Rickie Lynn Sumner of Aurora, Colorado passed away on July 23, 2022 surrounded by his loved ones. Rickie was born in Karlstad, Minnesota on September 12, 1951 to Ronald “Bill” and Donna Sumner. He attended Liberal High School graduating in 1969. After high school he served in the United States Army from 1972-1975. Rickie was stationed overseas in Germany and then returned back to the Uni...

Mark Lee Minter, 58, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away August 3, 2022, at his home in Hooker, OK. Mark was born October 19, 1963, in Athens, Texas, the son of Harold Lee and Patsy Lou Jacobs Minter. The family moved to Hooker, Oklahoma in 1965. He attended Hooker Schools graduating from Hooker High School with the Class of 1981. After his graduation he entered the US Army and received a medical di...

James “Bud” Wise, 75, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2022, in Newton, Kansas after a year-long battle with Alzheimer’s. The son of James Windol and Otehka P. (Caudle) Wise. He was born September 8, 1946, in Ada, Oklahoma. James “Bud” and Samma Lynn (Comer) were married on May 1, 1969, in Ulysses, Kansas. To this union were two sons James David and Robert Wayne and two daught...

Fidel Guerra Juarez, Sr. age 74, died Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi-St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. He was born March 23, 1948, in Navecilla Municipio de Villocampo, DGO, Mexico, the son of Simon Guerra Villa and Maria de el Refujio Guerra. Fidel grew up in Mexico and moved to the United States in 1970. He married Janice L. Bustamante in 1980 in Ulysses. Fidel worked as a ...

Lana Rae Caldwell, age 56, of Andover, Kansas passed away unexpectedly on August 1, 2022 Lana is survived by her Mother, Dianna Caldwell of Andover, Kansas. Brother and Sisters; Curt Caldwell and wife Linda White, Susie Roberge and Husband JP Roberge, and Shelly Dennis and fiancé David Martine. Niece and nephews; Avery Roberge, Clayton Dennis, and Preston Roberge. She was proceeded in death by...

Shirley Jean Keener, 80, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Satanta, Kansas. The daughter of Oscar and Irene Gertrude (Inman) and she was born on January 22, 1942, in Mullinville, Kansas. Shirley and John Edward Keener were married on June 25, 1960, in Mullinville, Kansas. They were married 54 years and he preceded her in death on June 19, 2014. To this union were three daughters Caren,...

Katherine Sue Higgs, age 79, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Western Prairie Senior Living Community in Ulysses. She was born May 5, 1943, in Duncan, Oklahoma, the daughter of Edward William and Rowena Cozette (Hoggatt) Allen. Sue moved to Ulysses when she was in the fourth grade. She attended Red Rock School until the eighth grade, Ulysses High School for a short time, ...

Tim Shawn Harrison, 57, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at his residence in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born in Liberal KS in 1965 the son of the late Anna Fay (Wright) Harrison and the late Jack Merle Harrison both from Liberal, Kansas. He married the love of his life and his high school sweetheart -inseparable since 1980 when he broke his leg skiing, and she was his candy striper. ...

Jay Figgins, age 79, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Thursday, July 28, 2022, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born March 19, 1943, in Fowler, Kansas, the son of Ennis and Marian (Custer) Figgins. Jay grew up on the farm north of Manter and graduated from Manter High School in 1961. Jay married Judy K. Morris on March 22, 1964, in Johnson. Together they farmed in Stanton Cou...

Marilyn Jo Franz, 69, passed away peacefully with family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 4, 2022, at 2:00pm at Dighton Marler Funeral Home Chapel in Stillwater, Ok. Interment will be held at 10:30am on Saturday, August 6, 2022, at Liberal Cemetery in Liberal, Kansas. Cow...