Elizabeth J. “Betty” Nickell, age 86, of Johnson, Kansas passed away at her home on July 21, 2014. She was born September 23, 1927, the daughter of Marvin and Nina (Schroeder) Merrill, in rural Stanton County, northeast of Johnson. She was a lifetime resident of Stanton County. She attended eight years of elementary school at the one-room Fletcher schoolhouse, graduated Stanton County Hig...

Evonne “Lucille” Dieker, age 85, of Ulysses, Kansas, died July 20, 2014 at Morton County Care Center, Elkhart, Kansas. She was born April 8, 1929 in Lakin, Kansas the daughter of Alba and Yvonne (Florentine) Ferrell. Lucille grew up in Lakin and moved to Ulysses in 1947. She married Bernard W. “Bernie” Dieker December 15, 1945 in Syracuse, Kansas; he preceded her in death on May 29, 2012...

Delephine May Chilson, age 94, of Ulysses, Kansas died Sunday, July 20, 2014 at The Legacy at Park View in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born March 15, 1920 in Horace, Kansas, the daughter of Charles T. and Barbara (Huddleston) Dinsmore. Delephine grew up and lived in Greeley County, Kansas. She married James Wesley Chilson in 1937 in Horace. She was a cook at the restaurant in Tribune and Horace. ...

Kenneth Eugene "Gene" Collins, 56, died Monday, July 14, 2014 in Fayetteville, Ark. from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born Sept. 8, 1958 to Loren and Joan (Henage) Collins in Liberal. He graduated from Liberal High School with the class of 1976, where he was active in the Madrigal Singers. He graduated from the Liberal Area Vo-Tech School with a diploma in Auto M...

Felicia Macheil Holmes, 43, of Turpin, Oklahoma passed away Wednesday July 16, 2014 at the Southwest Medical Center of Liberal, Kansas. Her services are pending. ...

Kenneth Wayne Bogue, age 94, of Ulysses, Kansas died Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Park View Assisted Living in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born in Luther, Oklahoma on May 22, 1920 to Elza M. and Mildred F. (Kennedy) Bogue. He attended grade school in Norfolk and Cushing, Oklahoma, and graduated from high school in Coffeyville, Kansas in 1938. He received his B.S. Degree in 1941 from Central State i...

Erna Edna Brown, 96, died Saturday, July 12, 2014 at the Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born October 26, 1917 at Chinook, Montana, the daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Peters) Enns. She married Marlin Brown on September 4, 1938 at Liberal, Kansas. He preceded her in death. She and her husband farmed for many years in the Wide Awake area west of Liberal. She had also w...

HL Hanna, age 72, of Rolla, Kansas died July 15, 2014 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Kansas. He was born July 18, 1941 in Morton, Texas the son of E.C. and Ettie (Martin) Hanna. HL grew up in Morton, Texas and graduated from Morton High School in 1959. He also attended the University of North Texas. After moving back to Morton, Texas, he married D...

Emily Cuevas Barragan, age 5, died July 12, 2014 in Quay Co., NM as a result of an auto accident. She was born November 14, 2008 at Liberal, the daughter of Jose Dolores Cuevas and Marisela Barragan. She had completed Kindergarten at Washington Elementary School in Liberal. Survivors include Mother: Marisela Barragan 1 Brother: Jose Alejandro Cuevas Barragan of Liberal 2 Sisters:...

Jose Dolores Cuevas, age 42, died July 12, 2014 in Quay Co., NM as a result of an auto accident. He was born May 11, 1972 in Rosales, Chih., Mexico, the son of Jose Dolores Cuevas and Alejandra Armendariz Sanchez. He worked at Seaboard Foods in Guymon, OK. He is married to Marisela Barragan. She survives. Other survivors include 1 Son: Jose Alejandro Cuevas Barragan of Liberal 2 Dau...