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Faye Miller was born January 18, 1935 in Castro County, Texas five miles southeast and one mile south of Dimmitt to Arthur Daniel and Mary Viola Adams Bryan. At that time, the family was living in a boxcar which had been converted into a house.  She had three brothers and one sister who have all preceded her in death.  As a child, the family moved around; but, she talked the most about growing up on the Horton Ranch in the Texas panhandle near Dalhart, Texas.  Faye and her...

Doris Charlene Randall Hughes, days after celebrating her 88th birthday, passed away on April 22, 2024 in Longmont, Colorado. Charlene was born April 13, 1936 in Ashland, Kansas. She was the devoted wife to her late husband, Milton, for 56 years, a loving mother to her son Randall , and beloved mother in law to Kathryn Hughes of Berthoud, Colorado. She was Grammy to her grandchildren, serving as coerced hockey goalie to Nicholas, and enjoyed reading books to Holly. Charlene was preceded in...

On October 24th,1928, a bright eyed baby girl was born in a two room house on her Great Grandmother Katie (Meier) Ruf's homestead southwest of Shattuck, Oklahoma. Her parents were Karl and Laura (Bender) Ruf. Her first bed was a dresser drawer. As a child she enjoyed being outside, chasing minnows in the creek, herding the milk cows with her dog, Trixie, and working with her grandpa's Percheron horses. After the chores were done, she would jump into the stock tank, clothes and...

Kenneth ”Wayne” Sizelove, 76, went to be with his Lord and Savior on April, 21, 2024. His funeral service will be held Thursday, April 25 at First Baptist Church Laverne at 2:00 pm. The family would love to have friends and family join in a visitation in the fellowship hall from 12:30-1:30. Wayne was raised at his family ranch in Slapout, OK by his parents Mary (Holmes) and Ivo Leon (Billy) Sizelove. He was the third of five children, often claiming to be the favorite son. He...

Frankie “Fran” Ann Winn passed away on April 20, 2024 at the age of 76.  She was born January 29, 1948 to Ruby (Steinert) and Frank Kunka in Shattuck, Oklahoma.     Fran attended all 12 years in Follett Schools and graduated with the class of 1966, followed by one year at Texas Tech.  Fran began her working career as a waitress at the Panther Cove, followed by Hughes Oil, with the last 29 years of her career being a secretary for Farmers...

Leslie Jake Herber, age 76, passed away April 16, 2024, from sustained injuries in a car accident.  Leslie was born January 24, 1948, in Shattuck, Oklahoma to Virginia Lucille (Booth) and Wesley Herber. Leslie attended 1st thru 10th grade at the Seventh Day Adventist Jr. Academy in Shattuck, Oklahoma and then went to Enterprise Academy in Enterprise, Kansas, where he graduated from High School in 1966.  He then attended Southwestern Adventist College at Keene, Texas...

Linda Sue “Mimi” Wilson, age 75, passed away surrounded by loved ones, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Omaha, Nebraska on April 6, 2024. Linda was born on September 19, 1948, in Norton, Kansas to father Kenneth Herbert Burdge and mother Irma Lee Gebhard. Linda grew up on a small hog farm in Wathena, Kansas until later in her teen years, the family moved to Long Island, Kansas where Linda graduated from high school in 1966. During that time Linda was active in...

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 Marvin Lee Bozarth, Sr., age 85, of Roosevelt, passed away on April 3, 2024, at his home with his family by his side.     Marvin was born May 27, 1938, in Beaver County, Oklahoma, to Auto Fay and Eula Colton Bozarth.  He married Rose Mary “Rosie” Bargas on August 28, 1969.     Marvin came to the Basin about 50 years ago to work in the oilfield.  He enjoyed working and was even know to play a game of gin with some of his Co-workers on...

Paulette “PJ” Love was born on January 31, 1946, in Brisbane Australia to Paul and Sarah McLinsky. PJ, surrounded by family at home, peacefully continued her everlasting life on March 31, 2024. Being the daughter of an Army Master Sargent, PJ got to travel to many places as a child with the fondest memories of Alaska. The skiing and the moose she talked about the most. She finished her high school education in Cache Oklahoma in 1963. She enjoyed being a stay-at-home spouse and...