Madison (Matt) Traster died at his home on December 16, 2020, in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born on September 1, 1927, on a farm near Edna in Labette County, KS. Madison was the son of Ralph E. and Cora B. (Massa) Traster. Matt had an idyllic childhood at Altamont, KS where he raised livestock, and hunted and fished with his boyhood friends and his dog Jack. He attended the Labette County Community H...

Rolland Keith Wiens (Rolly) went to the arms of his Heavenly Father on December 17, 2020 in Meade, KS because of the COVID virus. Rolly was born in a rural farmhouse south of Meade on May 23, 1939, (the same farmhouse where he and his wife, Marge, raised their family and where his grandson and wife, Bradon and Rachael Wiens, now are raising their family). God reached out to Rolly when he was...

106 years ago, in 1914, Joe Sam Landrum was born in Fountain Run, Kentucky. In 1927, he moved with his parents, Michael and Lela, and four siblings to Boise City, Oklahoma. After graduating from High school there and working a while in the hardware store, he attended a year at Panhandle State University and a few years later, a year at Oklahoma City University. In 1938, he took a job with the Roll...

Charles E. Seabolt, age 82, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020.   He was born on February 20, 1938 in Ramona, Oklahoma son of John Everett and Freida Lawson Seabolt of Cherokee Indian decent.   Charles graduated from Norton High School. He married Ardine Dierks on April 28, 1979 at the Lutheran Church in Liberal, Kansas. Charles worked for Panhandle Eastern for 38 ...

Leola Maxine Marrs Butler Brown, 96, of Nickerson, Kansas went to be with Lord on 12/16/2020. Leola was born to Walter Warren Marrs and Feryl Ione Flinn, on 08/22/1924 in rural Meade County Kansas. Leola graduated from Fowler High School in 1942.  She studied Home Economics at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, OK. During WWII Leola moved to Los Angeles, California and worke...

God welcomed another angel into heaven with the passing of Christine Schaef Sleeper. Chris died on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, in her home surrounded by her family. Christine was born in Higgins, Texas, on January 14, 1936. She grew up in Hemphill County, Texas, and graduated from Canadian High School in 1953. She followed her two brothers, Tom and Don, to Panhandle State University. Christi...

Jeanne Gildene Rookhuyzen, 98, passed peacefully early Sunday morning, December 13, 2020 at the Long Term Care Unit in Satanta, Kansas. She was born October 21, 1922 to Lillian Ruth (Sheer) and Gildo Joseph Clerico in Topeka, Kansas. Jeanne attended elementary school in Osage City, KS while living with her paternal grandparents. She joined her mom in Liberal for her freshman year of high school,...

Ricardo “Ricky” Rodriguez, age 43, died Saturday, December 12, 2020, at his home in Ulysses. He was born July 2, 1977, in Satanta, Kansas, the son of Simon and Maria (Longoria) Rodriguez. Ricky grew up in Satanta and graduated from Satanta High School in 1995. He was a very dedicated employee and for the last 22 years, has worked at Friona Feed Yard as a feed delivery manager. Ricky enjoye...

Nina May (Bullock) Sipes, or “Cookie” as she was known to her husband, was born December 23, 1955, to Doris Jean Bolinger Kenville and Kenneth Marlyn Bullock, and died December 11, 2020. She was a loving wife to Ronald Lee Sipes and stepmother to Summer Sipes and Dallas Sipes Chapman for 39 years.   Nina went out of her way to help people whenever possible and was always generous with h...

Luis Carlos Juarez Ortiz, 26, died Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal Kansas. He was born on October 20, 1994 in Liberal, the son of Elida Ortiz and Heriberto Melendez. Luis graduated from Liberal High School in 2013 and obtained his associates degree at Seward County Community College. Luis worked for JV Well Service, working in the Oil Fields, and at National B...