Claressa B. (Walker) Pratt, age 74, of Elkhart, Kansas died August 13, 2016, at her home in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born April 2, 1942, in Springfield, Colorado the daughter of Clarence and Pansy (Hartley) Walker. Claressa grew up in Johnson and graduated from Johnson High School. She attended Fort Hays University, where she received a degree in Education. She taught school in Mt. Clemens, Mi...

LeRoy Joseph Ruder, age 78, passed away Friday, August 12, 2016 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. He was born May 16, 1938 to Anton and Anna (Wasinger) Ruder in Hays, KS. He attended Sunnyside School all eight years and was a 1956 graduate of St. Joseph’s Military Academy in Hays. After graduation, he enlisted in the Army and served two years stationed in Germany. LeRoy marrie...

Edna Christine “Chris” Woodward 65, died August 8, 2016 at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, KS. She was born July 8, 2016 at Liberal, Kansas the daughter of Lonney & Claudette (Crosby) Caffey. She was a lifetime resident of Liberal and graduated from Liberal High School. She was employed by the City of Liberal as the treasurer for 33 years. After her retirement she worked for Wal-Ma...

Guadalupe Tonche, 67, died August 8, 2016 at her residence in Liberal, Kansas. She was born in Chihuahua, Mexico on October 9, 1948 to Francisco Pastrana and Elvira (Sanchez) Pastrana. On April 20, 1981, she married Toribio Tonche. He proceeded her in death. As a member of the Liberal Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses, her faith was very important to her. She was a loving mother, grandmot...

Mickey L. Sheldon, age 86, died Sunday evening, August 7, 2016, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas.   She was born December 13, 1929, at Munjor, Kansas, the daughter of Alex and Adeline Rita Ruder.  As a young girl she attended the Dodge City school system, graduating from Dodge City High School.  A longtime resident of Plains, she was a homemaker and had worked in medical records ...

Former longtime Hugoton and Liberal, Kansas area resident, Hope Dunlap, 93, died with her family members by her side Friday, July 29 in Oklahoma after steadfastly combating the consequences of a substantial stroke. She was born on July 4, 1923 into William and Blanche Kinser’s large family: brothers Elrie, Leslie, LeRoy, Robert, Floyd, Loyde, Arlie, Trulin, and sisters Fay, Grace, Fern, Loene...

  William (Bill) John Beohler, age 81, of Ulysses, Kansas died Friday, August 5, 2016 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born March 16, 1935 in Glasgow, Montana, the son of John William and Myrtle (Besonday) Beohler. Bill graduated from Opheim High School on May 25, 1953. He served as a Sergeant in the United States Marines from January 5, 1954 until April 1, 195...

Omer Matthew “Boots” Luebbers, age 86, died July 30, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born September 1, 1929, in Rural Wichita County, KS the son of August Casper and Beata Magdalene (Kreutzer) Luebbers. He graduated from Wichita County High School, Leoti, KS in 1947. He had been a resident of Liberal since 1965. He served in the U.S. Army from 1950 – 1951, during...

OWASSO, OKLAHOMA – Hazel Marie Cross, age 84, passed away early Tuesday morning, July 26, 2016, at the Brookdale Senior Living Center, Owasso, Oklahoma. She was born August 24, 1931, at Plains, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Anna Koehn. A longtime resident of Wichita, Kansas, she was a second grade school teacher. While in college, she was served as the president of the sorority club. ...

Delvan Bushnell, age 84, of Ulysses, Kansas died Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born July 6, 1932 in Speed, Kansas, the son of George William and Effie Lodora (Pool) Bushnell. Delvan was a rover and rambler in his younger days before joining the United States Navy in 1951. He served until 1955 as a Boilerman on a destroyer ship during the Korea...