Mary Ann Edelman, age 68, of Rolla, Kansas died Sunday, January 15, 2017, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born October 15, 1948, in Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Stewart Carson and Mary Cecelia (Hendershot) Keepers. Mary Ann grew up in Elkhart and graduated form Elkhart High School in 1966. She continued her education at Ft. Hays Sate University. She then worked at the...

  Juanita M. Adair, age 99, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Thursday, January 12, 2017, at The Legacy at Park View in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born March 5, 1917, in Stevens County, Kansas, the daughter of Jesse and Lucy (Gray) Hoskinson. Mrs. Adair grew up in Stevens County along with two brothers and two sisters. During grade school, she attended North Harmony Grade School, a one-room school...

Martin “Marty” James Tacha died peacefully at his home on January 11th, 2017 in Meade, KS at the age of 79.   Marty was born on December 26th, 1937 in Jennings, KS to Darrell and Carol Tacha. He joined the Navy in 1956 and served 7 years. He married Clauda Borchers on November 6th, 1966 in Meade, KS. The couple lived in Meade, KS where they were blessed with 6 children. Ginge...

Mary O. Witherspoon, 87, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Liberal Good Samaritan Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born September 22, 1929 at Pickens, Arkansas, the daughter of Arthur and Aldonia (Livingston) Dodds. She married Richard Witherspoon Sr. on January 10, 1961 at Pickens, Arkansas. He preceded her in death in 1970. Mary moved to Liberal, Kansas with her husband in 1968. She w...

Russell Elwyn Batterton, age 92, of Johnson, Kansas died Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at the Stanton County Hospital in Johnson, Kansas. He was born April 28, 1924, in Sylvia, Kansas, the son of David Edgar “Ed” and Vada (Book) Batterton. Russell, a farmer and carpenter, grew up in Johnson. He was a World War II and Korean Veteran. He served his country and came home to Johnson after being h...

Leona Rae Carlile, 75, of Liberal, passed away on January 1, 2017 at her home in Liberal, KS. She was born on May 22, 1941 to Marion and Gertrude (Hartley) Beason at Alamosa, CO. As a child Leona moved with her family from Alamosa, CO to Elkhart, KS then to Perryton, TX. Leona worked in Quality Control for National Beef Packing for 28 years, retiring in 1995. After her retirement she went on...

Robert Eugene Stout, 90, died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016 at SWMC in Liberal. He was born April 2, 1926 to Carol and Irene (York) Stout in Cherokee, Okla. He married Helen Iris McDonald in 1948 in Augusta. She survives. He graduated from Lambert High School in Lambert, Okla. He then obtained his Master’s Degree in Education from NW State College in Alva, Okla. He was a high school band teacher f...

Bob Boaldin, 77, died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in Oklahoma City. He was born Nov. 3, 1939, in Texas County, Okla. to James T. and Martha Lucille (Zinn) Boaldin. He married Dian Whitecotton in April 1958. She survives. After graduating from Elkhart High School in 1957, he attended one semester at Oklahoma Panhandle State University. He remained faithful to Elkhart and Morton County serving as...

Yoshi Shannon – age 86, entered into rest peacefully at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, December 27, 2016 in Meade, Kansas.   Predeceased by her husband Billy-Joe Shannon, her son Jinyu Ishigaki, parents, Touchi and Makatomui Ishigaki and three brothers and one sister.  Survived by her sisters Sueko and Nobu, and brother Tousuke.    Yoshi was born in Okinawa, Japan and moved with ...

Beulah Edmisson, age 97, of Johnson, Kansas died Saturday, December 24, 2016, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. She was born January 20, 1919, in Hodgeman County, Kansas, the daughter of John Walter Salmans and Daisy Frances Hawkins. She married Robert Roy Edmisson on March 30, 1947, in Johnson. Beulah moved to Johnson in March of 1947 after marrying Robert Edmisson. Rob...