Franklin D. Goldsby, age 72, of Ulysses, Kansas departed this life and entered his heavenly home on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at the Kearny County Hospital in Lakin, Kansas. The loss we feel here on earth is truly heaven’s gain. Frank was born July 11, 1940 in Grundy County, Missouri, the youngest child of Ray and Mary Lee (Gott) Goldsby. Frank came to Kansas at the age of 2 with his family. F...

Clarence P. Rudell, age 86, of Oakley, Kansas died Monday, March 18, 2013 at his home in Oakley, Kansas. He was born September 13, 1926 in Wallace, Kansas, the son of Matthew and Mary (Pheifer) Rudell. Clarence grew up in the Wallace and Russell Springs area and Levant, Kansas. After serving in the United States Navy during World War II, Clarence moved to Oakley. He was a co-owner of R-U Ready...

John Shockley passed away on February 12, 2013 in Wichita, Kansas. Memorial service will be 2:00 pm Friday, March 22, 2013 at Brenneman Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Randall presiding. Memorial contributions may be made to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita or to Seward County Community College/Area Technical School (SCCC/ATS) Foundation for the Trucking Driving Program in Li...

Elsie M. Kane, age 82, died Sunday afternoon, March 17, 2013, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. She was born January 28, 1931, at Meade, Kansas the daughter of Martin and Nora (Feldman) Eckhoff. As a young girl, she attended the Meade School system. After her schooling, On August 7, 1948, she married Elwood Kansas at Dodge City, Kansas. Upon their marriage, the co...

Manuela Morales, age 76, died Thursday, March 14, 2013 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center - St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Kansas. She was born February 19, 1937 in Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico, the daughter of Angel and Manuela (Bustamante) Vasquez . Manuela married Erasmo Morales on November 27, 1957 in Sta. Elena, Chihuahua, Mexico. They came to the United States in 1967, living in Ryus a...

Larry L. Gee, age 72, of Ulysses, Kansas died Friday, March 15, 2013 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital, Ulysses, Kansas. He was born January 15, 1941 in Syracuse, Kansas the son of William Leonard and Betty (Deyoe) Gee. Larry has been a resident of Grant County his entire Life. He married Gretchen Herbel on December 27, 1958 in Ulysses, Kansas. He attended Ulysses Grade School and Grant County Rur...

Lois E. Adams, age 87, died Friday afternoon, March 15, 2013, at the Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. She was born September 26, 1925, at Pawhuska, Oklahoma, the daughter of Frank and Laura (Heath) Duncan. She received her high school education at Prescott, Arizona, graduating from Prescott High School. She later attended Business College in Bartlesville, Oklahoma....

Terry Lynn Adams, 61, died Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb. He was born Oct. 25, 1951, to Harold Vernon and Elda Eileene (Holmes) Adams in Quinter. He married Vicki L. Kollmeyer Aug. 2, 1980 in Denver. She survives. He graduated from Hoxie High School in 1969 and later attended Garden City Community College. He received a Bachelor of Arts degre...

Larry Bridenstine, 74, passed away Friday, March 8, 2013. He worked at Beech Aircraft for 35 years, before retiring in 2001. Larry loved spending time with his family and friends, and listening to country music. He was preceded in death by his parents, Vernis and Ida (Wilhoit) Bridenstine; infant son, David Allen, and sisters Joan Boren, Beverly Graves, and Barbara Vickery. Survived by his...

Richard Ralph Coker, 63, died on Thursday, March 7, 2013, in a vehicle accident South of his home town of Broken Bow, OK. He was born February 2, 1950, the son of William Harvey and Loretta Coker. Preceded in death by his father William Harvey Coker, brother Donald and sister Judy. Survived by Mother, Loretta Williamson Schadel of Kyle TX. Brothers, James Coker of Plains, KS, Fred Coker of K...