Obituaries

Lois Ann (Claycamp) Blass, age 89, passed away at her home on March 7, 2023. She was born the eldest of six children to Emil and Inez (Diers) Claycamp on January 16, 1934, in Hunter, Kansas. On November 18, 1950, she was united in marriage with Jim Blass.

Brenda (Stagner) Markley, age 79, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023. She was born July 28, 1943, to Dale and Daisy (Wise) Stagner in Hays. Brenda was a woman of strong faith and had a close relationship with her church family.

Xander Eugene Glisson, age 17, passed from this life on March 4, 2023, in Antlers, Oklahoma.

Xander Eugene Glisson, age 17, passed from this life on March 4, 2023, in Antlers, Oklahoma.

Jane Katherine Maddy, age 71, of Altus, Okla., passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023. She was born November 20, 1951, in Colby, to Jay and Margene (Gradig) Griffin. Jane married Kerry Maddy on January 2, 1971, and to this union, three children were born.

Eldon Don Gagert, age 87, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023, at the Chase County Community Hospital, Imperial, Neb. He was born October 29, 1935, in Woodston, Kansas, to Agnes Anne (Nech) and Clyde (Sliv) Merle Gager.

Rita Malin, age 89, of Lawrence, passed away March 1, 2023.

Mary Anna (Hicks) Ernst, of Plainville, passed away on March 2, 2023, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, at the age of 77. She was born to Joseph and Sylvia (Voight) Hicks on August 31, 1945, in her Grandfather Hicks’s house in Logan.

Wilda M. Bowman, age 92, of Kearney, Neb., passed away Saturday, February 25, 2023, at the Kearney Regional Medical Center.

Pamela "Pam" Yvette Bracy, age 69, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2023. She was born on August 14, 1953, in Woodston, Kansas, to Warren and Janeva Jones, who both preceded her in death.