Rebecca J. "Becky" Beer, 61, of Alva, OK, passed away on Thursday February 2, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Enid, OK . Becky was born on February 11, 1955 to Jack and Juanita (Darr) Beer at Guymon, OK. She was a graduate of Liberal High School, class of 1973. In 1976 she moved to Pinedale, Wyoming where she worked at a Ranch for Slim Pickens for many years. S...

  Arthur Courtiz (Corky) Jennings, age 67, of Ulysses, Kansas, was born April 18, 1949, and made his way to heaven February 1, 2017. He was born in Coleman, Oklahoma, the son of Arthur H. and Edna (Mays) Jennings. Corky married Wilma L. Whitehead on August 12, 1969, in Garden City, Kansas. They moved to Ulysses 36 years ago. He was a millwright superintendent for 35 years for Ernest-Spe...

Jeanne K. Hickok, age 95, passed away Tuesday evening, January 31, 2017, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. She was born January 6, 1922, at Fowler, Kansas, the daughter of James Raymond and Sophie (Berblinger) St. Lawrence.  As a young girl she attended the Fowler school system, graduating from Fowler High School in 1940.  She later attended Dodge City Community College and Kansa...

  Laura Lee (King) Baker, 87, died Saturday, January 28, 2017 at her residence in Liberal. She was born on April 15, 1929, in Pickens, AR, to Frank and Mary Ann (Smith) King. On April 21, 1947 she married Isahzear “Easy” Baker in Tillar, AR. He preceded her in death on May 16, 2012. She worked at SWMC as a nurse aide and housekeeper. Survivors include: 1 son Fred Bake...

Marie Messer, 97, formerly of Liberal, passed away at her home on January 27, 2017 in Denton, TX. She was born in July of 1919 to B.D. and Hazel (Dunham) Mann at Liberal, KS. Marie had a loving 40 year marriage to Jack Sellinger; he has preceded her in death. She was a graduate of Liberal High School and went on to attend New York Business College, where she earned her Accounting Degree. ...

  Patricia Jane Dondlinger, age 71 Horn Lake, MS passed away on January 27th 2017 just three short days before her 72nd birthday was to be celebrated. “Patty” lost her fight with cancer early that Friday morning at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, TN. Patricia Jane Dondlinger was born January 30, 1945 in Sutherland, NE. She was brought in to this life by her loving mother Mary Kath...

  Griselda O. Rodriguez, age 79, of Ulysses, Kansas died Saturday, January 28, 2017, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born November 18, 1937, in Las Cruzes, Chihuahua, Mexico, the daughter of Epifanio Ortega Aragon and Maria de Jesus Arvizo Garraza. Griselda grew up in Mexico. She moved to the United States in 1984 and married Ricardo Rodriguez in 1985 in Ulysse...

  Roxana Young, age 67, of Ulysses, Kansas died Thursday, January 26, 2017, at her home in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born November 26, 1949, in Shiatook, Oklahoma, the daughter of Jack L. Smith, Sr. and Betty (Weathers) Smith. Roxana moved to Liberal, Kansas in 1960 where she graduated high school. She joined Francis Lloyd “Butch” Young in Ulysses after their marriage on May 31, 1968...

John Park Bromwell, 94, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, January 20, 2017 at the Morton County Care Center in Elkhart, Kansas. John was born March 25, 1922 to Denzil and Edith Burget Bromwell in Plains, Kansas. After serving in the Navy, John married Phyllis Harding Karpe of Liberal, Kansas, on March 9, 1956 in Clayton, New Mexico and they enjoyed life together for 55 years. Phyll...

Steve Donald Welch, 86, of Farmington, New Mexico passed away at his home on January 21, 2017. Steve was born September 21. 1930 at Epworth Hospital in Liberal, Kansas, the son or Herman and Berniece Hodges Welch. He went to school and graduated from Hooker High School with the Class of 1950. After graduation, he entered the U.S. Air Force on April 12, 1951 until his honorable discharge on April...