William L. “Bill” Coble, age 92, died Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born July 15, 1921 in Red River County, Texas, the son of William Vallard and Etta Coble. Bill spent most of his life in Texas. He served his country as a Sergeant during World War II. In 1951, he married Bernice Viola Ruzowski in Amarillo, Texas. Among other jobs, Bill ...

Marla Gordon, 48, died Sunday evening, March 9, 2014, at Memorial Hospital of Texas County. The daughter of Shirley (Kyle) and Frank Hanna, Marla Dee Hanna was born May 31, 1965, in Liberal, Kansas. Marla graduated from Liberal High School and received her R.N. from Seward County Community College in Liberal. She was united in marriage to Lex Gordon on March 18, 1983. The Gordons made thei...

Samuel H. (Sammy) Trutza, died Monday, March 10, 2014 at Memorial Hospital in Guymon, OK from complications of Lung Cancer. He was born September 24, 1950 at Austin, TX, the son of Philip and Dorothy (Finisher) Trutza. He married Henriette Glim on March 15, 1974 at Miami, FL. She survives. Sammy attended St. Lucia Catholic School in Castries, St. Lucia and was a high school graduate. He ...

Mary Frances Urwin, 95, died Friday, March 7, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born February 2, 1919 at Sterling, CO, the daughter of Harry and Mary (Tinsley) Gechter. She married Lynn Urwin February 13, 1952 at Raton, NM. He preceded her in death on February 25, 1989. Mary was a class of 1937 graduate of Cimarron High School in Cimarron, KS. Mary and her husban...

Mary Katherine Racobs, age 93, died Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Fowler Residential Care Center, Fowler, Kansas. She was born August 5, 1920, at Scottdale, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John and Matilda (Hart) Brown. During World War II she was a registered nurse, serving in the Mediterranean and the China Burma India Theaters of campaign. After her honorable discharge she continued...

Charles W. Lucas, age 89, of Johnson, Kansas died Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. He was born January 16, 1925 in Belpre, Kansas, the son of Carl and Estella (McKinney) Lucas. Charles moved to Stanton County with his family when he was five years old. He attended a one room school and graduated from Johnson High School. He also attended Bethany...

Larry Elden Friesen, 63, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away March 3, 2014 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Larry was born April 13, 1950 in Liberal, Kansas, the son of Elden E. and Ruby Mae Blehm Friesen. He grew up and attended school in Hooker graduating from Hooker High School with the Class of 1968. He then attended OSU in Stillwater, Oklahoma graduating with a bachelo...

Rosella Ann “Rose” Nikkel , 97, died Friday, February 28, 2014 at Emeritus/Liberal Springs Assisted Living, Liberal. She was born November 27, 1916 in Hooker, OK. The daughter of Abraham Aaron Wiens & Anna Klassen . On March 6, 1935 she married Leonard Hamm in Liberal, KS, he preceded her in death on October 5, 1973. She later married Harvey Nikkel on May 8,...

Margaret Grace Josserand, age 90, of Johnson, Kansas passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born May 31, 1923 in Syracuse, Kansas, the daughter of Grover Cleveland and Mildred Brown Miller. She attended Syracuse schools for most of her education, before graduating from Manhattan High School. She then pursued her education at Kansas Sta...

Ruby Sara Tuggle, age 97, of Johnson, Kansas passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014, at the Memorial Living Center. She was born on April 11, 1916, in Johnson the daughter of Elam and Helena Hilty. Ruby spent her early years on the Hilty homestead south of Johnson before moving to Johnson in the early 1920’s to start school. She attended Johnson grade and high schools, graduating valed...