Joe H. Thompson, age 82, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, KS. Graveside Service will be held 11:00 am Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 at Lone Star Friends Church Cemetery, Woods, KS with military honors. A meal and time of fellowship will follow for everyone in attendance. The family requests casual attire. ...

Olive M. Furney, age 86, died Saturday afternoon, September 26, 2015, at the Satanta District Hospital, Satanta, Kansas. She was born January 2, 1929, at Salina, Kansas, the daughter of Oliver M. and Cellah Beatrice (Buck) Nichols. As a young girl she attended the Salina school system and later attended Emporia State University, Emporia. A resident of Meade since 1984, she was a wait...

Bryan Mathis, 67, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away September 22, 2015 at Stillwater Medical Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 26, 2015 at the Hooker Church of Christ with Monty Daffern and Eddy Scoggins officiating. Interment will be in the Hooker Cemetery dire...

Gail J. Gillespie, 60, died Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015 at University of Colorado Hospital in Denver, Colo. She was born July 21, 1955 to William & Joyce (Jones) Sullivan in Ulysses. She married Roger Gillespie on Aug. 5, 1977 in Clayton, N.M. He survives. She was a life-long learner, attended college at Garden City Community College, Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Eastern Arizona College...

Pearl Forbes, age 97, of Owasso, Oklahoma and formerly of Elkhart, Kansas, died September 22, 2015, at Sequoyah Pointe Living Center in Owasso, Oklahoma. She was born May 31, 1918, in Elkhart, Kansas the daughter of Robert and Roxie (Miller) Quigley. Pearl grew up in Elkhart and graduated from Elkhart High School. She earned her teaching degree and for a time taught school. Pearl moved back to...

Phyllis Jean Milburn, age 85, of Ulysses, Kansas died Saturday, September 19, 2015 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born August 30, 1930 at home in Grant County, Kansas, the daughter of George and Clementine (Davis) Hampton. Phyllis grew up in Grant County and graduated in 1948 from Grant County Rural High School. While in high school, she played basketball, was on ...

Thomas “Tommy” W. Williams, 91, died Saturday, September 19, 2015 at Good Samaritan Center, Liberal, KS. He was born September 27, 1923 in Minneola, KS, the son of Earl and Opal (Crecilius) Williams. He graduated from Tyrone High School, Tyrone, OK in 1941. He served with the US Navy from 1943 to 1945 on the US Anzio ...

Ronald Martin, age 80, of Ulysses, Kansas died Friday, September 18, 2015 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born July 6, 1935 in Tribune, Kansas, the son of Bill and Leona (Becker) Martin. Ronald grew up in Tribune and graduated from Tribune High School. Ronald married Wilma Burch, his high school sweetheart, on June 7, 1953 in Tribune. They enjoyed each others compa...

Ernestine Shelton “Momma Shelton” 89, died, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015 at her residence in Liberal, KS. She was born June 5, 1926 in Florida, the daughter of Roy & Olga Mae (Hitgon) Shelton. She had been a resident of Liberal for the past 30 years and was a member of the New Life Church. She dedicated her life as a missionary not only in Liberal, KS, but also around the world. Sh...

Karen K. Mills, age 69, died Wednesday afternoon, September 16, 2015, at her home in Fowler, Kansas. She was born May 11, 1946, at Parsons, Kansas, the daughter of Charles R. and Erma Marie (Weinman) Dodds. As a young girl she attended the St. Patrick’s Catholic School, graduating in 1964. She later attended Independence Community College and Dodge City Community College. Af...