Harold R. Heinson, age 76, died early Friday morning, May 20, 2011, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas . He was born June 18, 1934, at Meade, Kansas, the son of William Frederick and Nora (Cordes) Heinson. As a young boy he attended the Century Grade School in rural Meade County . He later attended Meade High School. After his schooling, he made his home in rural Meade Coun...

Weldon D. Bennett, 50, Liberal, KS , died Friday, May 19, 2011 at his home following a sudden illness. He was born April 1, 1961 at Beaver, OK , the son of Alfred W. & Zella M. Chamberlin Bennett. He attended school in Liberal and Beaver, and had worked at National Beef Packing. For the past ten years he was employed at Wal Mart. He is survived by two brothers, Warren "...

Barbara Jean Hampton, age 52, of Cuchara, Colorado died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. She was born July 27, 1958 in Iowa City, Iowa the daughter of Howard and Barbara (True) Ford. Barb was a longtime resident of Ulysses, Kansas. She was a hard worker; previously working at Grant County Feeders, T-L Irrigation, Fuel Barn, and Hickok...

Gail D. McIntire, 61, Turpin, OK, died Thursday, May 19, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center , Liberal, KS . She was born June 6, 1949 at Hamilton, OH, the daughter of Jerry E. & Delores Shepherd. Gail worked for Beaver County Hospital , Liberal Good Samaritan Center for five years, and ten years in the OB Department of the Southwest Medical Center. On May 20, 1995, she married...

Angie Abbott, 82, Liberal, KS, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, peacefully at her home. She was born July 8, 1928 at Logan, OK, the daughter of James P. & Augusta P. Getz Sanger. She graduated Beaver High School. Moving to Liberal, she worked at Black’s Drug, worked in home care for many years and later retired from the accounting department of Nash Finch after twenty years. She wa...

Mary Jane Hoskinson, 87, of Versailles , MO died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, at Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles , MO. She was born, Oct. 14, 1923, near Ulysses, Kan. , the daughter of Wilford and Gladys (Fuller) Hoskinson. She was raised on the family farm near Ulysses. After graduating from high school, she worked at Liberal Air Force base from 1943 to 1946. She re...

Patricia Dale Talbert “Trish”, age 50, of Topeka, Kansas passed away at her home May 11, 2011. She was born June 30, 1960 at Elkhart, KS to Jesse and Gladys (Riley) Talbert. Growing up, Trish attended Yarbrough and Elkhart schools and Graduated from Elkhart High School in 1979. She married Mike Line in 1979 and had two boys, Trevor and Trenton. In 1988 they moved to Madison Ks. In 19...

Rodney Bruce Vandervort, age 60, died May 13, 2011. The oldest child of Charles and Joyce (Runkle) Vandervort, he was born on November 16, 1950. He graduated from Elkhart High School with the class of 1969. Bruce’s Father died when he was only 11 years old. He married Patricia Jean Dougherty on November 18, 1972. He is survived by his wife, Pat of Elkhart, Ks; three daughters Shala...

Ted Shoemaker, age 49, of Ulysses, Kansas died Thursday, May 12, 2011 in Finney County, Kansas. He was born November 30, 1961 in Liberal, Kansas, the son of Ted and Kay (Rader) Shoemaker. Ted grew up in Ulysses. He worked in the oil field and also did construction work. He enjoyed spending time with his grandkids. He is survived by one son, Scott Shoemaker of Ulysses, Kansas; two daughte...

Lorraine Marie (Pat) Deister, age 86, of Ulysses, Kansas died Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at The Legacy at Park View in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born September 4, 1924 in Temple, Texas, the daughter of James and Marie (Stepan) Lancaster. Pat graduated from Temple High School, attended Temple Junior College, and Draughons Business College in Austin, Texas. During World War II she was a payroll cler...