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...

Juanita Frances Brown, 60, of Liberal, KS passed away on Tuesday July 26, 2022 at the Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan KS. She was born on March 26, 1962 to Conrad and Petrita (Gonzales) Martinez in Clayton, NM. Frances graduated from Keyes High School in Keyes, OK. She went on to obtain her Bachelor's Degree in Education from Oklahoma Panhandle State University in Goodwell, OK. Upon gra...

Tony Ray Whisenant, age 59, died Monday, July 25, 2022, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born at Epworth Hospital in Liberal, Kansas on January 17, 1963. He was the son of Nancy Watson of Perry, Georgia and the late Joe Whisenant of Liberal, Kansas. Tony was unique. He unapologetically marched to the beat of his own drum. He was a talented artist, poet and photographer and a d...

Kenneth E. Johnson, age 91, died Monday, July 25, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on July 13, 1931, the son of Joseph Johnson and Elsie Arnett in Beaver, Oklahoma. Kenneth graduated from Liberal High School and went on to finish two years at Tennessee Tech. He married Ladora Ann Grider on January 6, 1952, in Raton, New Mexico. She preceded him in death on Nove...

Gary Lynn Teel, age 71, died Thursday, July 21, 2022, at his home in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on January 31, 1951, the son of James I. Teel and Vera E. (Hayes) Teel in Hugoton, Kansas. Gary graduated from Hugoton High School in 1970 and went on to study diesel mechanics at Liberal Vo Tech. He married Marcia Freeman on August 6, 1977. Together they raised two sons, Logan and Matt. Gary ...

Rosalio R. Ruiz, 56, of Satanta passed away in Santa Rosa, New Mexico unexpectedly on Monday, July 18, 2022. The son of Rosalio and Ramona (Rivero) Ruiz, he was born on June 26, 1966, in Satevo Chihuahua, Mexico. Rosalio Ruiz married Rosa Rubio on July 13, 1991, in Sublette, Kansas. To this union are three children: Erica, Alejandro, and Rosalio Jr... His pride and joy was his family. He ...