Ruth LaMoyne Mayo began her earthly journey on August 1st, 1937 on a farmstead near Forgan,Oklahoma. She continued her sojourn aboard the spiritual Heavenly express at 11:07 on November 16, 2016. Family and friends were with her as she departed.   She was the fifth child of Bertha and Gene Mayo. Two sisters, Roberta and Yvonne, and one brother, Wayne preceded her in death, as well as her pare...

Paula Ann Tournade 87, of Liberal died Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Wheatridge Park Care Center, Liberal. She was born April 10, 1929 to George Washington Chaffin and Ida Bessie Packer Chaffin in Liberal, KS. Paula graduated from Liberal High School in 1948. On June 7, 1949 she married Albert Galen Tournade. He died April 1, 1992. Paula was a lifelong home maker. She was a member of the F...

  Edward (Ed) Lynn Bezona, age 56, of Manter, Kansas died Tuesday, November 15, 2016, in rural Stanton County, Kansas. He was born January 26, 1960, in Syracuse, Kansas, the son of Richard Edward and Joyce Ann (Morris) Bezona. Ed attended Manter Grade School and graduated in 1978 from Stanton County High School. He continued his education at Garden City Community College graduating with...

  Marvin B. Johnson, Jr., age 82, of Elkhart, Kansas died Saturday, November 12, 2016, at Vibra Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. He was born September 11, 1934, in Vernon, Texas the son of Marvin and Alma Johnson. Marvin was baptized in Sundown, Texas. Marvin was raised in Texas. He married DeLois Thomas on January 5, 1958 in Fowler, Kansas and moved to the state the following year. Marvin ...

Melvin Lee Long, age 69, of Liberal, KS passed away Thursday November 3, 2016 at his home in Liberal. Born to on September 22, 1947 in Beaver, OK to John Long and Venita (Henry). Melvin graduated from Southwestern Heights in 1966 and attended Dodge City Technical School. He worked for Beech Aircraft of Liberal, KS for 5 years. He then went into the oilfield and began working with Tri-State c...

  Patricia Snow Traster passed away suddenly on November 11, 2016, at her home in Ulysses, KS. She was born in Baker, MT on June 14, 1931, grew up at Huron, SD, and graduated with honors from Huron College in 1953.  She married Madison “Matt” Traster on January 24, 1954. The couple lived in Dodge City and Garden City, KS before moving to Ulysses in 1957. Pat served on the school...

Alexander Lundgrin, 92, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. Services are pending with Roberts Brothers Funeral Home in Hooker, Oklahoma. Condolences may be left at www.robertsbrothersfuneralhome.com...

Karla Diann Holder Moore, 60, died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. She was born Dec. 17, 1955 to Kenneth and Ann (Grider) Johnson in Liberal. She married Randy Moore Sept. 24, 2016, in Dodge City. He survives. She was a lifelong resident of Liberal, where she graduated from Liberal High School in 1974. She attended Garden City Community College in Garden City,...

Ruth Lilian Koontz, 87, passed away on November 4, 2016 at the Mount Carmel Nursing Home, Kearney Nebraska . She was born on January 18, 1929 to George and Mary (Richey) Clark in Rural Turpin, Oklahoma. Ruth graduated from Eureka High School in Bakersburg, Oklahoma on May 14, 1947. She later attended and graduated from the Wichita Business School. Ruth then moved to Sunnyvale, California whe...

Orville Edwin (Ed) Zortman’s soul departed his earthly body on Sunday, November 6, 2016, at his residence in Canon City, Colorado, at the age of 88.   Ed was born to Herbert Edwin Zortman and Gladys Lucille Newell Zortman on February 7, 1928.   He is preceded in death by his wife of sixty-five years, Jueene Zortman and a younger brother, Gary Zortman.   He is survived by two brothers...