Joyce Marie Forbes, age 66, left this earth on June 14, 2021, at the Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas.  She was born March 30, 1955, in Owensboro, Kentucky, to Anna and Obert Bryant.  In her teenage years, she moved to Elkhart, Kansas, where she met Vince Forbes and they were married May 25, 1974.  Joyce’s love and passion was to take her cruises. She was always planning her nex...

Michael Mouzon “Mike” Weatherby, 68, died suddenly Sunday evening on June 6, 2021 at his home in Plains, Kansas. He was born on May 14, 1953 in Liberal, Kansas to Lucille Faye (Polf) and Edwin Mouzon Weatherby. Mike graduated from Liberal High School with the class of 1972. He married Merry Lynn (Davis) on July 22, 1972 at the Western Avenue Church of Christ in Liberal. In 1973 Mike and his...

Wesley Craig, age 77, of Evans, Colorado, passed away at Centennial Healthcare Center in Greeley on April 30, 2021. Wesley was born on April 19, 1944, to Frank and Katherine (Darby) Craig in Denver, Colorado. Wesley grew up in Salida, Colorado, and graduated from Salida High School in 1962. After high school, Wesley served in the Army with one tour in Vietnam as a military policeman. Following ...

Albert Blackwelder was born September 2, 1949, son of Lawrence and Ulah Mae, brother of Bruce and Gail, went to school in Hooker, Missouri Military Academy, and college in Kentucky. He loved hunting and fishing and began building race cars to compete at local tracks. At a Baptist church camp, south of Oklahoma City, he met Carolyn Grice from Guymon whom he married, and the couple had four child...

Robert James "Bob" Granite, 79, of Liberal, KS passed away on Sunday June 6, 2021 at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, KS. He was born on April 26, 1942 in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Joseph and Verna (Patishnock) Granite. He married Carolyn Kay Harris February 4, 1967 at Big Spring, TX; they were blessed with two children Michael and Alycia. Bob attended elementary schoo...

Michael “Mike” Scott McGinley, age 49, died Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Kismet, Kansas.   He was born on March 19, 1972, son of William Scott and Sandra Jean McGinley in Dodge City, Kansas.   Mike graduated Great Bend High School in 1990 and later attended KSU in Manhattan, Kansas. Mike was an active member of the community and belonged to many clubs which included the Li...

Juan A Mendoza “Alex” un padre querido y hijo, inesperadamente murio a los 27 años. Alex es sobrevivido por sus padres, Jose y Angela Mendoza; su esposa, Juana Jose; su hija, Ashley Mendoza; sus hermanas, Emiliana y Adelina Mendoza; su hermano, George Mendoza. Alex ya no esta con nosotros pero se va a reencontrar con su hermana, Carmen Mendoza; y su sobrina, Keyla Lopez.   Al...

Robert Eyestone was born November 25, 1946 in Fort Collins, Colorado. He was the son of Robert Harmon and Doris Margaret (Rutledge) Eyestone. Robert passed away from this life on Friday, May 14, 2021 at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home, Hugoton, Kansas. He was a proud Army Veteran and served for two years. Robert was a teacher at Hugoton High School for 25+ years and loved every minute of the stu...

John Burnett Walker, age 75, died Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas.   He was born on September 16, 1945, the son of Herbert and Marie (Burnett) Walker in Alamogordo, New Mexico.   John graduated from Capitan, New Mexico High School in 1964. He continued his education at Brown Institute of Electronics, Mpls, Minnesota graduating in 1969....

Ella Mae Julian, age 93, was born on January 8, 1928, in Raymond, KS to Robert Clark and Elvra Ann (Snider) Eastin. She died on May 31, 2021, at the Stanton County LTCU in Johnson, KS.   Ella Mae married Theodore J. Julian on August 1, 1946, at Bethel Church of the Nazarene.  Ella Mae and Ted farmed and raised their family in Stanton County and had two children; son, Basil Dwight, born on...