Frances B. Branstetter, 81, of Liberal, Kansas passed way February 9, 2017 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Frances was born July 26, 1935 in Haviland, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Maude Smith Davis. She grew up in the Greensburg, Kansas area and graduated from Greensburg High School. She was united in marriage to Earl Branstetter in Greensburg, Kansas. Frances was a mem...

Billy Bob Mikles, 87, of Adams, Oklahoma passed away February 8, 2017 at Baptist-St. Anthony Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. Billy Bob was born March 29, 1929 in Magazine, Arkansas, the son of Guy Ulis and Ruby Lloyd Mikles. When he was six months old his family moved to a farm near Elk City, Oklahoma he helped his father, who was ill, to take care of the farming. He attended school at Merritt Schoo...

Everett Leon Baker, 83, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017 at his home in Liberal. He was born March 23, 1933 to Benjamin Clayton and Eloise (Dunlap) Baker in Floris, Oklahoma. He married Thelda Dean Scott Oct. 9, 1952 in Perryton, Texas. She survives. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1951. He was a member of the the First Church of God in Liberal. He owned and operated Baker Concret...

  Esperanza Garcia, age 81, of Ulysses, Kansas died Friday, February 3, 2017, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center - St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Kansas. She was born May 7, 1935, at Alamo, Texas the daughter of Juan and Apolonia (Burnias) Garcia. She grew up in Texas working in the fields with her parents who were migrant workers, moving to different areas as the crop seasons chang...

Bertha Maria “Tita” Campuzano Black, 68, died Saturday, February 4, 2017, at her home in Liberal, KS.She was born on January 31, 1948, in Mexico City, Mexico, to Manuel and Bertha (Mora) Campuzano.On September 1, 1973, she married Larry Grant Black in Zacatecas, Mexico. He survives.She attended High School and Junior College in Mexico, Where she obtained her associates degree in inte...

Charles Orville Lundberg, 94, of Liberal, passed away Saturday February 4, 2017 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center in Liberal, KS. He was born on March 5, 1922 to Arthur and Isabel (Mussey) Lundberg at Sedgwick, CO. On February 8, 1969 he married Bobbie Grant Regehr at the McPherson, KS.; she survives. Charles grew up in Haxton, CO, from which he graduated from High School. Charles home...

  Rebecca J. "Becky" Beer, 61, of Alva, OK, passed away on Thursday February 2, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Enid, OK . Becky was born on February 11, 1955 to Jack and Juanita (Darr) Beer at Guymon, OK. She was a graduate of Liberal High School, class of 1973. In 1976 she moved to Pinedale, Wyoming where she worked at a Ranch for Slim Pickens for many years. S...

  Arthur Courtiz (Corky) Jennings, age 67, of Ulysses, Kansas, was born April 18, 1949, and made his way to heaven February 1, 2017. He was born in Coleman, Oklahoma, the son of Arthur H. and Edna (Mays) Jennings. Corky married Wilma L. Whitehead on August 12, 1969, in Garden City, Kansas. They moved to Ulysses 36 years ago. He was a millwright superintendent for 35 years for Ernest-Spe...

Jeanne K. Hickok, age 95, passed away Tuesday evening, January 31, 2017, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. She was born January 6, 1922, at Fowler, Kansas, the daughter of James Raymond and Sophie (Berblinger) St. Lawrence.  As a young girl she attended the Fowler school system, graduating from Fowler High School in 1940.  She later attended Dodge City Community College and Kansa...

  Laura Lee (King) Baker, 87, died Saturday, January 28, 2017 at her residence in Liberal. She was born on April 15, 1929, in Pickens, AR, to Frank and Mary Ann (Smith) King. On April 21, 1947 she married Isahzear “Easy” Baker in Tillar, AR. He preceded her in death on May 16, 2012. She worked at SWMC as a nurse aide and housekeeper. Survivors include: 1 son Fred Bake...