Letha Mae Koehn’s sojourn on earth began June 18, 1929. She was the daughter of Pete and Fannie (Koehn) Harms, pioneers of northeast Grant County, Kansas. Her departure on September 27, 2023 at Bethel Home, Montezuma, Kansas, brought to an end a lifespan of 94 years that afforded her the opportunity to witness many changes. We are deeply indebted to the staff at Bethel Home for caring for her, a...

Beauford (Tube) Wilkerson, age 87, of Manter, Kansas, died Sunday, September 24, 2023, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson. He was born on August 16, 1936, in his grandma Von Hemel’s basement in Manter, Kansas, the son of Charles “Chuck” Clifford and Nellie Leona (Von Hemel) Wilkerson. Tube attended Lone Star School grades 1-4, Manter Grade School grades 5-8, and graduated ...

Pedro "Pete" L. Perez, a loving and devoted husband, father, and hardworking truck driver, passed away on September 24, 2023, in Hugoton, Kansas. His loving family surrounded him during his last moments. Pete was born on January 26, 1968, in Brownfield, Texas. He was the son of Victor R. Perez and Maria Louise (Longoria) Perez. Pete was passionate about hard work and took great pride in being a...

Simon “Sy” Hileman, age 93, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Monday, September 25, 2023, at Western Prairie Senior Living in Ulysses. He was born May 24, 1930, in rural Grant County, Kansas, the son of Simon S. and Beulah May (Blakesley) Hileman. When Sy was 8 days old, his mother passed away and he was raised by his grandparents, Al and Dora Blakesley. Sy grew up in Grant County. He began his s...

Forrest “Pudge” Eugene Adams, age 81, of Hugoton, Kansas, died, September 21, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi, St. Joseph Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was born November 15, 1941, in Lakin, Kansas, the son of Forrest and Elizabeth (McCandless) Adams. Forrest graduated from Manter High School in 1959 lettering in all sports all four years of high school. After high school he attended Pan...

Genevieve (Jan) Stanley, passed away on September 23, 2023, in Satanta, Kansas. She was born on December 23, 1928, to George Peterman and Sarah Jane Peterman (nee Wanzer) in Ingersoll, Oklahoma. After graduating from high school, she worked for a year to earn money to go to beauty school. Upon completion of beauty school in Wichita, Kansas, she moved to start working in southwest Kansas. When t...

Larry Wayne Phillips, 73, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at his home in rural Seward County. He was born July 30, 1950 to Melvyn Rae and Glenda Janice (Pedersen) Phillips in Beaver, Oklahoma. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1968.During his high school career, Larry was class president, performed in several plays and held the pole vault record at LHS for many years. He attended the...

Lupe V. Orozco, age 71, of Johnson, Kansas, died, September 20, 2023, at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was born April 14, 1952, in Lamar, Colorado, the daughter of Jose and Agnes (Gonzalez) Tafoya. Lupe grew up in Fowler and Rocky Ford, Colorado, and graduated from Rocky Ford High School. She married Gonzalo Orozco on March 6, 1974, and moved to Holly, Colorado, 9 years lat...

Rodney Merle Staats, 68, a beloved member of the Rose Hill community, passed away on September 21, 2023, at his home in Rose Hill, Kansas. He was born in Liberal, Kansas, on June 29, 1955, to his loving parents, Merle W. and Juanita "Wells" Staats. Rod spent his formative years in Liberal, Kansas, and proudly graduated from Liberal High School with the class of 1973. Following high school; he ...

Therlene Kay Kindsvater, 73, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, Kansas. Therlene was the daughter of Therman William Thomas Johnson and Pearl Ilene (McClure) Johnson. She was born on July 11, 1950, Liberal, Kansas. Therlene and John Kossuth Jr. were married. To this union were three sons, John Edward, Jeffery Lynn, and Jason. Later Therlen...