Michael "Mike" John Downs, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018 at his home in Liberal. He was born November 1,1971 at Liberal, KS, the son of Arthur and Donna (Frampton) Downs. Mike was a graduate of Liberal High School. He enjoyed watching Football, his favorite teams were the Liberal Redskins, K-State Wildcats and the Denver Broncos. In 1991 Mike was selected to compete at the Intern...

Josefina Guzman, age 96, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Monday, July 9, 2018, at Western Prairie Senior Living Community in Ulysses.  She was born October 14, 1921, in Del Rio, Texas, the daughter of Rogelio and Damiana (Rubio) Ramirez.   Josefina grew up as a migrant worker and moved to follow the crops and work.  She married Nasario Guzman on September 29, 1937, in Del Rio, Texas.  She h...

Lorena Faye (Apple) Hardaway passed away June 22, 2018 at Pasco, Franklin Co., WA. Faye was born July 29, 1922 at Donnelly, Valley Co., Idaho to Herbert Kent and Mary Emaline (Van Hoesen) Apple. Faye grew up in Meade, Meade Co., Kansas, graduating from Meade High School and went to Wichita, Kansas for Cosmetology School.  Although she knew of the large Hardaway family, she met Loren Walker...

Charlie Oldham Broaddus, Jr. famously known for saying,I’m the “Largest Car Dealer” in Southwest Kansas “by a several pounds”   Charlie at age 91 died on Friday, July 6, 2018, in Hugoton, Kansas, at Pioneer Manor.   Charlie was born in Amarillo, Texas, to Charlie Oldham Broaddus, Sr. and Stella Hazel Bennett on May 5, 1927.   Charlie’s passion in high...

Paul Gatlin of Colorado City, Colorado passed away July 6, 2018. He is survived by his wife Barbara of 66 years. Children Linnette Talbott of Wichita, Kansas, Mike Gatlin (Becky) of Pueblo West, Colorado, Marcy Duncan (Glenn) Garden City, Kansas, Drew Gatlin (Mary) Walsenburg, Colorado, Three Grandchildren and Two Great Grandchildren. Paul was a Past Master of Masonic Fargo Lodge #300 of Liberal, ...

Louise Collins, 64, died Saturday, May 19, 2018 in Phoenix from ALS. She was born Oct. 13, 1953, to William Calvin Courtney and Roletha (Pat) Courtney. She had a long career as a registered nurse, working at Good Samaritan Center, Southwest Medical Center and Veterans Administration in Liberal. She continued her work with the Veterans Administration in Prescott Valley, Ariz. She is surv...

Eleanor Louise (Smith) Sneyd, 94, Ulysses, KS, died on Saturday,  June 23, 2018 at The Legacy at Parkview in Ulysses, KS. She was the daughter of Clarence McKinley and Blanche Gertrude (Chess) Smith.  She was born on June 6, 1924 in Fresno, California.  She was raised in Fresno and went to school there. Eleanor and Herbert Bouton Sneyd were married on February 6, 1946 in Fresno, Californi...

David Falke, 82, died Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at SWMC inLiberal, Kansas. He was born on January 29, 1936 in Billings, OK, the son of Otto and Regina ( Neuburg) Falke. He graduated high school from Chanute, KS. Dave married Sue Hitchcock in October, 1975, in Dalhart, TX.  They were married 42 years. Dave was a professional truck driver.  He leased out his own fleet of trucks.  He also worke...

Conrad Lee Neal, age 88, died July 2, 2018 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. His wife Barbara was at his side. After a lengthy illness, Conrad has slipped the surley bonds of earth and set out for the cosmos where he will join his heroes Albert Einstein, Carl Sagan, and Steven Hawking with whom he can explore the universe first-hand. His Irish and Scottish ancestors came to America i...

Helen Jean Yocham, 75, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away in Hooker on July 5, 2018. Helen was born October 22, 1942 in Wauneta, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Bessie Storms McAlister. Helen worked at Pride Feeders processing cattle for eighteen years where she had the reputation of working as hard as a man. In 1991 she returned to Moline, Kansas where she grew up to care for her parents until ...