Marion L. Pucket, age 83, of Ulysses, Kansas died Thursday, December 22, 2011 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born August 30, 1928 in Elmira , New York , the daughter of Victor James and Gertrude Olive (Pattison) Willson. Marion was a dedicated homemaker. She married Dale W. Pucket on January 22, 1957 in Phoenix , Arizona . Her family came ...

Bonifacio “Ruben” Carrillo, age 63, of Elkhart, Kansas died December 22, 2011 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center – St Francis in Wichita, Kansas. He was born May 14, 1948 in Santa Eulalia , Chihuahua Mexico the son of Leonardo and Antolina (Patena) Carrillo. Ruben moved to the Copeland, Kansas area in 1968. He married Manuela Corona on October 2, 1...

Robert “Bob” Jay Ashcraft, age 59, of Elkhart , Kansas died December 21, 2011 at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart , Kansas . He was born October 17, 1952 in Wichita , Kansas the son of Leo Elmer and Jacqueline Dever (Hefnider) Ashcraft. Robert graduated from Hutchinson High School in Hutchinson , Kansas . He also att...

William “Bill” Helm 85, died December 21, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS He was born Oct. 1, 1926 in Childress, TX the son of John N. and LaVada (Monroe) Helm. He is a 1944 graduate of Estelline High School in Estelline, TX. He moved to Liberal In 1946. He was employed by Centel from 1946 and retired in 1990 as a District Superintendent. He was a member of th...

Cecil “Kim” Heckman, age 60, of Ulysses, Kansas died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born October 29, 1951 in Memphis , Texas , the son of Cecil George and Gertrude Naomi (Williams) Heckman. Kim graduated high school in 1970 and then attended Dodge City Community College . He served in the United States Arm...

Lisha Banning, age 50, died Dec. 19, 2011 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS. She was born June 17, 1961 at Guymon, OK, the daughter of Larry and Lora (Long) Kirk. Lisha , who fought a long hard battle with cancer, first being diagnosed in 2002, contracted pneumonia before passing away. She had worked at C-Mart in Tyrone for 22 years. Lisha has served the City of Tyro...

Larry Frank Clark (August 21, 1940 - December 18, 2011) Larry Frank Clark, 71, of Optima, Oklahoma went to Heaven December 18, 2011 at Baptist St. Anthony’s Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. The fifth child of Jess Marvin and Vida Marie Butler Clark, Larry was born August 31, 1940 in Catoosa, Oklahoma. The family mov...

UPDATE: John Hiebert, 59, of Liberal, Kansas passed away December 11, 2011 at his home. Graveside services have been postponed until a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Seward County Community College-ATS Foundation and may be left at Roberts Brothers Funeral Home, Box 745, Hooker, Oklahoma 73945. John Hiebert, 59, of Liberal, Kansas passed away December 11,...

Robert E. Young went to be with his Lord on December 15, 2011, at the age of 93. He was born July 9, 1918, in Fowler, Kansas, to James and Elsie (Harvey) Young and attended the Fowler schools. After high school graduation he attended Friends University in Wichita while driving the city bus to pay his school tuition. He married Mary Lorene Joy on August 9, 1940, and she passed away in 1979 a...

Imogene B. Smith, 89, Liberal, KS, died Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Liberal Good Samaritan Center, Liberal, KS. She was born August 30, 1922 at Liberal, KS, the daughter of Ira G. & Edythe M. Stricklin Ives. She graduated Liberal High School in 1942. She married Collin C. Smith July 29, 1949 at Perryton, TX. She cared for children and elderly people in their homes. She was a member of ...