Faye M. Richardson (79) of Plains, Kansas, passed away at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas, following a long illness on April 30, 2015. She was born August 9, 1935, in Liberal, Kansas to the late Melvin L. Reiss and Pauline Smith Reiss. She graduated from Kismet High School in 1953. Following high school, she graduated from the Women’s Business College in Denver...

Dr. Virgil E. “Mac” McWilliams, Jr. 84, died April 30, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS He was born April 9, 1931 in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, the son of Virgil E. and Viola (Shorter) McWilliams. He graduated from Fairfax Oklahoma High School in 1944, he then went to Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater, OK and graduated in 1954 with a ...

Ronald Dale Ediger , 72, died Tuesday April 28, 2015 at his residence in Liberal, KS. He was born October 5, 1942 in Beaver, OK, the son of Paul and Sara (Dick) Ediger. He graduated in 1960 from Turpin High School, Turpin, OK and then attended Bethel College, North Newton, KS. He joined 1W Alternative Service in Eva...

Oscar Junior Olson, 84, of Liberal, passed away on April 26, 2015 at the Medicalodge of Goddard at Goddard, KS. He was born on April 19, 1931 to Oscar and Violet (Jackson) Olson at Liberal, KS. On October 19, 1952 he married Dorothy L. Glover at Turpin, OK. She preceded him in death on November 9, 2012. Junior worked as a Grocery Selector for Nash Finch for 25 years before retiring in the earl...

Mark Gerstberger CDR, USNR, DO, age 58, of Ulysses, Kansas died Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center – St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Kansas. He was born December 2, 1956 in Tribune, Kansas, the son of William and Mary Frances (Mautz) Gerstberger. Mark was raised on the family farm and ranch in Logan County. He served in the Special Forces Airborne 5th SFG, in the U...

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 Administrati...

Mary Irene Lemaster, left this world to join her husband, April 20, 2015, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center. She was born May 5, 1929, at the home of her parents, Walter Earnest and Ora Isbell (Boyd) Fletcher, in Meade, Kansas. Irene grew up in Meade except for a short time when they lived in Waco, Texas, during World War II. She married Willis Leroy Lemaster, October 4, 19...

Karlton Douglas Waechter, age 21, of Garden City, Kansas died Sunday, April 19, 2015 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born June 30, 1993 in Liberal, Kansas, the son of Troy Waechter and Karla (Hogie) Shore. Karlton was very active in 4-H, serving as an Ambassador and was always helping others. He showed pigs, sheep and cattle, and was a Round Robin Showmanship Champion. ...

Gary Leon Heger, 77, passed from this earth surrounded by his family on April 16, 2015 at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, KS. He was born in his home, July 18, 1937 to Otto and Versia Heger of Hugoton, KS. He attended Fairview Grade School and graduated from Hugoton High School in 1955. On November 20, 1965, he was united in marriage w...

Antonia Flores Sanchez, age 74, of Johnson, Kansas, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. She was born March 17, 1941 in MacAllen, Texas, the daughter of Ernesto and Beatriz (Flores) Sanchez. Antonia grew up in Hereford, Texas. Her family was migrant workers, which provided her the opportunity to see many places. When she was 12 years old...