William K. “Bill” Helms, age 77, died Wednesday evening, November 16, 2011 , at his Plains, Kansas , residence. He was born August 22, 1934, at Redding, Ohio, the son of Robert and Catherine (Weaver) Helms. As a young boy he attended the Redding school system. After his schooling he began his career in construction living in several locations including South Dakota. In 200...

Ruby Mae Blehm Friesen, 82, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed way November 17, 2011 at Good Samaritan Center in Liberal, Kansas. Ruby, the second of five daughters, was born December 28, 1928 in Hooker, Oklahoma the daughter of Henry and Alice Jones Blehm. She attended Hooker Schools, graduating from Hooker High School with the Class of 1948. On August 8, 1948, Ruby was united in marriage to El...

Patricia “Pat” Juarez Dowell, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011 , at the Meade District Hospital , Meade, Kansas . She was born February 23, 1928, n Fowler, Kansas, the youngest of six children born to Milton and Isabell Juarez who migrated from Old Mexico around 1910. Milton was employed by the Rock Island Railroad Company and Patricia was the first and only child in the f...

Chris Dudley , 39, Chester, OK , a former Liberal resident, died Friday, November 11, 2011 at Seiling, OK, of injuries sustained in an industrial accident. He was born July 14, 1972 at Liberal, KS , the son of Floyd L. & Leta I. Turpin Dudley. He attended Liberal schools and graduated in 1991. He worked in the oilfield several years, the City of Liberal Street Dept, ...

Emma Mae Crotinger Helmle, 88, of Aurora, Colorado, formerly of Johnson, Kansas, passed away on November 3, 2011, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She has been a resident of the Cherry Creek Retirement Village in Aurora for the last two years. Emma was born in McCracken, Kansas, on June 2, 1923, to James and Milla Crotinger, the fourth of their nine children, all of whom prec...

Wayne H. “Jack” Robertson, age 93, of Elkhart, Kansas died November 03, 2011 at the Morton County Hospital in Elkhart,Kansas. He was born September 28, 1918 in Rice, Kansas the son of George and Ova D. (Horton) Robertson. Jack grew up and went to school in Wilburton and was a lifetime resident of Elkhart. Jack served our country during World War II. Jack marred Margret G. “Marty&...

Henry D Reimer, age 88, died Sunday morning, November 6, 2011 , at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas . He was born June 7, 1923 in rural Meade, Kansas, the son of Klaas H. and Helena (Doerksen) Reimer. He attended McNulty country school in rural Meade. As a young boy, he committed his life to Jesus Christ. On August , 25, 1948, he married Helen Dick at B...

Judith Louise Curry age 64, died Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at Satanta District Hospital , Satanta , KS . She was born on January 22, 1947 at Liberal, KS , the daughter of Lloyd Wayne and Dorothy Ann (Dimick) Sillin. She was a 1965 graduate of Liberal High School . She was a lifetime resident of Liberal. On January 19, 1964 , she married Jay Ewalt at Liberal, KS. ...

Grace E. Williams, 92, Liberal, KS , died Sunday, October 30, 2011 at Liberal Good Samaritan Center, Liberal, KS. She was born June 3, 1919 at St. John, KS , the daughter of James A. & Elizabeth P. J. Welsh Curtis. She graduated from St. John High School and attended Business College in Dodge City for two years. Moving to Liberal 1954, she was Legal Secretary for Jim Wo...

Jimmie A. Main, age 77, of Ulysses, Kansas was born January 23, 1934 to L.E. (Jim) McGillivray and Rosamond Hale (Roberts) McGillivray. She died October 30, 2011 at 8:38 AM at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. Jimmie was born in Meade, Kansas and moved to rural Ulysses with her family in 1941. She attended Ulysses schools graduating from Ulysses Rural High School. Jimmie attended...