Clara E. Dunn, age 87, died October 9, 2012 at Morton County Care Center in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born September 11, 1925 at Clinton, Oklahoma the daughter of Sherman and Gladys (Slagle) Grubb. Clara grew up at Custer County, Oklahoma and graduated from Clinton High School, Clinton, Oklahoma and Southwestern College at Weatherford, Oklahoma earning her teaching certificate. She taught school ...

F. Doyle “Moose” Cordes, age 76, died early Monday morning, October 8, 2012, at the Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born February 17, 1936, at Meade, Kansas, the son of Emil H. and Edith H. (Klotz) Cordes. Doyle was baptized in 1936 at St. John Lutheran Church, Meade, and later confirmed July 8, 1951. As a young boy he attended grade school at t...

Robert K. “Bob” Koesser, age 76, died early Monday morning, October 8, 2012, at the Minneola District Hospital, Minneola, Kansas. He was born September 30, 1936, at Waukeegan, Illinois, the son of Richard K. and Jane Barbara (Jenkinson) Koesser. As a young boy he attended the Waukeegan school system, graduating from Waukeegan High School. After graduation he was a member of the United S...

Brenneman Funeral Home 1212 W 2nd Liberal KS 67901 WICHITA, KS Nancy Carol Pittman, age 70, died October 5, 2012 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO. She was born January 25, 1942 in Liberal, KS, the daughter of Harland and Mae (Fuller) Neese. She attended Liberal High School. She was a lifetime resident of Liberal, moving to Wichita, KS in 2008. On December 11, 1970, she ma...

Mary Vanna Day, age 81, died Friday, October 5, 2012 at Satanta Long Term Care in Satanta, Kansas. She was born November 12, 1930 in Henryville, Tennessee, the daughter of Julius Abner and Velma Antnette (Gregg) Giles. Mary, a homemaker, moved to Ryus at age 12 from Breckenridge, Texas. She graduated from Satanta High School. Mary was a lifeguard at the Satanta Swimming Pool. She owned a mote...

Barbara Ruth Poarch 85, died Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Belvedere Commons in Franklin, Tennessee. She was born Sept. 15, 1927 in Watonga, Oklahoma the daughter of Warren B. and Grace (Burgin) Scott. She had been a resident of Liberal since 1953. She had worked in the Medical Offices of Dr. Campion, Dr. Rathburn and Dr. Allen. She retired in 19...

James R. “Swede” Benear, age 80, died Wednesday morning, October 3, 2012, at the Harry Hynes Hospice, Wichita, Kansas. He was born June 11, 1932, at Meade, Kansas, the son of James Henry and Katie (Johannsen) Benear. As a young boy he attended the Mead school system, graduating from Meade High School in 1950. After his graduation he began working for CMS. He later joined the ...

Eileen Howell, 93, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away October 2, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. Velda Eileen was born September 22, 1919, south of Tyrone in Texas County, Oklahoma the daughter of Elvas and Lula McAhren Woodward. She attended Tyrone schools until her eleventh grade when the family moved to Washburn, Missouri. She graduated from Washburn High School with ...

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 8:42 AM Brenneman Funeral Home 1212 W 2nd Liberal KS 67901 LIBERAL, KS Ross Alan Graham , age 58, died September 30, 2012 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He was born September 9, 1954 in Liberal, KS the son of Bobby Ross and Katherine Muriel (Light) Graham. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1972. He was a life time resident of Liberal. He ...

John C Reimer, age 91, of Ulysses, Kansas and formerly of Plains, Kansas died Saturday, September 29, 2012 at The Legacy in Park View in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born October 30, 1920 on the farm in Meade County, Kansas, the son of Jacob A. and Katherine L. (Classen) Reimer. John grew up in the Mennonite community in Meade, Kansas. He was married to Edith W. Rickers on June 10, 1945 and farmed i...