Obituaries

Norman Duane Schnittker was born in the elevator of a hospital in Enid, Okla., on June 8, 1949. Because his mother Virginia did not make it to the delivery room in time, his father Norman refused...

Michael “Mike” J. Seipel, affectionately known to family as “Uncle Mikey” and to friends as “Lefty” passed away on July 15, 2026.  He will be remembered for his generous heart, steadfast faith, relentless work ethic, and...

Barbara Jean (Adams) Campbell was born on July 12, 1933, when the stork made another stop at the farm of J.Q. and Marietta Adams just west of Jefferson. This time the stork left a baby girl,...

Joe A. Icenhower, COL, US Army (Retired) 92, of Boise, Idaho, passed away on May 21, 2026. Joe was born in Tulsa on June 5, 1933 to E.A. “Dutch’’ Icenhower and Velma LoDell Unbehauen Icenhower. He...

Retired First Sergeant John Neil Ballard, Sr. passed away peacefully on July 16, 2026 at the age of 91. He was born on September 15, 1934, in Jefferson and raised in Medford. He was active in...

Margaret Jo (Frazier) Patee, 89, passed away Monday, July 6, 2026 at Beaver County Nursing Home in Beaver, Okla.   Born Nov. 27, 1936, in Coldwater, she was the daughter of Carlyle and Lucille (Fish) Frazier....

Michelle Deann (Fry) Hahn, 44, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2026. She was born in Greensburg on Nov. 28, 1981, to John and Brenda (Salisbury) Fry of Coldwater. She was the fourth child of Brenda and...

Sandra Forrester passed away on July, 8 2026. She was born to Cliff and Ina (Speaker) Singree on May 30, 1945 in Hawthorne, Calif. and. She moved with her family to the Singree farm near Aline in...

Marjean A. Ford, 82, died July 9, 2026. She was born  Sept. 26, 1943, at Nashville, the daughter of Herman and Alfreda Miller Youngers. A lifetime resident of the Kingman community, she was a homemaker and...

Stephanie Dawn (Bean) Musser crossed over to her Heavenly home on July 3, 2026, where a homecoming awaited.  Stephanie was born in Liberal, on July 7, 1964. She grew up in Liberal and graduated from Liberal...