Bob R. Ottaway, 81, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away January 30, 2012 at BSA Hospice in Amarillo, Texas. Bob was born January 27, 1931 in Tyrone, Oklahoma the son of Eugene and Lillian Lewis Ottaway. He graduated from Tyrone High School with the Class of 1949 and then entered the US Army in 1951. He was honorably discharge in 1954. In 1955 he was united in marriage to Emma Gene Talley....

Rosie Esther Raff, 90, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, January 28, 2012 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Rosie was born December 16, 1921 north of Hooker, Oklahoma, the son of William and Clara Brown Acker. She was united in marriage to Kenneth Charles Raff in 1938 and he passed away August 15, 1948. She cooked and waitressed at Max...

Barbara E. (Towns) Cox 83, died Monday, January 23, 2012 at Christian Health & Rehab in Lebanon, MO. She was born March 3, 1928 in Morrisville, MO the daughter of William and Helen (Painter) Ryan. She had work as a waitress for many years. She loved to watch the Atlanta Braves Baseball team and did not want to be disturbed while watching. In 1980 she married Klebe A. Cox in Rogers ...

Jeff Hazelton, 85, Liberal, KS, died Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Satanta District Hospital, Satanta, KS. He was born January 16, 1927 at Ingalls, KS, the son of Thomas J. & Vera V. Vath Hazelton. He attended school at Ingalls, KS. He drove truck for Fairmont Dairy, Dodge City. Moving to Liberal in 1951, he continued to drive truck, for Blakemore Brothers and Nash-F...

Ronald E. Newberry, 55, Liberal, KS, Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Noble Health Care, Noble, OK. He was born September 29, 1956 at Lamar, CO, the son of Fred & Betty J. Barger Newberry. He attended the Liberal schools. Ronald was a machinist for Myriad Machine Co over twenty-two years. He is survived by one brother, Steven Newberry, Liberal, KS; three nieces and nephews, Nahtan, Chr...

Wayne F. Streiff, age 81, died Sunday evening, January 22, 2012, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. He was born May 18, 1930, at Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Theis and Marjorie (Futhey) Streiff. As a young boy he attended grade school in rural Ford County. At the age of nine, the family moved to Plains, Kansas. He attended the Plains school system, graduating from ...

Sally Brook Carrithers, age 41, of Johnson , Kansas died Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at her home in Johnson , Kansas . She was born December 27, 1970 in Tucson , Arizona , the daughter of Carroll Reed and Carlene (Banta) Fogle. Sally grew up in Arizona and Texas and married Michael Carrithers on November 16, 2009 in Johnson , Kansas . She had worke...

Bonita K. Ward, 56, Kismet, KS, died December 13, 2011 in Amarillo, TX. She was born April 26, 1956 Williston, ND , the daughter of Chester D. & Bonnie F. Whitehorse Wagenseller. She graduated Liberal High School and attended college several years. She was a waitress at Golden Star and Mr. Breakfast. She is survived by two sons, Jason Hitchcock, Liberal, KS; Cochise J. Tanner and w...

Brenda Sue Higgins, age 67, of Elkhart, KS died January 21, 2012 at Morton County Hospital, Elkhart, KS. She was born May 22, 1944 in Mineral Wells, TX, the daughter of Elza James and Mildred (Neil) Ingram. Brenda moved to Yarborough with her family at a young age. She grew up and graduated High School at Yarborough. Brenda worked at the Morton County Hospital in the sur...

Robert D. “Bob” Faulkner , age 83, died at his home in Liberal, KS, Tuesday, January 17, 2012. He was born January 17, 1929, at Geneseo , KS , to Carcel and Opal (Cronkite) Faulkner. He was married to Mary Lou Robbins. He was married to Beverly Doreen Taber, on December 4, 1964, at Clayton , NM . She preceded him in death on May 8,...