Loren Everett Dimmitt, 61, of Liberal died Tuesday, October 17 2017 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS. He was born December 27, 1955 to Loren L. Dimmitt and Merle (Foster) Dimmitt in Sublette, KS. Loren worked for T & L Irrigation Company. Survivors Include: 2 Brothers Leopold (Rita) Dimmitt Pratt, KS Carl (Cindy) Dimmitt Guymon, OK 4 Sisters Kathy Seymour Sublette, KS Sa...

Bhulabhai Sitarambhai Bhakta, 83, died Thursday, October 19, 2017, at his home in Liberal. He was born May 25, 1934, in Orna, India, the son of Sitarambhai and Bhikhiben Bhakta. On April 9, 1953, he married Maniben Bhakta. She survives. He was a resident of Liberal since February 1997. He was a farmer. Survivors include: 2 Sons Prafulbhai Bhakta and wife Sumitra Liberal, KS Sureshbhai...

Betty Jo Powell (Tayrien,) Age 88, died Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at her home in Liberal, Kansas. She was born June 26, 1929 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, The daughter of Francis and Beulah (Morris) Tayrien Betty Graduated from High School in Pawhuska Oklahoma. She received an AA Degree in Nursing Science in Garden City Kansas and received her Registered Nursing Certificate in 1976. Betty was an...

Ruben Eichman Jr., 89, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 at his home in Liberal. He was born March 8, 1928 to Ruben and Ella Nora (Reinhardt) Eichman in Russell. He married Violet Gideon Nov. 14, 1948 in Russell. He married Thelma Garth May 30, 1978. She preceded him in death in 2006. He graduated from Russell High School in 1946. He worked for Gearhart Inc. until his retirement in 2001. ...

Willard E. (Bill) Thornton, age 92, passed away Tuesday afternoon, October 17, 2017, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas.   He was born February 5, 1925, at Coulterville, Illinois, the son of Bert and Francis (Ben) Thornton.   As a young boy he attended the Coulterville schools, graduating from Coulterville High School.  Upon his graduation, he joined the United States Army, servi...

Lena Frances Kamps, age 85, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at Stanton County Hospital in Johnson, Kansas. She was born September 20, 1932, in Caney, Kansas, the daughter of Emery Andrew and Edith (Richerson) Lopp. Lena grew up in Caney, Kansas. She married Fredrick Nathanel Kamps on September 20, 1951, in Independence, Kansas. Lena had the opportunity to live in Kansas, C...

James H. (Jim) Anderson, age 84, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses. He was born June 11, 1933, in Mountain View, Missouri, the son of Harold and Libby Marie (Thornton) Anderson. Jim moved with his family to Ulysses in 1949 and graduated from Grant County Rural High School. He married Wilma Dunaway on January 22, 1952, at Willow Spring...

Mia Anahi Garay Sanabria, age 1, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Sunday, October 15, 2017, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born September 29, 2016, in Ulysses, Kansas, the daughter of Paulin Garay and Rosemary Sanabria. She is survived by her father, Paulin Garay; mother, Rosemary Sanabria; brother, Oliver Hermenejildo Sanabria; grandparents, Alfonso Sanabria and Evangeline...

Robert “Bob” Whetstone, 70, died on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at his residence. He was the son of Olin & Viola (Whetstone) Whetstone, he was born on February 7, 1947 in Liberal, KS. He was lifetime resident of Hugoton. He and Juanita Jones were married on October 1, 1969 at Wichita Falls, TX. He served in the United States Army. Bob loved his family and enjoyed being with ...

Joy (Harding) Elmore went home to be with the Lord October 13, 2017. She enjoyed painting ceramics, oil painting, crocheting, and quilting. Joy enjoyed selling Avon for over 40 years. She was an active member of Fellowship Baptist Church and Needles and Friends Quilt Guild. She is survived by her husband, Monty Elmore of the home. One daughter, LaVonna Gonzales and husband Richard of Liberal. Th...