Fredalyne Morgan, 91, died Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal. She was born on May 26, 1926, in Washita County, Oklahoma, the daughter of Fred and Mable (Wooten) Hassell. On December 24, 1941, she married Owen L. Morgan in Sayer, Oklahoma. He preceded her death on April 28, 2010. She was an amazingly strong woman, who cared deeply for her loving family. ...

Annie Lee Pearcy, 87, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. She was born October 21, 1930 in Byers, KS to Frank and Izora (Dodson) Thorne. Ann attended school at Kismet, KS. She was a Dietary Aid for Southwest Medical Center for 25 years before retiring in 1996. Ann enjoyed watching game shows, playing card games, and doing puzzles. She also lo...

Oscar “Ozzie” Harold Ridings, 71, died Thursday, February 8, 2018 at his residence in Liberal. He was born on July 2, 1946 in Washington. He was the son of Eugene Ridings and Hazel Hunter. On September 16, 2006, he married Rita Ann Irsik. She preceded him in death on May 21, 2017. Ozzie was a veteran of the United States Navy, where he served during the Vietnam War. He was always ver...

Deana Gaye Higgins, age 65, died Friday, February 9, 2018, at the Catholic Care Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born in Hugoton, Kansas, on September 15, 1952, the daughter of Clarence “Dean” and Betty Barrows. Deana’s faith was strong and she loved her family in an amazing way. Throughout her life, she was actively involved in many activities. She enjoyed organizing and judging vario...

Timothy J. “T.J.” Prater, 35, of Burden, Kansas, passed away Tuesday evening, February 6, 2018 at his home. Born December 3, 1982 in Liberal, Kansas, he was the son of Bill and Katie (Ward) Prater. He was raised and received his education in Liberal, at Fellowship Baptist School, where he graduated in 2001. After high school he attended Pensacola Christian College in Pensacola, Florida. In ...

Irene Chavez, age 82, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Monday, February 5, 2018, at Via Christi - St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Kansas.  She was born October 20, 1935, in Huejotitan, Chihuahua, Mexico, the daughter of Roberto and Adela (Chavez) Sanchez. Irene grew up in Mexico. She married Juvencio Chavez in 1950 in Mexico. She moved to Ulysses in December 1979. Irene was very dedicated to her fami...

James Harold Boaldin, age 86, of Elkhart, Kansas died February 5, 2018, at Morton County Senior Living Memory Care Unit in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born April 23, 1931, on the family farmstead near Wilburton, Kansas, son of James T. and Martha Boaldin. He accepted Christ as his savior as a young boy. James grew up in Texas County, Oklahoma, near the Kansas-Oklahoma state line west of Elkhart. Ja...

Neil Virgil Milburn, 74, died on Thursday, February 1, 2018 at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, KS. He was the son of Neil Gordon and Betty Louise (Hoppe) Milburn, he was born on March 11, 1943 in Lamar, CO. He was a Vietnam War Veteran. Survivors include two sons, Troy Milburn and wife Tracy, Johnstown, CO., Tad Milburn, Goddard, KS.; three sisters, Pat Willis, Hugoton, KS., Pam Brow...

Ronald Kay Kendrick, age 83, of Johnson, Kansas, died Sunday, February 4, 2018, at Parker Adventist Hospital in Parker, Colorado. He was born September 20, 1934, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Elmer (Roundie) and Arlyn (Bender) Kendrick. Ron grew up in Johnson, Kansas, and enjoyed riding horses, hunting, fishing and playing the trumpet. He graduated from Kansas University with a B.S. in Mechani...

Danny Fisher, age 65, of Elkhart, Kansas, died Saturday, February 3, 2018, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart. He was born June 29, 1952, in Elkhart, Kansas, the son of George Jr., and Twylah (Gore) Fisher. Danny grew up in Elkhart and graduated from Elkhart High School. His work history included working for area farmers, running his own cattle herd, and driving truck for Morton County Road D...