Lawrence Wayne Miller, 92, was born April 17, 1918 in Liberal, KS to Samuel A. & Susie Little Miller. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1935. He attended Ft. Hays State College and the University of Minnesota graduating in 1940. He returned to Liberal where he was a funeral director and embalmer in Kansas and Oklahoma. In 1941 he volunteered for military service and was assigned to...

Deborah Sue Golub-Hines, age 60, of Johnson, Kansas died Monday, January 29, 2011 at her home in Johnson, Kansas. She was born January 28, 1951 in San Bernardino, California, the daughter of George Dearmond and Glendena Nadine (Lay) Lieuallen. Deb was a homemaker and moved to Johnson in 1994. She met Jim Hines in 1990 and he has been her soul mate and life partner since. Deb had worked for P...

Rubena Eva Newland, 93, of Las Animas, Colorado, former longtime resident of Larned, Kansas, and later Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, February 1, 2011, in Las Animas, Colorado. She was born November 11, 1917, in Beaver County, Oklahoma, to parents Fred F. and Eva (Balzer) Just. She was united in marriage to Arthur Harms September 14, 1940. After his death in 1982, she was later marri...

Manford A. Herron, age 79, of Manter, Kansas died Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. He was born May 12, 1931 in Morton County, Kansas, the son of Thomas Johnson and Minnie Bell (Haines) Herron. Manford, a farmer and rancher, was a lifelong Morton County resident. He attended Richfield and Manter schools. On ...

John A. Borger, 89, died January 31, 2011, at the Lone Tree Residential Care Center, Meade, Kansas . He was born September 25, 1921, in rural Meade County, Kansas , the son of George and Mary Cordes Borger. He was baptized at the Lutheran Church in October of 1921, Mrs. John Cordes and Mrs. Henry Gruemkin were his sponsors. He was confirmed on July 15, 1934, by Pastor R. Gehle and has ...

Ruth Bernice McClain Bogle Weaver, 86 years old, died January 29, 2011 in Minneola, Kansas. Ruth was born March 23, 1924 in Alba, TX. She was the youngest daughter of William E. and Willie A. (Sandlin) McClain. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Elmer, Chester, and Cleddie and her sisters Edna and Jessie; a son Garry Lynn Bogle, a son-in-law, Wayne Sheetz, and a ...

Margaret R. Davidson 62, died Sunday, January 30, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born March 4, 1948 in South Port, England the daughter of Arthur and Isabella (Owen) Brewer. She graduated high school in England and completed one year at Seward County Community College. She has been a resident of Liberal for 24 years. She worked at McDonald’s and was Kitchen Manager ...

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 ...