Jesus Leyva, Sr., 73, died November 12, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born August 15, 1941, in Rodriquez Nuevo Leon, Mexico, the son of Crispin and Belen (Aguero) Leyva. He married Paulina Pardo de Leyva in 1974. She died January 24, 2014. He was employed at National Beef Packing Company for 11 years. He was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Liberal, KS. ...

James S. “Jimmy” Shultz, Jr., age 41, of El Dorado, Kansas died November 12, 2014 in McPherson County, Kansas. He was born December 30, 1972 in Hugoton, Kansas the son of Jim Shultz, Sr. and Joyce (Evans) Perry. Jimmy grew up in Elkhart, Kansas and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He also spent many hours rebuilding motors and Hot Rods. He was an oil field tool push...

Glenna Evalonne Myrick, 82, died Friday Nov. 7, 2014, at Liberal Springs. She was born Oct. 29, 1932, to Wayne and Evalyn (Smith) Clodfelter. She was the best daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother ever. She married Gene Myrick on Jan. 14, 1951, at the First Baptist Church in Liberal, Kan. He survives. Glenna attended Liberal High School and graduated in the class o...

Manuel Carrillo, 24, died Friday, November 7, 2014 at his residence in rural Seward County. He was born September 29, 1990 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The son of Epifanio “Ruben” and Elodia (Vizcaino) Carrillo, they survive. He was a resident of Liberal for the past 23 years and attended High School at Southwestern Heights. ...

Loyde Myrl Wilkerson, age 89, died Sunday, November 9, 2014 at Beaver County Memorial Hospital, Beaver, OK He was born September 7, 1925 in Dombey, OK, the son of Everett and Carrie (Comstock) Wilkerson. He graduated from Turpin High School in 1943. He was a lifetime resident of Turpin, OK. He and his wife owned and operated their own farm during the 1950’s. He worked at Beech Aircraft, ow...

Steve Anderson, age 61, of Ulysses, Kansas died Thursday, November 6, 2014 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born January 4, 1953, at home, in Ulysses, Kansas, the son of Harold and Libby Marie (Thornton) Anderson. Steve was a lifelong resident of Ulysses. He graduated from Ulysses High School in 1971. He married Rhonda Binney on March 10, 1971 in Ulysses. He was co-ow...

Elizabeth Marie (Betty) Morava Hemphill, age 83, of Ulysses, Kansas died Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born May 31, 1931 in Harrison, Nebraska, the daughter of Alphonse Nicholas and Clara Frances (DeBock) Hourt. Betty married LeRoy William Morava at Crawford, Nebraska on Septemer 10, 1948. To this union seven children were born; David, D...

Angie Chacon, 51, died Tuesday, November 4, 2014 in Wichita, KS. She was born January 1, 1963 in Denver, CO, the daughter of Max and Rosie Ortiz. Angie was a graduate of SCCC and was taking courses through Fort Hays State University working towards her teaching degree. She was a Paraprofessional for USD 480 since 2006. Angie enjoyed playing bingo but most of all her family, her dog Bingo, her...

Leon Russell Tabor, 91, passed from this life Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born September 18, 1923 in Floydada, TX to Daniel Franklin Tabor and Iva Ann Willis Tabor. The family moved to a farm near Causey, New Mexico. After graduating as Valedictorian of his high school class in Causey, Leon hitchhiked to California where he worked in the Oaklan...

Patricia Lynn (Reed) Combs, 51, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014 at her home in Liberal. She was born Aug. 19, 1963 to Horst Wilson and Linda (Foutch) Preston in Frenchcamp, Calif. She married John Combs, Sr. on May 3, 1980 in Reno, Nevada. He preceded her in death on Sept. 12, 2005. She was engaged to be married to James Patrick Hale. He survives. She attended Sallisaw High School in Sallisaw, Okla. S...