Bruce Albert Turner , age 53 died February 22, 2012 at Kismet, KS. He was born November 28, 1958 at Denver , CO , the son of John Henry and Margie Ann (Drake) Turner. He graduated from Jefferson County High School in Denver , CO and later graduated from Seward County Community College , Liberal, KS . Bruce had a long career in the U. S. Navy as a Chief Electricians Mate...

John Willie Hopkins Jr. 76, died Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at his residence in Cheyenne, WY. He was born Oct. 8, 1935 in Lelia Lake, TX the son of John Willie & Myrtle (Cotton) Hopkins. He was raised in Liberal and graduated from Liberal High School. He had joined the US Air Force and retired after 30 years of service. He also worked for the VA Administration in Cheyenne for severa...

Richard Charles Schaffer, owner of Rick’s Hair Design and barber of 47 years died Saturday February 18, 2012, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE, after battling amyloidosis, a blood disorder, for two years. Rick was born on August 21, 1946, in Hays, Kansas, to Otis Charles Schaffer and Marjory Jean (Eads) Schaffer Hubert. He graduated from Oakley High School in 1...

Karen L. Roberts, age 54, died Tuesday afternoon, February 21, 2012, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. She was born February 3, 1958, at Lyons, Texas, the daughter of Kenneth Leon and Lula Belle Roslyn (George) Fahnert. As a young girl she attended school in Amarillo, Texas, graduating from Tascosa High School in 1976. After her graduation, she furthered her education, rec...

David A. Miller, age 51, of Wichita , Kansas formerly of Ulysses, Kansas died Friday, February 17, 2012 at the Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita , Kansas . He was born December 31, 1960 in Garden City, Kansas , the son of Lawrence R. and Geraldine M. (Longtin) Miller. David grew up in Ulysses and graduated from Ulysses High School . He worked as a...

Lawrence R. Dowell, age 73, of Ulysses, Kansas died Sunday, February 19, 2012 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born April 6, 1938 in Ensign, Kansas , the son of Carl and Mable (Smith) Dowell. Larry married Marie Hageman on September 3, 1960 in Millington , Tennessee . They moved to Ulysses in March 1973. Larry was an owner of Ross Heating and Air Cond...

Charles H. Ware, 88, Tyrone, OK, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at Salina Regional Health Center , Salina, KS. He was born December 16, 1923 at Arnold, NE, the son of Charles F. & Hattie Blemn. He attended school at Beaver, OK. Charles was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U S Army Air Corps and was discharged as a Staff Sargent. He moved to Liberal in 1948 and was a...

Bill E. House, age 83, died Monday, February 13, 2012 at Hodgeman Co. Health Center in Jetmore , KS . He was born Jan.10, 1929 at Coldwater , KS , the son of Virgil Elvin and Aleen (Williams) House. He was a 1948 graduate of Liberal High School . He had worked for Beech Aircraft for 30 years, retiring in 1985. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Reapers Sunday School ...

Lois M. Thomason, 78, Liberal, KS, died Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at Liberal Good Samaritan Center, Liberal, KS. She was born November 7, 1933 at Otis, KS, the daughter of John & Evelyn Parks Matal. She moved to Liberal with her family in 1954, she was an Avon Representive for thirty-two years and loved her many customers. She was a member of the South Churc...

Brenda Sue Graham, age 55, died Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS after she had suffered a long illness. She was born October 13, 1956 at Meade , KS , the daughter of Floyd Earl and Inez Irene “Peggy” ( Tacha ) Pippitt . She was a 1974 graduate of Liberal High School . She was a member of the South C...