
MERTICE "Floy" TOWNSEND STANDARD
Dec 10, 2012
Mertice "Floy"˜ Townsend Standard, 92, passed away on December 6, 2012 at the Desert Life Nursing Facility in Tucson, AZ. She was born to Charles Edman & Clara Tweet Harrison Townsend on May 31, 1920 in Llano, TX.˜ She graduated from school while she was living in Artesia, NM and then went to work in Artesia as a dental assistant.˜...

LEON M. SOUTHERN
Nov 29, 2012
Leon M. Southern, 82, Liberal, KS, died Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at the Kansas Soldiers Home in Dodge City, KS. He was born June 7, 1930 at Hooker, OK, the son of Chester M. and Iris M. Mendenhall Southern. Leon graduated from Eureka High School in Baker, OK.˜ He was in the Air Force from 1951 to 1973 and was...

R. E. GRIFFITH
Nov 29, 2012
LIBERAL, KS R. E. Griffith, 85, died Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at his home. He was born August 9, 1926 to Ronald and Berniece Robinson Griffith at Gray, OK. He served in the US Navy from 1945 to 1949.˜ He worked in many capacities including railroad, oil field related, farming and R. E. Griffith Trucking. Leon is survived by his...

JERRY C. RODGERS
Nov 29, 2012
LIBERAL, KS Jerry C. Rodgers, 59, died Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at his home in Liberal, KS. He was born March 24, 1953 at East Liverpool, OH, the son of Elzie J. and Deloris M. Adams Rodgers. Jerry graduated at the top of his class from the Certified Nursing Program at Seward County Community College.˜ He was a CNA at...

DOROTHY L. OLSON
Nov 19, 2012
LIBERAL, KANSAS Dorothy L. Olson, 81, died November 19, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS. She was born February 10, 1931 at Wichita, KS, the daughter of Bert and Marie Dotts Glover.˜ She was a homemaker and was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church. Dorothy married Oscar Olson October 19, 1952 in Turpin, OK.˜ He survives. Other...

MILDRED E. CLINE
Nov 16, 2012
HUGOTON, KANSAS Mildred E. Cline, 91, died November 14, 2012 at Stevens County Hospital, Hugoton, KS. She was born March 2, 1921 at Hardesty, OK, the daughter of Ollie and Sarah Ann Rogers Smith. Mildred married Chester A. Cline September 18, 1938 in Hooker, OK.˜ He died May 22, 2000. Chester and her were snowbirds going to Phoenix, AZ for...

GERTRUDE DELORES "Dee" SHEPHERD
Nov 12, 2012
TURPIN, OK Gertrude Dolores "Dee" Shepherd, 82, died November 9, 2012 at Woodward Regional Hospital, Woodward, OK. She was born November 28, 1929 at Hamilton, OH, the daughter of Cloyd & Maggie Spunlock Shepherd. She married Jerry Edwin Shepherd in Hamilton, OH.˜ Dee was a homemaker. Dee is survived by a daughter, Sandy Gray, McCamey, TX; two son-in-laws, Robert McIntire,...

Edwin R. Bradford
Nov 8, 2012
Edwin R. Bradford, 90, passed away November 7, 2012 at Aberdeen in Olathe, KS. He was born December 28,1921 at Hooker, OK to James & Edna "Hecox" Bradford.˜ He married Allie Lou Wooden November 18,1945.˜ She survives. Edwin was First Sergeant in the army in World War II from 1942-1945.˜ He moved to Liberal in 1936 and was manager at...

BERTHA "Hazel" Swink
Nov 7, 2012
˜ Bertha "Hazel" Swink, 96, passed away November 1, 2012 in Redlands, CA where she lived since 2003. Hazel was born May 8, 1916 in Kismet, KS to Elmer and Bertha Shufelberger.˜ She attended school in Sublette, KS and graduated from High School in Liberal, KS.˜ She raised her family in a Seward County farming community 5 miles south of...

DOROTHY HARRISON
Nov 5, 2012
Dorothy Mae Harrison, 92, passed away November 1, 2012 at Clark Memorial Hospital in Jeffersonville, IN.˜ She was a resident of Wichita, KS. She was born March 31, 1920 in Palmyra, MO to James T. and Ruby Mae "Jobe" White.˜ She was a retired owner of the Roam-In Grill in Liberal, KS and she enjoyed painting, reading, and loved all...

Ciriaco Ponce
Nov 2, 2012
Ciriaco Ponce, age 85, passed away at his home October 29, 2012 In Liberal, KS after a long illness. Ciriaco was born on August 18, 1927 in Olanchito Honduras to Joaquin Duarte and Nemecia Ponce. In 2005, he married Estela Posas.˜ She survives.˜ He worked in agriculture in Honduras.˜ He moved to Liberal in 2008 to be with his family....

Deana "Mitsy" Darr
Nov 2, 2012
Deana Misette Darr, "Mitsy" 55, of Tucson, AZ passed away on Tuesday morning October 16, 2012 in Scottsdale, AZ.˜ Mitsy was born on May 13, 1957 in Liberal, KS to Robert D. White and Cosette White Abbott.˜ Mitsy grew up in Liberal, KS and graduated from Liberal High School where she was a cheerleader and well known for her singing,...

MARY L. REYNOLDS
Oct 8, 2012
Mary Louise (Yates) Reynolds, age 86 died Saturday October 06, 2012 in Spearman, TX. Mary was born on February 17, 1926 in Severy, Kansas to Seba and Maude (DeWitt) Yates.˜ She was the second oldest of five children.˜ She grew up in the tough times of the great depression and learned the value of hard work. She married Ralph M....

Jim Kauffman
Sep 6, 2012
In loving Memory, James "Jim" Kauffman, 67, passed away peacefully at his home, Tuesday, September 4, 2012.˜ He was born November 12, 1944 in Iowa City, IA, the son of Jacob M. and Jean Christner Kauffman. He graduated from high school at Iowa Mennonite school and attended Central State University, Edmond, OK and was voted "Most Likely to Succeed" by...

Bruce Evan Combee
Aug 31, 2012
WICHITA, KANSAS Bruce Evan Combee, 56, died Friday, August 31, 2012 at his home in Wichita, Kansas. He was born February 15, 1956, at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Raymond "Ray" and Norma J. Wilkinson Combee. He graduated from Liberal High School. He had worked in the oilfield and had been employed by Envision Computers, Wichita, Kansas. He is...

Margaret Erlene Littlefield
Aug 31, 2012
Plains: Margaret Erlene Hale Littlefield, 90, died August 30th, 2012, at Sandpiper Bay Health Center, Wichita, KS. She was born on the family farm January 31st, 1922 in Hansford County TX, the sixth of nine children born to Horace & Ella (French) Hale. She belonged to Plains Friends Church. Erlene attended the Hardesty OK schools graduating in 1940. She then...

Janice Williams
Aug 17, 2012
Janice Williams, 73, of Mountainburg, AR, died Tuesday, August 7, 2012 in Fort Smith, AR. She was born September 13, 1938 in Hobart, OK. She was a homemaker and activities director at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home in Hugoton, KS. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Williams and a sister, Gwen Meier. She is survived by a daughter,...

LeRoy Osborn
Aug 17, 2012
Tyrone, Ok LeRoy Osborn, 65, Tyrone, OK, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family and loved ones. He was born December 15, 1946 at Hamburg, IA, the son of Gabriel W. & Helen M. Root Osborn. LeRoy was a proficient mechanic and was owner and operator of Osborn Repair since 1980. He was a family man that...

Steve Randall Roa
Aug 6, 2012
Steve Randall Roa, 51, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at his home in Liberal, KS. He was born December 21, 1960 at Liberal, KS, the son of Justin Roa and Wanda Whitaker. He attended Liberal High School and graduated from Hays State College, Hays, KS.˜ He was an x-ray technician for Health South in Colorado.˜ He owned and operated Roman...

Sandra Kae Ball/Watt
Aug 6, 2012
SANDRA KAE BALL/WATT, 42, Liberal, KS, died Sunday, July 22, 2012 at her home. She was born May 30, 1970 at Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Duane & Barbara Kent Ball. She graduated from Southwestern Heights High School and from Seward County Community College. Sandra is survived by a son Damon, Wichita, KS; daughters, Victoria, Liberal, KS; Sara, Denver, CO;...