Edward Eugene “Gene” Heilman, age 73, of Hugoton, Kansas died Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at the Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, Kansas. He was born February 21, 1942 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Edward Leonard and Ruby Estella (Newton) Heilman. Gene grew up in the Americus and Emporia area. He attended Emporia High. Gene married Phyllis Kay Young on December 31, 1959 in Emporia....

Jack Schultz, age 88, of Johnson, Kansas died Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at his home in Johnson, Kansas. He was born May 19, 1927 in Dodge City, Kansas, the son of John Henry and Bertha Mary (Peppercorn) Schultz. Jack grew up in Spearville and graduated from Spearville High School. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Jack moved to Johnson in 1949 and began farming and ranchin...

James Barclay Toole, age 88, of Manter, Kansas died July 7, 2015 in rural Stanton County, Kansas. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on September 27, 1926 to Nancy Mary (Rudder) and Barclay Wallace Toole. He grew up at Toole’s Bend along the Tennessee River south of Knoxville. He enjoyed hunting and fishing while he grew up there. Jim came out west to Kansas in 1942 to work for his...

Betty L. Bookstore, age 92, of Elkhart, Kansas died July 6, 2015, at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, Kansas. She was born October 16, 1922, in Liberal, Kansas the daughter of John and Sara K. (Lane) Hull. Betty grew up in Liberal. She has lived in Elkhart since 1939. Betty married John Harold Bookstore in 1940 in Elkhart. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Chur...

Ray Manuel Barco, age 30, of Elkhart, Kansas died July 5, 2015. He was born February 9, 1985 in Guymon, Oklahoma the son of Manuel and Rosario (Mares) Barco. Ray graduated from Yarbrough High School in 2003. During high school, he participated in all sports, enjoying basketball and baseball the most. He was the long jump state champion, 6th in the 100 meter dash, 2nd in the 200 meter dash, a...

Nicholas Joe “Nick” Daugherty, 33, died Friday, July 3, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. Nick was born November 5, 1981 in Liberal, KS, the son of Paul and DeAnna (Daugherty) Burns. Nicholas was a lifelong Liberal resident. He had attended Liberal High School and earned his GED and he had also atten...

Terral "Terry" Cokeley, 57, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Saturday, July 4, 2015 at Wheatridge Park Care Center, Liberal, after his battle with cancer. Terry was the son of Charlene (McBride) Cokeley and was born in Liberal, Kansas on February, 4, 1958. His vocation in his early years began in the oil field at age 17. He later...

Frances “Shanny” Higgs, age 94, of Ulysses, Kansas died Friday, July 3, 2015 at The Legacy at Park View in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born June 2, 1921 at Fowler, Colorado the daughter of Frank and Clara (Hobbs) Coats. Shanny spent her childhood in Colorado. On March 30, 1939 she married Willard Higgs at Burlington, Colorado. Shanny and Willard moved to Ulysses, Kansas in 1957, and ...

Betty Lola Kaup, age 86, died Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born on October 11, 1928 in Sharon, KS, the daughter of Henry Lawrence and Esther Ellen (Davis) Martin. She attended Medicine Lodge High School in Medicine Lodge, KS. She had been a resident of Liberal, since 1947. She worked as a waitress for Anita’s Café and the Chuc...

Mitchell Rafe Begley , 54, died Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at his residence in Liberal. He was born April 4, 1961 at Guymon, OK, the son of Jack Vernon and Christene LaVerne (Jones) Begley. He was a 1979 graduate of Goodwell High School and in 1983, he graduated from Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Goodwell, OK with a Bachelor’s degree. ...