Luz E. Vasquez, age 60, of Syracuse, died Thursday, February 17, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones at her sister’s home in Johnson, Kansas. She was born January 12, 1962, in Gomez Farias, Chihuahua, Mexico, the daughter of Carlos and Belia (Perez) Wissar-Gutierrez. Luz grew up in Mexico and moved to the United States in 1980. She had lived in Coolidge, Johnson, and Tribune before settling ...

Thelma J. Swails, age 86, died Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at her home in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born June 14, 1935, in Mechanicsville, Virginia, the daughter of Thomas and Myrtle (Pitts) Bowles. Thelma grew up in Mechanicsville, Virginia, where she graduated high school. She married James Lamar “Jim” Swails on November 6, 1954. Thelma traveled the world with her husband as he served...

Minnie Belle (Sue) Ediger, Age 89, of Liberal, Kansas, died Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Good Samaritan Nursing Center. She was born in Ringwood, Oklahoma on September 6, 1932, the daughter of Charles F. and Mildred (Combs) Surls. Minnie Graduated from Fallbrook High School in Fallbrook, California. She attended Nazarene Bible College in Pasadena, California, which is now known as Point L...

Ramona (“Mona”) Marie Almeida passed away peacefully at BSA Hospital in Amarillo, TX, on February 11, 2022. She was born in Fort Morgan, CO, on April 14, 1952, to Robert Mendoza & Antonia Saucedo. Mona spent her early years enjoying life as a kid and often accompanied her stepfather to “work" as a laborer in the fields picking cotton or harvesting other crops. She loved telling stories...

Louis G. Garcia, age 68, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Monday, February 14, 2022, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born January 5, 1954, in Plainview, Texas, the son of Ernesto and Esperanza (Garcia) Garcia. Louis lived in Texas until the age of 12 when he moved with his family to Ulysses in 1965. Louis worked for Smyth Oil & Gas, and also did construction and concrete wo...

Shirley A. Branson, age 82, passed away Monday afternoon, February 14, 2022, at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. She was born February 7, 1940, at Winfield, Kansas, the daughter of Bill and Martha (Knowles) Guymon. As a young girl, she attended grade school in Healdton and Duncan, Oklahoma before moving to California, graduating from Whittier High School in 1958. After her ...

Christine Marie (Stoddard) Munson-Suddeth, 84, passed away Monday, February 14, 2022, at Stevens County Hospital, Hugoton, Kansas. The daughter of Paul and Julia (Edwards) Stoddard, she was born June 24, 1937, in Hugoton, Kansas. She married Oscar Monroe “Monty” Munson Jr. on June 3, 1955, in Moscow, Kansas. He later preceded her in death on July 28, 1993. She and Billy Dee Suddeth were ...

Peggy Lee (Scott) Mans passed peacefully through heaven’s gates on February 15, 2022, in Satanta, Kansas. She was born December 21, 1928, in Ness County, Kansas, to Eva Maddy Scott and Ralph E. Scott. She was married in 1949 and preceded in death by her husband, Joseph R. Mans, in 1968. She was also preceded by her parents and siblings, Bill Scott, Bonna Todd, Evelyn Richardson, Jerry Scott, a...

Herminia Quintana de Rubio, age 66, died Monday February 14, 2022, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal Kansas. Herminia was born on April 25, 1955, in Chihuahua, Mexico to Gaspar and Juana (Chavez) Quintana. She married Ramon Rubio Olivas in Mexico in 1974. She worked for Kentucky Fried Chicken in food preparation and service. Herminia loved to travel, and really loved the beach....

Jamison G. Lewis, 47, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2022 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. He was born on December 27, 1974 to James and Gwendolyn (Dunlap) Lewis at Liberal, KS. Jamison attended Liberal High School where he played Football; he was a class of 1993 graduate. Jamison went on to study Social Work through Butler County Community College,from which he gr...