Wendell Scott Smothermon 84, died, Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He was born Feb. 24, 1930 in Hollis, OK the son of Walter Burton and Lela Mae (Tice) Smothermon. He had moved with his family to the Liberal at the age of 3 and graduated from Liberal High School in 1950. He attended and graduated from University of Northern Colo. in 1959 with his Mast...

Eva Jean Newburn, 83, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away April 22, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. Jean was born July 12, 1930 on the farm near Hooker, Oklahoma, the daughter of Archie and Goldie Herald Judd. She attended Lemon Rural School until the eighth grade and the attended Hooker High School graduating with the Class of 1948. She worked for Bell Telephone as a...

Zelma Frances Herrick Colvin, age 99, of Hugoton, Kansas passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas. She was born July 2, 1914 on the Herrick farm southeast of Johnson, Kansas. She was the last of eight living children of James and Agnes (Walters) Herrick; who were pioneers in Stanton County and charter members of the Bethel Church of the Nazarene. Zelma graduat...

Norma Lee Hill, age 85, of Ulysses, Kansas died Monday, April 21, 2014 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born July 14, 1928 in Kiowa County, Kansas, the daughter of Verdie Herbert and Marietta “Maye” Bertha (Johnson) Mitchell. Norma moved to Grant County at the age of 5. During her high school years, she worked at Sturman’s Drug Store. She graduated f...

Dickey H. Johann, age 70, of Garden City, Kansas died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City, Kansas. Dickey was born August 31, 1943 in Paola, Kansas, the son of Ralph and Alphalee (Shearhart) Johann. Dickey was a member of the 1961 class of Paola High School. He worked at Hallmark in Kansas City, and the Osawatomie State Hospital. He was married to Ethyl ...

Helen Marie Box, 83, died Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS . She was born March 10, 1931 at Ada, OK, the daughter of Thurman and Ola (Tollison) Fox. She married Harold Eugene "Gene" Box on March 19th, 1947 at Ada, OK. He preceded her in death on August 22, 2007. Helen and Gene moved to Pauls Valley, OK in 1951 where Gene was employed with Haliburton u...

Leon Kay Williams, age 66, died April 14, 2014 at St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK. He was born June 29, 1947 in Liberal, KS, the son of Paul and Betty Marie (Fisher) Williams. He married Deanna Delay on April 9, 1967 in Liberal, KS. She survives. He worked for Nichols’ Water Service for 29 years; 1...

Rubeinna Buller, age 92, died April 14, 2014 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. She was born December 19, 1921 in Fairview, OK, the daughter of J. C. and Eva (Karber) Wichert. She was a homemaker and helped grow the family farm with her husband. They built one of the first homes on Highway 83 between Liberal and Turpin. She was ...

LaWilda Geraldine (Neese) Nash 82, died, Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at her residence in Liberal. She was born June 7, 1931 the daughter of Melvin C. and Helen (Hart) Neese in Alva, Oklahoma. She was raised in rural community of Forgan, OK where she played high school basketball for the Forgan Bulldogs. She moved to Liberal in 1951 from Beaver, OK She was employed by C.R. Anthony & C...

Gabriela “Chela” Gonzalez , 69, died Saturday, April 12, 2014 at the University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago, IL. She was born March 24, 1945 in Miguel Negrete, Dgo, Mexico, the daughter of Perfecto and Alberta (Parra) Martinez. Chela lived in Silver City, New Mexico where she waitressed at Nancy’s Silver Café for 31 years. She ...