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. ...

Mary E. Cheney, age 49, died Monday morning, June 29, 2015, at her Fowler, Kansas, residence. She was born November 8, 1965, at Dodge City, Kansas the daughter of Charles Ray and Rosa Ellen (Spence) Cheney. As a young girl she attended the Fowler school system, graduating from Fowler High School in 1984. She later continued her education at Oklahoma State University and Kansas State...

Jean “Honeycomb” Lemmons, age 85, died early Monday morning, June 29, 2015, at the Minneola District Hospital, Minneola, Kansas. She was born October 21, 1929, at Kingman, Kansas, the daughter of Jay Clark and Nettie Ethel (Walter) Wagner. As a young girl she attended the Kingman school system. A longtime resident of Meade, she was a cook, waitress, floral arranger, and a...

Lawrence Leroy Moore, 85, died Friday, June 26, 2015 at Good Samaritan Society, Liberal, KS. Lawrence was born November 2, 1929 at Grant County, OK, the son of Samuel Houston and Eva Marie (Bachman) Moore. Lawrence graduated in 1948 from Deer Creek High School in Deer Creek, OK. Lawrence also had attended Northe...

Vernal Lee Lattimore, age 67, of Ulysses, Kansas died Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born August 13, 1947 in Garden City, Kansas, the son Vernal L. and Nellie Burr (Kepley) Lattimore. Vernal was raised in Grant County and graduated from Grant County Rural High School. His senior year of high school he was a National Merit Scholar. He attend...

Terry Gillespie, age 62, of Ulysses, Kansas died Thursday, June 25, 2015 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born March 26, 1953 in Quinter, Kansas, the son of William D. and Beulah (Maddox) Gillespie. Terry was born and raised in Grainfield, Kansas. He attended church and was baptized in the United Methodist Church in Grainfield. Terry graduated from Wheatland High Scho...

Christopher Michael Runte, 40, of Liberal, passed away on June 23, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born on October 27, 1974 to Kevin and Connie (Sausedo) Runte at Omaha, NE. He attended school at Thomas Jefferson High School; Christopher worked as a Laborer for Beredco Drilllng Inc. Christopher is survived by Son, Gage Michael Runte of Tyrone, OK; Father Kevin Runte...

Victor Manuel Mendoza Garduño, 59, of Liberal, KS, died Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at St. Catherine Hospital, in Garden City, KS.. He was born January 2, 1956, to Jesus Mendoza and Senorina Garduño, at Queretaro, Mexico. He graduated from high school in Queretaro. He was employed by Bruce Well Service as an oilfield derrick hand. He was...

Nellie Magdeline Spencer, 98, of Liberal, KS, died Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at Pioneer Manor, in Hugoton, KS. She was born April 19, 1917, to Thomas B. and Betty (Brown) Dutton, at Lindsey, OK. She attended school in and around Cushing, OK. She married Wayne Cecil Spencer March 3, 1937, at Drumright, OK. He died August 3, 1997. She was a homemaker, bookkeeper and seamstress. She made ...