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...

Linda Joan Miller, age 67, passed away on May 14, 2012 at Oklahoma University Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK. She was born November 3, 1944 in Beaver, OK. She was the daughter of Turl Evan and Dorothy Jeanne (Bussey) Gray. She was a member of the 1962 graduating class from Beaver High School in Beaver, OK and subsequently attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, OK from 196...

Alejandro “Alex” Ibarra 25, died Sunday May 13, 2012 at Pratt Regional Medical Center Pratt, KS after injuries from a car accident. He was born May 24, 1986 in Mexico the son of Manuel Gillermo Ibarra and Magdalena Rosales. He had lived in Liberal and received his GED from Seward County Community College Colvin Adult Learning Center and had attended Seward County Community College. He later ...

Earlene Townsley, age 83, died Monday, May 14, 2012 at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born September 19, 1928 the daughter of Earl and Jessie (Dobbins) Cullins. Earlene, a homemaker, grew up in Coleman, Texas. After she graduated from Mozelle High School, she married O.B. Townsley on November 2, 1947 in Coleman. As a member of the Blue Bells Auxiliary, Earlene was very dedi...

Herbert "Herb" J. Howie, 79, Liberal, KS, died Sunday, May 13, 2012 at Wheatridge Park Care Center, Liberal, KS. He was born February 20, 1933 at Solomon, KS, the son of Henry W. & Helen I. Carpenter Howie. He graduated high school at Solomon, KS. Upon graduation he entered the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean Conflict. He moved to Liberal in 1955 and married Ola I. Grant on May 5, 195...