Frances Anne Rice passed away from this life at the age of 104 years young, on Friday, December 17, 2021, at her residence in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on April 27, 1917, in Sherman, Texas to William and Bertha (Grammer) Taylor. She married David Alvin Rice on July 9, 1938, and resided in Odessa, Texas where they enjoyed a good life together. They were blessed with a daughter Shirley De...

Deloris “Dee” Eileen Drake, age 78, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas. She was born September 4, 1943, in Wellington, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Edith Evelyn (Miller) Rains. Dee, a homemaker, has lived in Ulysses since 1973. She married Rodney Drake on February 24, 1973, in Ulysses. Dee was very pas...

Kenneth Lynn Sullivan, 67, lifetime resident of Stevens County passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021, at his home. The son of Loren Kenneth and Lois Marie (Rawlins) Sullivan, he was born March 5, 1954, in Hugoton, Kansas. Kenneth graduated from Rolla High School in 1972. He later enjoyed being in agriculture by driving semi-trucks and having cattle. Kenneth enjoyed camping with his family. S...

Garret Patrick Larkin, 39, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Stevens County Hospital, Hugoton, Kansas. He was the son of Michael James Larkin and Kay Cullison Larkin, he was born February 19, 1982, in Kansas City, Missouri. His personality was like no other, he had a contagious smile and laugh. There was just joy and a presence of being around him. Garret’s hobbies inclu...

Irene Ford, age 90, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. She was born October 24, 1931, at rural Kismet, Kansas, the daughter of Noah and Lydia (Miller) Stoll.  As a young girl, she attended school in Kismet, graduating from Kismet High School in 1950.  On October 10, 1956, Irene married Verlyn Taylor and the couple made their home in Holdrid...

Gerald A. (Jerry) Mansell, age 78, passed away early Saturday morning, December 18, 2021, at the Kansas Soldiers Home, Fort Dodge, Kansas. He was born November 16, 1943, at Plentywood, Montana, the son of K.C. and Lena (Labbate) Mansell.  As a young boy he attended school in Russville, Arkansas.  After his granduation, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving in Viet Nam from ...

Brenda Jo “BJ” Moser, 64, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at her home in Hugoton, Kansas. The daughter of William and Ruby (Hancock) Fullerton was born April 19, 1957, in Superior, Nebraska. She served the Hugoton community with professionalism for 12 years (2009-2021). Her law enforcement career began in 1994 as a dispatcher with the Stanton County Sheriff’s Department. She als...

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...