The Lord gives and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. Sharon Arlene Renfro Herbel-Parks was born December 22, 1947 in Oxnard, California to Eugene Lloyd Renfro and Rosalea Michler Renfro. She passed from this life on September 14, 2012 in Sun City Center, Florida. Following her big brother, Sharon moved from the Pacific coast to the panhandle of Oklahoma where she ...

Harold L. Wichert, 82, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away September 15, 2012 at Baptist St. Anthony’s Hospice in Amarillo, Texas. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at the Hooker Cemetery in Hooker, Oklahoma followed by a memorial service at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at the First Baptist Church in Hooker, Oklahoma with Brother Jim ...

Juan Manuel “John” Vasquez, age 41, died Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 at Richardson Methodist Medical Center in Richardson , TX . He was born May 27, 1971 at Rosario, Dgo , Mexico , to Felix and Estela ( Holguin ) Vasquez. He was a 1990 graduate of Rolla High School , Rolla , KS and then attended Seward County Community College in Liberal, KS. He had lived in Dallas for the past 12 years. He was...

James Benjamin “Bennie” Wilson, 62, of Liberal, died Monday, September 10, 2012, at Rush Hospital in Meridian, Mississippi, as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was born April 30, 1950, in Guymon, Oklahoma, the son of Woodrow B. and Lucille (Ellington) Wilson. He attended Liberal Schools graduating from Liberal High School with the class of 1968. Bennie was employed for Nabisco/Kraft Foods...

Ann Papay, age 76, of Ulysses, Kansas died Sunday, September 9, 2012 at her home in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born December 2, 1935 in Optima, Oklahoma, the youngest of twelve children of James and Lucy Paralee (Archer) Papay. At the age of 3, Ann moved to Elkhart with her family and graduated from Elkhart High School. She began her professional career conducting door-to-door appraisals for Gran...

Marcelo Vitolás Pando, 66, died Friday, September 7, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born October 12, 1945 in Mexico, the son of Santiago and Juana Pando Vitolás. He has been a longtime Liberal resident owning and operating Vitolás Tortillas for many years. He was a member of the St. Anthony Catholic Church. On Sept 24, 1968, he married Margarita Baeza in...

Selman E. “Bud” Walter, age 84, of Ulysses, Kansas and formerly of Hugoton, Kansas and Beaver, Oklahoma died Sunday, June 24, 2012. He was born July 12, 1927 in Elmwood, Oklahoma, to the late Mac and Ferol (Pinnell) Walter and was the brother of Joye Anthony and the late Twila Crossley. Bud served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was an active member of the Dexter D. Harbour American...

Margaret Grace Barnes, age 89, of Ulysses, Kansas died Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born March 10, 1923 in Phoenix, Arizona, the daughter of James Pleasant and Mary Ella (Young) Ivy. Margaret grew up in Chandler and Phoenix, Arizona. She graduated from Phoenix Union High School and then continued her education by obtaining her LPN Nursin...

Elma Klassen, 98, of Adams, Oklahoma passed away September 3, 2012 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. Inurnment service will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 8, 2012 at the Mennonite Brethren Cemetery near Adams, Oklahoma directed by Roberts Brothers Funeral Home in Hooker, Oklahoma. Condolences may be left at www.robertsbrothersfuneralhome.com...

Norma Jean Bricker, age 75, of Ulysses, Kansas died Sunday, September 2, 2012 at The Legacy at Park View in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born February 5, 1937 in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Clyde Henry and Iva Ileen (Oliver) Bricker. Norma Jean moved to Ulysses when she was ten years old. She graduated from Ulysses High School and then attended Ft. Hays State University. Norma Jean enjoyed tra...