Jimmy Dean Kees, age 58, died March 7, 2019 at his home in Liberal, KS.  He was born March 4, 1961 at Spearman, TX the son of Jimmy Madison and Mattie Geraldine (Richardson) Kees. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1979.  He married Stacy Blackwell on September 11, 1989 in Liberal, KS.  She Survives. He loved to play tennis for the Liberal High School Tennis Team and he was a certif...

Rick D. Heitschmidt, 67, of rural Forgan, Oklahoma passed away on Pancake Day - Tuesday March 5, 2019 at his home. He was born on Pancake Day - February 26, 1952 to Donald and Betty (Swan) Heitschmidt at Liberal, Kansas. On May 18, 1974 he married Linda "Lindy" Bradley at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; she survives. Rick was a graduate of Turpin High School; class of 1970. He then went on to ob...

Joseph V. Bradley, age 86, passed away early Monday morning, March 4, 2019, at his Minneola residence. Arrangements are pending and will be announced Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade...

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...