Laura Medlock, age 41, of Elkhart, Kansas died June 25, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas.  She was born August 3, 1969 in Hutchinson, Kansas the daughter of Larry Eugene and Karen (Coen) Hutton.   Laura lived most of her life in Elkhart.  She married Garrett L. Medlock on April 18, 1997.  She enjoyed doing crafts, playing computer games and knitting.  Sh...

Gary D. Lynch, 69, Spring Texas, and former Hugoton KS resident passed away Wednesday June 22, 2011 at Houston Texas. Funeral Services will be held Monday June 27, 2011 at 10:00am, at Pauls Funeral Home Chapel, Hugoton with Minister Eric Mason presiding. Burial will be in the Hugoton Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 6 pm to 8 pm at the funeral home. Paul's Funeral Home is in charge of the ar...

Florina M. Roth, 95, Liberal, KS , died Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS. She was born November 9, 1915 at Liebenthal , KS, the daughter of Anton J & Agnes Kreutzer Herrman. She attended school at McCracken, KS. She married Clarence Roth August 9, 1937 at Liebenthal, KS. Florina and her husband moved to Liberal in 1939, and was a domestic in many...

Betty Lou Rindels 78, died Sunday June 12, 2011 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center St Francis in Wichita, KS She was born Aug. 28, 1932 at Poweshick County, Iowa the daughter of William and Mina Bernice (Newton) Wittenburg. She graduated from Grundy Center High School, Gundy Center, Iowa in 1950. She has been a longtime resident of Hugoton, KS. She was a homemaker and worked in ...

Carmen Flores , age 67, died June 11, 2011 at her residence in Liberal. Maria del Carmen Flores was born Feb. 28, 1944 at Torreon , Coahuila , Mexico , the daughter of Lorenzo and Maximina ( Igualate ) Flores. She was a homemaker and had been a Liberal resident since 1989 moving from Juarez, Chih , Mexico . She was a member of St. Anthony C...

C. E. “Bud” Peery 89, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2011 at St. Catherine’s Hospital in Garden City, KS . He was born December 7, 1921 at Skedee, OK the son of Joe and Zola (Billeau) Peery. He had been a resident of Liberal, KS since 1957. He worked for Armco Steel Corporation for 32 years and was a district manager. Bud was an avid golfer, bo...

Mae D. Cotter, age 69, died Saturday, June 11, 2011 at her home in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born April 1, 1942 in Micawber, Oklahoma the daughter of Alvin M. and Evelyn (Cooper) Wilson Fischer. Mae graduated from Okemah High School in Okemah, Oklahoma, attended college in Ada, Oklahoma and went to work for Oklahoma Natural Gas. Mae later worked as a Technical Consultant and Auditor for The Corp...

Frances A. Simmons, 88, Hugoton, KS , died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at Stevens County Hospital, Hugoton, KS. She was born May 5, 1923 in Seward County, KS, the daughter of James D. & Jessie E. Lamberson. She attended school at Superior, Antelope and the Hitch Ranch School. Frances had a love for cooking and baking, cooking for different local cafes for many years and at the First Chr...

Dick L. Reynolds, 77, Liberal, KS , died Thursday, June 2, 2011, at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS. He was born August 21, 1933 in Liberal, KS, the son of Homer I. & Edith V. Thornburg Reynolds. Dick worked for the Rock Island Railroad in Liberal as brakeman for eighteen years and later was an officer of the Liberal Police Department and then as the City of Libera...

Victoria "Jo" Love, 82, Liberal, KS , died Saturday, June 4, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS. She was born March 13, 1929 at Dumas, AR , the daughter of John Arthur & Serleaner Huff Norah. She moved to Liberal in 1959, working at Sally Ann cafe, and the home of Dr. & Mrs. I. Ross Grimes. She retired from the Southwest Medical Center. She was a member of...