Cynthia Rae Wittman, age 72, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at her home. She was born January 28, 1950, in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Albert F. and Helen L. (Frederick) Wittman. Cindy was raised in Russell and graduated from Russell High School. She continued her education at Ft. Hays State University and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education; a degree whic...

Michael Shannon Atkinson, 61, passed away unexpectedly last weekend. He was born at Epworth Hospital in Liberal, KS on December 19, 1960, the son of William R. "Bill" Atkinson and Meredith Lynn (Burton) Atkinson. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1979 and from the University of Kansas in 1984 with degrees in Environmental Design and Architecture. After graduating from KU, he worked as a...

Family members are sad to announce the passing of Steve Rome of Hugoton, Kansas. Steve was 69 years old and died on August 8th at St. Catherine’s Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He passed from this life surrounded by loved ones after a courageous battle with cancer. Steve was born on March 7, 1953 in Garden City to Dave and Evelyn Rome. The family moved to Hugoton, Kansas to begin a far...

Mary (Guerrero) Romero, age 92, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022, at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home, in Hugoton, Kansas. The daughter of Jesus and Manula (Oliverez) Guerrero, she was born on May 23, 1930, in Bellfont, Kansas. They both preceded her in death. She and Eliseo “Leo” Romero were married September 6, 1947, in Clayton, New Mexico. He preceded her in death on July 20, 1997. Mar...

Sarah Michelle Miller, 38, of Liberal, KS passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at her home. She was born on March 11, 1984 to Kenneth Dempsey and Joannie Queen at San Antonio, TX. She attended school at Phoenix, AZ. In 2003 she moved to Liberal, KS. Sarah loved to travel and wasn't afraid to take chances. She enjoyed being surrounded by her friends & family. Sarah's main love in her li...

Norma F. Langford, age 90, passed away Sunday morning, August 7, 2022, at her Meade residence. She was born August 2, 1932, in rural Meade County, Kansas, the daughter of Robert Frank and Minnie Elizabeth (Murphy) Butler. As a young girl, she attended school in Meade, graduating from Meade High School in 1951. A lifetime resident of Meade, she was a bank teller for the First National Ban...

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 ...