William R. “Bill” Kreie, age 79, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Friday, December 25, 2020, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, following a car accident.  He was born March 20, 1941, in Stafford, Kansas, the son of Ira “Ike” and Josephine “Jo” (Willinger) Kreie.    Bill grew up in Hudson, Kansas, where he graduated from Hudson High School. Afterwards, Bill attended Hutchi...

Darrel L.Taylor, 89, of Liberal, passed away on Friday December 25, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS He was born on February 8, 1931 to Buford and Eva (Reed) Taylor at Clifton, KS. On October 22, 1955 he married Georgia Carlile at the Raton, NM; she survives. He attended school at Clifton, KS. He served on the front with Company K Infantry Regiment in Korea. He was a lifeti...

LaVonne Ann Honeman, 80, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away December 25, 2020 at St. Frances Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. LaVonne was born August 7, 1940 on the family farm north of Guymon, Oklahoma, the daughter of Robert and Mary Lile Love. She attended school in Guymon, graduating from Guymon High School with the Class of 1958. She attended Panhandle A&M in Goodwell, Oklahoma for one year. O...

Juanita Pearl (Kippes) Sosa, age 90, formerly of Johnson, Kansas, died Friday, December 25, 2020, at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Inman, Kansas.  She was born December 4, 1930, in Johnson, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Anna Pearl (Bitner) Kippes.    Juanita grew up in Johnson and attended Roanoke School in 1935, which was 10 miles south of Johnson. In the spring of 1936, Juanita...

Louise Ellen Fenn, 95, died December 19, 2020, at Stevens County Hospital, Hugoton. She was born August 30, 1925, in Alva, Okla. to William and Alice (Rhodes) Behrens. Louise married Elmer L. Fenn June 13, 1954, in Wichita. He died Feb. 24, 2004. Louise, a long time area resident and artist, grew up in Wichita, graduated from Wichita State University, then moved to Great Bend in 1952. She taugh...

Wendell Delano Brack, 85, of Liberal, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020 in Kansas City, Kansas at the KU Medical Center. He was born on October 10, 1935 in Great Bend, Kansas, son of Charles and Hannah Brack, of Albert, Kansas. He graduated from High School in Otis, Kansas in 1953. After graduation he entered the Army Reserves for 2 years and then enlisted in the Army for 3 years. H...

Donald Ray Swinney, 85, passed away Monday, December 21, 2020, Great Plains Regional Medical Center, Elk City, OK. He was born to Alvin and Calvin (Watkins) Swinney on October 7 1935, McKnight, TX. Donald and Connie were married December 25, 1955 at First Church of God, Hugoton, KS. To this union were four children; Donald Kent, Brian Dale, Karlese Diane, and Craig Jason. He was a loved m...

Mary Helen Thompson, 91, formerly of Kismet, KS passed away on Saturday December 19, 2020 at Protection Valley Manor in Protection, KS. She was born on June 15, 1929; the daughter of Homer and Zelma (Heston) Edison at Liberal, KS. On June 28, 1947 she married Ralph Thompson at her mother's home in Liberal, KS; he preceded her in death in 1983. Mary grew up and attended schools in Liberal....

Helen Jo Graves, 81, died Friday, December 18, 2020, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born August 12, 1939 in Elk City, Oklahoma, the daughter of John Kenneth Loyton and Lucille Casey Loyton. Helen attended High School at Hoisington High School in Hoisington, Kansas. Helen married Don Graves also in Hoisington, Kansas on July 14, 1956. They were married for 50 years. Don ...

Teresa Hernandez, age 59, died December 19, 2020, at her home in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born July 13, 1961, in Levelland, Texas, the daughter of Jose and Geneva (Velardes) Hernandez. Teresa worked within USD 214 school systems as an ESL Teacher for many years. She was better known as “La Maestra Teresa” and was very well respected by the Hispanic Community in Ulysses. In her free time, ...