Ralph B. Swagerty, age 87, died Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Morton County Hospital, Elkhart, Kansas. He was born July 30, 1924 at Elkhart, Kansas the son of B.F. and Ella Mae (Webb) Swagerty. Ralph was a lifetime resident of Elkhart, Kansas. Ralph started working at the Ideal grocery store while in high school. He worked his way up to manager. Ralph owned and operated the IGA store for 40 y...

Wilma D. Raff, 85, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away Sunday, August 21, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Texas County in Guymon, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at the Church of Christ in Hooker, Oklahoma with Matt Richardson officiating. Interment will be in the Hooker Cemetery directed by Roberts Brothers Funeral Home in Hooker, Oklahoma. Con...

Idamae Fern Dickey, age 96, died Wednesday morning, August 17, 2011, 2011, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas . She was born February 1, 1915, in rural Clark County, Kansas , the daughter of James Burton and Ethel Gladys (Meyers) Wagner. As a young girl she attended the Meade school system, graduating from Meade High School. A lifetime resident of Meade, she was an opera...

Cherie Lou Rist - Starr, 75, of Beaver, Oklahoma passed away August 17, 2011 at Wesley Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Cherie was born on December 31, 1935 in Beaver, Oklahoma, the daughter of Burl Gregory and Vivian Ginter-Gregory and was the older of two girls. She attended school in Beaver and graduated in 1954 going on to Panhandle State University in Goodwill, Oklahoma where she recei...

John Wendell Johnson 78, died Monday August 15, 2011 at his residence in Liberal, KS. He was born March 2, 1933 in Liberal, KS the son of Joseph E. and Elsie (Arnett) Johnson. He attended school in Liberal, KS He joined the U.S. Marines and was stationed at San Diego, CA . He has been a lifetime resident of Liberal, KS. He was employed at Jayhawk Pipe Line for many years before starting We...

Ernesto Perez , 70, died Monday, August 15, 2011 at his residence in Liberal. He was born August 3, 1941 at Ignacio Allende , Chihuahua , Mexico to Ernesto and Adela ( Madrid ) Perez. He was a farmer and a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church. On Feb. 4, 1962, he married Sahara Reyes Gonzales at Ignacio Allende , Chih . She survives. Other survivors include ...

Jose Acevedo, 90, Garden City, KS , a former Liberal resident, died Sunday, August 14, 2011 at his home. He was born November 18, 1920 in Zacatecas, MX , the son of Rafael & Quinna Vargas Acevedo. He came to Liberal in 1995 from California where he worked in a nursery for many years, retiring in 1983. He married Maria L. Bueno 1937 in Zacatecas, MX, she died ...

Dr. Norvan D. Harris M.D. 91 died, Sunday, August 14, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS He was born June 2, 1920 in Smith County, KS the son of John G. and Goldie (Chance) Harris. He graduated in 1938 form Bird City High School in Bird City, KS. He graduated from Ft. Hays State University in 1942 and graduated from K.U. Medical School in 1944. He served in the Army Medical Corp...

Willie Jean Arnold Hunt, passed away into the arms of Jesus on August 12, 2011, at the home of her niece, Janet Gifford. She was born in Floresville, Texas , on March 20, 1935, to Henry and Odie Lee (Brister) Arnold. She lived most of her adult life in Omaha, Nebraska where she raised her five children. She is survived by three sons, Darroll Casey and wife Mary of Loraine, Texas, Dennis Ot...

Paul Edward Davis, age 83, died Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born July 20, 1928 in Stoughton , MA., the son of John and Helma (Grier) McCarty. He was a member of the United States Coast Guard for 6½ years. He was a resident of Turpin for 43 years and a member of Turpin Baptist Church . He worked for the Tur...