Zelma Mary Rust, age 98, of Elkhart, Kansas died Tuesday, May 03, 2011 at the Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born May 03, 1913 in Avard, Oklahoma the daughter of Alvert N. and Orpha Roberta (Edmonston) Barber. Zelma a homemaker, lived in Lakin, Kansas for several years. She married William M. Rust on May 26, 1934 in Lakin. She lived in various cities in Colorado including L...

Leon “Brooks” Allen, age 83, recently of Palisade, Colorado died Thursday, April 28, 2011 at The Retreat at Palisade in Palisade, Colorado.  He was born August 31, 1927 in Ulysses, Kansas, the son of Orville Henry and Gertrude (Brooks) Allen.   Brooks served his country in the Air Force as an air traffic controller in the Philippines following World War II.  He was a fou...

James Edward Miller Sr. 65, died April 30, 2011 at his residence. He was born Nov. 7, 1945 in Pauls Valley, OK the son of Thaddeus and Maria (Hancock) Miller. He was a retired cook for SKADAF. He attended the Assembly of God Church . He serviced in the US Army during the Vietnam War . On Jan. 16, 1970 he married Mary Cheney at La Junta, Colorado . She su...

James Greg “J.G.” Bell, age 47, died April 28, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center . He was born November 15, 1963 in Wichita Falls, TX , the son of James “Red” and Alma Rae (Holford) Bell. He was a 1981 Liberal High School graduate, attended Seward County Community College and received certification at Seward County Voca...

Billy Fred Burns, age 68, of Eva, Oklahoma, community, joined his Heavenly Father on April 28, 2011 at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born on April 23, 1943, to the late Ralph W. and Lela (Freeman) Burns in Texhoma, Texas, and was the oldest of four children. He was raised and lived on his parents’ farm in the Eva, Oklahoma, community. While growing up on the farm, Bill...

Rondal Thompson, 81, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away April 26, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas Rondal was born September 3, 1929 in Pocasset, Oklahoma, the son of Milas Preston and Anne Anderson Thompson. He attended school in Woodward, Oklahoma . After school he entered the U.S. Army serving in Germany. After his honorable discharge he returned to the Woodward ar...

Todd A. Mittlieder, age 45, died early Saturday morning, April 23, 2011, at his Meade, Kansas , residence. He was born July 16, 1965, at Omaha, Nebraska , the son of Clarence and Shirley (Hill) Mittlieder. As a young boy he attended the Omaha school system, later attending junior high and high school in Gillette, Wyoming. On December 31, 1992, he married Connie Bilodeau at Gillette, Wyoming ....

Teddy Gene (Ted) Ipson, age 52, died Sunday, April 24, 2011 at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born May 8, 1958 in Elkhart, Kansas the son of Roger and Bonnie (Gerrond) Ipson. Ted graduated from Elkhart High School in 1976. He was employed by Colorado Interstate Gas Company for 17 years living in Elkhart, Lakin, Liberal, Kansas, and also Wamsutter, Wyoming. In 1995...

Brian D. Jamison, 59, died April 21, 2011 at his home in Liberal. He was born November 15, 1951, at Raton, New Mexico, the son of Billy J. and Lillie F. (Blosser) Jamison. He was a formerly of Beaver, OK, moving to Liberal, KS in 2002. He was a mechanic at National Beef Packing Co. before his illness. On July 7, 2005, he married Maria De Lourdes Hernandez in Perryton, TX. She survives. Ot...

Ola I. Howie, 74, Liberal, KS, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at Wheatridge Park Care Center, Liberal, KS. She was born June 10, 1936 at Guymon, OK, the daughter of Robert E. & Edith M. Deaton Grant. She graduated Eureka High School in 1954 and worked for Southwestern Bell for eleven years. Ola was very active in church and community affairs, cared for children of coaches and tea...