PLAINS – Paul Allen Cox, age 55, died Saturday evening, October 11, 2014, Marquette General Hospital, Marquette, Michigan. He was born March 14, 1959, at Meade, Kansas, the son of Ivan Ratliff and Lora (Hughan) Cox. As a young boy he attended the Plains school system, graduating from Southwestern Heights High School in 1977. After he attended Dodge City Community College. After his education...

Jade Caitlin Burroughs, age 23, passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2014 near Corona, New Mexico. She was born May 6, 1991 in Johnson, Kansas the daughter of Kevin E. and Alisha (Yohn) Helmle. She was home schooled and then obtained her GED from Seward County Community College. She completed some college courses, earning her a place on the Part-time Dean’s Honor Roll for receiving a 3.5 grade...

MEADE – Joe Charles Robertson, age 63, died early Friday morning, October 10, 2014, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. He was born February 17, 1951, at Dumas, Texas, the son of Hunter and Kathleen (King) Robertson. As a young boy he attended the Dumas school system, graduating from Dumas High School in 1969. After his graduation he began his career, working for...

Wanda Arlene Rundell, 97, died, Oct 6, 2014 at her residence in Liberal Springs in Liberal, KS. She was born January 7, 1917 in Seneca County, New York, the daughter of James Burton and Alice (Bird) Irland. She graduated from High School at Romulus, New York in 1935. She moved to Liberal in 1943 from New York and became a resident of Liberal Springs in 2005. She was employed as a sales cle...

Montana Marie Beesley, 15, died Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. Funeral Service: 2:00pm Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at the First Christian Church of Hugoton, with Pastor Heath Kelly and Pastor Ben Coats presiding. Burial will take place in Hugoton Cemetery. Visitation: 9am – 12 pm Tuesday...

Helen Maxine Hamilton, 86, died Wednesday, October 2, 2014 at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, KS. She was born November 17, 1927 in Rolla, KS. The daughter of Clarence and Elva (McGee) Crawford. She graduated from Rolla High School and had been a longtime resident of the Hugoton area. She was employed as secretary by the Stevens County Treasures office an...

Crystal Dawn Reeves, 29, passed away at her home Tuesday, September 30, 2014 in rural Turpin, Oklahoma. She was born January 4, 1985 at Heidelberg Germany, the daughter of Donald Smith and Rose (Volden) Vasquez. She married Timothy Reeves October 14, 2010 at Liberal, Kansas. He survives. As a child Crystal attended schools in Cheyenne, Wyoming and Everett, Washington. She moved back to Liberal,...

Rodney Glenn Scruggs, 52, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center – St. Francis Campus in Wichita. He was born Nov. 16, 1961 to Walter Glenn and Karen Jean (Kilgore) Scruggs in Liberal. He married Iris Cherie Gillespie on June 23, 2001, in Red River, N.M. She survives He grew up in Liberal and attended Liberal schools. He worked for Lib...

PLAINS – Margaret Orelia Fox, 94, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. She was born September 6, 1920, in Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Walter Henry (Hank) and Sylvia Belle (Bangs) Michael. As a young girl she attended the Liberal school system, graduating from Liberal High School. On June 7, 1944, she married Boyd...

Walter A."Pete" Wessel, Jr. was born on August 28th, 1913 to Constance and Walter A. Wessel in Nebraska City, Nebraska. He graduated from Nebraska City High School in 1931. After graduation he worked his father in Wessel's Store; he quit to drive a truck for Watson Brother's. In 1940 he enlisted in the Navy for a six year tour of duty, serving in the states and also overseas on diff...