Evelyn Marie Evans-Ellis, age 101, died September 23, 2022, while residing at Oxford Grand at Market Square in Wichita Kansas. She was born on Monday, July 18, 1921 in rural Meade County to, Meade Kansas, the daughter of Fred Franklin and Sylvia Mae Keltner Ford. A resident of Meade County most of her life, and then living in Wichita from 2002. A homemaker, mother of three, and former empl...

Freda Taylor, 91, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022 at her home. She was born on January 27, 1931 to Merle and Dorothy (Dudley) Cole at Liberal, KS. On June 28, 1951 she married Robert Lee Taylor at Raton, NM.; he preceded her in death in 1981. She enjoyed building plastic models, sewing, camping and fishing. Freda also enjoyed long walks on the Beach in Florida dur...

Victor Valerio Martinez-Gonzales, age 64, died September 20, 2022, at his home in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on July 27, 1958, the son of Valerio Martinez and Maria Gonzales in Mexico City, Mexico. Victor was united in marriage to his beloved Carmen Martinez, she preceded him in death. He was a hard worker for many years as a Derrick Operator in the oil field. He will be greatly missed and...

Dean E. Tennis, age 92, passed away Wednesday afternoon, September 21, 2022, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. He was born July 19, 1930, at Chanute, Kansas, the son of Israel Clayton and Leona Mae (Trapp) Tennis. As a boy he attended school in Chanute, graduating from Chanute High School. He later attended Neosho County Community College in 1950 and Kansas State Univer...

Joseph Donald "Joe" Krafft, 88, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at Brookdale Liberal Springs. He was born on October 14, 1933, to William and Amy Wallace Krafft in Tulsa, OK. On April 12, 1958, he married Alice Weikel in Tulsa, OK. Alice preceded him in death on April 20, 2019. Joe graduated from the University of Tulsa with a degree in Petroleum Engineering and worked...

Jim Wilson, age 74, was an integral part of the Ulysses, Kansas, community and has been missed dearly since his death on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses. He was born January 19, 1948, in Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Glen E. and Gwendolyn Frances (Heimer) Wilson. Jim grew up on the family farm near Hanston, Kansas, and was active in Boy Scouts and FFA. ...

Marylin A. Headrick, age 83, died September 19, 2022, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on September 11, 1939, the daughter of Everett Lee Smith and Dorothy (Keyser) Smith in Toppenish, Washington. Marylin completed 13 years of school and graduated from Liberal High School. She was united in marriage to her husband of 62 years, Ivan David Headrick on March 15, 1958, i...

Diana Willimon, 70, of Plains, KS passed away on Monday, September 19, 2022 at her home. Cremation has been entrusted to Miller Mortuary of Liberal. Friends may send condolences through Diana's tribute web page at www.millermortuary.net. ...

Cora “Oletta” Leonard, age 93, died Saturday, September 17, 2022, in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Oletta was born on August 11, 1929, the daughter of Donald M. and Emma C. (Cook) Smith in the small town of Hominy, Oklahoma. She grew up with not only lots of childhood friends, but lots of family in the home as well – she was one of eleven children. As they became adults most of her siblings dis...

Oscar Gilberto “la Borre” Gandara, age 37, died Thursday, September 15, 2022, in St. Paul, Minnesota. La Borre died of injuries received in a drilling rig accident in North Dakota. He was born on April 15, 1985, the son of Frederico and Juana Gandara in Rosales, Chihuahua, Mexico. La Borre was united in marriage to his loving wife, Elida Omaira Gandara, on February 14, 2008, in Mesa, Ari...