Don O. Concannon, 85, of Hugoton, Kansas passed away March 9, 2013, at Beloit, Kansas. Don was born October 28, 1927, near Garden City, Kansas, to Hugh Christopher Concannon and Margaret McKinley Concannon. He grew up on a farm 20 miles northeast of Garden City and attended Essex Country School until it closed when he was in the 5th grade and they moved into Garden City. He graduated ...

Guy Wesley Rorick, age 92, died on March 6, 2013 at the Bridge at Alamosa assisted living center. He was born on November 20, 1920 to Wesley David and Vera June (Fleming) Rorick on the Rorick homestead southwest of Manter, Kansas. In 1939 Guy graduated from high school in Johnson, Kansas. He married Yvonne “Snooky” York in Johnson, Kansas on March 16, 1941. Guy was a cattleman, a farmer a...

Kyle Sellmyer, 28, died Sunday, March 3, 2013, in Amarillo, Texas. He was born in July 1984 to Lisa Sellmyer and Greg and Judy Sellmyer. He graduated from high school in 2002 in Liberal and attended the University of Oklahoma, graduating with degrees in finance and accounting. He was an accounting manager at Canyon Exploration in Amarillo. He was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and an ...

Anita Elizabeth Burrows, 78, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka. She was born April 15, 1934, to Fritz and Margaret (Lang) Lenkner in Barber County near Coats. She married Ray Harold Burrows June 7, 1959, in Pratt. He died April 21, 2007. She graduated from Coats high school in 1952. She then attended Cosmetology School in Wichita. She was a member of ...

Clara Elizabeth Marx Marcotte (91) formerly of Peru was escorted by angels into the arms of our Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 9:20 a.m. She recently resided at Allisonville Meadows in Fishers, Indiana. She also resided with her son and daughter-in-law in Hockley, Texas, prior to her move to Fishers, IN. Clara was comforted by her loving family in the days and hours preceding he...

James B. Fraser, age 59, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at his home in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born August 8, 1953 in Torrance, California, the son of Charles and Margaret (Powell) Fraser. James spent his early years in Perris, California and later moved to Carson where he earned his GED from Carson High School. He attended trade school for wastewater control at Orange Coast College. James...

Ervin Wesley Waybright , 83, of Forgan , OK , died Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at Morton County Hospital , in Elkhart , KS . He was born September 19, 1929, at Liberal, KS, to Guy and Frances (Johnson) Waybright . He served in the U.S. Army, during the Korean Conflict, from 1951-1953, with the 13th Engineer Combat Battalion. He attained the rank of Staff Sergeant. ...

Mary Jane Young, age 75, of Ulysses, Kansas died Monday, February 25, 2013 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born February 7, 1938 in rural Prowers County, Colorado, the daughter of Clyde E. and Martha R. (Hainer) Nodine. Mary Jane grew up in Colorado and moved to Ulysses when she was in the 10th grade. She graduated from Grant County Rural High School. Mary Jane marr...

Euty Farice Bruce, Jr. died of cancer on Feb. 23 at the Good Samaritan Society in Ft. Collins, CO. He was 81. Farice is survived by his devoted wife of 61 years, Genie; three daughters, Kae Kerr and her husband Ron of Ft. Collins, Connie Dale of Concord, MA, Pam Payton and her husband Troy of Liberal and son, Doug and his wife, Karen of Houma, LA. He also is survived by 2 sisters, Gwendolyn W...

Velma Pearl Coen, passed away at the Morton County Care Center in Elkhart, Kansas on February 21, 2013, surrounded by her family. She was 97 years old. Velma was born December 9, 1915 in Stafford County, Kansas to Alford and Pearl (Keesling) German. She married the love of her life, M.R. Coen on May 15, 1938 in Richfield, Kansas. On January 4, 1939 they welcomed a son, Larry R. Coen. Velma en...