Irene Rose Mitchell 91, died Sunday Nov. 20, 2016 at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, KS. She was born May 16, 1925 in Meade County, Kansas the daughter of Charles Wilbur and Lydia (Cordes) Smith.  She has been a longtime resident of Liberal, KS.  She was employed at Woods Department Store for 25 years and was the top sales person for most of that time and she also was a great homemaker. ...

J. Maralee Mitchell, 77, of Hooker passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016 at the BSA Hospice in Amarillo, Texas. Joyce Maralee Mitchell was born on January 27, 1939 in Perry, Oklahoma, to Mattilene and Star Chenoweth, one of seven children. She moved a lot during her childhood due to her father’s work. She attended high school in Guymon, Oklahoma and met the love of her life, Donald ...

Jon Robert Creps, 48, died at Southwest Medical Center on Monday, November 14, 2016. He was born on July 23, 1968, to Robert Leon and Carol Ann (Ross) Creps in Winfield, Kansas. Jon was a long time resident of Mosaic in Liberal. He considered the Mosaic residents and staff his family, as they were very dear to him. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 am, Tuesday, November 22, at the Mo...

Betty Lue Day Hale, age 89, passed away November 19, 2016, in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born August 30, 1927, in Ephraim, Utah, the daughter of Luetta Peterson Day and Cecil Day. Betty grew up in Utah and obtained her schooling in Utah. Betty and Ronald H. Hale were married in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on October 11, 1948, and later sealed in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple on June 19, 1950. Betty and Ro...

Ruth LaMoyne Mayo began her earthly journey on August 1st, 1937 on a farmstead near Forgan,Oklahoma. She continued her sojourn aboard the spiritual Heavenly express at 11:07 on November 16, 2016. Family and friends were with her as she departed.   She was the fifth child of Bertha and Gene Mayo. Two sisters, Roberta and Yvonne, and one brother, Wayne preceded her in death, as well as her pare...

Paula Ann Tournade 87, of Liberal died Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Wheatridge Park Care Center, Liberal. She was born April 10, 1929 to George Washington Chaffin and Ida Bessie Packer Chaffin in Liberal, KS. Paula graduated from Liberal High School in 1948. On June 7, 1949 she married Albert Galen Tournade. He died April 1, 1992. Paula was a lifelong home maker. She was a member of the F...

  Edward (Ed) Lynn Bezona, age 56, of Manter, Kansas died Tuesday, November 15, 2016, in rural Stanton County, Kansas. He was born January 26, 1960, in Syracuse, Kansas, the son of Richard Edward and Joyce Ann (Morris) Bezona. Ed attended Manter Grade School and graduated in 1978 from Stanton County High School. He continued his education at Garden City Community College graduating with...

  Marvin B. Johnson, Jr., age 82, of Elkhart, Kansas died Saturday, November 12, 2016, at Vibra Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. He was born September 11, 1934, in Vernon, Texas the son of Marvin and Alma Johnson. Marvin was baptized in Sundown, Texas. Marvin was raised in Texas. He married DeLois Thomas on January 5, 1958 in Fowler, Kansas and moved to the state the following year. Marvin ...

Melvin Lee Long, age 69, of Liberal, KS passed away Thursday November 3, 2016 at his home in Liberal. Born to on September 22, 1947 in Beaver, OK to John Long and Venita (Henry). Melvin graduated from Southwestern Heights in 1966 and attended Dodge City Technical School. He worked for Beech Aircraft of Liberal, KS for 5 years. He then went into the oilfield and began working with Tri-State c...

  Patricia Snow Traster passed away suddenly on November 11, 2016, at her home in Ulysses, KS. She was born in Baker, MT on June 14, 1931, grew up at Huron, SD, and graduated with honors from Huron College in 1953.  She married Madison “Matt” Traster on January 24, 1954. The couple lived in Dodge City and Garden City, KS before moving to Ulysses in 1957. Pat served on the school...