Verda E. McCune, age 86, died Monday evening, May 16, 2016, at the Shepherd’s Center, Cimarron, Kansas. She was born April 27, 1930, in rural Ness County, Kansas, the daughter of Frank Edward and Ethel Lucy (Kanaga) Mauch. As a young girl she attended the Dodge City school system, graduating from Dodge City High School. On April 17, 1949, she married Wallace Gene McCune at Dodge Cit...

Elsie K. (Nufer) Verhelst died Saturday evening, May 14, 2016, at the Reunion Plaza, Tyler, Texas. She was born in Wetaskawin, Alberta, Canada on February 26, 1915 to Martin and Antionetta (Deutsch) Nufer. She with her parents returned to Kansas in 1917. On September 4, 1938 she married Pete B. Verhelst of Forgan, Oklahoma. In 1950 they purchased a grocery store in Dodge ...

Geneva Baxter, age 69, of Elkhart, Kansas died May 15, 2016, at Morton County Senior Living Community in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born March 17, 1947, in Blackwell, Oklahoma the daughter of Eugene and Dorothy (Bonham) Day. Geneva grew up in Elkhart and graduated from Elkhart High School. She furthered her education by obtaining her CDM. Geneva married Fred Baxter on July 1, 1968 in El...

Mary Margaret (Oder) Harms, age 79, died Thursday afternoon, May 12, 2016, at the DSA Hospice of the Southwest, Amarillo, Texas. She was born June 16, 1936, at Hugoton, Kansas, the daughter of Wayne and Margaret (Lily) Oder. As a young girl, she attended the Hugoton school system, graduating from Hugoton High School. After high school, she lived in Liberal, Kansas, Enid, Oklahoma, and...

Carl L. Ghan Jr., age 66, of Ulysses, Kansas died Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at his home in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born February 23, 1950, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Carl L. Sr. and Oneda Mae (Bohanan) Ghan. Carl grew up in Missouri, graduating in 1968 in Aurora, Missouri. He served in the United States Navy, following graduation. Carl married Faye Stewart on July 23, 1977 in Wichit...

Geraldine Brier, 95, died Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. She was born July 27, 1920 at Camden, MO, the daughter of David and Opal (Baty) Thomas. She married Charles Brier on June 17, 1941 at Hooker, OK. He preceded her in death on November 30, 2001. She and Charles lived in Chicago for five years before returning to Seward County where they farmed in the W...

Cecil R. Meyer Jr., age 64, of Perryton, Texas formerly of Johnson, Kansas died Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at his home. He was born May 24, 1951 in Ulysses, Kansas, the son of Cecil R. Sr. and Reitha (Malone) Meyer. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, May 9, 2016 at Fields Memorial Wesleyan Church in Johnson, Kansas with Reverend Kurt Rovenstine officiating. Interment will follow at t...

Joshua Seger, age 1, of Big Bow, Kansas died Monday, May 2, 2016 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born August 26, 2014 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Rusty and Brittney (Clark) Seger. Funeral service will be held on Friday, May 6, 2016 at 10:00 AM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Ulysses, Kansas. Interment will follow at the Ulysses Cemet...

Austin Mikel Harper, age 20, died Friday, April 29, 2016 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born February 13, 1996 in Liberal, Kansas, the son of Barry Harper and Lynnette (Heilman) Hageman. Austin was a lifetime resident of Hugoton. He graduated from Hugoton High School in 2014. While in high school, Austin was a FFA member, played baseball, football, wrestling and go...

Guy Roy Rice, 58, went to his Eternal Home on Friday, April 29, 2016. He was born January 7, 1958 at Fullerton, CA, the son of Milton and Eileen (Parks) Rice. He married Jacque Cummins July 23, 1977 at Liberal, KS. She Survives. Guy and his family moved to Liberal, KS in January of 1969. He was a class of 1976 graduate of Liberal High School was also a graduate of Seward County Community College. ...