Joseph "Joe" Winfred Whisennand, 71, passed away, Thursday, December 12, 2019, at his residence, Elkhart, Kansas. Visitation will be Saturday, December 14, 2019, 4 PM to 8 PM and Sunday, December 15, 2019, 2 PM to 5 PM, Robson Funeral Home, 120 Grant St., Elkhart. A memorial has been established for Knights of Columbus. Memorials may be mailed to Robson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 606, Elkhart, ...

Supt. Bernardine D. "B.D." Williams, 93, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday December 10, 2019 at the Wheatridge Care Park in Liberal, Kansas. Bernardine Williams was born August 13, 1926 in Manchester, Arkansas to the late Jacob and Flossie Williams. He attended Peak High School and also attended Little Rock Barber College. He enlisted in the Army and served in WWII. After being honorably d...

Leslie Anne Lucas Plunk, 82, passed away on December 8, 2019, at home in Wichita, Kansas. Leslie graduated from Panhandle State, Goodwell, OK (BA Elementary Education) and taught fifth and sixth grades in Liberal KS and Turpin OK. Upon graduation from Fort Hays State University, Leslie served as Principal of Park County School District RE-2 in Fairplay CO and Benton Elementary K-8 in Benton KS....

Joshua Wayne Eslick, 37, passed away December 1, 2019, Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Missouri. Joshua was born to Shane and Denny Eslick, December 16, 1981, Rawlins, Wyoming. Joshua attended school in Wamsutter, Wyoming and moved to Lakin where he graduated in 2000. He then attended Northwest Kansas Technical College where he graduated in 2002 as a certified welder. Joshua loved hi...

Hedwig (Jancunski) Lairmore, 99, passed away at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home in Hugoton, KS on December 5, 2019. She was born October 12, 1920, to Raymond and Lottie (Rzasinski) Jancunski in St. Louis, MO. Hedwig and William Dale “DOC” were married October 2, 1947, in St. Louis, MO. To this union were two children, Laurie and Kerry. Hedwig was a member of First Church of God of Hugo...

Heath Alan Thomas, a beloved son, brother, and grandson, left this life too soon in Denison, Texas on December 2, 2019 at the young age of 25. He was born to Alan Ladd Thomas and Rita Eileen (Marshall) Thomas on January 20, 1994. Family hour will be from 1-2:00 PM on Thursday December 5th at the Holmes~Coffey~Murray Chapel in Durant, Oklahoma. A service in his honor will begin at 2:00 PM in the ch...

Temple Lee Reed, 85, of Rolla, KS, passed away at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, KS on December 1, 2019. She was born July 7, 1934, to Pat and Martha “Jack” (Pennington) Hurd in Antlers, OK. Temple graduated from Oklahoma Panhandle State University with a Bachelors in English High School Education. Temple and Ronald Reed were married September 11, 1953, in Udall, KS. They enjoyed spe...

Amy Leslie (Barr) Wilson, 47, passed away Friday, November 29, 2019, at home in Colorado Springs, Colorado with family around her; after a courageous 2 year battle with cancer. Amy was born July 4, 1972, in Liberal, KS, to Maurice Duane and Lesta Mae (Griffith) Barr and was the beloved eighth of eight children. She graduated from Southwestern Heights High School, Kismet, Kansas, in 1990. She at...

Odelia Ybarra, age 80, of Ulysses, Kansas went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 28, 2019 at her home in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born March 20, 1939 at Winters, Texas the daughter of A.C. and Concepcion Esquivel. Odelia married Candido (Cande) Ybarra on July 6, 1957 in Munday, Texas. Munday was home for the family until 1971, when they moved to Ulysses, Kansas. Odelia was employed by...

Betty Lou Parks, age 92, of Johnson, Kansas, died Saturday, November 30, 2019, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. She was born May 16, 1927, in Rocky Ford, Colorado, the daughter of Clayton Raymond and Mary Ruth (Westfall) Lane. Betty grew up in Rocky Ford and attended school there. She worked in the fields and was a waitress in the Rocky Ford area. After she moved to...