On October 29, 2021 in Meade, Kansas, JoAnn Harris took her final breaths surrounded by her loving daughters and went home to her heavenly Father.  She was born to Paul and Maurine Thomas on December 20, 1933 in Lakin, Kansas.  She graduated from Liberal High School in 1951.  JoAnn joined her life with Lloyd Harris in a beautiful wedding celebration at the First Christian Church on Novem...

Esteban Gallegos, Jr., age 72, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at Vibra Rehabilitation Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. He was born September 26, 1949, in Lazaro Cárdenas, Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Esteban Sr. and Encarnacion (Nieto) Gallegos. Esteban moved to the United States at age 17 living in Colorado. In 1969, he moved to Ulysses. He married Raquel Romero on October ...

William Conrad Weilert passed away Friday, October 22, 2021, at his home in Kismet, Kansas.  William (Bill) was born November 4, 1931, to Michael and Catherine (Rumbach) Weilert in Ness City, Kansas.   In 1949, at the age of 17, Bill enlisted into the U.S. Army.  While stationed at Fort Lawton, Washington he met and married his wife Dorothy O’Brien on June 16, 1952.  To their union...

Earl Dean Mitchell, age 83, died Friday, October 22, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on December 1, 1937, the son of Richey Brown Mitchell and Elsie May (Kilgore) Mitchell. Dean married Evelyn Joan McEntire on March 14, 1964, in Liberal, Kansas. They were married 54 years until her death on November 8, 2018. He raised one son, David Lynn and two daughters, J...

Norma L. Nail, age 79, passed away Saturday afternoon, October 23, 2021, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. She was born November 11, 1941, at Stratford, Texas, the daughter of Henry and Eva (Drake) Bachman.  As a young girl she attended school in Stratford, graduating from Stratford High School in 1960. In 1958, she married Carl E. O’Quinn.  After several years of marriage...

Jeanell Marie Kulow, 79, of Liberal, passed away on October 14, 2021 in Liberal, KS. She was born January 8, 1942 to Joseph and Alma (Jones) Creason in Beaver, Ok. She attended school in Liberal, graduating from Liberal High School in 1960. In addition to retiring from working as a Mail Handler at the Post Office for twenty-five years, she also owned and operated the City Cab Company for m...

Wanda Joyce Shelton, age 53, departed this life on Monday, October 18, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas.   She was born on, April 1, 1968, in Marlin, Texas the daughter of Dorothy Vaughan and Joseph Vaughan. She lived in Liberal, Kansas with her husband Rodney Love Sr. and her son, Rodney Love III.   Wanda graduated from Liberal High School in 1986 and wen...

Nina Geraldine “Jerry” Westfall, 91, died Thursday, October 21, 2021, at Western Prairie Senior Living in Ulysses, Kansas.  She was born February 01, 1930, in Goodland, Kansas, the youngest of twelve children, to Henry and Edna (Gardner) Johnson.   Jerry grew up on a farm near Goodland and graduated from Goodland High School.  She married Joseph Wayne Westfall on September 26, 1954...

 Mellissa Kae Brenneman, 53, died Thursday, October 21, 2021. She was proud of being from Nebraska and loved ranching. She also loved sports, especially football. Mellissa and her husband, Rick, owned Brenneman Funeral Home in Liberal, KS for 17 years. She adored her family and was very proud of them. Visitation: Sunday, October 24, 2021, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Smith Family Mortuary, De...

Kevin M. Kelly, 42, of Greenbrier Arkansas, went home to be with the Lord on October 16, 2021. He was born on October 31, 1978, in Liberal, KS. Kevin was preceded in death by his grandparents, Jerry and Pat Kelly as well as Robert and Vinnie "Peewee" Hickey. Kevin is survived by his loving wife, Nicci, whom he married on March 20, 1999, at the First United Methodist Church in Liberal, KS, and b...