David Ray “Cotton” Beaver, age 75, died Saturday afternoon, August 9, 2014, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. He was born April 1, 1939, at Phillips, Texas, the son of Oscar and Florence (Isabelle) Beaver. As a young boy he attended school in Hereford, Texas, graduating from high school in Hereford. After his graduation, he joined the United States Army s...

Peter C. “Pete” Loewen, age 82, died Saturday, August 9, 2014, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. He was born August 31, 1931, at rural Meade, Kansas, the son of Isaac W. and Agatha (Classen) Loewen. As a young boy he attended grade school at the Sunrise Grade School in rural Meade County. He later attended and graduated from the Meade Bible Academy in rural Meade. After his g...

Larry Lee Furr, 60, of Tyrone, Oklahoma passed away August 9, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. Larry was born June 21, 1954 in Guymon, Oklahoma the son of Floyd S. “Pappy” and Eula Mae Ketcherside Furr. He grew up in Tyrone where he attended school and graduated from Tyrone High School with the Class of 1973. After graduation he began his lifelong work in ...

Elden E. Friesen, 85, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away August 11, 2014 at Good Samaritan Home in Liberal, Kansas. Services are pending with Roberts Brothers Funeral Home in Hooker, Oklahoma. Condolences may be left at www.robertsbrothersfuneralhome.com ...

George Clay Tedder, age 83, of Manter, Kansas, died July 31, 2014 at Wichita, Kansas. He was born November 7, 1930 at Forgan, Oklahoma the son of George W. and Belle C. (Hosford) Tedder. George graduated from Englewood High School, Englewood, Kansas in 1948 and entered into the U.S. Army serving from 1950 – 1952 in Korea and Alaska. He married Muriel Walker on November 22, 1953 at Manter, Kans...

Lee Birdsill Age: 76 Of: Ulysses, Kansas Died: Friday, August 1, 2014 At: Kansas Medical Center - Andover, Kansas Funeral Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Garnand Funeral Home –Ulysses, Kansas...

Nayeli Gonzalez De La Cruz, 22, died Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born November 6, 1991 at Juarez, Mexico, the daughter of Jorge De La Cruz and Lorenza Murillo. She married Ivan Gonzalez on August 31, 2012 at Liberal, KS. He survives. Nayeli moved to Scott City, KS from her home in Mexico in 2005. She was a graduate of Scott City High Schoo...

Sharon Rae Wilson Fox, age 71, died on July 27, 2014, in Meade District Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Born January 5, 1943 in Wichita, KS, she was the daughter of Clarke E., Sr. and Leota May Wright Wilson. She attended College Hill Elementary School, Roosevelt Junior High School in Wichita, and graduated from Wichita High ...

James Edward “Jim” Vitkowski, 70, of Tyrone, Oklahoma passed away July 8, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Jim was born December 30, 1943. He was a long time resident and business owner in Tyrone, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by long time companion, Cora Lee Stacey. Survivors include his daughters, Nicole and Amanda Jo. A graveside service will take ...

John Alvin Kennedy, 84, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away July 25, 2014 at Ranchwood Care Center in Yukon, Oklahoma. John was born August 26, 1929 in Campo, Colorado, the son of John Clifford and Edna Payne McAdams Kennedy. At the age of four he moved with his family to Oklahoma on the Kennedy Homestead, northwest of Hooker, Oklahoma. He attended Block School and later Hooker Schools. Joh...