Marolyn R. Wood, age 93, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 16, 2021, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas.   She was born October 5, 1928, at Cedaredge, Colorado, the daughter of Ernest and Dorothy (Nelson) Bull.  As a young girl, she attended school in Cedaredge, graduating from Cedaredge High School in 1946.  She later attended Colorado Women’s College and late...

Rosalie (Rose) Collum, age 86, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was born June 15, 1935, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of George P. and Elsie (Pentz) Diepenbrock. Rose married Jesse Allen Collum on October 2, 1950, in St. Louis. She worked for USD 214 as the Food Service Director for 30 years. She enjoyed bowling, ...

Francisca Golding, age 61, died on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on June 11, 1961, the daughter of Eliseo Banueles and Enedina de la Torre in Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico. Francisca was the mother of two children, Erik and Melissa and the grandmother of four grandchildren. She will be dearly missed and, in our hearts, forever. Su...

Roscoe Ray Casady, 92, of Liberal, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021. Graveside Services will be 1:00 pm Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at the Kansas Veteran's Cemetery at Fort Dodge, Kansas. The family requests in lieu of flowers for Memorial Contributions to be made to the Kansas Soldier's Home located at 714 Sheridan Street, Ft. Dodge, KS 67843 Friends may leave condolences to the f...

Mei-Yi Sherer, 79, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at her home. She was born on February 8, 1942 to Shenichi Shimasaki and Hsu-Ying Kao at Wu-Lai, Taiwan. On October 8, 1963 she married John "Jack" Sherer at the Navy Chapel in Taipei, Taiwan. In 1964 she moved to the United States with her husband Jack as he completed his service with US Army. In 1966 she and her fami...

Carl Joe Brisendine, 74, died Friday, December 10, 2021, from cancer. He was born at Epworth Hospital in Liberal, Kansas, to Elma and Clarence Brisendine on March 2, 1947. He married Patricia Corene Fomby in 1970, who he divorced after 9 years of marriage. He was preceded in death by his parents; his younger brother, C.M, who was stillborn; and his ex-wife. He graduated from Liberal High School...

Howard Ray Cochran, 79, of Liberal, passed away on December 8, 2021 in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on April 11, 1942 to Leonard T Cochran, Sr. and Cecil Waldorf in Wichita, KS. On August 16, 1969 he married Neta Winkler in Dodge City, KS. Howard and Neta lived in Liberal, Kansas. Howard worked as a jack of all trades before retiring in 2002 from Seward County Landfill. He enjoyed car rac...

Theresa “Sissy” Kay Walker, age 69, died Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on February 19, 1952, the daughter of James Leroy Cypret and Geraldine (Davis) Cypret in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Sissy graduated Liberal High School in 1970 and married the love of her life, Billy Walker on February 27, 1970. Together they raised four children, J...

Dwight Quention Johnson, age 75, died Monday, November 6, 2021, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was born on November 8, 1946, in Seneca, Kansas. Dwight served in the army during the Cold War in Germany and continued to be a patriot thru his life. He worked in maintenance for National Beef for many years. He enjoyed fishing, he was a motorcycle enthusiast a...

Pauline Rosalie Whitham, 102, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Care Center in Liberal, KS. She was born on November 1, 1919 to Frank and Ida (Kittle) Novak at Scott City, KS. On November 1, 1937 she married H. T. (Thaine) Whitham; he preceded her in death in August 1999. She attended grade school at Modoc, KS and then went on to graduate f...