Maria Cordilia Maynes Woodward, 63, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal. She was born March 8, 1952 to Jim and Petrita (Gonzales) Maynes in Clayton, N.M. She was employed as a Nurse Aide at Southwest Medical Center for many years and was a member of the St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Survivors include three brothers: Cecil James Maynes and wife, Lori,...

Dusty Wayne Fowler, 36, of Turpin, OK, went to be with the Lord Monday, October 12, 2015, at Southwest Medical Center, in Liberal, KS. He was born November 20, 1978, in Liberal, KS, the son of Kent Fowler and Julie Rae Roberts. He grew up in Elkhart, KS, and graduated high school in 1997. He attended college at Dodge City Community College and Oklahoma Panhandle State University, where he obtained...

Norma Jean Thornton 87, died, Friday, Oct. 9, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS She was born May 21, 1928 in Duncan, OK the daughter of Ona and Claudia Wilkinson. She attended Duncan High School in Duncan, OK and graduated from Cameron College in Lawton, OK. She has been a longtime Liberal Resident. She was employed as a secretary for several Oil Companies and also worked for the L...

A tragic accident has taken the life of Dora J. Kyger. Mrs. Kyger passed from this life Thursday, October 1, 2015 at the age of 56. Dora had been a Hugoton resident for 41 years. Dora was the oldest twin daughter of Sabas V. Cerecero and the late Elizabeth M. Cerecero. Dora and her twin sister were born February 15, 1959 in Sterling, Colorado on January 18, 2013. Dora was happily married to D...

Zeltus J. “Zeke” Ford, age 82, of Ulysses, Kansas died Thursday, October 1, 2015, at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas. He was born August 21, 1933 in Zenda, Kansas, the son of Jesse J. and Amy L. (Lattimore) Ford. Zeke moved to Ulysses at a young age. He graduated from Grant County Rural High School. After high school he continued his education at Dodge City Community College where he also...

Emeryl Ann (Windmill) Morris, age 82, of Johnson, Kansas died Thursday, October 1, 2015 at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. She was born July 14, 1933 in Lamar, Colorado, the daughter of Emery and Jewell (Davidson) Windmill. Emeryl was a 1951 graduate of Stanton County High School. On July 25, 1953, she married Clarence Junior (Ark) Morris. To this union, four children we...

Carol Ann Mc Court 51, died, Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at her residence in Liberal, KS. She was born Aug. 29, 1964 in Oklahoma City, OK the daughter of Clyde H Jr. and Lela Claudette (Cargill) Britton. She has been a longtime resident of Liberal, KS. She graduated from Yale High school in Yale, OK in 1984. She had worked at the Yale Nursing Home as a CMA before moving to Liberal. She was empl...

Kollin Ray Knudsen was stillborn on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He is the infant son of Joel Christopher and Elizabeth Grace (Nurick) Knudsen. He was born at 6:40 pm, weighing 1 lb 5 oz and measured 12” inches long. He is survived by his Parents- Joel and Elizabeth Knudsen of Liberal, KS; 2 Brother...

Vernon Everett Ralston, 96, passed away Sept.23, 2015 in Canal Fulton, Ohio. He was born in Pratt, Kansas, March 18, 1919 to Walter and Florence Ralston. He was one of nineteen children. Vernon married Wanda Hague March 24, 1940, making their home in Liberal, KS. Wanda preceded him in death in 2004. Vernon worked for the Rock Island Railroad and retired after 40 years of service. He ...

Eunice Eilene Massie, 62, died Saturday, September 26, 2015 at the Holdenville General Hospital, in Holdenville, OK. She was born January 30, 1953 at Liberal, KS, the daughter of Howard William and Lillian Earlene (Ellis) Massie. She was a graduate of Tyrone High School. She is survived by: 1 Sister: Alice M. Reimer Lakin, KS She was preceded in death by her parents, 1 Brother Howard Mass...