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ELKHART – Betty Yoder, 99, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026 at Morton County Assisted Living Center in Elkhart.
She was born Nov. 13, 1926 to Frank and Florena (Weir) Minor.
She was raised in Elkhart and lived there until she went to college. She attended Southwestern College in Winfield, graduating in 1948 with a major in business and a minor in English.
She married Phil Yoder March 26, 1948. He preceded her in death.
MEADE – Lois C. Reimer, 92, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026.
• Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026 at Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Meade.
Burial will follow at the Emmanuel Mennonite Church Cemetery in Meade.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9. 2026 at Fidler-Omre-Bachman Mortuary in Meade.
Aaron Bradley Patton, 26, died Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 in Seward County.
He was born Dec. 15, 1999 to Donald and Teresa (Van Buren) Patton.
He graduated from Liberal High School in 2018 and attended SCCC.
Vivian Regina Skaggs Wheeler, 79, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025 in Lubbock, Texas.
She was born Aug. 6, 1946 to Thomas and Erlene Skaggs. She was raised in Ulysses by her parents, Ray and Erlene Fogleman.
She graduated from Grant County Rural High School, Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital LVN program, Southwestern Kansas School of Cosmetology and later Seward County Community College.
Betty Lavonne Meador, 94, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025 in Watonga, Okla.
She was born Nov. 28, 1931 to Melvin and Myrl (Stebbins) Frazier.
She graduated from high school in Ingalls as valedictorian.
She married Roy Meador Oct. 2, 1949. He preceded her in death.
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