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...

Benny Mac Hubbard, 74, died April 2, 2015, at his home in Harper, Kansas. He was born June 16, 1940, in Beaver, Oklahoma the son of Robert “Clyde” and Roberta (Bolling) Hubbard. Benny attended grade school in Liberal, Kansas and is a 1958 graduate of Liberal High School. Benny serviced 4 years in the U.S. Navy and 2 years as a U.S. Navy reservist. ...

Ida Ruth Kinser, 83, died Friday, May 8, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born April 27, 1932 in Stevens County Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Grace Gregg Bevan. Ida’s family moved to Center, CO when she was six because of the dust bowl. She graduated from Center High School on May 28, 1950. On t...

Glen C. “Curtie” Bridenstine , 88, died May 7, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born April 29, 1927 at Hobart, OK, the son of Vernis and Ida (Wilhoit) Bridenstine. He graduated from high school in Albuquerque, NM. He was a life long farmer in the Oklahoma panhandle’s Beaver and Tex...

Arthur L. Bayha, age 90, died Friday, May 1, 2015, at Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita, Kansas. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade, Kansas. ...