Robert Dean “Bob” Carlile, age 74, died January 6, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS. He was born March 10, 1937 at Liberal, KS to Jack and Myrtle (Black) Carlile. Bob was a 1955 graduate of Liberal High School . He was the owner of J & R Sand Company, Inc. since 1959 and was currently Chairman of the Board. He was a member of the Emmanuel Southern ...

Elena Nevarez, age 57, of Hugoton, Kansas died Saturday, January 7, 2012 at her daughter’s home in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born April 4, 1954 in Juarez , Mexico , the daughter of Alfredo and Aurelia ( Zamora ) Bernal. Elena was a clerk at Bloodhart Drug in Hugoton. She has lived in Mexico , California , New Mexico and Kansas ; settling in Hugoton , Kansa...

Cynthia Lynn Graham Sallaska 56, died Thursday, January 5, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS She was born July 8, 1955 in Liberal, KS the daughter of Richard Leon and Connie (Parr) Graham. She has been a lifetime resident of Liberal, graduating from Sublette High School 1973 and attended Seward County Community College. She had b...

Laura J. Sturges, 84, Baker, OK, died Monday, January 2, 2012 at her home. She was born February 9, 1927 in Leachburg, PA, the daughter Bill & Myrtle Prunty Jenkins. She lived with her grandparents Edward & Florence Prunty for seven years Leachburg, moving to Rocky Ford, CO living with her mother and finishing school. During World War II, she worked at the Air base in La Junt...

David Geary, age 58, of Johnson, Kansas died Sunday, January 1, 2012 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born October 26, 1953 in Borger , Texas the son of Russell Perry and Frances Elizabeth (Nutter) Geary. Dave grew up south of Big Bow, Kansas and was a 1972 graduate of Rolla High School . He was a lifelong farmer and worked in the oil fi...

Myrtle Alyene Pettijohn, 92, died January 3, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born November 10, 1919 to George Roy and Mary Anna (Hensley) Headrick at the farm home of Ed and Mary Fisher east of Adams in Texas County , Oklahoma . She graduated in 1937 from Adams High School as Valedictorian of her class. Myrtle married Rex A. Pettijohn on August 2, 1952 at the Uni...

Stanley Carl Fast, 87, passed away December 30, 2011 at his home in Yukon with his family by his side. He was born September 20, 1924 in La Plata, MO, the son of Charles and Alta (Miller) Fast. Stan graduated from Brashear High School in Brashear, MO. He attended University of Missouri in Columbia, MO and continued his education at the University of Oklahoma in Norman with various cou...

Sue Steinle, 86, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away January 1, 2012 at Memorial Hospital of Texas County in Guymon, Oklahoma. Virginia Sue was born April16, 1925 in Tyrone, Oklahoma, the daughter of Clayton and Rowena Minnie Gantt White. A day after her birth, her mother passed away. She was raised by her grandfather, John W. Gantt. Sue attended school and graduated from Tyrone High ...

Betty Jean Schroeder, 79, Liberal, KS, died Friday, December 30, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS. She graduated Liberal High School, and was secretary for Rosel Energy for over twenty-five years, retiring in 2001. She was a member of the V.F.W. Lane Day Post #3166 Auxiliary, Liberal, KS. On August 18, 1968, she married Lowell "Jack" Schroeder at Hooker, OK, ...

Ira Ross Grimes, MD, 84, Liberal, KS, died Sunday, January 1, 2012, at Wheatridge Park Care Center, Liberal, KS. He was born February 13, 1927 Fairview, OK, the son of Ira W. & Sallie E. Ross Grimes. Ross graduated Fairview High School, Fairview, OK in 1944. He entered the US Navy, served as a Corpsman during World War II. Upon his discharge, he entered Phillips University, Enid, OK...