Richard L. Lash, 74, died Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. He was born July 25, 1937, in Vicksburg, Mich. He married Betty Doerfler Nov. 25, 1958, in Liberal. She survives. He was employed at Tradewind Industries for 30 years and then worked part time for Abbott Construction. He enjoyed fishing with his wife and grandchildren. Other survivor include three sons, Bill (Mattie) Lash, Vicksburg, Mich., Mark (...

Evelyn Isaac, age 93, of Ulysses, Kansas died Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at Bethel Home in Montezuma , Kansas . She was born June 21, 1918 in Goltry , Oklahoma , the daughter of Dan and Nettie (Koehn) Smith. Evelyn’s father died when she was six months old. Her mother married Alfred Smith when she was six years old. Evelyn received her education in the Greensb...

Daisy D. Pitchforth, 79, Decatur, TX, a former Liberal resident, died Friday February 24, 2012 at Wise Regional Hospital, Decatur, TX. She was born June 17, 1932 at Buffalo, OK, the daughter of Lee & Zoma Clark Marshall. She moved to Liberal in 1969, she was a supply clerk at Southwest Medical Center for fifteen years. She was a member of the South Church of God, Liberal, KS. S...

Kenneth David Darrough, 83, went to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday, February 26, 2012, while at his home with his two children at his side. He was born August 29, 1928 in St. Louis , Missouri to Elmer and Gertrude ( Hopkins ) Darrough. He lived in Bell , California and graduated from Bell High School in 1947. Kenneth served in the United States Army from 1...

Paula Joan Maple, age 71, of Ulysses, KS died Saturday, February 25, 2012 at her home. She was born April 6, 1940 at Amarillo , TX , the daughter of Paul and Elizabeth (Chapman) Obrecht. Paula spent her childhood and received her education in Panhandle and Claude , TX . Paula was a longtime resident of Ulysses, KS. She was a homemaker and a member of the Ulysses...

Edna Phillips 89, died Saturday, February 25, 2011 at Ware Living Center in Amarillo, TX. She was born May 14, 1922 at House, New Mexico the daughter of Charles & Bertha (Thomas) Kemper. She graduated from Liberal High School in 1940 as the Valedictorian. She was a long time Liberal resident moving to Amarillo, TX three years ago. She was employed at Briers Jewelry ...

Jason Reed Hitchcock , age 39, died Thursday, February 23, 2012 at Greensburg , KS . He was born January 22, 1973, at Liberal, KS, the son of Ralph L. and Mary (Reed) Hitchcock. He was a long time Liberal resident and had attended Liberal High School . He was employed as roughnecker in the oilfields and had worked as a machinist at Myriad Machines. Survivors include hi...

Tommy E. Maupin, age 80, died Feb. 23, 2012 at his residence in Liberal, KS. He was born Jan. 11, 1932 in Hutchinson, KS, the son of George D. and Margaret (Fillbeck) Maupin. He attended Hugoton High School in Hugoton, KS. He was a truck driver for Schlumberger, R.C. Williams and Ideal Foods. He was a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church, since 1960, serving as Sunday school teacher and d...

Bruce Albert Turner , age 53 died February 22, 2012 at Kismet, KS. He was born November 28, 1958 at Denver , CO , the son of John Henry and Margie Ann (Drake) Turner. He graduated from Jefferson County High School in Denver , CO and later graduated from Seward County Community College , Liberal, KS . Bruce had a long career in the U. S. Navy as a Chief Electricians Mate...

John Willie Hopkins Jr. 76, died Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at his residence in Cheyenne, WY. He was born Oct. 8, 1935 in Lelia Lake, TX the son of John Willie & Myrtle (Cotton) Hopkins. He was raised in Liberal and graduated from Liberal High School. He had joined the US Air Force and retired after 30 years of service. He also worked for the VA Administration in Cheyenne for severa...