William “Bill” Helm 85, died December 21, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS He was born Oct. 1, 1926 in Childress, TX the son of John N. and LaVada (Monroe) Helm. He is a 1944 graduate of Estelline High School in Estelline, TX. He moved to Liberal In 1946. He was employed by Centel from 1946 and retired in 1990 as a District Superintendent. He was a member of th...

Cecil “Kim” Heckman, age 60, of Ulysses, Kansas died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born October 29, 1951 in Memphis , Texas , the son of Cecil George and Gertrude Naomi (Williams) Heckman. Kim graduated high school in 1970 and then attended Dodge City Community College . He served in the United States Arm...

Lisha Banning, age 50, died Dec. 19, 2011 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS. She was born June 17, 1961 at Guymon, OK, the daughter of Larry and Lora (Long) Kirk. Lisha , who fought a long hard battle with cancer, first being diagnosed in 2002, contracted pneumonia before passing away. She had worked at C-Mart in Tyrone for 22 years. Lisha has served the City of Tyro...

Larry Frank Clark (August 21, 1940 - December 18, 2011) Larry Frank Clark, 71, of Optima, Oklahoma went to Heaven December 18, 2011 at Baptist St. Anthony’s Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. The fifth child of Jess Marvin and Vida Marie Butler Clark, Larry was born August 31, 1940 in Catoosa, Oklahoma. The family mov...

UPDATE: John Hiebert, 59, of Liberal, Kansas passed away December 11, 2011 at his home. Graveside services have been postponed until a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Seward County Community College-ATS Foundation and may be left at Roberts Brothers Funeral Home, Box 745, Hooker, Oklahoma 73945. John Hiebert, 59, of Liberal, Kansas passed away December 11,...

Robert E. Young went to be with his Lord on December 15, 2011, at the age of 93. He was born July 9, 1918, in Fowler, Kansas, to James and Elsie (Harvey) Young and attended the Fowler schools. After high school graduation he attended Friends University in Wichita while driving the city bus to pay his school tuition. He married Mary Lorene Joy on August 9, 1940, and she passed away in 1979 a...

Imogene B. Smith, 89, Liberal, KS, died Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Liberal Good Samaritan Center, Liberal, KS. She was born August 30, 1922 at Liberal, KS, the daughter of Ira G. & Edythe M. Stricklin Ives. She graduated Liberal High School in 1942. She married Collin C. Smith July 29, 1949 at Perryton, TX. She cared for children and elderly people in their homes. She was a member of ...

Donald L. Komarek, 86, Liberal, KS, died Saturday, December 10, 2011, at Wheatridge Park Care Center, Liberal, KS. He was born June 9, 1925 in Ellinwood, KS, the son of Henry & Emma Schmidt Komarek. Donald graduated high school at Ellinwood, KS in 1943 and entered the US Army Air Corps, a veteran of World War II. He was a mechanic, working in the oilfield in Plainview, KS. He ...

Clifford A. Taylor, 94, of Mt. Carmel , Illinois , formerly of Elkhart , Kansas passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at his residence. He was born on March 27, 1917 in Clifton , Kansas , the son of Percy T. and Elsie (Cyr) Taylor . He married Fairy Carder on August 9, 1935 in Hooker, Oklahoma and after her passing, he married Imogene (W...

Paul Holdeman, age 89, died Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton , Kansas . He was born May 9, 1922 in Meade , Kansas , the son of James Irwin and Florence (Carey) Holdeman. Paul was a resident of Meade for 48 years. He moved to Pioneer Manor in Hugoton in 1970 where he resided until his death. Paul is survived by 13 nephews and nieces. ...