Cora Lee Stacey, 77, of Tyrone, Oklahoma passed away Friday, June 15, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. Cora Lee was born January 1, 1935 in Burnsville, North Carolina, the daughter of Jefferson Davis and Tisha Edwards Collis. She loved gardening, planting trees, her pets and her dogs, and old style country music. She collected stamps, coins and dolls. Preceding her in...

Mary Ann Pearson, age 76, died Friday, June 8, 2012, at her son’s home in Liberal, KS. She was born August 15, 1935, at Watonga , OK , to James C. and Effie M. (Uhrig) Long. On June 29, 1952, she married Marvin G. Pearson in Oklahoma . She had worked at Nature’s Cupboard. Survivors include: 3 Sons: Roger Pearson and wife Janice, of Liberal, KS Gene Pearson and wife Julie, of Broomfield ...

Hermelinda Leyva De Gonzalez, age 68 of Johnson, Kansas died June 11, 2012 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital, Ulysses, Kansas. She was born April 29, 1944 in Coyachic, Chihuahua, Mexico, the daughter of Santiago and Manuela (Fernandez) Leyva. Hermelinda grew up and spent most of her life in Mexico. She was a resident of Johnson, Kansas for the past 17 years. Hermelinda was a homemaker. She enjo...

Isaiah Wolf Wood, age two months, of Hutchinson, Kansas died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at Pratt Regional Medical Center in Pratt, Kansas. He was born March 16, 2012 in Hutchinson, Kansas, the son of Kelly and Amanda (Blevins) Wood. Isaiah is survived by his parents, Kelly and Amanda Wood of Hutchinson, Kansas; brother, Noah Blevins of Hutchinson, Kansas; sisters, Krishna Wood of Newton, Kan...

Mollie Martina Beard, age 92, of Ulysses, Kansas died Thursday, June 7, 2012 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born July 24, 1919 in Seward, Kansas, the daughter of Henry H. (Hank) and Florence M. (Mullen) Schilling. Mollie grew up in Seward, Kansas and graduated from Radium High School in 1937. Following graduation, she taught in the Stafford County Country S...

Fern M. Schaffer, 94, died June 1, 2012 at Memorial Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was born November 4, 1917 to John and Dora Herman Marx on the family farm in Beaver County, Oklahoma. She attended Pleasant Valley School in the Oklahoma panhandle, a rural one-room school for grades 1-8. On November 17, 1947 she married Casper (Cap)Schaffer at Plains, Kansas. A longtime r...

Caleb Garcia, age 9, died suddenly on Friday, June 1, 2012 at Liberal, KS. He was born March 3, 2003 at Liberal, KS, the son of Juan L. and Concepión (Velasquez) Garcia. Caleb had completed 3rd grade at McDermott Elementary School in Liberal. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and was in the church “Kid’s Club”. He is survived by his parents of Liberal, KS 3 Brothers ...

Beverly Ann Gauerke, age 63,Turpin Oklahoma, died Saturday, May 19, 2012.   A Memorial Service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, June 2, 2012, at Trinity Faith Church, with Pastor Dee Estes, officiating.   Memorial Contributions may be sent to Woodward Regional Home Health & Hospice in care of Brenneman Funeral Home 1212 W. 2nd Liberal, KS 67901.   Condolences may be sent to the family ...

Leon Paul Hale 86 died Thursday, May 31, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born April 1, 1926 at Range, OK the son of Ira Jay and Maggie (Morris) Hale. He graduated from Hardesty High School in Hardesty, OK. He has been a longtime Liberal resident. He is the co-owner of Brier & Hale Music Co. for the past 57 years. He is a member of the Liberal Friends Churc...

Ben L. Pate, age 76, of Elkhart, Kansas died Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at Baptist St. Anthony Hospice in Amarillo, Texas. He was born February 26, 1936 on the farm near Elkhart, Kansas, the son of Herbert and Virgie (Lewis) Pate. Ben was a lifetime resident of Morton County. He graduated from Elkhart High School in 1953 and attended Kansas University and Fort Hays State College. Ben married Bar...