Louis A. Milburn, 83, longtime resident of Stanton County, Kansas and Sunsites, Arizona, passed away in Tullahoma, Tennessee on August 27, 2015. Mr. Milburn was born in Morton County, Kansas in 1931. Later, he and his family moved to Holly, Colorado where he graduated from Holly High School in 1949. After high school, he went through the Army ROTC program at Colorado State University and receiv...

Reiko Hodtwalker, 78, died on Saturday, August 22, 2015, at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS. The daughter of Hideo & Miyuki Nakamura, she was born March 23, 1937, Fukuoka, Japan. She lived her childhood years in Japan and then she and James Hodtwalker were married 1964 in Fukuoka, Japan, then later divorced. She and Frosty Sherwood Church were companions for ...

Thelma Wynonna Taylor, age 100, died Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. She was born on October 22, 1914, in Knox County, TX, the daughter of Charlie C. and Battie (Moore) Coleman. She had resided in Archer City, TX for 25 years and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Archer City, TX. She married Lorenzo Robertson. He later died. She married W.A. �...

Olive “Ogg” Tribble age 90, of Elkhart, Kansas died August 25, 2015 at Morton County Hospital, Elkhart, Kansas. She was born September 22, 1924 at Elkhart, Kansas the daughter of O.H. and Myrtie Melinda (Cook) Emberton. Ogg graduated from Elkhart High School in 1942 and was a lifelong resident of Elkhart. For many years she worked at Tebow Drugstore and later became the Water Cler...

James Edward “Jim” Campbell, 78, of Turpin, Ok passed away Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS after a long fight with cancer. James was born at his home in rural Dombey, Oklahoma, the son of John and Evalee Crawford Campbell. He accepted Jesus Christ as his...

Loyal Walter “Dub” Holler, Jr., age 63, died early Sunday morning, August 23, 2015, at the Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born May 15, 1952, at Ashland, Kansas, the son of Loyal Walter and Mildred (Puyear) Holler. As a young boy he attended the Ashland school system, graduating from Ashland High School. He later attended the Liberal Area V...

Marilyn J. Barrett, age 79, died Thursday morning, August 20, 2015, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. She was born June 8, 1936, at Arlington, Washington, the daughter of Alma L. and Elsie May (Mossier) Whitman. A longtime resident of the Northwest, she was a bookkeeper. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, quilts, making teddy bears, playing the piano, camping, fishing, ...

Ramiro R. Garza Jr., age 38 of Ulysses, Kansas died Monday, August 10, 2015 at The Legacy at Park View in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born September 22, 1976 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Ramiro R. Garza Sr. and Juanita Mendoza. Ramiro was an automotive mechanic. He was raised by Ramiro Garza Sr. and Linda Navarrette since the age of 3. He lived in Ulysses until he was 14 years old and then...

Melvin Ray Garey, age 87, of Johnson, Kansas died Monday, August 10, 2015 at Stanton County Hospital in Johnson, Kansas. He was born February 23, 1928 in Stafford, Kansas, the son of Frank W. and Minnie Ruth (Little) Garey. Melvin went to Centerview School thru the 8th grade. He then moved to Johnson and graduated from Stanton County High School. Melvin married Melba Fern Collins on March ...

Sondra Lee (Rogers) Bruner went to be with Jesus on August 6, 2015 at the age of 65. Sondra was born to Robert Lee and Jessi Pauline Rogers on March 13, 1950 in Bay City, TX. Sondra was the much younger sister (that’s what she like to say) of Betty Jean Smitherman and Jim Rogers. While growing up Sondra moved several times because her dad worked in construction. Her mother and she sett...