Kaylee Jean Norton, age 46, of Rolla, Kansas died Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, Kansas. She was born August 5, 1968 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Edward Eugene and Phyllis (Young) Heilman. Kaylee was an active 4-H member as a child. She graduated from Hugoton High School where she was a cheerleader, on the dance team and played volleyball. She continued h...

Merwyn Lee Massa 68, died May 17, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital in Wichita, KS. He was born June 25, 1946 in Liberal, KS the son of Joseph Bethel and Lovetta Rose (Hocket) Massa. Merwyn was a lifelong resident of Liberal, Ks and graduated from Liberal High School in 1964. He worked with his father and brother at Massa Painting starting in 1963 and he retired in 2004. In 1971, Merwyn ...

Mildred Bernice McPhail, 96, of Liberal, KS passed away on May 17, 2015 at the Wheatridge Care Park Center in Liberal, KS. She was born on October 9, 1918 to George William and Lillie Bernice (Phillips) Warren in Council Grove, KS. On November 7, 1936 she married Clifford R. McPhail in McPherson, KS. He preceded her in death on December 30, 1973. She grew up in the McPherson/Council G...

Cau A Chi, 63, of Liberal, passed away on May 14, 2015 at the Baylor Regional Medical Center in Grapevine, TX. He was born on December 25, 1952 to Pac A. Chi and Nhi A. Phu in Vietnam. He married Mui Thi Ha on January 6, 1984 in Vietnam. She survives. He moved to the United States from Vietnam with his family in 1998 where he went to work at National Beef, retiring from them on Ap...

Duane H. Burt, 83, died Friday, May 15, 2015 at Good Samaritan Society in Liberal, KS. He was born November 1, 1931 near May Day in Washington County, KS, the son of Lloyd and Ola (Rose) Burt. Duane was a veteran having served from 1951 - 53 in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict...

Kathryn J. “Kathy” Lennon, age 56, died early Saturday morning, May 16, 2015, at the Fowler Residential Care Center, Fowler, Kansas. She was born September 13, 1958, at Meade, Kansas, the daughter of John T. and Mary K. (Benear) Lennon. As a young girl she attended the Meade school system, graduating from Meade High School in 1977. She was a resident of Meade and had resi...

Rebecca Dawn Fairchild Ball, 41, of Kismet, passed away on May 15, 2015 at St. Francis Via Christi Medical Center in Wichita, KS after a long battle with Diabetes. She was born on December 7, 1973 to Gary and Jane (Seachord) Fairchild in Oklahoma City, OK. She and her family moved to Fairbury, Nebraska from Oklahoma City when she was 3 years old where s...

Monte LaVerne Akers, 79, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away May 12, 2015 at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. Services are pending with Roberts Brothers Funeral Home in Hooker, Ok Condolences may be left at www.robertsbrothersfuneralhome.com ...

Floyd Eugene Tedford, age 78, died April 19, 2015 at his residence in Liberal, KS. He was born on June 17, 1936 in Medicine Lodge, KS, the son of Carl Jasper and Lilly Marie (Crellin) Tedford. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1954. He graduated from Emporia State University in 1962 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He resided in Liberal during his childhood and early ...

Lester H. “Les” Salyer, age 84, died early Sunday morning, May 10, 2015, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. He was born January 3, 1931, at Grand Pass, Missouri, the son of Ervin and Rovilla (Brewe) Salyer. As a young boy he attended the Grand Pass school system, graduating from Grand Pass High School. After his graduation, he joined the United States Mari...