Opal Smith, 84, died March 1, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. Born on March 11, 1931 at Leedey, OK, Norma Opal Vaughn was the daughter of Willie S. and Gladys E. (Foster) Vaughn. She was a 1949 graduate of Liberal High School. In 1950, she began a 29 year career with Bell Telephone as a telephone operator and switch board connector. She later worked for National Beef Packing C...

Edith Lorene Scruggs, 95, died March 1, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. She was born Sept. 28, 1920 to Robert L. and Nellie C. (Newberry) Richards in Grady Co, Okla. She married Joe C. Scruggs on Oct. 7, 1939 in Plainview, Texas. He preceded her in death on Nov. 6, 2000. She was a sales clerk for J.C. Penney, Anthony’s, Just For You, Connie’s Hallmark and also worke...

Leah Christina Norton 96, died on February 28th, 2016 at her Brookdale Liberal Springs residence in Liberal. She was born Oct. 17, 1918 in Ford Co., Kansas the daughter of Louis Alvin and Christina Wilhelmina (Bort) Spitze. She graduated in 1936 from Kinsley High School in Kinsley, KS. She then attended and graduated in 1940 from Southwestern College in Winfield, KS with a Bachelor of Arts d...

Jimmy Ray Kirkland, age 62, of Johnson, Kansas died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the Stanton County Hospital in Johnson, Kansas. He was born January 24, 1954 in Lamar, Colorado, the son of James and Loretta (Tague) Kirkland. Jim grew up in Springfield, Colorado until the age of 14 when he moved to Johnson with his family. He graduated in 1972 from Johnson High School. He worked from 19...

Allie Lou (Alice Louise) Bradford, 92, died February 26, 2016 in Olathe, KS. She was born May 7 1923, to Earl and Ethel “Brown” Wooden in Guymon Oklahoma. She married Edwin Royal Bradford November 18,1945. She was a member of the 1st United Methodist Church since 1946, where she served on several committees and sponsored many Youth groups. She worked for Southwest Medical C...

Helen Marcellus Rowland of Liberal, Ks passed away peacefully on Friday February 26, 2016, at the age of 91 in Plymouth, MN. She was born in Stevens County on the Marcellus family farm and spent most of her life in Liberal and graduated from Liberal High School in 1942. On May 25, 1947, Helen married Harper K. Rowland in Hugoton, KS; they celebrated 38 years of marriage before Harper’s passing ...

Cornelius Reimer, 87, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away February 27, 2016 at Kansas Medical Center in Andover, Kansas. Cornelius was born September 21, 1928 on a farm west of Corn, Oklahoma; he was the son of Cornelius and Sara Bergmann Reimer. He attended country school at Greenfield Grade School then attended Corn Bible Academy graduating with the Class of 1947. In October of 1944 he accepte...

Jim Dimitt, age 89, of Johnson, Kansas died Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at his home in Johnson, Kansas. He was born December 1, 1926 in Finney County, Kansas, the son of James Welsey Sr. and Ermine (Bradley) Dimitt. Mr. Dimitt moved to Stanton County when he was 2 years old. He graduated from Johnson High School. Jim married Joyce Raney in Johnson in 1947. He was a member of the American Ag ...

Yvonne C. Clark, 89, of Edmond, OK, went home to be with her Heavenly Father Sunday February 7, 2016. She was known most of her life as Sugar by family, friends, and coworkers. She was born on February 1, 1927 to Dr. Frank and Maida Lancaster in Houston, Texas. On July 15, 1945 she married Raymond S. Clark in San Antonio, Texas. He preceded her in death on April 7, 2007. Sugar is survived by th...

Mary F. Isaac, age 101, passed away early Tuesday morning, February 23, 2016, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. She was born December 23, 1914, in rural Meade County, Kansas, the daughter of John J. and Mary (Friesen) Reimer. As a young girl she attended the McNaulty Grade School in rural Meade County. A lifetime resident of Meade, she was a homemaker. She was a mem...