Bob G. Smith was born March 30, 1928 in Elkhart , Kansas to Harry and Lena (Lunsford) Smith. He grew up on the farm and ranch north of Elkhart , where he attended Taloga grade school, then high school in Elkhart , where he graduated in 1946. He went to Panhandle State University and earned a degree in music education in 1951. While in college he accompanie...

Willard Dean Palmgren, age 78, died October 20, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born August 4, 1933 in Levant, KS, the son of Willard Orin and Hallie Marie (Close) Palmgren. He graduated in 1951 from Levant High School, Levant, KS. He was self employed as an auto mechanic. He was member of the Masonic Lodge #406 ...

Benjamin H. “Benny” Little, age 79, died Sunday morning, October 23, 2011 , at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas . He was born March 30, 1932 , at Meade, Kansas, the son of Guy and Hazel Olga (Butler) Little. As a young boy he attended the Meade school system, graduating from Meade High School in 1950. After his graduation, he joined the United States Navy, se...

  MEADE – Hilda L. Friesen, age 84, died Monday morning, October 17, 2011, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. She was born June 12, 1927, at Meade, Kansas, the daughter of Kornelius L. “K.L.” and Agatha Wiens. As a young girl she attended the Sunrise School in rural Meade County. She later attended Meade High School, graduating in 1947. O...

ROBERTS BROTHERS FUNERAL HOME 207 N. Swem 580 652-2351 Hooker, Oklahoma Jerry R. Harke, 63, of Annandale, Virginia passed away October 14, 2011 at Capitol Caring in Arlington, VA. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hooker, Oklahoma with Rev. Andrew Wehling officiating. Interment will be in the Ho...

Garnand Funeral Home Pass #2540 PO Box 854 / 514 Kansas Ave Elkhart, KS 67950 PLEASE PRINT FREE OBITUARY 620-697-2191 DATELINE: ELKHART, KS Janet Eileen (Sipes) Burns was born on December 21, 1944 in Wichita, Kansas to the late Don and Velda (Morse) Sipes and was the oldest of four children. She was raised on her parents’ farm north of Elk...

Della M. Jenkinson, age 72, died Wednesday evening, October 5, 2011 , at the Harry Hynes Hospice, Wichita, Kansas . She was born August 3, 1939 , at Great Bend, Kansas , the daughter of Merl and Namoi Shipps. As a young girl she attended the Dodge City school system, graduating from Dodge City High School in 1958. She later attended Dodge City Community College . On April 9, 19...

Liberal KS Oma V. Bangs, 97, Liberal, KS , died Wednesday October 5, 2011 . at Wheatridge Park Care Center, Liberal, KS. She was born August 8, 1914 in Bonita, AZ , the daughter of Dan W. & Millie A. Long. After moving to Liberal, she worked for the Blakemore family for many years, later the Warren Hotel, and the Liberal Stock Yard. Oma loved to sew and work i...

Porfirio Garcia, age 64, of Johnson, Kansas, died Sunday, October 2, 2011 at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born September 15, 1947 in Cusihuriachi, Mexico the son of Francisco and Evangel...

William H. “Bill” Adams, Jr., age 65, died Sunday, October 2, 2011 at the Meade District Hospital . He was born July 2, 1946 at Liberal, KS , the son of William Henry and Verna Ruth ( Trefethen ) Adams. He was a 1965 graduate of Plains High School . He owned and operated Bill’s Engine Service for over 30 years. He had worked as a mechanic for Fair...