Ilene Herron, age 83, of Johnson, Kansas died Friday, March 21, 2014 at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. She was born August 7, 1930 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of James and Bessie (Ewing) Ballinger. Ilene lived in Buffalo, Oklahoma, Protection, Kansas, and Plains, Kansas. In May of 1942, she moved south of Saunders, Kansas. She attended high school in Mante...

Shirley K. McCurry, age 65, died Sunday, March 23, 2014 at her home in rural Morton County, Kansas. She was born August 6, 1948 in Liberal, Kansas the daughter of Lawrence and Mildred (Kaufman) Chapman. Shirley grew up in Liberal. After her marriage to Kenny Mccurry in 1966 in Liberal, they moved to Wichita, Kansas. In 1979, they moved back to Hugoton where she worked at the grocery store...

Buddy A. Brixey, 82, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away March 22, 2014 at Dunaway Manor in Guymon, Oklahoma. Buddy was born May 18, 1931 in Perkins, Oklahoma, the son of Aaron Robert and Ella Hall Brixey. He grew up and attended school in Perkins, graduating from Perkins High School with the Class of 1951. After graduation he attended Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater, Oklahoma until he was drafted ...

Jason L. Riley, age 44, of Wichita, Kansas died Wednesday, March 19, 2014 in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born January 5, 1970 in Burbank, California, the son of Gary and Sherie (Willimon) Riley. Jason grew up in Elkhart and moved to Ulysses when he was a sophomore in high school, he graduated from Ulysses High School in 1988. He attended St. Mary’s of the Plains College in Dodge City, Kansas and ...

Benito L. Ybarra, age 88, of Johnson, Kansas, died Sunday, March 16, 2014, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. He was born June 30, 1925, in Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Antonio and Juanita (Leal) Ybarra. Benito, a farm hand, moved to Johnson, Kansas in 1966. He married Cesaria G. Gonzalez in August 1972 in Johnson, Kansas. Benito enjoyed being outside, working in the g...

Lois (Brinkley) Schmidt passed away March 15, 2014 at the Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas after an extended illness. Lois was born in Pritchett, Colorado on February 16, 1930 to parents Elvis Oren Brinkley and Veanas Oletha (Moody) Brinkley. She was welcomed into a family, one of five children which included Paul Richard, Camett Lloyd, Elvis Oren, Jr. all now deceased and surviving sis...

Paulette M. Fort, age 61, of Ulysses, Kansas died Saturday, March 15, 2014 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born November 10, 1952 in Ellis, Kansas, the daughter of Martin and Esther (Fisher) Bieker. Paulette grew up in Ellis and graduated from Ellis High School. She attended Colby Community College and Fort Hays State University, where she pursued a Bachelor of Scien...

Elena Garcia Zuniga, 89, died Thursday, March 13, 2014 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal. She was born August 8, 1924 at Santa Barbara Chihuahua, Mexico, the daughter of Gregorio and Anastasia Gonsalez Zuniga. She married Jesus Garcia at Juarez, Chihuahua Mexico on May 10,1944. He preceded her in death on June 10, 1984. She was a Homemaker and enjoyed gardening, cooking, sewing an...

Arcine Lamberson, age 72, of Ulysses, Kansas died Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born May 11, 1941 in Dumont, Texas, the son of Wilber Lee and Tempie (Overton) Lamberson. Arcine moved to Hugoton when he was in the 5th grade. In 1955, he moved to Ulysses and graduated from Grant County Rural High School in 1959. Arcine married Linda Thompson ...

William L. “Bill” Coble, age 92, died Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born July 15, 1921 in Red River County, Texas, the son of William Vallard and Etta Coble. Bill spent most of his life in Texas. He served his country as a Sergeant during World War II. In 1951, he married Bernice Viola Ruzowski in Amarillo, Texas. Among other jobs, Bill ...