Pearl Forbes, age 97, of Owasso, Oklahoma and formerly of Elkhart, Kansas, died September 22, 2015, at Sequoyah Pointe Living Center in Owasso, Oklahoma. She was born May 31, 1918, in Elkhart, Kansas the daughter of Robert and Roxie (Miller) Quigley. Pearl grew up in Elkhart and graduated from Elkhart High School. She earned her teaching degree and for a time taught school. Pearl moved back to...

Phyllis Jean Milburn, age 85, of Ulysses, Kansas died Saturday, September 19, 2015 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born August 30, 1930 at home in Grant County, Kansas, the daughter of George and Clementine (Davis) Hampton. Phyllis grew up in Grant County and graduated in 1948 from Grant County Rural High School. While in high school, she played basketball, was on ...

Thomas “Tommy” W. Williams, 91, died Saturday, September 19, 2015 at Good Samaritan Center, Liberal, KS. He was born September 27, 1923 in Minneola, KS, the son of Earl and Opal (Crecilius) Williams. He graduated from Tyrone High School, Tyrone, OK in 1941. He served with the US Navy from 1943 to 1945 on the US Anzio ...

Ronald Martin, age 80, of Ulysses, Kansas died Friday, September 18, 2015 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born July 6, 1935 in Tribune, Kansas, the son of Bill and Leona (Becker) Martin. Ronald grew up in Tribune and graduated from Tribune High School. Ronald married Wilma Burch, his high school sweetheart, on June 7, 1953 in Tribune. They enjoyed each others compa...

Ernestine Shelton “Momma Shelton” 89, died, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015 at her residence in Liberal, KS. She was born June 5, 1926 in Florida, the daughter of Roy & Olga Mae (Hitgon) Shelton. She had been a resident of Liberal for the past 30 years and was a member of the New Life Church. She dedicated her life as a missionary not only in Liberal, KS, but also around the world. Sh...

Karen K. Mills, age 69, died Wednesday afternoon, September 16, 2015, at her home in Fowler, Kansas. She was born May 11, 1946, at Parsons, Kansas, the daughter of Charles R. and Erma Marie (Weinman) Dodds. As a young girl she attended the St. Patrick’s Catholic School, graduating in 1964. She later attended Independence Community College and Dodge City Community College. Af...

John Eddy Campbell, 68, died Monday, September 14, 2015 at Wheatridge Nursing Home, Liberal. The son John & Oletia (Riggs) Campbell, he was born on October 13, 1946 at Liberal, KS. He was a life time resident of Stevens County, Kansas. He and Elda Martin were married on February 13, 1981, Hugoton, KS. He served his country in the National Guard. He was a member of the American Legion. Surviv...

Martha Shepard Arange, 68, died Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home, Hugoton. The daughter of John & Pauline McClure Shepard, she was born on November 5, 1946 at Hugoton, KS. She loved her family and enjoyed driving to Cripple Creek with her son Patrick. She worked for Pioneer Manor Nursing Home for 25 years and she enjoyed working with the residents. Survivors include...

Marjorie C. Persinger, a lifetime resident of Stevens County, age 92 passed away on September 14, 2015. She was born August 14, 1923 in Stevens County to Benjamin Wesley Parsons and Aldora Smith Parsons. Marjorie was married to J. Garland Persinger in 1940 and they had three children—Charlotte F. Baron of Denver, James G. Persinger of Hugoton, and Nancy C. Littell of Wichita. Marjorie wa...

Leroy D. Friesen , age 75, died Tuesday morning, September 15, 2015, at the Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born October 27, 1939, at Meade, Kansas, the son of John L. and Helen Friesen. As a young boy he attended the Meade school system, graduating from the Meade Bible Academy. A lifetime resident of Meade, he was the co-owner of Friesen Machine, I...