Donald Dean “Don” Michaelis, age 75, died September 14, 2013 at his residence in Liberal, KS. He was born September 26, 1937 in Russell, KS, the Son of Walter William and Rachel Caroline (Keil) Michaelis. He attended school in Russell, KS and earned his GED while serving in the U.S. Air Force. He had been a resident of Liberal since 1956. He was a former member of the Good Shepherd Luthera...

Arah J. Skalicky, age 89, died Saturday afternoon, September 14, 2013, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. She was born on February 11, 1924, at Sweetland, Iowa, the daughter of Pleasant B. and Hazel (Dean) Gray. She was raised in Iowa, graduating from Fort Madison High School, Fort Madison, Iowa. She moved to Meade, Kansas, in the 1940’s. For several years she worked a...

Anthony “Tony” Cornelsen, age 85, died late Monday evening, September 9, 2013, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. He was born December 11, 1927, in rural Meade County, Kansas, the son of John W. and Katherina T. (Classen) Cornelsen. As a young boy he attended school in rural Meade County. In 1945, he joined the United States Navy serving during World War II. ...

Cynthia Ella “Cindy” Wood, 61, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 at her residence in Wichita, KS. She was born December 8, 1951 in Liberal, KS, the daughter of Robert and Henriella (Lasswell) Booth. She has been a resident of Tyrone, OK, Liberal, KS and Wichita, KS. She graduated in1970 from Tyrone High School. She was a homemaker and worked at Kindercare Day Care. She was baptized ...

Eric Lislie “Bubba” Knox, age 21, died Thursday, September 5, 2013 at his home in Emporia , Kansas . He was born August 11, 1992 in Liberal, Kansas , the son of Mike Knox and Casey Rindels. Eric grew up in Hugoton, graduated from Hugoton High School in 2011 and was currently a student at Emporia State University . While in high school,...

Alice M. Sloan, 92, of Liberal, KS died Thursday, August 29, 2013 at The Denver Hospice in Denver, Colorado. She was born June 25, 1921 at East Campbellsville, KY, the daughter of George Robinson. Alice married James Sloan in Liberal, KS. He Preceded her in death in 1965. She was a Caregiver for many elderly individuals and children for many years. Alice enjoyed Reading, Baking, Children, Si...

Anna G. Britt, age 84, of Elkhart, Kansas died Tuesday, September 03, 2013 at Morton County Care Center in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born June 1, 1929, in Clayton, New Mexico, the daughter of Donald and Harriet (Fry) Cozby. Anna lived most of her life in Elkhart, Kansas. She was a homemaker, sales clerk for Duckwalls, and worked at the Dairy Kreem. Anna married James Terry Britt in 1945. She w...

Mosie L. Portis, 84, of Liberal died Friday, August 23, 2013 at the Life Care Unit of Edwards County Hospital in Kinsley, KS. She was born April 9, 1929 at Watson, AR, the daughter of Melvin and Delia ( Dean ) Paul. She married Guy N. Portis on July 9, 1982 in Chicago, IL. He preceded her in death on July 13, 2008. Mosie attended Bible Way Church of God In Christ. She was an assemble...

Mildred Siemens was a true pioneer woman. She moved to Liberal, Kansas, on April 6, 1946 in a used U.S. Army surplus truck with her husband John and one month old twin sons, John and Joe, to begin farming. It was her husband’s dream to conquer the devastation of the dust bowl that had driven his father from Liberal fifteen years earlier. Mildred supported her husband’s dream and made a life...

Irene Riley Anderson passed away peacefully at her home in Albuquerque, New Mexico on August 17, 2013. She was born in a dugout, on a homestead in southwestern Kansas on March 18, 1912, to George Parker and Ethel (Robinson) Riley. Irene grew up working hard on the ranch then married and went to Louisiana where she raised four children. In 1972, she moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico and began a ...