William “Meechie” Pugh, 42, died Monday, April 1, 2013 in rural Seward Co. He was born November 8, 1970, at St. Louis, Mo, Son of Sidney Bynum & Freddie Mae Pugh.   He obtained his GED in Oklahoma, and had been a resident of Liberal for many years.   He was currently employed at Rok Hard Ready Mix Co. of Liberal as a truckdriver. Was formally employed by Halliburton. Survivors include: �...

Betty Mae Gee Floyd, age 88, of Ulysses, Kansas died Friday, March 29, 2013 at The Legacy at Park View in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born April 11, 1924 on the family farm in Haskell County, Kansas, the daughter of Otis and Winnifred (Williams) Deyoe. Betty was a resident of Grant County since 1926. She attended grade school at West Lawson (1/4 mile from the family farm) and Grant County Rural Hi...

Geraldine Harp, age 84, of Ulysses, Kansas died Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born July 4, 1928 in Bearden, Arkansas, the daughter of Basil E. and Daisy Med (Hood) Mead. Geraldine, a longtime Ulysses resident, grew up in Arkansas and attended the Bearden, Arkansas School District. She married Luther Harp on February 9, 1946 in Bearden, Ar...

Joyce Anderson 83, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away March 26, 2013 at Dunaway Manor in Guymon, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be at 2:00p.m., Monday, April 1, 2013 at the United Methodist Church in Hooker with Rev. Les Bussell officiating. Interment will be in the Hooker Cemetery under the direction of Roberts Brothers Funeral Home, Inc. in Hooker, Oklahoma. Memorials are suggested t...

Cheryl Marie Friesen, 55, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at her residence in Liberal. She was born Jan. 3, 1958, to Jack and Joyce (Yard) Whalen in Springfield, Ill. She married Donald E. “Don” Friesen July 3, 1987, in Meade. He survives. She graduated from Girard (Ill.) High School in 1976. She graduated from Illinois State University in 1980, with a degree in special education. Sh...

Wanda Claire Lewis, age 90, died early Monday morning, March 25, 2013, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. She was born June 23, 1922, at Hess Township, rural Gray County, Kansas, the daughter of Francis and Helen (McCauley) Cope. A resident of rural Fowler since 1959, moving from rural Gray County, Kansas, she was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Augustine Episcopal Chur...

Beth Rider, age 86, of Lakin, Kansas died Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Kearny County Hospital in Lakin, Kansas. She was born May 17, 1926 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Earl and Edith (Wadsworth) Nelson. Beth grew up in Topeka and graduated from Topeka High School. She attended Washburn University where she met her husband. Beth married Merl F. Rider on June 15, 1947 in Topeka, Kansas. They ...

Nancy Gail Tolento , 56, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at her residence in Liberal. She was born August 31, 1956, in Liberal, to Leonard Leroy and Mildred Ruth ( McCants ) Jacobs. She graduated from Hooker High School in 1974, and Oklahoma Panhandle State University , Goodwell , in 1978. She received a Masters Degree from Northwest OK State University, Alva, graduati...

Denise Lopez Gonzalez, age 50, of Hooker, Oklahoma died Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at her parent’s home in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born March 5, 1963 in Tulia, Texas, the daughter of Domingo and Rachael (Sanchez) Lopez. Denise came to Ulysses at the age of 4. She attended Ulysses schools. She worked at IBP in Holcomb and Sea Board Farms. She has lived in Hooker the last 13 years. Denise ...

Franklin D. Goldsby, age 72, of Ulysses, Kansas departed this life and entered his heavenly home on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at the Kearny County Hospital in Lakin, Kansas. The loss we feel here on earth is truly heaven’s gain. Frank was born July 11, 1940 in Grundy County, Missouri, the youngest child of Ray and Mary Lee (Gott) Goldsby. Frank came to Kansas at the age of 2 with his family. F...