C.A. Hayes, age 82, of Elkhart, Kansas died Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas. He was born February 19, 1935, at the family farm in Morton County, Kansas, the son of Vernon and Chloe (Bray) Hayes. C.A. was a lifetime resident of Morton County. He graduated from Elkhart High School and was drafted into the United States Army. He was stationed at the 7th D...

Esther A. Hofferber, 96, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away February 21, 2017 at Memorial Hospital of Texas County in Guymon, Oklahoma. Esther, the daughter of Wesley and Liddy Sittner Ukens, was born April 20, 1920 on the farm south of Hooker, Oklahoma. She attended the first through third grades at St. Johns Lutheran School and fourth to eighth grade at Fairview School, south of Hooker. She gradu...

Marjorie May “Babe” Keltner, died February 20, 2017, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade.   She was born May 12, 1927, to James and Martha (Sawyer) Howell in Meade, Kansas.   She was a member of the United Methodist Church and Elsie Chapel EHU.  She enjoyed family, her pets, and helping Howard on the farm,   On August 26, 2946, she married Howard Keltner in Meade.  He prece...

Mary Ann Roybal, 75, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away February 21, 2017 at Vibra Hospital in Amarillo, Texas Mary Ann was born December 22, 1941 in Roy, New Mexico, the daughter of Esequiel and Annie Romero. She grew up and attended school in Roy and later the family moved to Clayton, New Mexico. In 1959 she was united in marriage to Tony Roybal in Hugoton, Kansas. They made Boise City, Oklahom...

  Katherine S. ”Kathy” Peirce, age 69, of Elkhart, Kansas, died Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Via Christie St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She was born April 23, 1947, in Scott City, Kansas, the daughter of Liston and Harriett (Nirk) Bridwell. Kathy grew up in Ulysses. She worked in the family business and also worked as a cook in hospitals and restaurants. Katherine mar...

Margaret Lee Cox, age 95, died Friday, February 17, 2017, at her daughter’s home in Moscow, Kansas. She was born June 25, 1921, in Bloom, Colorado the daughter of Walter and Cora (Carter) Spaulding. Margaret grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado and moved to western Kansas after she married Ray A. Cox in 1936. She married Wesley W. Cox in 1948; he preceded her in death in 1982. She worked...

Karl L. Norton, age 66, of Ulysses, Kansas died Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at his home in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born August 8, 1950, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the son of Richard Edward and Leah Christina (Spitze) Norton. Karl grew up in Liberal, Kansas, and graduated from Liberal High School in 1968. He continued his education at Fort Hays State University where he played football. Karl has l...

Deborah J. (Davidson) Schmitzer, 62, died Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. She was born on October 4, 1954 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to William and Mary (Grisham) Davidson. On September 30, 1991 she married Randy Schmitzer in Grand Junction, Colorado. He survives. She graduated from Northwest Classen High School in Oklahoma City in 1972. She then gradu...

William Lee "Bill" Larrabee, 84, of Liberal, passed away on February 16, 2017 at Liberal, KS. He was born on February 15, 1933 to Robert and Rosemary (Kinney) Larrabee at Hugoton, KS. On November 24, 1955 he married Marilyn Adams at Meade, KS. She preceded him in death on February 3, 2001. During the summer of 2003 he married Annette Lemert. She survives. Bill was a graduate of Liberal...

Essie V. “Miss Essie” Witherspoon, age 81, died February 13, 2017 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born May 1, 1935 at Pickens, AR, the daughter of George and Mary Lee (Mingo) Baker. On August 6, 1959, she married James Witherspoon at Liberal, KS. He survives. She had been a resident of Liberal for more than 45 years. She worked at Southwest Medical Center in housek...