Michael E. Russell, 61, of Liberal, died August 7, 2013, at Southwest Medical Center . He was born November 23, 1951, at Duncan , OK , to Walter and Fannie Marie (Beavers) Russell. He graduated from High School at Bray, OK, in 1970. He was employed by the City of Liberal . Prior to that, he worked for Halliburton as an acid- treater , retiring after 35 year...

Dale Elmer “Sonny” Williams Jr., 70, of Sulphur, Oklahoma, passed away August 2, 2013 at his home. Dale was born February 21, 1943 in Beaver, Oklahoma, the son of Dale and Mildred Van Antwerp Williams Sr. He grew up on his family farm southeast of Tyrone, Oklahoma. He attended Baker school, graduating from Eureka High School. He was a farmer and raised horses and was a memb...

Lovetta Rose Massa, 91, died Sunday, August 4, 2013 at Harry Hynes Hospice Center in Wichita. She was born on April 10, 1922 at Liberal, KS the daughter of Andrew and Cora (DeCamp) Hochett. She was a homemaker and was a lifetime resident of Liberal, KS. She attended First Assembly of God Church of Liberal, where she taught Jr. girls Sunday school for many years. She married Joseph Be...

Cecil W. Weatherby, of Forgan, OK, died Sunday, August 4, 2013 at Beaver, Oklahoma. He was born May 1, 1923 at Vaughn, NM, the son of Wade and Carrie (Jenkins) Weatherby. He married Billie Jackson February 9, 1947 at Liberal, KS. She preceded him in death on November 11, 2008. Cecil was a graduate of Liberal High School class of 1941. He worked for Beech Aircraft in Liberal, KS for 33 years, ...

Lawrence R. Smith was born on April 9, 1926, in Palmyra, Missouri and passed away on August 2, 2013 in Elkhart, Kansas at the age of 87. His parents were W. C. "Bill" Smith and Adah F. Austin. The family moved to Morton County when he was just 6 months old and he spent the rest of his life in the area. Lawrence attended schools at Wilburton and Elkhart. He graduated from Elkhart High School in...

Donald L. Rees, age 78, died early Sunday morning, August 4, 2013, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. He was born March 4, 1935, at Rich Hill, Missouri, the son of Clarence and Mabel (Winters) Rees. As a young boy he attended the Rich Hill school system, graduating from Rich Hill High School. After his graduation, he joined the United States Army, serving for several year...

Barbara Jean (Freeman) Harnden , 84, passed away July 31, 2013, in Liberal, Kansas. Barbara will always be remembered by her family and friends for spending much of her time in caring for others. There were no limits on what she would do for her family and friends. She enjoyed watching baseball, baking cookies, and playing board games and...

Olga Eva Smith died Sunday, July 28, 2013 in the Morton County Hospital. She was a resident of the Morton County Care Center in Elkhart, Kansas. Olga lived 96 years. Olga Eva Smith was born April 17, 1917 on the Ruffins Estate near Petersburg, Virginia to Paul Benjamin Heyman and Anna Bertha Radtke. She had an older brother, Paul Benjamin Heyman, Jr. and a younger brother, Howard Alvin Heym...

Martina Mata 46, died, Saturday, July 27, 2013 at her residence in Liberal, KS. She was born July 22, 1967 Chihuahua, Chihuahua Mexico, the daughter of Efrain Piña Benavides and Martha Ofelia Cepeda. She was a resident of Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico for 29 years and was a resident of Liberal for the past 17 years. In 1986, she graduated from Cetis 87 in Delicias, Chihuahua, M...

Earl L Burns, 73 of Tyrone, Ok went to be with the Lord July 26, 2013 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. Earl was born December 18, 1939 in Larned, Ks, the son of Robert Lee and Mabel Hinderliter Burns, the 3rd eldest of 7 children. He graduated in 1959 from Kinsley High School in Kinsley, Ks. After graduation Earl joined the Navy at the age of 19. While stationed in San...