Thomas Jerry Shoemaker, 78, died Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Kansas Medical Center in Andover, KS. Tom was born February 9, 1936 at Liberal, KS the son of Howard Lander and Esther Cora (Richardson) Shoemaker. He married Naomi Faye Denton March 14, 1955 at Liberal, KS. She preceded him in death in 2013. Tom retired from Seward County on Oct 1, 1994 where he was the Road and Bridge Dep...

Josefina Toscano De La Torre, 68, died, Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at her home in Liberal. She was born April 8, 1946 at San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco Mexico, the daughter of Isidro De la Torre and Modesta Marquez. She was loving homemaker. She was a member of the St. Anthony Catholic Church. On March 28, 1981 she married Jose Toscano at Los Angeles, California, He survives. Other survivors i...

Tammie Lyn Brittle, age 54, died Monday, July 7, 2014 at the Hillyard Group Home in Gresham, Oregon. She was born March 8, 1960 in Hugoton, Kansas, the daughter of Ira R. and Alice Ruth (Leonard) Brittle. Graveside service will be held at 4:00 PM on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at the Hugoton Cemetery in Hugoton, Kansas. Memorial contributions may be given to the Albertina-Kerr Centers in c...

Carl Dean Tucker, age 90, of Elkhart, Kansas, died Thursday, July 10, 2014 at Morton County Care Center, Elkhart, Kansas. He was born March 6, 1924, south of Wilburton in Morton County Kansas the son of Orrel Michael and Gertrude (Odell) Tucker. Carl graduated from Wilburton High School and attended Kansas State University until he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He served during WWII in the Thi...

Janice Kay Alvarado, age 61, of Rolla, Kansas died July 8, 2014 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born September 5, 1952 in Elkhart, Kansas the daughter of Lyndell and Margie Louise (Henderson) Vail. Janice was a lifetime Morton County resident. She grew up in Richfield and graduated from Rolla High School in 1970. She went to cosmetology school in Hays. She owned a bea...

J. Elizabeth (Bettie) Elder, age 95, of Elkhart, Kansas died July 9, 2014 at Morton County Care Center in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born August 16, 1918 in Elkhart, Kansas the daughter of Ernest H. and Daisy (Wright) Fisher. Bettie married Burton Elder Jr. on June 6, 1941. He preceded her in death on May 11, 1974. Bettie lived most of her adult life in Elkhart. Survivors include one son, Bob...

Fred S. Borthwick, age 89, of Ulysses, Kansas died Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at Park View Assisted Living in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born June 30, 1925 in Strong City, Kansas, the son of Harold and Laura (Baker) Borthwick. Fred graduated from Chase County High School in 1943. He served during World War II and was honorably discharged from the United States Navy in 1946. Fred drove a truck ...

Elsie Mae Bevan, age 79, of Hugoton, Kansas died Sunday, July 6, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born July 26, 1934, in Pueblo, Colorado the daughter of Otis and Velma (Tatman) Watkins. Elsie grew up in Colorado then moved to Hugoton, Kansas in 1964. She was a homemaker and member of Bethel Friends Church where she taught Sunday School for a number of years, she was a...

William C. “Bill” Scantlin, 88, died Friday, July 4, 2014 at Emeritus/Liberal Springs Assisted Living, Liberal. He was born April 16, 1926 at Pratt, KS, the son of William Joseph and Katherine Bessie (Doll) Scantlin. His family moved to Liberal in 1941 and he graduated from Liberal High School in ...

Audrey Long Lambley, 87, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away July 3, 2014 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. Audrey was born July 26, 1926 in Beaver County, Oklahoma, the daughter of John and Margaret Nettie Corzine Long. She attended rural school at Grennogh and later Liberal High School. She was married to Delbert K Lambley, March 18, 1943 in Hugoton, KS. They made the...