Vic Youngers was born at Hospers, Iowa. At an early age he and his family
  moved to Willowdale, Kansas. After nine years in government service, Vic 
  moved to Medicine Lodge in January 1935, and opened an automobile agency for
  Dodge, Plymouth and Packard cars.
     Gladys Spencer Youngers came to Medicine Lodge from Dumas, Texas, in July
  1938. She opened the Brooks Spencer Dry Goods Company with the help of her
  sister and brother-in-law (Louise and Louis Brooks)
     The first time Vic and Gladys met was rather amusing. Gladys was making a
  business call in the Hibbard Drug Store, next door, when George Hibbard
  introduced them. Vic was not satisfied with the short introduction, so he
  came into her store on the pretext of buying a tie. He managed to occupy a
  lot of Gladys' time. Coutship followed and they were married in 1940. After
  marriage the two continued their separate business ventures. Gladys found
  time to give birth and hlep raise two children, James Louis and Diane Kay.
     Both children graduated from Medicine Lodge High School and Kansas State
  University. Louis received his BS degree in business administration and is 
  now Vice President of Currie Real Estate Company, Kansas City, Missouri,
  where he manages the North Antioch Shopping Center. He has three boys, ages
  five, seven and eleven. Diane Youngers Hicks received her BS degree and
  Master's degrees in home economics and is now teaching at Northwestern
  Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri.
     During all these years, the two family business ventures continued to
  prosper. In the meantime Vic added farm machinery and Behlen steel buildings
  to his lines of merchandise. In 1963 he sold his auto and implement business
  to Bronson Motor Company, retaining his agency for Behlen steel buildings; he
  is still active in a limited way in this sales work. Vic has always been
  active in his church.
     Gladys, with the help of many wonderful employees, has maintained a
  modern, up-to-date department store. She still enjoys being active in its
  operation. She has been very active in her church, community activities, 4-H 
  work and many clubs. One of her greatest joys has been her sponsorship of
  Iota Beta Sorority.
     We became landowners when we acquired the old Newton ranch. Our friend and
  neighbor, Joe Gant, told us that a mile or two of our north fence line was
  built along the old Gyp Hills Trail to Hardtner instead of section lines 
  because of the rough terrain. One of the old wooden bridges on the ranch was
  still servicable when we bought the ranch.
     The last several years we have been fortunate enough to be able to make
  several wonderful trips to: Old Mexico; many European countries including
  Spain, England, the Scandinavian nations, Italy, France; and Alaska, as well
  as most of our other states.
     And so - the eligible bachelor of Kansas and the young miss from Texas have
  had a wonderful life in Medicine Lodge and Barber County, and this is still our
  favorite part of the world. Vic Youngers died December 27, 1979.
               
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas,  pg. 499 
     Submitted by: Gladys Youngers