Byron G. Bird, 84, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015 at his home outside of Liberal, KS. He was born May 15, 1931 at Great Bend, KS, the son of Elmer and Bernice (Comfort) Bird. He married Donna Battin April 20, 1953 at Manhattan, KS. She survives. Byron attended a one room school in Albert, KS then completed high school in Great Bend, KS. He then went on to earn his Bachelor's ...

Rosetta Jean Ooley, age 92, died Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Castle Rock, CO. She had been a resident of Castle Rock, CO., since 2010. Jean was born April 10, 1922 at Harper, KS the daughter of Loyd Clellin and Pearl Mae (Hinds) Chapin. She graduated from Fritch High School in Fritch, TX. She spent her formative years, in many states, including California and Pennsylvania, as her father w...

Charla LeAnn Seger, age 53, of Ulysses, Kansas died Saturday, May 30, 2015 in rural Grant County, Kansas; with her husband, Earl. She was born July 2, 1961 in Show Low, Arizona, the daughter of Bill and Barbara (Rothlisberger) Neff. Charla grew up in Snowflake, Arizona and graduated high school there. She then continued her education at Ricks College and then beauty school. Charla married Ea...

Earl Lee Seger age 54, of Ulysses, Kansas died Saturday, May 30, 2015 in rural Grant County, Kansas; with his wife, Charla. He was born December 21, 1960 in Ulysses, Kansas, the son of Robert A. and E. Ruth (Michael) Seger. Earl was a maintenance supervisor at Columbian Chemicals. He graduated from Ulysses High School, attended Goodland Vo-Tech and one year at Ricks College on a wrestling s...

Jimmie M. Lowry passed from this life on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at the age of 62. He was born November 27, 1952 , the son of Eldon and Vera E. ( Greenwood ) Lowry. Jimmie graduated from high school in Blackduck , Minnesota . He worked in Hugoton for the John Deere dealership for 37 years. For the last few years, he has been enjoying retirement. Jimmi...

Mary Ann Honeman, 68, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away May 31, 2015 at Liberal Springs in Liberal, KS. Mary Ann was born July 2, 1946 at Catholic Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at sixteen days old became the daughter of A.H. “Bud” and Estella Rachel McKirian Schaapveld. Her birth parents were Doy...

Meryl B. Bromwell, age 90, died Friday morning, May 29, 2015, at Inman, Kansas. She was born July 27, 1924, to Isaac W. and Cora (Atkinson) Brown in Centerville, Iowa. She attended and graduated from the Salt City Business College in Hutchinson. She worked in a variety of jobs in Plains which included her work in the bank, a bookkeeper at the Home Lumber and Supply, and as a custodia...

Emily Agartha Frier Wartman, age 98, of Johnson, Kansas died Friday, May 29, 2015 at the Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. She was born September 13, 1916 in Galatia, Kansas, the daughter of John and Ada (Wallace) Frier. Emily’s family moved around Kansas and settled in Johnson in 1929. Her parents opened the Dodge Inn in Johnson in 1930. She graduated from Stanton...

Martha Ann “Marty” Kirk, age 64, of Ulysses, KS died Thursday, May 28, 2015 at her home in Ulysses, KS. She was born September 20, 1950 at Hutchinson, KS the daughter of Earl R. Jr. and Shirley Y. (Parks) Monroe Marty grew up in Ulysses, KS, where she earned her GED and continued her education at Garden City Community College and graduated from Emporia State University with a ...

Carole Anne (Kennedy) Naylor, 68, died May 25, 2015, at Homestead Health & Rehabilitation, in Garden City, KS. She was born June 19, 1946, in Liberal, KS, to Robert Lott and Irene (Hiebert) Kennedy. She was a lifetime resident of Liberal, moving to Garden City in 2006. She graduated from Liberal High School, and in 1974, ...