Adrian D. Ellexson, 81, Turpin, OK, died Monday, March 5, 2012 at his home. He was born June 20, 1930 in Liberal, KS, the son of Jerry & Jo Ella Barker Ellexson. He married Emmalene Isaac in 1949 in Turpin, OK. Adrian graduated high school at Turpin in 1948, he farmed for thirty-five years, drove truck for ten years and retired. He delivered the So...

Annette T. DeSoto, 53, Liberal, KS, died Monday, March 5, 2012 at her home. She was born April 6, 1958 in Albuquerque, NM, the daughter of Eloy & Josie Montoya DeSoto. She graduated high school in Albuquerque, NM. She was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church , Liberal, KS. She is survived by two daughters, Desiree Andrade and husband Ivan, Liberal, KS; Valentina DeSoto,...

Celia “Janet” Nordling , age 83, died Monday, March 5, 2012 at her residence in Hugoton , KS . She was born June 13, 1928 in Wichita , KS , the daughter of Clarence A. and Katherine G. (Seibert ) Owen. She graduated from McPherson High School and then, later in life, graduated from Friends University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Human Resource Management. ...

Wilbur Lowell Long, 74, of Tyrone, Oklahoma passed away March 2, 2012 at his home. Wilbur was born April 15, 1937 in Harmony Township, Illinois, the son of Clifton Clair and Blanche E. Austin Long. He attended country school and graduated from Carthage, Illinois High School with the Class of 1956 where he played football. He worked for Swiss Cheese, driving truck, picking up bulk milk. H...

Liberal KS Evelyn I. Beaty, 77, Avon , IN, a former Liberal resident, died Saturday, February 25, 2012, at Avon Health & Rehabilitation, Avon, OH. She was born September 16, 1933 at Liberal, KS, the daughter of Harry A. & Pearl V. Comstock Walker. She attended Liberal schools and graduated Liberal High School in 1952. She worked at Keep U Neat Cleaners and later was a ...

Leona M. Cohenour 79, died Friday, February 24, 2012 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Merriam, KS. She was born July 20, 1932 at Fellsburg, KS the daughter of Lawrence C. and Lorinda (Cole) Johnson. She was a longtime resident of Liberal moving to Lakeview Retirement Village in Lenexa, in May of 2011, to be closer to her son and his family. She was a homemaker. She also was the bookke...

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...