Kenton Lane Saum, 60, passed away November 9, 2023, as a result of a house fire at his home in Stockton.

He was born to Donald and Jean Saum of Denver, former Stockton residents, on January 24, 1963. He was raised in Denver and graduated from Alameda High School.

Kenton married Janice Brandon in 1983. They raised two children, Nicole and Ryan (Ellery) Saum, and later divorced.

Kenton was in the electrical industry, working for Qwest Internet and Riveria Electric. He was skilled in installing and repairing high-speed internet throughout the United States.

Darrell L. Small, of Stockton, passed away on November 15, 2023, at the Phillips County Assisted Living Center in Phillipsburg at the age of 86.

He was born on August 13, 1937, in Lebanon, Kansas, and was adopted to Virgil and Phyllis Small and raised by his dear grandma, Anna (Frydendall) Small. He married Margie Weigant on November 14, 1959. They were blessed with two children: Jeffrey and Jodi. Margie passed away in 2013.

Lola M. Hunter, at age 87, of Larned, went to be with her Lord and her late husband, Elton Hunter, on his 90th birthday, November 13, 2023.

She was born to Paul and Flossie Taylor in Osborne County, Kansas, on November 8, 1936.

She graduated from Glen Elder High School in 1954.

Lola married Elton Hunter on July 24, 1955, at the Glen Elder Methodist Church and made her newlywed home on the Hunter family farm 6.5 miles west of Stockton.

Keith Melvin Reed, 76, of Monument, died Monday, November 13, 2023, at the Logan County Hospital in Oakley, Kansas.

He was born January 25, 1947, in Colby, Kansas, to Burtis and Zelma (Bever) Reed.

Keith graduated from Monument High School in 1965, volunteered for the United States Army in 1966, and served two years. Keith served in Ben Hoa, Vietnam, with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Keith was proud of his service to his country.

On February 17, 1968, Keith married Karen Ann Lee, in Oakley. They were blessed with two children, Craig and Lisa.