Gary Lynn Sparkman, age 65, of Keyes, Oklahoma died December 24, 2015, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born October 18, 1950 in Elkhart, Kansas the son of Gair and Helen (Powell) Sparkman. He was one of four siblings and raised in Texas/Cimarron Counties in Oklahoma. He graduated from Yarbrough High School and continued his education at OPSU and received his Bachelor of S...

Richard Lloyd Locke, 93, of Tucson, Arizona passed away December 18, 2015 in Tucson. Richard was born July 21, 1922 in Tyrone, Oklahoma, the son of Lloyd and Anna Swant Locke. He went to school and graduated from Tyrone High School. On May 11, 1945 in Tyrone, Oklahoma, Richard was united in marriage to Vir-Jean Louise Wadley. He then entered the U.S. Navy, serving in the Korean War as a Navy pil...

Vernon Eugene “Gene” Watson, 69 died December 19, 2015 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, KS. He was born November 11, 1946 in Garden City, KS the son of George and Nellie (Lumblade) Watson. He attended Garden City High School, Garden City, KS. He worked in the Maintenance Department at National Beef Packing Plant in Liberal. He worked for Envision in Greeley CO. He was an avid Bro...

Norman Lee Bloom, 90, died Friday December 18, 2015 at Brookdale Liberal Springs in Liberal, KS. He was born October 3, 1925 at Liberal, KS, the son of Lewis and Mildred (Headrick) Bloom. He was a 1943 graduate of Liberal High School. He served in WWII from 1944-46 as a Chief Petty officer in the Navy. On September 8, 1946, he married Geraldyne “Jeri” Langhofer at Kismet, KS. She survives. ...

Anne M. Reimer, age 80, died Saturday, December 19, 2015, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. She was born February 2, 1935, at Rosenort, Manitoba, Canada, the daughter of Isaac H. and Justina (Dueck) Cornelson. As a young girl she attended school in Rosenort later graduating from high school in Gretna, Manitoba, Canada. She later attended college receiving her teaching certific...

Martha Jane Kitch, 89, of Liberal, went home to be with her Heavenly Father Friday December 18, 2015. She was born on November 13, 1926 to Bill and Condelia (Steele) Martin in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. As a young lady she worked in the dietary department in St. Anthony Catholic Hospital in Oklahoma City. She loved to sew and crochet all of her life, giving items to many friends. She was a member...

Myrdis L. Gordon, 93, of Liberal, passed away on December 17, 2015 at her home in Liberal, Kansas She was born on December 24, 1921 to John and Blanche (Wilkerson) Gabler at Boyd, Oklahoma. She graduated high school in 1941 from Turpin, Oklahoma. She married Otto Gordon in 1942 at Liberal, Kansas. he preceded her in death on May 31, 1964. She then married James Hargrave in 1965; he also preced...

asey Alan Humphreys, age 28, of Ulysses, Kansas died Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born October 23, 1987 in Ulysses, Kansas, the son of Joseph A. and Linda L. (Kriegh) Humphreys. Casey was the youngest of five children. He grew up near Ulysses and graduated from Labette Community High School. Casey lived in Garden City for a time; but was...

Freda Isaacs 98, died Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at her residence in Liberal, KS. She was born April 18, 1917 in Beaver County, Oklahoma, the daughter of Henry A & Maggie (Wiens) Wedel. She has been a resident of Beaver County for most of her life. In 1936 she graduated from Greenough High School and while attending high school played basketball. She was a homemaker and helped her husband with the...

William C. “Tom” Shook 92,died Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born on April 29, 1923 in Carmi Illinois the son of Clifford O. and Ruth (Beck) Shook. He graduated in 1941 from Great Bend High School Great Bend, Kansas. He attended and graduated from Ft. Hays State in 1949 with a degree in Business Administration. He was employed for 27 years with O...