Dixie Aline Graber, 90, of Liberal, passed away on Monday September 26, 2016 at Liberal Good Samaritan Center in Liberal, KS. She was born on June 10, 1926 to Walter and Jimmie (Godfrey) Rogers at Society Hill, AL. On January 23, 1946 she married Ira A. (Bill) Graber in Alabama. He preceded her in death in 2012. Dixie graduated High School from Tuskegee, AL. Bill brought Dixie to Liberal ...

  Phyllis J. Reever, age 75, of Ulysses, Kansas died Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born December 15, 1940 in Springfield, Colorado, the daughter of Howard and Lola (Robins) Chenoweth. Phyllis grew up in Springfield, Colorado and graduated from Springfield High School in 1958. She was a bus driver for Vilas School for a number of...

 DeWayne Ehrhardt, 62, of Hooker passed away September 29, 2016 at Memorial Hospital of Texas County in Guymon, Oklahoma. Ira DeWayne Ehrhardt was born February 5, 1954 in Guymon, Ok                   the son of Ira and Jane Froelich Ehrhardt. DeWayne was a lifelong resident of Hooker where he attended Hooker schools and graduating from Hooker High...

  Joann Patterson, age 82, of Ulysses, Kansas died Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born November 26, 1933 in Plains, Kansas, the daughter of Bill and Mable (Smith) Spencer. Joann grew up in Saunders, Plains and Copeland. She attended school at Copeland and graduated from Copeland High School. Joann married Kenneth “Kenny” Patte...

  Ethel Lorene Lewis Tucker Floyd departed this world September 21, 2016 to be with her Lord and two small sons. Ethel was born in Pratt County, July 5, 1923 to Irvin and Effie Hardin Lewis. The family moved to Stanton/Hamilton County when Ethel was about three years old. She went to the Mitchell School until she was in the third or fourth grade, the family then moved back to Pratt County....

Michael W. Riedel, 62, died Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Liberal, Kansas. He was born May 30, 1954 at Lyons, KS, the son of Clarence and Avis (Miller) Riedel. Mike was a graduate of Claflin High School, Class 1972, and went on to graduate with his Bachelor's Degree from Kansas University, class of 1976. Mike went to work with Northern Natural Gas, living in Ulysses, KS before being transfe...

Vernon Milton Milburn, 96, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Saturday, September 24, 2016, at Ottawa Retirement Village. The family suggests memorial contributions to American Diabetes Association and may be left at Roberts Brothers Funeral Home, Box 745, Hooker, Ok 73945.  Funeral services will be Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Hooker with Rev. Craig Densl...

  Cecil L. Pucket, age 98, of Ulysses, Kansas died Monday, September 26, 2016, at The Legacy at Park View in Ulysses. He was born March 04, 1918, in Burdett, Kansas the son of Warner and Bessie (Saxton) Pucket. The family moved from Pawnee County, Kansas to Grant County in 1927. Cecil attended grade school at Shockey School, and graduated from Grant County Rural High School in 1936. He ...

Elven Ray Stoddard, age 70, died September 23, 2016 at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, MO. He was born February 15, 1946 in Hugoton, KS, the son of Paul (Pete) and Julia (Edwards) Stoddard. He graduated from Moscow High School in 1964. He worked for Halliburton, Rosel Well Service, Liberal Truck Service and owner/operator of Big E’s RV Center. He was a member of the L...

Auston Cauthon, 83, died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. Survivors: wife, Virginia; children, Jimmie, Patricia Schmidt and Wade. Funeral 10 a.m. (CST) Monday at Shelton Memorial Christian Church, Ulysses. Graveside Service 1 p.m. (MST) Monday at Syracuse Cemetery. Visitation 2 to 8 p.m. (CST) Sunday at Garnand Funeral Home, Ulysses. Complete obituary information on the Garnand Funeral Home website....