Ernesto Vargas Ernesto Vargas Valverde, 53 died Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. He was born Nov. 17, 1960 in Durango Mexico the son of Bernardina Valverde. He was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church. He had been employed at National Beef Packing Co. in the shipping department until he became disabled. He enjoyed be...

Janice S. Nipple March 19, 2014 Janice S. Nipple, 71, died Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, KS. She was born July 1, 1942 at Stillwell, OK, the daughter of Ralph and Lorene (Barker) Hill. She married Kermit Nipple December 30, 1970 at the First Christian Church in Liberal, KS. Kermit preceded her in death on February 15, 2014. Janice was a graduate of Libera...

Kenneth McCurry, age 67, died Sunday, March 23, 2014 at his home in rural Morton County, Kansas. He was born May 12, 1946 in Canon City, Colorado, the son of Jesse Edward and Rosie (Smith) McCurry. Kenny grew up in Hugoton. In 1966, he married Shirley K. Chapman in Liberal, Kansas. They moved to Wichita, Kansas where he was a welder for Koch Engineering for 13 years. After moving back to Ro...

Kenneth McCurry, age 67, died Sunday, March 23, 2014 at his home in rural Morton County, Kansas. He was born May 12, 1946 in Canon City, Colorado, the son of Jesse Edward and Rosie (Smith) McCurry. Kenny grew up in Hugoton. In 1966, he married Shirley K. Chapman in Liberal, Kansas. They moved to Wichita, Kansas where he was a welder for Koch Engineering for 13 years. After moving back to R...

Ilene Herron, age 83, of Johnson, Kansas died Friday, March 21, 2014 at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. She was born August 7, 1930 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of James and Bessie (Ewing) Ballinger. Ilene lived in Buffalo, Oklahoma, Protection, Kansas, and Plains, Kansas. In May of 1942, she moved south of Saunders, Kansas. She attended high school in Mante...

Shirley K. McCurry, age 65, died Sunday, March 23, 2014 at her home in rural Morton County, Kansas. She was born August 6, 1948 in Liberal, Kansas the daughter of Lawrence and Mildred (Kaufman) Chapman. Shirley grew up in Liberal. After her marriage to Kenny Mccurry in 1966 in Liberal, they moved to Wichita, Kansas. In 1979, they moved back to Hugoton where she worked at the grocery store...

Buddy A. Brixey, 82, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away March 22, 2014 at Dunaway Manor in Guymon, Oklahoma. Buddy was born May 18, 1931 in Perkins, Oklahoma, the son of Aaron Robert and Ella Hall Brixey. He grew up and attended school in Perkins, graduating from Perkins High School with the Class of 1951. After graduation he attended Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater, Oklahoma until he was drafted ...

Jason L. Riley, age 44, of Wichita, Kansas died Wednesday, March 19, 2014 in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born January 5, 1970 in Burbank, California, the son of Gary and Sherie (Willimon) Riley. Jason grew up in Elkhart and moved to Ulysses when he was a sophomore in high school, he graduated from Ulysses High School in 1988. He attended St. Mary’s of the Plains College in Dodge City, Kansas and ...

Benito L. Ybarra, age 88, of Johnson, Kansas, died Sunday, March 16, 2014, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. He was born June 30, 1925, in Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Antonio and Juanita (Leal) Ybarra. Benito, a farm hand, moved to Johnson, Kansas in 1966. He married Cesaria G. Gonzalez in August 1972 in Johnson, Kansas. Benito enjoyed being outside, working in the g...

Lois (Brinkley) Schmidt passed away March 15, 2014 at the Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas after an extended illness. Lois was born in Pritchett, Colorado on February 16, 1930 to parents Elvis Oren Brinkley and Veanas Oletha (Moody) Brinkley. She was welcomed into a family, one of five children which included Paul Richard, Camett Lloyd, Elvis Oren, Jr. all now deceased and surviving sis...