Donald G. Hodges, 74, formerly of Liberal, Kansas passed away on Monday March 3, 2019 at Pueblo, Colorado. He was born on August 30, 1944 to Ivy and Lillian (White) Hodges at Wewoka, Oklahoma. Don married Viola Mae Trisler in 1970; she preceded him in death on February 2, 2012 Don obtained his Bachelors Degree in Theology from Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Missouri; Class ...

Paul Brown, 88, died March 3, 2019 in Garden City. He was born on November 8, 1930 in Ponca City, Oklahoma the son of Tom and Melva (Carter) Brown. As a young child, Paul moved to Kansas with his family.  He graduated from Stafford High School in 1948.  On August 21, 1949, he married his high school sweetheart, Evelyn Meyer.  They celebrated 68 1/2 years of marriage until Evelyn's death ...

William Earl Hoskins, age 99, of Elkhart, Kansas, died Thursday, February 28, 2019, at Morton County Senior Living Community in Elkhart, Kansas. Celebration of Life will be March 23, 2019. Complete obituary will be published at a later time. Garnand Funeral Home in Elkhart is in charge of arrangements....

Velda A. Anderson, age 81, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Saturday, March 2, 2019, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born August 3, 1937, in Hugoton, Kansas, the daughter of Roy and Alba (Mason) Crawford. Velda grew up in Hugoton and graduated from Hugoton High School. She married Larry Anderson on December 18, 1955, in Hugoton. Velda was a homemaker, mother, and did bookkeepi...

Freda Ruth Ferrell was granted her Angel Wings on February 28, 2019, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Her family was gathered around her. She was the beloved wife of Lawrence Ferrell for 69 years.  Freda was born in Hereford, Texas, on March 10, 1932.  She was one of 12 children to the late Robert and Edna (Morrison) Burns.  Her family moved to Lakin, Kansas, when Freda was a child.�...

Judy Diane Harlow, age 71, died March 1, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Society in Liberal, KS. She was born December 6, 1947 in Liberal, KS, the daughter of Clyde and Ruby (Helm) Smallwood. She graduated from Liberal High School in 1965. On June 15, 1967, she married Gary Jan Harlow at Liberal, KS. He survives. She worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company as a telephone operator for 3...

John C. Lewis, age 92, of Johnson, Kansas died Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas. He was born September 13, 1926, in Byers, Kansas, the son of Irvin H. and Effie Mae (Hardin) Lewis. John came to Johnson as a child; moved to Pratt and then back to Johnson where he graduated from Johnson High School. While in high school, John’s basketball team went to State. Aft...

Ronnie Calvin Swinney Ronnie Calvin Swinney, 75, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2019 at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, KS. Ronnie was born to Wesely Alvin and Calvin Mae (Watkins) Swinney on July 20, 1943 in Clarendon, TX.  He was a lifetime resident of Stevens County, KS. Ronnie and Melanie May were married on October 20, 1968 in Denver, CO.  They recently celebrated their 50 ye...

Frances L. Roberts, age 90, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Monday, February 25, 2019, at Western Prairie Senior Living in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born January 16, 1929, on the family farm in Collingsworth County, near Wellington, Texas, the daughter of Carlton and Cora (Bowles) Vernon. Frances grew up in Wellington, Texas, and graduated high school in 1946. She married Charles Lynn Roberts on Decemb...

David Raymond Rodriguez, 58, of Liberal, passed away on February 26, 2019 at Liberal, KS. He was born on February 15, 1961 to Margarito "Lucky" and Gladys (Hamitt) Rodriguez at Liberal, KS. On May 3, 2017 he married Yolanda Sanchez after being together since 2010 at Liberal, KS; she survives. David went to work for National Beef Packing Co. in 1990 where he wor...