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 ...

Ina Etoile Witt, 103, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away August 30, 2016 at her home. Memorial services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 3, 2016 at the United Methodist Church in Hooker, Ok with Rev. Craig Denslow officiating. Condolences may be left at www.robertsbrothersfuneralhome.com ...

Michael Ray “Mike” King, 66, died Sunday, August 28, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born January 11, 1950 in Greenfield, Missouri the son of Morris Rowe and Thetia (Freeze) King. He graduated from High School in Dadeville, MO in 1968. After graduation he was drafted in 1969 into the US Army and was honorably discharged in 1972 serving in Vietnam and received two purple...

Donna Belle Baker Chance, 88 passed away August 24, 2016.    She was born February 20, 1928, in Wichita, and grew up on a farm north of Rose Hill, KS, the third of five children, to Floyd and Waldena Showalter.  She graduated from Rose Hill High School in May 1945.    She married M. Dean Baker, also from Rose Hill, KS, in February, 1947.  Donna Belle was a homemaker and a career civ...