Beverly Ann Gauerke, age 63, died Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Woodward Regional Hospital in Woodward , OK . She was born August 2, 1948 at Liberal, KS, the daughter of Clifford and Lorena (Salley) McGlothlin. On January 13, 1968, she married Gerald A. Gauerke at Liberal, KS. He survives. She was a homemaker and family was very important to her. She was active with Girl Scouts and was a former B...

Kenneth George “Kenny” “Heavy” Johnson, age 60, died May 21, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born May 4, 1952 in Tazwell , VA the son of Lloyd F. and Katherine (Rukvina) Johnson. He graduated from Liberal High School , Liberal, KS in 1970. He was general contractor for Johnson Construction. He had owned Heavy’s Sports ...

Isah Zear Baker 83, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at his residence in Liberal, KS. He was born Sept. 18, 1928 in Tillar, Ark the son of Fred Sylvester and Irene (Graham) Baker. He was a farmer in Tillar, Ark moving to Liberal in 1964 to help build National Beef Packing Plant. After the completion of National Beef he started working at National Beef in the Plant. He also has worked for Otto Me...

David Glenn White, age 60, died April 30, 2012 at JPS Hospital in Fort Worth, TX. He was born January 1, 1952 in Beaver, OK the son of Glenn Hubert and Donna Ruth (Phelps) White. He graduated from Liberal High School, Liberal, KS in 1970. He had resided in Enid, OK for 5 years, he then moved to Whitney, TX. He was self employed in the construction industry. Other survivors include Mother D...

John Clarence Ballard, age 91, died early Monday morning, May 21, 2012, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade, Kansas. ...

Fred R. Hauser, age 92, of Ulysses, Kansas died Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born July 9, 1919 in Kingman County, Kansas, the son of Alfred and Frances (Schwartz) Hauser. Fred grew up in Kingman County near Nashville; and graduated from Zenda High School. After he graduated high school he worked for Cessna Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas. On Decem...

John William “Bill” Onions, Jr., 87, died Saturday May 19, 2012 at Good Samaritan Society – Liberal Campus in Liberal, KS He was born June 3, 1924 at his parent’s home in Liberal, KS, the son of John William and Freda Ruth (Eldridge) Onions. He has been a lifetime Liberal resident graduating from Liberal High School in 1942. He went on to study animal husbandry at Oklahoma Panhandle State...

Lewis Gum, age 86, of Johnson, Kansas died Friday, May 18, 2012 at Stanton County Hospital, Johnson, KS. He was born November 2, 1925 on his parent’s farmstead in rural Stanton County, Kansas, the son of Charles Maxie and Matilda Caroline (Molz) Gum. Lewis bought his father’s homestead and farmed it his entire life. He was a 4-H leader and served on the extension council. Lewis was an advo...

Chad McIntire, 38, Liberal, KS, died Thursday, May 17, 2012 of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident near Liberal. He was December 5, 1973 in Liberal, KS to Robert & Connie Terry McIntire. Chad graduated Turpin High School in 1992 and continued his education at Seward County Community College, Garden City Community College, Barton County College, Police Academy in Hutchinson. He was a...

Patricia “Pat” JoAnne Utz, age 81, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. She was born November 10, 1930 at Wellington , KS , the daughter of Vernon H. and Ruby N. (Willett) Jacobs. She graduated from Plains High School in 1948. She had been a resident of Plains for 75 years and then moved to Liberal in 2006. She had worked as a lab technician at Southwest Med...