Ronald W. Wells, age 68, of Ulysses, Kansas died Thursday, September 8, 2016 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born October 26, 1947 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of A.H. “Spud” and Effie (Lott) Wells. Ron graduated from Grant County Rural High School in 1966. He served in the United States Army. In 1968, he served in Vietnam followed by Germany in 1972. H...

Ednetta A. Crotts, 98, died Friday, September 9, 2016 at the Wheatridge Park Care Center. Services will be announced by Brenneman Funeral Home and Cremation Services....

Jerry Dale Loveland, 78, of Taylor, Texas, died Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at his home in Texas. Graveside services will be at 3:00 P.M Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Restlawn Cemetery, Liberal, KS. He is survived by his wife Leona of the home. Brenneman Funeral Home and Cremation Service are in charge of arrangements....

Jeffrey A. Smith, age 54, died Sunday, September 4, 2016, in rural Meade County, Kansas.   He was born June 19, 1962, at Takoma, Washington, the son of Herman Lee and Genevieve M. (Hobbs) Smith.  As a young boy he attended the Meade school system, graduating from Meade High School in 1980.  A lifetime resident of Meade, he had worked for the Meade Co-Op, Home Lumber and Supply as manager for...

Ivan LeRoy Perkins, age 71, died September 2, 2016, in rural Morton County Kansas. He was born February 14, 1945, in Rolla, Kansas the son of LeRoy Thomas and Bessie (Millemon) Perkins. Ivan grew up in Rolla and graduated from Rolla High School; he then continued his education at Garden City Community College. Ivan served in the United States Army as a Military Policeman and dog trainer...

Linette Long, age 76, of Syracuse, Kansas, died Thursday, September 1, 2016, at the Hamilton County Hospital in Syracuse, Kansas. She was born September 14, 1939, in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Wesley L. and D. Maxine (Shaffer) Holland. After high school, Linette continued her education and obtained a Bachelor Degree of Religious Education. She married Harry E. Long on September 23, 1956,...

Peter LeRoy “Pete” Schauf, 77, died Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Meade District Hospital in Meade, KS. He was born August 4, 1939 in Conway Springs, KS, the son of Leo and Pauline (Becker) Schauf. In 1957, he moved briefly to Great Bend and then moved to Liberal in February, 1958. He had worked as a truck driver for Magabar Mud Company, Collingwood Grain and Groendyke Transport, Inc. He was ...

Peggy Holt left this world at her home in Wichita, KS. on August 30, 2016 surrounded by her three loving daughters. Peggy lived in Rural Seward County until moving to Liberal in October of 1984. She moved to Wichita in 2002 to be near her family. She was born on February 12, 1928 to Riffe and Hazel (Lowry) Wesley in Tyrone, Oklahoma where she graduated from Tyrone High School. Peggy married Bi...

Wilbert “Nick” Nichols, age 81, of Ulysses, Kansas died Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Kansas. He was born June 5, 1935, in Fowler, Kansas, the son of George Obert and Mildred Marie (Dalgarn) Nichols. Nick grew up in Fowler and graduated from Fowler High School. He married Connie F. Dierking on July 15, 1956 in Fowler. Nick and Connie farmed in Grant C...

Patrick Cruth, age 59, beloved son of the late Milford Cruth and Martha Louise (Barnes) Cruth of Lafayette, Louisiana, born in Hugoton, Kansas on May 2, 1957, died there August 30, 2016. Pat grew up in Hugoton and graduated from Hugoton High School. He furthered his education by attending Liberal Area Vo-Tech. Pat then drove truck cross-country. He and Ron Heger owned and operated Wild ...