Ivan C. Leis, 95, passed away February 24, 2017, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.   He was born in Wichita, Kansas, on May 19, 19211, to Andrew and Cecilia Leis.  He married Floydene Barger Husmann of December 26, 1970.  They made their home in Dodge City, Kansas, until 2012 when they moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to be near their daughter and family.   He leaves to mourn his wife, Floyden...

Beulah Louise King, age 95, died Thursday February 23rd, 2017 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. She was born July 1, 1921, to Carl and Adelia (Hackerott) Miller in Natoma, Kansas. Beulah was married February 19th, 1946 to Willard H. (Bud) King, who preceded her in death, as did her parents and only sister Grace and son in law, Buster Keeton. Beulah was a long time Liberal, Kansas resident who sta...

  Dolores H. Perez, age 85, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Saturday, February 25, 2017, at The Legacy at Park View in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born April 8, 1931, in Bryan, Texas, the daughter of Ignacio and Margarita (Bergara) Hernandez. Dolores married Ignacio (Pete) Perez on September 28, 1952, in Navasota, Texas. Dolores loved children and operated a daycare. She also enjoyed shopping, si...

Lucille Sawyer Meyers, 100, died Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at Wheatridge Park Care Center, Liberal, KS. She was born September 18, 1916 to John and Opal (Rennik) Davis on a farm and ranch at Boyd, OK, in Beaver County in the Oklahoma Panhandle. She attended Elementary school in the Pleasant Valley and Anthony Districts in Beaver County and Secondary school at Turpin High School where she was g...

  C.A. Hayes, age 82, of Elkhart, Kansas died Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas. He was born February 19, 1935, at the family farm in Morton County, Kansas, the son of Vernon and Chloe (Bray) Hayes. C.A. was a lifetime resident of Morton County. He graduated from Elkhart High School and was drafted into the United States Army. He was stationed at the 7th D...

Esther A. Hofferber, 96, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away February 21, 2017 at Memorial Hospital of Texas County in Guymon, Oklahoma. Esther, the daughter of Wesley and Liddy Sittner Ukens, was born April 20, 1920 on the farm south of Hooker, Oklahoma. She attended the first through third grades at St. Johns Lutheran School and fourth to eighth grade at Fairview School, south of Hooker. She gradu...

Marjorie May “Babe” Keltner, died February 20, 2017, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade.   She was born May 12, 1927, to James and Martha (Sawyer) Howell in Meade, Kansas.   She was a member of the United Methodist Church and Elsie Chapel EHU.  She enjoyed family, her pets, and helping Howard on the farm,   On August 26, 2946, she married Howard Keltner in Meade.  He prece...

Mary Ann Roybal, 75, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away February 21, 2017 at Vibra Hospital in Amarillo, Texas Mary Ann was born December 22, 1941 in Roy, New Mexico, the daughter of Esequiel and Annie Romero. She grew up and attended school in Roy and later the family moved to Clayton, New Mexico. In 1959 she was united in marriage to Tony Roybal in Hugoton, Kansas. They made Boise City, Oklahom...

  Katherine S. ”Kathy” Peirce, age 69, of Elkhart, Kansas, died Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Via Christie St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She was born April 23, 1947, in Scott City, Kansas, the daughter of Liston and Harriett (Nirk) Bridwell. Kathy grew up in Ulysses. She worked in the family business and also worked as a cook in hospitals and restaurants. Katherine mar...

Margaret Lee Cox, age 95, died Friday, February 17, 2017, at her daughter’s home in Moscow, Kansas. She was born June 25, 1921, in Bloom, Colorado the daughter of Walter and Cora (Carter) Spaulding. Margaret grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado and moved to western Kansas after she married Ray A. Cox in 1936. She married Wesley W. Cox in 1948; he preceded her in death in 1982. She worked...