Kay Ross, age 75, died Thursday morning, July 14, 2011, at the Harry Hynes Hospice, Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita, Kansas . She was born December 31, 1935, at Dodge City, Kansas , the daughter of Byron Harrison and Olive Lorene (Randolph) Fisher. As a young girl, she attended the Meade school system, graduating from Meade High School in 1953. On June 12, 1953, she married Wayne Robert ...

Ernest Kinney, age 76, died July 12, 2011 at the Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City, OK. He was born on August 13, 1934, at Beaver, OK , the son of Roy Lee and Bessie (Mealer) Kinney. He attended school at Turpin, OK . He worked for Yellow Freight for 34 years, as a long haul driver, until his retirement in 2006, getting transferred to Okla...

Eugene F. “Gene” Ely, age 90, died early Wednesday morning, July 13, 2011, at the Minneola District Hospital , Minneola, Kansas . He was born May 13, 1921, at Moscow, Kansas , the son of Roy Razz and Ethel (Nimmo) Ely Harmon. As a young boy he attended school at Wilburton , later moving to Elkhart where he graduated from Elkhart High School. In 1942, he joined the United ...

Leonard H. Turner, age 91, of Elkhart, Kansas died July 12, 2011 at Morton County Care Center in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born February 23, 1920 in Cimarron County, Oklahoma the son of Don and Ethel (Eversoll) Turner. Leonard grew up in Elkhart, Kansas. Leonard was a farmer and rancher all his life. He designed and made spurs for many friends. He also was a wood working artist. He enjoyed tr...

James L. “Sam” Abbott, age 65, died July 9, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born December 8, 1945 in Cordell, Oklahoma, the son of Mabel Abbott. He attended Liberal High School and had been a longtime Liberal resident. He worked at Koochel’s Parts Plus and had worked for Wettstein Farms for 10 years. He retired in April 2010. He enjoyed car racing, being a me...

Benjamin Lee “Bennie” Witzke, age 81, died Friday, July 8, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born January 28, 1930 at Bessie, OK, the son of Leonard and Miriam (Kiehn) Witzke. He was a 1947 graduate of Turpin High School , Turpin, OK . He continued his education with a Bachelors degree from Southwestern State in Weatherford, OK , and then a Masters in Health Care Admin...

Abel Hernandez, age 63, of Ulysses, Kansas died Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center / St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. He was born December 15, 1947 in Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Ramon and Amelia (Franco) Hernandez. Abel married Ramona Arrieta on June 5, 1967. They moved to Johnson in 1988, also living in Garden City, Kansas and moved to Ulysses in 2006. He worked a...

Cecilia Hidalgo, 83, of Hooker passed away July 5, 2011 at Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Cecilia was born April 16, 1928 in Conlen, Texas the daughter of Adelaido and Rebecca Garcia Vigil. She grew up and attended school in Conlen graduating from High School there. On October 27, 1945 in Langtry, Texas, Cecilia was united in marriage to Paulo Hidalgo. They made...

Gary L. Zortman, age 66, died early Saturday morning, July 2, 2011, at the Promise Regional Medical Center , Hutchinson, Kansas . He was born September 18, 1944, at Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Herbert and Gladys (Newell) Zortman. A resident of La Crosse for sixteen years, he was a truck driver. He enjoyed sewing, gardening, trains, airplanes, and spending time with his family and frien...

Leon H. Bortz, age 88, died late Monday evening, May 23, 2011, at the Western Plains Regional Medical Center , Dodge City, Kansas . He was born September 15, 1922, at Burton, Kansas , the son of Herman and Matilda (Feldhutt) Bortz. As a young boy he attended school in Preston, Kansas . In 1942, he joined the United States Army, serving in the European Theater of operation. In 1945 ...