Mildred Alice Geist, 97, of Baker, Oklahoma passed away November 10, 2015 at Liberal Springs in Liberal, Kansas. Mildred was born June 16, 1918, the daughter of James and May Wilburn Howell, in the granary at the family homestead near Tyrone, Oklahoma. She attended school in Tyrone Public School and graduated as the valedictorian for the Class of 1936. On August 22, 1937 at the home place, Mildr...

Rhonda Sue Cook Thomas, age 54, passed away Sunday morning, November 8, 2015, at her rural Dodge City, Kansas, residence. She was born March 1, 1961, at Meade, Kansas, the daughter of Oland and Marian (Blagrave) Cook. As a young girl she attended the Meade school system, graduating from Meade High School in 1979. She later attended Seward County Community, graduating in 2007. She later furthe...

Pauline Munkres, age 78, died Thursday, November 5, 2015, at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. She was born July 20, 1937 in Holdrege, Nebraska, the daughter of Earl and Leona (Rhoads) Ashley. Pauline, a longtime resident of Liberal, worked as a bookkeeper at Liberal Office Machines. She married Charles J. Waters. He preceded her in death. She married Robert Munkres on December 15,...

Lucille Louise (Lucy) Goos, 93, of Liberal, KS, died Sunday, November 8, 2015, at the Wheatridge Park Care Center, Liberal, KS. She was born, January 20, 1922 in Hooker, OK, to Henry Ehrhardt and Mabel Spady Ehrhardt. She graduated Hooker High School in 1940. On November 7, 1942 she married Cecil Goos in Liberal, KS. She worked at Epworth Hospital and South West Medical Center as a Licensed...

November 7,2015 Mary A. White, age 97, passed from this world to her heavenly home . She was born June 17, 1918 in Logan County, KS to George Jones and Mattie Garrett Jones. On February 10, 1947 she married Arthur C White of Anthony KS, in Los Angeles CA. Soon after, they moved back to her father's farm. In 1968, they became residents of Hugoton, where they spent the rest of their lives. M...

Geneva Eisel, age 60, died Saturday, November 7, 2015, at her Meade residence. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Fidler-orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade....

Herschel G. West, 86, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015 at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton. He was born April 7, 1929 to Grover and Ada (Hall) West in Quemado, N.M. He married Joy L. Campbell on Oct. 24, 1952 in Albuquerque, N.M. She survives. Survivors also include sons, Dwayne West and wife, Julie, Hugoton and Kevin G. West and wife, Melissa, Wichita; daughter, Paula L. Shapland and husband, Bil...

Ernest Paul Boles, II, died Nov. 4, 2015 at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita, KS. Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 at the Friends Church of Liberal, 1650 N. Western, with Pastor Michael Miller presiding. A private burial will be held at Liberal Cemetery. Visitation time will be 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Brenneman Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers and pla...

Clyde T. Perkins, 92, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton. He was born March 7, 1923 to Frank and Ruby (Shaw) Perkins in Kenneth. He married Natalie Lowman on Sept. 13, 1947 in Lenexa. She survives. He graduated from Stanley High School in 1941. He was a Pipeline Inspector for Panhandle Eastern Pipeline, from which he later retired from after 30+ years. He enjoyed antiques ...

Stephen Anthony Rogacki, 72, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015 at the Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. He was born Aug. 3, 1943 to Stephen P. and Velma (Volle) Rogacki in Marysville. He married Zadie Neal. He graduated in 1960 from St. Mary’s High School in Colorado Springs, Colo. He then went on to get his Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Kansas State University. He worked in Lib...