Nathan Allen (Nate) Vanderpool, age 26, passed away late Tuesday evening, May 27, 2025, at the Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville, Arkansas. He was born on July 3, 1998, in Pratt, Kansas, the son of Shane and Randi (Benear) Vanderpool. Nate grew up in Meade and graduated from Meade High School in 2017. Following graduation, he entered the workforce and earned his certification as an a...

Catherine Marie (Kirkland) Thomas was born July 19, 1956, and departed this earth at her home on May 28, 2025, following a lengthy battle with breast cancer at the age of 69. Cathy was born in Lamar, Colorado to James and Loretta Kirkland. She was raised in Springfield, Colorado before moving to Johnson, Kansas. She attended school through the 10th grade and later acquired her GED. Soon after,...

Verna VanDonge was born to Bacil and Esther (Proeger) Butler, on a farm in Mitchell County, Kansas, on July 28, 1942. She went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She married Don VanDonge in 1966. They were blessed with 2 daughters, Richelle and Rebecca. They were parents to her son, Richard. Verna graduated from Cawker City High School. She was blessed to be ba...

Arlene Wheeler, 83, peacefully went to be with the Lord in the early hours of January 14, 2025, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A lifelong resident of Turpin, Oklahoma, she relocated to Tulsa in 2019 to be closer to family. Born on March 17, 1941, in Liberal, Kansas, to Earl and Georgia (Prater) Watkins, Arlene grew up south of the Beaver River on her family’s farm and ranch near the former community of ...

Velma Loveta Hittle, age 100, died on May 26, 2025, at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home in Hugoton. She was born in Morton County to Lee Roy McMillan and Lena (Saul) McMillan on November 12, 1924. They moved to Stevens County soon after. She attended Grade School at Old Dermot, then High School in Hugoton, Kansas. On December 11, 1941, she married Walter R. Hittle from Barber County (Medicine Lodge). T...

Paul Scoby of Liberal, died peacefully in his home on Saturday May 24, 2025; surrounded by his wife and loved ones, exactly the way he would have wanted. He was diagnosed with lung cancer, but his heart gave out before the cancer could take its toll. He was known to all as "Scoby" Scoby was born in 1952 and was the 5th out of 7 children. His early years were spent in northwest Kansas and at the...

Haven Skye Curtis-Degollado was called home to Heaven on May 19, 2025, at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Haven was born on December 12, 2024, in Kansas City, the beloved daughter of Eyan Curtis and Faith Degollado. Though her time here was brief, Haven touched countless lives with her strength, her spirit, and the deep love she inspired in those who knew her. She will...

Daena Anai Rios, 42, passed away on May 22, 2025, surrounded by family, in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on November 13, 1982 in Juan Aldama, Zacatecas, Mexico. She is the daughter of Juana and Heriberto Rios. Daena, with her parents and siblings, came to the United States in September 1990, starting a new life in Lakin, Kansas. She graduated from Lakin High School in 2001. Right after high sch...

If you are reading this, it is because on May 20th, 2025, I slipped the bonds of this mortal earth and I’m standing at the feet of God singing his praises and living in my heavenly home. I was born Connie Lou Parr on January 28th, 1930 to Rufus and Georgia (Keller) Parr in Garden City, Kansas. I was the oldest of 5 siblings. My brother, Gordon Parr and my parents got here before me. My sist...

Katherine Marie Long Julian, age 98, of Johnson, Kansas, died Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Stanton County Hospital in Johnson. She was born near Haviland in rural Kiowa County, Kansas, on January 26, 1927, the daughter of Ralph Ginter and Mabel Dorothy (Hague) Long. She, along with her parents and sister, Betty, moved to rural Stanton County in 1930, in the middle of a blizzard. She had many happ...