Lloyd E. Sneath, age 97, just a couple of days before his 98th birthday, passed away Thursday evening, January 5, 2023, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. He was born January 7, 1925, in rural Meade County, Kansas, the son of Glen W. (Babe) and Margaret S. (Manning) Sneath. As a young boy he attended grade school in a one room country school before attending high school ...

Lonnie Ray Luck passed suddenly on January 3, 2023, at the age of 67. He was born on June 23, 1955 in Hays, Kansas to Rosalie H. and Donald L. Luck. He was the oldest of five children with two brothers, Jeffrey Luck and Kenton Luck and two sisters, Darla Myers and Nancy Edmundson. He spent his childhood days in Elkhart, Kansas. Lonnie was married to the love of his life, Peggy Marie (Hansen), ...

Colleen Raye Dittfurth, 70, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022, at Western Prairie Care Center, in Ulysses, Kansas. She was the daughter of Duane and Ada (Ratliff) Rasmusson and was born June 14, 1952, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She and Walter “Dale” Dittfurth were married on December 31, 2008, in Elkhart, Kansas. Their marriage was full of love and everlasting enjoyment to each of them. ...

Dorothy (Dot) May Cherry Turner was a caring wife, mother, daughter, aunt, grandmother, and sister to her family, as well as her husband’s family. She left this world on January 2, 2023, just three days after her 96th birthday. She was born to Paul and Gurtha (Word) Cherry on December 30, 1926, in Tyrone, OK, joining her parents and sister Pauline. After graduating from high school, Dorothy ...

Lisa Dawn DeHerrera, age 46, died Monday, January 2, 2023, at her home in Hugoton. She was born September 2, 1976, in Hugoton, Kansas, the daughter of Larry and Carol Ann (Hackley) DeHerrera. Lisa grew up in Elkhart and graduated from Elkhart High School. She has worked for the Stevens County Economic Development, Stevens County Hospital, and currently worked as the office manager at Aqua Shi...

Alfreda Dawson, 87, died Monday, January 2, 2023, at her residence in Turpin, Oklahoma. She was born on December 15, 1935, in Winona, Kansas, the daughter of Herman and Christina (Albers) Schiltz. She attended and graduated from Grinnell High School in Grinnell, Kansas. On December 11, 1954, she married Neil Allen Dawson in Grinnell. He preceded her in death on December 18, 2016. Alfr...

Joseph D. (Joe) Piteo, age 75, passed away early Friday morning, December 30, 2022, at his Meade, Kansas, residence. Joe was born April 19, 1947, at the Bronx, New York, the son of John and Doris (Brakefield) Piteo. As a young boy, his family moved to Fultondale, Alabama where he developed a lifelong passion for fishing with his family. After high school, he began working for Bell South Tele...

Karen E. Renick Hall, 77, passed away on December 24, 2022 at St. Catherine’s Hospital, Garden City, Kansas. She was born on November 26, 1945, in Liberal, Kansas to Randall Renick and Pauline Olsen Owens. Karen graduated from Liberal High School in 1963. She attended college at Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas. On April 6, 1968, she married Donald M. Hall, Jr., in Liberal, Kansa...

Vicki Lynn Cox, age 68, passed away peacefully late Monday evening, December 26, 2022, at the Hospice House in Hutchinson, Kansas, surrounded by her family. She was born March 7, 1954, in Liberal, KS, the daughter of Forest Lee and Ruth M. (Vail) Geisinger. She attended school in Plains, and graduated from Southwestern Heights High School in 1972. On January 14, 1972, she married ...

William "Texas Bill" Thorpe, 76, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Satanta Long Term Care Unit, Satanta, Kansas. He was born on June 14, 1946, in Beaver, Oklahoma to Wilbur and Geneva Thorpe. Bill was a rodeo clown and cowboy entertainer, and he never met a stranger. His rodeos took him all over the United States. His trained animals awed children and adults alike. Bill was prec...