Elsie M. Branden, age 79, died early Friday morning, April 27, 2012, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. She was born July 21, 1932, in rural Meade County, Kansas, the daughter of William H. “Bill” and Blanche (Tillery) Painter. As a young girl she attended the Meade school system, graduating from Meade High School in 1950, she later attended Kansas State University , ...

Darrell L. Winfrey, age 82, of Plains KS, died Friday evening, April 27, 2012, at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born January29, 1930, at Plains, Kansas, the son of William E. and Alice Louise (Shuman) Winfrey. As a young boy he attended the Pleasant Home School later attending Plains Elementary and Plains High School. After high school he attended the Wen...

Jimmie J. Merz, 79, Liberal KS, died Thursday April 26, 2012 at Liberal Good Samaritan Center, Liberal, KS. She was born October 2, 1932 in Oklahoma City, OK, the daughter of Eugene C. and Minnie V (Baxter) LaFon. Jimmie graduated Deerfield High School in 1951. On October 7, 1949, she married Melvin M. Merz at Deerfield, KS. She studied accounting at Garden City Community College in pursuit of...

H.A. Kelly Kilgore, 80, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away April 26, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. Services are pending with Roberts Brothers Funeral Home in Hooker, Oklahoma. Condolences may be left at www.robertsbrothersfuneralhome.com ...

John W. “Jack” Toole, age 93, died April 20, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born January 7, 1919 at Scottsbluff , Nebraska , the son of Lemuel and Minnie Olive (Lanham) Toole. He graduated in 1935 from Stromsburg High School , Stromsburg , NE. In 1940, Jack received a Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of ...

Mary Lou Cannaley , 79, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at Stevens County Hospital , Hugoton , KS . She was born August 14, 1932 at Toledo , OH , the daughter of John and Lucy ( Schnapp ) Woods. She had been a librarian at the Seiling School District in Seiling , OK and was also a dental hygienist for Dr. Randall. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi and the Red Hat Ladies. ...

Larry Randle, age 84, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, Kansas. He was born March 12, 1928 in Pratt, Kansas the son of H.E. and Helen (Sachs) Randle. Larry grew up in Pratt and graduated from Pratt High School in 1946. He married Joan King on December 7, 1946 in Pratt. They then moved to Stevens County, Kansas and began farming. Larry was a member of Corn ...

James Leo Levings, 60, of Hooker, Oklahoma, passed away April 22, 2012 at his home. James was born September 2, 1951 in Woodward, Oklahoma, the son of William Matthias and Vivien Uldene Cox Levings. The family lived in Buffalo, Oklahoma and James attended school, graduating from Buffalo High School with the Class of 1970. He attended Northwestern State College in Alva, Oklahoma and had so...

Shelia Marie Watson 59, died April 19, 2012 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greely, CO. She was born March 12, 1953 in Beaver, OK the daughter of Edward and Lenora Alice (McAhren) Chance. She had been a longtime Liberal area resident before moving to Greely, Co. She is a 1971 graduate from Liberal High School and she earned her Associates degree from Seward County Community College. She...

Harold E. Tompkins, age 80, of Ulysses, Kansas died Saturday, April 21, 2012 at his home in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born March 20, 1932 at Byers, Kansas the son of Harvey and Mable (Alton) Tompkins. Harold spent his childhood in Byers, Kansas and Cullison, Kansas where he graduated High School. After graduation, he attended Pratt Community College and was then drafted in the U.S. Army. Harold w...