Our beloved Dad, Robert "Bob" Fowler, peacefully went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 20, 2025, at his home in Hooker, Oklahoma, surrounded by family. He was born on April 9, 1933, in Guymon, Oklahoma, to L.G. Fowler and Esther (Monk) Fowler. Bob graduated from Hooker High School in 1951. He attended college at Panhandle A&M University in Goodwell. On March 22. 1953, He married the l...

Jesus Quintanilla, age 97, died on Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on January 2, 1928, in Rancho Mesas de Acosta, Juventino Rosas, Guanjuato, Mexico, to Filipe Quintanilla and Apolonia Yańez. Jesus was united in marriage to Guadalupe Gonzalez, she preceded him in death in May of 1990. He exemplified the value of hard work as he worked in agriculture as a field hand. ...

Virginia Lou Skinner passed away at Pioneer Manor on Sunday, March 16, 2025. She was 94. She was born in her parents’ home, Harold and Grace Hatfield, Belle Plaine, Kansas on March 14, 1931. She attended Valley Home School for her first eight years of school and graduated from Belle Plaine High School. She married her high school sweetheart, Darrell Skinner. They soon relocated to Southweste...

Kenneth Melvin Cox, 79, passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at Satanta District Hospital. He was born on August 23, 1945, to Edna Aletha (Harman) and Forrest Melvin Cox in Garden City, Kansas. Kenneth grew up in Sublette, Kansas, where he graduated from Sublette High School in 1963. He continued his education at Kansas State University, earning a bachelor's degree in agriculture. Farming wa...

Robert Clinton (Bob) Stewart, age 82, flew with the Angels to his Heavenly Home on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, from the Baptist St. Anthony Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. He was born on October 19, 1942, in Alva, Oklahoma, the son of Theodore Clinton and Viola Almeda (Solf) Stewart. Bob lived in Carmen, Oklahoma, and Ava, Missouri, where he graduated high school in 1961. Bob served in the United...

Barbara Gatlin of Colorado City Colorado passed away after a short illness on February, 19, 2025. She was born in McPherson, Kansas, on July 25, 1933. She married Paul Gatlin on July 19, 1952. They were married for 66 years, She is survived by four children, Linnette Talbott, of Wichita, Kansas, Mike Gatlin (Becky) of Pueblo West, Colorado, Marcy Duncan (Glenn),Edinburg, Texas, Drew Gatlin (Mar...

Michael Gatlin (69) of Pueblo West, Colorado passed away after a brief battle with cancer on March 13, 2025. He was born in Garden City, Kansas, on October 17, 1955. He married Becky (Barr) Gatlin on August 18, 1974. They were married for 50 years. He is preceded in death by his parents Paul and Barbara Gatlin. He is survived by wife Becky, two children, Lance Gatlin (Kelly), Larkin Gatlin an...

Donice Mae Medina, a luminary in her community and a cherished family member, made her journey to Heaven on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Hugoton, Kansas, surrounded by those who loved her the most. She was born on June 16, 1957, in Ulysses, Kansas, to Moises and Pauline (Leal) Arellano, and spent her life dedicated to serving others while nurturing her family and friends with the warmth of her spir...

Kevin Meek, 69, of Porter, Texas passed away at his home on Monday, February 24, 2025, after a 9-month battle with lung cancer. Kevin was born on January 22, 1956, in Pauls Valley, OK to Billy & Anna Lee (House) Meek. He spent his early years in Odessa, Tx & Casper, Wy before settling in Liberal, KS in 1969. On June 1, 1996, Kevin married Donna (Eagan) Hart in Liberal. They were blessed with a so...

Margaret R. “Peggy” Merklin, 80, of Hutchinson, died March 9, 2025, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born November 2, 1944, in Hugo, Colorado, to Archie and Isabell (Sutliff) Shouse. On June 4, 1944, she married Marlin Merklin, in Burlington, Colorado. They shared nearly 64 years together before her death. Peggy graduated Burlington High School in Colorado and obtained her ...