David Romero, Jr., age 66, died Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born October 23, 1953, in Raymondville, Texas, the son of David Sr. and Gloria (Gutierrez) Romero.     At the age of 10, David moved with his family to Ulysses.  He attended Grant County Rural High School until he enlisted in the United States Army in 1974.  After serving ...

Dawn Michelle Jennings, 46, of Kismet, KS died on Monday October 5, 2020 at Skilled Nursing in Southwest Medical Center. She was born on January 10, 1974 in Las Vegas, NV. She was the daughter of Bill Winter and Linda (Carrier) Winter.    Dawn graduated from Southwestern Heights High School in Kismet, KS is 1992. Then she attended Seward County Community College and through SCCC she at...

Pat Cooper, age 82, died Sunday, October 4, 2020, at Morton County Senior Living Community in Elkhart, Kansas.  She was born March 14, 1938, in Elkhart, Kansas, the daughter of Glenn and Wanda (Burkett) Handlin.     Pat was born, raised and attended school in Elkhart. Her father operated one of the first barber shops in town, where she spent most of her childhood. Pat married her fir...

Carl Stephen Higgs, age 78, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Sunday, October 4, 2020, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born July 3, 1942, in Rocky Ford, Colorado, the son of Willard Carl and Frances “Shanny” Lou Anna (Coats) Higgs. Carl moved to Ulysses in 1957 from Crowley, Colorado. After graduating from Grant County Rural High School, Carl started farming sugar beets w...

Alma Lee Lampp, age 83, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Saturday, October 3, 2020, at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas.  She was born February 1, 1937, in San Angelo, Texas, the daughter of John Henry and Lillian Estella (Lee) Langehennig.    Alma Lee grew up on a farm and then the family moved to Seagraves, Texas.  She married Kenneth Lampp on December 26, 1955, in Seagraves,...

Cloyd Dewane Weathers, a long-time resident of the Eva, Oklahoma, community, died on October 3, 2020, in Durant, Oklahoma.  He was born April 1, 1930, in Ulysses, Kansas, to Jess and Sarah Weathers.    He spent his early childhood in Great Bend, Kansas, and helped the family by holding many jobs through his early years.  The family moved to Elkhart, Kansas, where Cloyd graduated from...

Charles (Butch) Melvin Creamer JR., 77, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2020 at Renaissance Nursing Home, Stillwater, Oklahoma. Butch was born on January 8, 1944, to Charles Melvin Creamer Sr. and Pauline Margaret (Ives) Creamer in Liberal, KS. Butch and Sallie Earlene Littlefield were married June 11, 1970, in Arizona.  They enjoyed spending time together in Colorado with their children.  T...

Dr. Rick J Fitzgerald, 66, of Liberal, KS passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center. Rick was born in Blackwell, OK on October 6, 1953 to Marvin and Doris Seymour Fitzgerald of Deer Creek, OK. He married Tess Rabanal of Manila, Philippines on September 17, 1985. Rick attended Deer Creek High School. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Biology at Central State Uni...

Rev. Victor ‘Ray’ Tweed, 87, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in Liberal, KS. He was born on March 27, 1933, in St. Paul, AR, the son of Graydon Scott and Esther (Bivins) Tweed. He graduated from North Side High School in Fort Smith, AR in 1951. As a teenager, her surrounded his life with the ministry. He graduated from Southe...

Betty Louise Hale, 94, died Friday, October 2, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society in Liberal, KS. She was born on August 30, 1926 in the Golden Plains Community in Seward County. She was the daughter of Ople and Bessy (Boring) Rowan. She graduated from Liberal High School. On August 22, 1950, she married Leon Hale in Liberal Kansas. He preceded her in death on May 31, 2012. Betty was a mu...