Marjorie L. Nairn, age 90 of Johnson, Kansas, died Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Stanton County Hospital, Johnson, Kansas. She was born August 10, 1932, in Dighton, Kansas, the daughter of Royce O. and Ida M. (Long) Wells. Marge grew up and graduated high school in Syracuse, Kansas. Shortly thereafter she married Archie L. Nairn in Raton, New Mexico, on April 7, 1950. While raising her family...

Carolyn Banning, 67, died Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at her home in Dodge City. She was born October 7, 1955 in Garden City, the daughter of Albert and Rose Mary (Butler) Bayer. She was a graduate of Garden City High School and Washburn University in Topeka. She was a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Financial Planner and moved to Dodge City in 1980 where she was a founding member of Sm...

Kenneth “Ken” Lynn Hathaway, 77, of Winfield, died April 27, 2023, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Ken was born August 23, 1945, to Addison “Add” and Helen (Nix) Hathaway in Garden City, Kansas. He was the middle of three sons. Ken was raised in Hugoton, Kansas and graduated from Hugoton High School in 1963. He was involved in Boy Scouts and became an Eagle Scout, played ...

Noah Brian Williams, 50, of Liberal, Kansas passed away April 30, 2023 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. Services are pending with Roberts Brothers Funeral Home in Hooker, Oklahoma. Condolences may be left at www.robertsbrothersfuneralhome.com...

Neal Foster, age 82, passed away early Monday morning, May 1, 2023, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. He was born September 6, 1940, at Portales, New Mexico, the son of John Evert and Bonnie Inez (Sherman) Foster. As a young boy he attended school in Floyd, New Mexico, graduating from Floyd High School in 1959. On October 23, 1959, he married Ravenna P. Waide at P...

William (Steven) Thomas, age 70, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was born September 14, 1952, in Ulysses, Kansas, the son of William “Nap” and Charlene (Howerton) Thomas. Steven was born and raised in Ulysses, Kansas, and despite moving to New Mexico, continued to be incredibly fond of his hometown and a...

Mary Jane Sherretts, age 66, died Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on September 24, 1956, the daughter of Cecil Cravens and Dorothy Katherine (James) Cravens, and her foster parents Herbert and Betty Winkler. Mary graduated from Liberal high school in 1975. Mary was united in marriage to Joe Deen Sherretts on Augu...

Eunice Amanda Friesen, 96, died April 24, 2023 at Fowler Residential Care (Fowler, Kansas), her home for the past two-and-a-half years. She was born to Cornelius K. and Anna Suderman Brandt on September 14, 1926, in Reedley, California. She grew up on a small farm outside of Reedley with her two sisters, near her beloved Suderman cousins. The vineyards and orchards of her youth near Reedley were t...

Laurita Kay Barr, age 87, died Monday, April 24, 2023, at her residence in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on April 6, 1936, in Cimarron, Kansas, to Charles Naylor and Luella (Strobel) Naylor. Laurita graduated from Cimarron High School in 1954. She was united in marriage to Donald Gene Barr Sr. on June 19, 1954. Laurita was the mother of four children, one son, Donald Jr. and three daughte...

Ignacio Franco Rocha, age 73, died Friday, April 21, 2023, at his residence in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on November 13, 1949, in Cd Meoqui, Chihuahua, Mexico to Francisco Franco Luevano and Vicenta Rocha Luevano. On November 27, 1974, Ignacio was united in marriage to Teresa Vazquez. They had a long and loving marriage for 47 years until her death on May 27, 2021. Together they raised three ...