Terry Lee Tarrant, DDS, 83, of Clairmore, Oklahoma passed away December 17, 2012 at Hillcrest South Hospital in Tulsa. Terry was born to Roy and Merle Tattu Tarrant in Los Angeles, California on April 3, 1929. Terry graduated Hooker High School with the class of 1947. He immediately joined the Navy serving honorable from 1947 to 1950. He then received his Bachelors of Science...

Neal E. Weber age 86, died Thursday evening, December 13, 2012, at the Minneola Long Term Care Unit, Minneola, Kansas. He was born February 23, 1926, at Fowler, Kansas, the son of Frank and Callie (Vink) Weber. As a young boy he attended the Fowler school system, graduating from Fowler High School in 1945. He later joined the United States Army, serving in the South Pacific and Korea during ...

Patricia E. “Pat” Carter, age 71, of Ulysses, Kansas died Sunday, December 16, 2012 at her home in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born July 31, 1941 in Lakin, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Lana May (Smith) Bless. Pat grew up in Lakin. She lived in Liberal for 30 years, Hugoton for 7 years and then moved to Ulysses 12 years ago. Pat married Willis Carter on July 8, 1956 in Dalhart, Texas. Sh...

Myrtle Faye Atkins, 90, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away December 14, 2012 at her home. Myrtle was born May 8, 1922 in Hooker, Oklahoma, the daughter of W.J. and Maude Jones Stell. She attended school in Hooker and graduated from Hooker High School with the Class of 1939. After graduation, she attended Dodge City Business College. She went to live with her sister, Ruth Sheldon in Chicago and w...

Norman Jack Bishop 84, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at his residence in Tyrone, OK. He was born July 6, 1929 in Grand Rapids, Michigan the son of John & Dorothy (Ludlow) Bishop. He has been a longtime Tyrone resident. He was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan area and graduated from High School. He attended college and received a degree in He worked for many years as an self employed ca...

Eula Ann Bishop 71, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. She was born May 19, 1941 in Liberal, KS the daughter of Howard William and Lillian Earlene (Ellis) Massie. She was raised in Liberal and graduated from Liberal High School. She was a longtime Liberal resident moving to Tyrone, OK several years ago. She was a homemaker. She attended the First B...

Lorena Lee “Lori” Wilson Groover, 59, died Monday, December 10, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born October 2, 1953 in Groom, TX, the daughter of E. W. and Lois (Allen) Wilson. She was raised and attended grade school in Fritch, TX. She graduated high school in Dallas, TX. She has been a longtime Liberal area resident moving to Turpin, OK in 1990. She ...

Lillian M. Skare, age 95, of Ulysses, Kansas died Monday, December 10, 2012 at The Legacy at Park View in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born June 15, 1917 in Walker, Minnesota, the daughter of Albert and Luella Warren. Lillian grew up in Minnesota. She also lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Banning, California before moving to Ulysses, Kansas in 1977. Lillian married Harlan Sylvester Skare on...

John Michael O’Crotty, age 24, died Sunday afternoon, December 9, 2012, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. He was born August 29, 1988, at the Roseville Community Hospital, Roseville, California, the son of Kevin and Martha (Rowan) O’Crotty. He attended Dodge City High School and later attended Dodge City Community College. He then joined the United States Army an...

Anna Mae Lewis, age 87, of Johnson, Kansas died Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Stanton County Hospital in Johnson, Kansas. She was born August 12, 1925 in Englewood, Kansas, the daughter of Felix R. and Maude J. (Reynolds) Edmisson. Anna Mae moved to Johnson at the age of two with her family. She graduated from Johnson High School and attended Southwestern College and Emporia State College. Upon ...