Dr. Harold Cleveland Reid, 87, died Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS . He was born July 2, 1923 at Guymon, OK , the son of Albert C. and Ethel Pearl (Gross) Reid. He graduated from Guymon High School in 1942. After serving in WWII , he attended Denver University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Dental School re...

Myrtice M. Dawkins McColm , 92, died March 18, 2011 at Liberal, Kansas . She was born August 18, 1918 in Tyrone , OK , the daughter of Benjamin and Myrtle (Emmons) Miller. She graduated from Bucklin High School , Bucklin, KS in 1936 and earned a Bachelor’s (1964) and Master’s degree (1970) from Fort Hays State University . She was a longtime educator begi...

Tony Ramos, age 71 of Ulysses, Kansas , died Friday, March 18, 2011 at his home in Ulysses, Kansas . He was born May 7, 1939 in Zacatecas , Mexico , the son of Cirilo and Maria (Dominguez) Ramos. Tony moved to Ulysses in 1961. On June 25, 1987, he married Geneva Pauda. Tony worked at Ulysses Co-op for 33 years in the feed mill, mixing feed. He was a member of Mary, Que...

Richard D. “Dick” Kreie, 83 of Ulysses, Kansas passed away Saturday, March 19 2011 at The Legacy at Park View in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born July 22, 1927 in Dodge City , Kansas , the son of Ray Connard and Octavia (Parker) Kreie. Dick was a graduate of Johnson High School , served in the U.S. Marines and attended KU. Dick moved to Ulysses in 1951. He drove tru...

Charles J, Swank, 82, Liberal, KS, died Monday, March 14, 2011, at Satanta District Hospital, Satanta, KS . He was born June 1, 1928 at Fall River, KS , the son of Ezekal & Irene Leonard Swank. He graduated high school and attended college for two years. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the U S Army. Charlie moved to Liberal in 1951 and started the Swank P...

Hallie M. Nix, 94, Kalispell, MT , a former Liberal resident, died Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at her home in Kalispell, MT. She was born January 12, 1917 in Baca County, CO, the daughter of Charles B. & Mary S. Hardin Woodring. She and her family came to Stevens County, KS in 1921. Hallie worked at Ragsdale's Grocery at Woods, KS, she and her husband farmed west of Liberal in the ...

Orval R. Young, 94, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away March 17, 2011 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. Services are at 2:00pm Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the United Methodist Church in Hooker, Oklahoma under the direction of Roberts Brothers Funeral Home, Inc. in Hooker, Oklahoma. Condolences may be left at robertsbrothersfuneralhome.com ...

Morris Turner, age 83, of Keyes , Oklahoma died Monday, March 14, 2011 at Morton County Care Center in Elkhart , Kansas . He was born December 2, 1927 in Cimarron County , Oklahoma the son of Don and Ethel (Eversoll) Turner. Morris was a lifelong resident of Texas County , Oklahoma attending Sandy Hook Country School . ...

Dallas Jack Bartley 80, died Sunday, March 13, 2011 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. He was born July 25, 1930 in Rolla, KS the son of Kyle and Nellie (Miller) Bartley. He had been a resident of Liberal, KS for 76 years. He was a truck driver, working for Blakemore Brothers, Ideal Foods, Allied Supermarkets and Nash Finch, for 36 years, before retiring. He then drove for...

Royce Young, 67, Turpin, OK, died Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at his home, following and extended illness. He was born May 30, 1943 in Liberal, KS, the son of Dolph J. & Twyla M. Parmelee Young. He graduated Turpin High School in 1961, received Certificate from Indianapolis Diesel Mechanic School and attended college at Alva, OK . He married Mary K. Lee on February 24, 1968 at ...