UPDATE: John Hiebert, 59, of Liberal, Kansas passed away December 11, 2011 at his home. Graveside services have been postponed until a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Seward County Community College-ATS Foundation and may be left at Roberts Brothers Funeral Home, Box 745, Hooker, Oklahoma 73945. John Hiebert, 59, of Liberal, Kansas passed away December 11,...

Robert E. Young went to be with his Lord on December 15, 2011, at the age of 93. He was born July 9, 1918, in Fowler, Kansas, to James and Elsie (Harvey) Young and attended the Fowler schools. After high school graduation he attended Friends University in Wichita while driving the city bus to pay his school tuition. He married Mary Lorene Joy on August 9, 1940, and she passed away in 1979 a...

Imogene B. Smith, 89, Liberal, KS, died Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Liberal Good Samaritan Center, Liberal, KS. She was born August 30, 1922 at Liberal, KS, the daughter of Ira G. & Edythe M. Stricklin Ives. She graduated Liberal High School in 1942. She married Collin C. Smith July 29, 1949 at Perryton, TX. She cared for children and elderly people in their homes. She was a member of ...

Donald L. Komarek, 86, Liberal, KS, died Saturday, December 10, 2011, at Wheatridge Park Care Center, Liberal, KS. He was born June 9, 1925 in Ellinwood, KS, the son of Henry & Emma Schmidt Komarek. Donald graduated high school at Ellinwood, KS in 1943 and entered the US Army Air Corps, a veteran of World War II. He was a mechanic, working in the oilfield in Plainview, KS. He ...

Clifford A. Taylor, 94, of Mt. Carmel , Illinois , formerly of Elkhart , Kansas passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at his residence. He was born on March 27, 1917 in Clifton , Kansas , the son of Percy T. and Elsie (Cyr) Taylor . He married Fairy Carder on August 9, 1935 in Hooker, Oklahoma and after her passing, he married Imogene (W...

Paul Holdeman, age 89, died Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton , Kansas . He was born May 9, 1922 in Meade , Kansas , the son of James Irwin and Florence (Carey) Holdeman. Paul was a resident of Meade for 48 years. He moved to Pioneer Manor in Hugoton in 1970 where he resided until his death. Paul is survived by 13 nephews and nieces. ...

Karen Sue Collins, age 60 died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 , at the Kansas Medical Center , in Andover , KS . She was born on March 11, 1951, in Denver , CO , the daughter of Sanford and Ellen Elizabeth ( Villers ) Caughman . She was a 1970 graduate of Liberal High School , attended Seward County Community College , and completed her education at Emporia State University . She was a member of...

Brandee Elise Kurth died Tuesday morning, December 6th, 2011 , at Andover, Kansas in skilled nursing and rehabilitation from grave illness onsetting in the spring of 2011. On August 13th, 2011, she was airlifted to Via Christi-St. Francis and was discharged from initial emergency hospitalization on August 23, 2011; however, a second emergency hospitalization at St. Francis was required...

Candelaria L. Ramirez, age 84, died Friday, December 9, 2011 at Baptist St. Anthony in Amarillo, Texas. She was born February 2, 1927 in Chihuahua Mexico the daughter of Isable and Margarita (Carrassco) Lujan. Candelaria, a homemaker, has lived in Elkhart for 36 years. She married Venceslado Ramirez on June 23, 1951. She was a well-known, sweet lady, whom everyone felt welcome...

Liberal KS Leonard G. Brock, 81, Liberal, KS, died Thursday, December 8, 2011, at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS. He was born July 23, 1930 at Willard, OK, the son of Robert & Laura Harmon Brock. He graduated Medicine Lodge High in the Class of 1948. Leonard worked in the oilfield in Kansas and Oklahoma over fifty years , and moved to Liberal...