Ida Mae Rickard, age 92, died Monday evening, January 9, 2012, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. She was born November 2, 1919, at French, Arkansas, the daughter of William and Mary Keley (Owens) Todd. As a young girl, she attended the Beaumont, Kansas, school system. On October 5, 1945, she married Albert Eugene “Gene” Rickard at Pratt, Kansas. After their mar...

Sylvester F. “Bob” Glenn, age 80, died early Tuesday morning, January 10, 2012, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. He was born July 22, 1931, at Fowler, Kansas, the son of Clayton Leon and Francis Catherine (Sobba) Glenn. As a young boy he attended the Fowler school system, graduating from Fowler High School in q1949. Upon his graduation, he joined the United States...

Tyler Scott Nightingale, infant son of Roger and Ruth (Wenger) Nightingale, was born and died Monday, January 9, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He is survived by his parents; brothers, Colin and Zachery; sisters, Jessica and Kaitlyn, of Ulysses, Kansas ; and grandparents, Weldon and Saundra Nightingale of Ulysses, Kansas , and Glen and Kay Wenger of Faunsd...

Phyllis M. Bromwell, 78, Liberal, KS, died Friday, December 30, 2011 at Morton County Care Center, Elkhart, KS. She was born August 10, 1933 in Liberal, KS, the daughter of Hugh & Gladys M. Hibler Harding. Phyllis had attended Liberal Schools and worked at Liberal High School Caferteria. She was a life member of the P.T.A., and long time member of the Straight-Rod-Reel Club. ...

DeWayne Gibson, 81, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away January 6, 2012, at his home. DeWayne was born April 10, 1930, at the Gibson home place near Mouser, Oklahoma. He was the son of Clarence Franklin (Jake) and Margaret Frances Walters Gibson .In 1933 they moved from the farm to Guymon, Oklahoma. After attending Guymon schools and graduating with the Class of 1948, he came t...

Robert Dean “Bob” Carlile, age 74, died January 6, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS. He was born March 10, 1937 at Liberal, KS to Jack and Myrtle (Black) Carlile. Bob was a 1955 graduate of Liberal High School . He was the owner of J & R Sand Company, Inc. since 1959 and was currently Chairman of the Board. He was a member of the Emmanuel Southern ...

Elena Nevarez, age 57, of Hugoton, Kansas died Saturday, January 7, 2012 at her daughter’s home in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born April 4, 1954 in Juarez , Mexico , the daughter of Alfredo and Aurelia ( Zamora ) Bernal. Elena was a clerk at Bloodhart Drug in Hugoton. She has lived in Mexico , California , New Mexico and Kansas ; settling in Hugoton , Kansa...

Cynthia Lynn Graham Sallaska 56, died Thursday, January 5, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS She was born July 8, 1955 in Liberal, KS the daughter of Richard Leon and Connie (Parr) Graham. She has been a lifetime resident of Liberal, graduating from Sublette High School 1973 and attended Seward County Community College. She had b...

Laura J. Sturges, 84, Baker, OK, died Monday, January 2, 2012 at her home. She was born February 9, 1927 in Leachburg, PA, the daughter Bill & Myrtle Prunty Jenkins. She lived with her grandparents Edward & Florence Prunty for seven years Leachburg, moving to Rocky Ford, CO living with her mother and finishing school. During World War II, she worked at the Air base in La Junt...

David Geary, age 58, of Johnson, Kansas died Sunday, January 1, 2012 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born October 26, 1953 in Borger , Texas the son of Russell Perry and Frances Elizabeth (Nutter) Geary. Dave grew up south of Big Bow, Kansas and was a 1972 graduate of Rolla High School . He was a lifelong farmer and worked in the oil fi...