Vernon R. Smith, age 82, of Ulysses, Kansas died Thursday, January 27, 2011 at Bethel Home in Montezuma, Kansas. He was born February 15, 1928 in rural Gray County, Kansas, the son of Sam M. and Susie (Unruh) Smith. Vernon married Evelyn Koehn on December 18, 1949 in Winton, California. They lived in California and Vernon worked at G&M Metal Fabrication for 7 years prior to 1960 when they mov...

Bernard W. Ferrell, age 74, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Friday, January 28, 2011, at his home in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born March 16, 1936, in Lakin, Kansas, the son of Alba W. and Yvonne (Florentin) Ferrell. Bernard graduated from Lakin High School and attended Fort Hays State University. He served as a radio repairman on a U-2 aircraft for the United States Air Force from June 1957 until ...

Goldie Rae Dearing, 97, died Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at Liberal Springs in Liberal, KS. She was born March 30, 1913 in Higgins , TX , the daughter of Charles and Laura (Price) Deckman. She graduated from Bishop High School , Ellis County, OK in 1931. She was valedictorian of her class. She lived in Guymon and Straight, OK for 63 years. She has been a resident of Liberal Springs ...

Alfred W. Mitchell, Sr., 74, Liberal, KS, died Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at his home. He was born July 18, 1936 at Walnut Grove, AR, the son of Walter & Emma Johnson Mitchell. He came to Liberal in 1963 and worked as a mechanic for Hood Chevrolet, later working for Yellow Freight Systems, Becker Trucking and Northern Natural Gas. He enjoyed building things and being a handyman. He was...

Ann Geckles, 89, Liberal, KS, died Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at Larned Health Care Center, Larned, KS. She was born September 27, 1921 at Bison, KS, the daughter of George & Matilda M. Seuser Wagner. She graduated high school at Bison, KS in 1940 as salutatorian of her class. During World war II, she taught grade school in Miami County, KS for several ...

David W. Collins, age 74, died Monday, January 24, 2011 at Morton County Care Center in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born July 9, 1936 at Rolla, Kansas the son of David Isaac and Gertrude Marie (Hull) Collins. David attended school in Two Buttes, Colorado and graduated from Elkhart High School in Elkhart, Kansas. David married Billie Raney on September 24, 1955 in Elkhart, Kansas. A lifelong resident ...

Lois Vernice McManaman, age 90, of Ulysses, Kansas died Friday, January 21, 2011 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born November 4, 1920 in Copeland, Kansas, the daughter of Courtney and Grace Alice (Malone) Simpson. Lois moved to Ulysses as a child and graduated from Grant County Rural High School. She married Earl D. “Pete” McManaman on June 10, 1944 in Ulys...