Betty Jo Heitschmidt, 93, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2021 at Wheatridge Care Park in Liberal, KS. She was born on April 26, 1928 to Warren and Leola (Frank) Swan on their farm north of Liberal, KS. On November 24, 1946 she married Donald Heitschmidt; he preceded her in death on January 11, 2010 after 64 years of marriage. When she was five her family moved to a f...

Betty Lou Norton, 86, passed away Friday, September 10, 2021, Pioneer Manor Nursing Home, Hugoton, Kansas. The daughter of Willie M. and Ruby (Jennings) Bullard, she was born November 26, 1934, in Tupelo, Oklahoma. Betty Lou Bullard married the love of her life Omar Levi Norton on May 19, 1950, in Ada, Oklahoma. Omar preceded her in death February 11, 2020. She was a member of the United Method...

Mickel Randolph " Randy" Grisham, 62, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday September 12, 2021 at Wheatridge Care Park in Liberal. He was born on March 12, 1959 to Billy and Willa Grisham at Borger, TX. He was a member of the Mosaic community. Randy had a talent for remembering everyone's name and where they were from; especially his home state of Texas. He enjoyed c...

Bonnie Kaye (Zimmerman) Golliher, 71, died August 24, 2021, in Wichita, KS.  She was born on February 14, 1950, in Dodge City, KS the daughter of Edward and Dolly (Craghead) Zimmerman. Bonnie grew up in Dodge City before moving to Fowler where she graduated from Fowler High School in 1969.  The summer after high school she traveled to California with her twin sister to visit relatives and t...

Christian Joel Farmer, 17, of Hugoton, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at Hugoton, Kansas. The son of  Andy Gene Farmer and Mary Sue Jordan on July 28, 2004, in Garden City, Kansas. Christian went to Hugoton High School and was very active in school.  He really enjoyed horses, roping, wrestling, riding dirt bikes and playing the piano. Christian was a fun loving and t...

Esther Lavern Ellis, 94, of Amarillo, TX died November 2, 2020 after a short illness. She was born Dec. 8, 1925 to Earl John Ellis and Lola May Thomas Ellis at their home in Stevens County. She worked for many years as a nurse and a home healthcare nurse. In the early 1950’s, she was terminally ill with tuberculosis but was healed by God in a tent meeting conducted by Oral Roberts. Her...

James R. Spooner, 70, Ulysses, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021, Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital, Ulysses, Kansas. He was born to Reginald and Gloria (Marks) Spooner on July 12, 1951, Easton, Maryland. James and Shirley Jean Lipscomb were married on July 29, 1978, Ulysses, Kansas. James attended the Rose Lane Church of God, Ulysses. Jim's hobbies were singing, collecting, ...

Juan Dominguez Garcia, age 72, died Monday, September 6, 2021 at his home in Liberal, Kansas.   He was born on January 11, 1949, the son of Ascencion Dominguez and Margarita Garcia in Delicias, Chihuahua. Juan was born and raised in Mexico, and moved to Liberal, Kansas where he lived for 30 years. On September 28, 1983, he married Lucila in El Paso, Texas. He was the father of seven ...

Edward "Junior" Mohs, 93, passed away September 4, 2021 at Morton County Hospital, Elkhart, Kansas. Visitation will be held Wednesday, September 8, 2021, 10 AM to 12 PM, Robson Funeral Home, 120 Grant Street, Elkhart, Kansas. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, September 8, 2021, 3 PM, Robson Funeral Home, Elkhart. Burial to follow at Elkhart Cemetery. Full obituary will be available ...

Joseph “Joe” Wayde Whisennand, 17, passed away Monday, September 6, 2021, in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born June 22, 2004, in Texas County Hospital, Guymon Oklahoma to Todd Whisennand and Addie (Wray) Whisennand. Joe was an Elkhart High School Wildcat Senior, class of 2022. Joe was an avid sports player, especially baseball. He had an extensive work ethic, and he thoroughly enjoyed farming an...