Izetta Mae “Tommie” Gray, 85, died on Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at her residence in Liberal. She was born November 28, 1927, at Balko , Oklahoma , to James E. and Mary Ann (Fehr) Swiger. She graduated from Balko High School as valedictorian of her class. She retired after 25 years as a cake decorator for King Soopers bakery in Colorado . Moving to Liberal, she worked at ...

Lonnie James Toole, age 61, of Manter, Kansas died Saturday, January 26, 2013 in rural Baca County, Colorado. He was born March 13, 1951 in Dodge City, Kansas, the son of James B. and Juan (Kilgore) Toole. Lonnie grew up on the Kansas and Colorado state line. He graduated in 1969 from Stanton County High School then attended Panhandle State University. Before farming, Lonnie was a cowboy at Co-...

Myra Lundgrin, 84, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away January 26, 2013 at Beaver County Nursing Home in Beaver, Oklahoma. Myra Anna Lundgrin was born October 30, 1928 in Pratt, Kansas, the daughter of Arndt and Anna Jorns Petrowsky. This is where she attended school and graduated from high school. In 1946 she attended Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas studying in the College of Fine Arts ...

Jack W. Thompson, age 62, died Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at the Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born March 3, 1950 in Elkhart, Kansas the son of Russell Warren and Vera Helene (Walker) Thompson. Jack, a lifetime resident of Elkhart, graduated from Elkhart High School in 1968, attended Pittsburg State University and then served in the United States Army. After an honorable di...

MaryAnn Elizabeth Burdick, born 11-10-29 in Lindsborg, Kansas and passed on January 23, 2013 in Edmond, Oklahoma. She was born to Conrad C. Nordin and Elizabeth Nordin who have passed. Survived by Don Burdick husband of Plains, Kansas, Donna Bell, daughter and her husband Hank of Edmond, Oklahoma, Roger Burdick, son and his wife Peggy from Dodge City, Kansas, Connie Hill, daughter of Lamar, C...

Annette Gordon Clark, 63, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away January 22, 2013 at her son’s home in Hooker. Annette was born September 24, 1949 in Orlando, Florida, the daughter of Artie Nat and Annie Laurie Bell Gordon. She grew up and attended school in Ludowici, Georgia. She graduated from Ludowici High School with the Class of 1967. After graduation she worked as a civilian employ...

Kathryn M. “Kay” Epp, 65, of Turpin , OK , died Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Southwest Medical Center , in Liberal. She was born April 3, 1947 to Frank and Marie Ellen (Waller) Rotolo, at Pueblo , CO . She graduated from Liberal High School in 1964. She had worked as a service writer at Hood Chevrolet, bookkeeper at Aaron’s Repair, and activities dire...

Melvin K. Howard, 86, of Hooker, Ok passed away January 22, 2013 at Odyssey Hospice in Amarillo, Texas. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Restlawn Cemetery in Liberal, Kansas directed by Roberts Brothers Funeral Home in Hooker, Oklahoma. Condolences may be left at www.robertsbrothersfuneralhome.com ...

Nelda Bernice Rhoads, age 79, of Elkhart, Kansas died January 21, 2013 at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born October 10, 1933 in Hooker, Oklahoma the daughter of Glenn T. and Minnie Martha (Honeman) Smith. Nelda was a clerk for K-Mart for 15 years. She was also a cook at Morton County Hospital for over four years. She married James Francis Rhoads on February 4, 1951 in Cla...

Loraine E. Cordes, age 86, died Friday afternoon, January 18, 2013, at the Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, Kansas. She was born June 18,1926, in rural Meade County, Kansas, the daughter of Henry Gerd and Christina Katherine (Brinckman) Meierdierks. As a young girl she attended the Meade school system, graduating from Meade High School in 1944. After her graduation, she began working...