Reese Cameron Rutledge, 56, son of Verne and Ruby (Snavely) Rutledge, was born June 4, 1958, and passed away March 20, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in the presence of his family. He was a typical farmer’s son who learned early on the principles of farming and dealing with cattle, and also the joy of horseback riding, hunting and fishing. He graduated from Sublette High School in 197...

Edith Merle Martin, 97, of Hooker, Oklahoma went home to be with her Lord, March 21, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. Edith was born February 6, 1918 in Hilltop, Arkansas the daughter of Lewis and Euna (Lunsford) Hindman. Around the age of 8, Edith and her family traveled via covered wagon to Oklahoma. She attended school in the Carter 9, Pawhuska, Oklahoma area. ...

Walter Leroy McCullar, 77, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away March 19, 2015 at his daughters home after a seventeen year battle with bone cancer. Family and friends will meet to celebrate Walter’s life from 2:00 pm to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Roberts Brothers Funeral Home in Hooker. Cremation will take place at a future date. Condolences may be left at www.robertsbro...

William C. (Bill) Higgins, age 86, of Elkhart, Kansas died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Morton County Hospital, Elkhart, Kansas. He was born October 4, 1928 in Morton County, Kansas, the son of Clarence and Lily (Johnson) Higgins. Bill was a lifetime resident of Morton County. He was a graduate of Rolla High School and served in the U.S. Army. He was a Well Coordinator for Panhandle Eastern. Bi...

Rose M. Lee, age 92, of Elkhart, Kansas died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at her home in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born May 11, 1922 in Lakin, Kansas, the daughter of James Alfred and Jennie Frances (Brown) Horton. Rose grew up in Lakin, Kansas, Baca County, Colorado, and moved to Morton County with her family at the age of 4 and graduated from Elkhart High School. Rose continued her education at P...

Elaine Caroline (Saari) Fitzgerald, died peacefully, with her family at her side on March 14, 2015 at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, KS. Elaine was the daughter of Richard and Evelyn Saari, she was born on February 26, 1962 in Nashua, New Hampshire. She was raised in Merrimack, New Hampshire, where she graduated from Merrimack High School in 1...

Steven Ray Koehn, 67, died Sunday, March 15, 2015 at his residence in Liberal. He was born March 23, 1947 in Liberal, KS, the son of Milford D. and Mae A. (Graber) Koehn. He graduated from Liberal High School. In his early years he worked for Beech Aircraft. He was self-employed entrepreneur. He was a member of the First United Method...

Jerry Lee Breese Sr., age 56, of Ulysses, Kansas died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at his home in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born April 5, 1958 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the son of Earl Homer and Wanda Louise (Stephens) Breese. Jerry attended school in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He moved to Garden City, Kansas in 1972 where he met and married his wife, Juanita Guebara, on January 22, 1976. They live...

Marie Ernestine Kiser, age 84, died Tuesday evening, March 10, 2015, at the Fowler Residential Care Center, Fowler, Kansas. She was born October 24, 1930, the daughter of Herman Alexander and Mary Etta (Bales) Kiser. She is survived by a sister, Elaine Post of Meade, Kansas, and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; a brother, William Kiser; and...

Mildred Nadine Stanley, 90, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas, where she had been a resident since May, 2008. She was born March 2, 1925, in Meade, the daughter of James A. and Martha M. (Sawyer) Howell. Nadine enjoyed her childhood growing up in Meade and graduated from Meade High School in 1943. She married Lyle L. Stanley on Ma...