Bill E. House, age 83, died Monday, February 13, 2012 at Hodgeman Co. Health Center in Jetmore , KS . He was born Jan.10, 1929 at Coldwater , KS , the son of Virgil Elvin and Aleen (Williams) House. He was a 1948 graduate of Liberal High School . He had worked for Beech Aircraft for 30 years, retiring in 1985. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Reapers Sunday School ...

Lois M. Thomason, 78, Liberal, KS, died Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at Liberal Good Samaritan Center, Liberal, KS. She was born November 7, 1933 at Otis, KS, the daughter of John & Evelyn Parks Matal. She moved to Liberal with her family in 1954, she was an Avon Representive for thirty-two years and loved her many customers. She was a member of the South Churc...

Brenda Sue Graham, age 55, died Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS after she had suffered a long illness. She was born October 13, 1956 at Meade , KS , the daughter of Floyd Earl and Inez Irene “Peggy” ( Tacha ) Pippitt . She was a 1974 graduate of Liberal High School . She was a member of the South C...

Raul Michel-Nevarez, 71 died, Sunday, Feb 13, 2012 at Meade District Hospital in Meade, KS. He was born Aug. 3, 1940 in La Cienega, Santa Maria del Oro, Durango, Mexico the son of Edwiges Michel and Maria Ramona Nevarez Michel. He had lived in Santa Maria Del Oro, Durango, Mexico, Delicias Chihuahua, Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico and Liberal, KS. On February 9, 1964 he married Beatri...

Richard E. Parks, age 78, died Friday, February 10, 2012 at the Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton , Kansas . He was born December 4, 1933 in Shenandoah , Iowa , the son of Cecil Johnson and Ruby Pontious; later adopted by Frank and Opal (Etter) Parks. Richard, a lifetime trucker, graduated high school in Pawnee City , Nebraska . He was a member...

Bill D. Wilkerson, age 77, of Johnson, Kansas died Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City, Kansas. He was born December 13, 1934 in Stanton County , Kansas , the son of Charles C. and Nellie (Von Hemel) Wilkerson. Bill was a lifetime resident and farmer of Stanton County . He was a manager for Collingwood Grain for a number of yea...

Elva "Faye" Clark 96, Liberal, KS, died Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS. She was born February 10, 1915 at Lorena, OK, (Turpin) the daughter of Walter M. & Elma G. Smith Anderson. She attended schools at Enid, Eureka and graduated from Turpin High School . Faye owned and operated the gas station and cafe in Turpin the 1940's & 1950'...

Fred Lock, age 95, of Ulysses, Kansas died Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born August 24, 1916 in Barton County , Kansas , the son of Henry and Magdalena (Mai) Lock. Fred attended Blood Creek School District 85 and graduated in 1935 from Otis Rural High School Otis , Kansas . He married Eth...

Marilyn F. Black, age 85, of Ulysses, Kansas died Monday, February 6, 2012 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born April 17, 1926 in Garden City, Kansas , the daughter of Altho “Faye” and Freddis Fern (Thomas) Hands. Marilyn graduated from Garden City High School. She has lived in Ulysses since 1953. She was married to Raymond Hacker for 2...

Norman D. Meazell, age 79, died early Saturday morning, February 4, 2012, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. He was born September 15, 1932, at Duncan, Oklahoma, the son, of Paul R. and Virgia M. (Burkelo) Meazell. As a young boy he attended school in Colorado, graduating from Colorado Springs High School. After his graduation, he attended Southern Nazarene University, rece...