John Elver Milburn, a beloved husband, father, and devoted farmer, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2026, in Johnson, Kansas. He was born on April 21, 1944, in Syracuse, Kansas, to Elver C. and Esletene (Ford) Milburn. John’s early years were shaped by his education at Dermot Schools, followed by his graduation from Rolla High School. Demonstrating a commitment to learning and personal growth...

Jerry Don Steadman, 73, of Liberal, passed away on Friday March 13, 2026 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center. He was born on November 23, 1952 to Richard and Betty (Chance) Steadman at St. John, KS. Jerry married Eve Lorraine Mata in LaJunta, CO; she preceded him in death on April 16, 2022. Jerry had worked many years as an Electrician. Years back he had worked for the LuJunta Cemetery i...

Flora Jean Stevens, age 90, passed away on Thursday March 12, 2026, at Satanta Long Term Care Unit in Satanta. She was born September 26, 1935, in Bristow, Oklahoma, the daughter of Ross and Flossie (Giles) Brooks. Jean grew up in Duncan, Oklahoma, where she graduated from high school. She later furthered her education in Wichita Falls, Texas, on a band scholarship and graduated as a medical ...

Jorge Alonso Heredia, age 71, died on March 9, 2026, in Garden City, Kansas. He was born, February 4, 1955, in Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico to Servando and Marianita Lascano De Heredia. Jorge grew up in Mexico before moving to the Colorado at the age of 15 years old. He met his wife, Frances Acosta, and they were married, in 1975. They then moved to Ulysses where he worked during the Oil Pat...

Roberta J. Babb, age 84, passed away early Monday morning, March 9, 2026, at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, Kansas. She was born July 27, 1941, at Fowler, Kansas, the daughter of Robert Edwin and Mary Lorene (Joy) Young. As a young girl she attended school in Fowler, graduating from Fowler High School. A lifelong resident of Kansas, she was s legal secretary for Coleman Indus...

Shirley Elizabeth Rawlins Rich of Olathe, KS, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the age of 82. Shirley was born Dec 8, 1943, to H.B. and Evelyn Rawlins as the 4th of 6 children. She was born in Mangum, Oklahoma and raised in her hometown of Hugoton, KS. Shirley is preceded in death by her parents, HB and Evelyn Rawlins (Hugoton, KS), and sisters Marie Sullivan (Rolla, KS) and Jacque Piera...

After an amazing and full life Virginia Lois Pinkham, age 99, died on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on March 1, 1927, in Torrance, California, to Joseph Earl and Nannie (Parks) Huddleston. Virginia graduated from Yamhill, Oregon High School in 1945. On September 28, 1946, she was united in marriage to Harmon L. Pinkham at the Terminal Island Chapel in Long Beach, C...

Jerry Wayne Whisenhunt, 73, of Liberal, passed away on Monday March 9, 2026 at Wheatridge Care Park Nursing Home in Liberal, KS. He was born on April 29, 1952 to Howard and Nell (Renfroe) Whisenhunt at Liberal, KS. Jerry was a graduate of Liberal High School and went on to serve his country in the US ARMY during the Vietnam conflict. He worked as a machinist for many years and was workin...

Delores Jean (Bowers) Currier, age 88, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 7, 2026, surrounded by her devoted family and friends at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses. Delores, the first child of Charles and Mabel (Hickman) Bowers, was born December 13, 1937, in Harper, Oklahoma, and attended grade school and high school at Laverne where she graduated in May 1956. In high school, sh...

Roger D. Kreger went to be with his Lord God Almighty and Savior Jesus Christ in Heaven on Friday, March 6, 2026. Roger, a friend and neighbor of 10 years since moving from Wyoming, and Dee of 15 years, ranched and hay farmed eight miles north of Fowler, Kansas, on Crooked Creek. He and Dee, along with one of her son, Toby Nevin raised a small bunch of Black Angus cattle and raised and s...