Rufus L. Reese, age 87, of Ulysses, Kansas died Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at Pratt Regional Medical Center in Pratt, Kansas.  He was born January 10, 1930, in Benton, Arkansas, the son of Frank and Effie (George) Reese. Rufus grew up in Arkansas. He moved to Garden City in 1957 to drive a truck. Rufus married Marilyn Mader in 1960 in Clayton, New Mexico. They moved to Ulysses in 1961 a...

Betty Joanne Booth, 76, daughter of the late Joseph and Fern (MacDonald) Killough, was born July 21, 1940 in Boise City, Ok and departed this life on April 30, 2017 at her home near Mountain Grove, Mo.  She was 76 years, 9 months, and 9 days of age. Betty was raised in Guymon, Ok and moved to Liberal, Ks when she was 16.  She graduated from Liberal High School in 1957.  Betty married William...

Jeanne Darlene Olinger, 90, of Harrah, OK passed away on April 29, 2017 at Midwest City Oklahoma Regional Hospital after a short illness. Jeanne was born on April 20, 1927 to Orville and Mary McKirahan Barrows at her grandparents Hurley “Doc” and Oma McKirahan’s home place southwest of Hooker.  Jeanne attended school in Hugoton, KS.  Her senior year they moved to Johnson Kansas where she ...

Frances Roberta Shrauner died peacefully in her home in Elkhart, Kansas, on April 27, 2017, at the age of 98.  Roberta was born to Albert and Pearl (Sprott) Pearsall on March 29, 1919, in Meade County Kansas. She lived on a farm 17 miles south of Meade.  Her father died when she was six years old and she and her four brothers were raised by their Mother. Roberta attended Dodge City Jr. College ...

Gladys M. Burton, age 100, passed away early Thursday morning, April 27, 2017, at her rural Fowler, Kansas, residence.   She was born August 19, 1916, at Owosso, Michigan, the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Koehn) Woodcock.  In 1939, she moved to Fowler, Kansas, graduating from Fowler High School as valedictorian in 1941.   On June 30, 1939, she married Paul Leroy Burton at Owosso, Mi...

George A. Gray, age 76, died Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Meade District Hospital in Meade, KS. He was born on September 5, 1940 in Cleveland, OH, the son of Leo William and Virginia Marie (McKibben) Gray. He married Helen N. Walker on July 5, 1974 at Raton, NM. He was a long time resident of Liberal with his wife Helen. She died December 7, 2016. He served in the U. S. Army for 22½ years, befor...

Dee L. Panter, age 89, of Elkhart, Kansas, left his family and friends and went home to dwell with his Savior on Sunday, April 23, 2017. He was born on the family farm in rural Smith County, Kansas on July 9, 1927, the son of Clyde and Delilah (Cannon) Panter. After graduation from high school in Athol, Kansas, Dee enlisted in the United States Army. He served in the Occupational Forc...

Betty Lou Gibson, 86, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away April 23, 2017 at her daughter’s home in Yukon, Oklahoma. Betty was born in Hooker on July 8, 1930, to Louie and Dora Stadel Herrmann. Four years later, her family moved to Denver, Colorado, where she spent her formative years attending school in Denver and helping her family on the farm. In 1946, she moved back to Hooker, and began working ...

William Jan Proctor, age 69, died April 21, 2017 at Homestead Estates Home Plus in Liberal, KS. He was born November 22, 1948 in Hutchinson, KS, the son of William Harold and Helen Mae (Murry) Proctor. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1966. He graduated from Southwestern College at Winfield, KS with a teaching degree in English. On October 19, 1973, he married Billie Jean Sear...

  Preston Luke Campbell, age 46, of Rolla, Kansas died Saturday, April 22, 2017, at his home in Rolla, Kansas. He was born December 15, 1970, in Sacramento, California, the son of Karin (Flippo) Campbell. Preston Luke grew up in Oregon, moving to Rolla, Kansas in 1993. He worked as a cashier in Hugoton and Elkhart. Preston enjoyed reading, and writing short stories...