from Meade High School in 1946. She married Lawrence J. Gillen on July 23, 1951, in Meade ...

  John Edward Olney, 67, died Sunday, July 23, 2017 at the Northwest Texas Healthcare Systems Hospital in Amarillo, TX. He was born in Guymon, OK on March 6, 1950, the son of Edward Neal and Doris M. (Cain) Olney. He attended school in Guymon and Tyrone, OK . John served in the United Starts Army from 1968 to 1971. He enjoyed woodworking, sewing, cooking and researching the histor...