Richard Oren Faucett, 92, died October 16, 2019, at Southwest Medical Center. He was born March 25 1927 to Oren Victor Faucett and Golda Irene Kirtland Faucett in Alamosa, CO. He married Marjorie Louise Austin August 3, 1946 in Alamosa, CO. She survives Richard graduated from Alamosa High School in 1946. He served in the United States Navy in World War II from April 1944 to August 1945...

Andrew Hunt, Jr., died Monday, October 14, 2019 at SWMC in Liberal. He was born on April 26, 1983, the son of Andrew Hunt Sr. and Lesley Carswell. He graduated from Liberal High School in 2003. Andrew enjoyed spending time with his family and his friends. Survivors include: His mother, Lesley Carswell Sisters Lexi Carswell Kaci Carswell Jada Carswell Aunts Shirley Osby Debera...

Funeral services for Mr. Justin Lynn Cook, 36, of Arp, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 19, 2019, in the chapel at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home with Cameron Strange and Mike Rhoades officiating. Interment will follow in Restland Memorial Park, near Carthage, under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, October 18,...

Epifanio (Pifi) Vasquez, age 56, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Monday, October 14, 2019, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born August 9, 1963, in La Mesa, Texas, the son of Ysidoro and Corina (Guerrero) Vasquez. Pifi was the greatest son, brother and uncle. There was never a moment you didn’t see him smiling or laughing. You could catch him watching his favorite Chiefs ga...

Billie LeRoy Andersen, 91 years young, of Liberal passed away Oct. 11 in Wichita. Bill was the third oldest child of 15 children born to Ernest William and Verna Esther Yost Andersen on April 28, 1928 in Seneca, Nebraska. Bill grew up in the sandhills of Nebraska helping his father haul heating oil until he and his younger brother, Don, joined the military to serve in the Korean conflict. ...

Viola A. Bangs, age 97, of Lakin, Kansas, died Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born January 21, 1922, in Clapham, New Mexico, the daughter of Theodore Herman and Margaret Amelia (Stefen) Wehmeler. Viola was a cook at the Alamo Supper Club in Ulysses and also Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital. She enjoyed playing cards, family vacations, and making...

Maria De Los Angeles Ortiz, 66, died Sunday, October 13, 2019 at SWMC in Liberal, KS. She was born on December 15, 1952, the daughter of Antonio and Concepcion (Terrones) Andrade in Leon, Mexico. On May 30, 1978, she married Andres O. Ortiz in Spearman, Texas. He survives. She worked as a patient care taker as a CMA at the Senior Citizens Center, Good Samaritan Center and the County He...

Ramon Ortega Vasquez, 58, passed away on Friday October 11, 2019 at his home in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on August 31, 1961 in Estacion Conchos, Chihuahua; the son of Lorenzo Ortega and Maria Vasquez. Ramon is survived by his wife Rosalía Márquez Ortega and his children Julio Cesar Ortega, Sergio Ortega, Sigifredo Ortega and grandson Isaiah Ortega. His viewing will be held on Wed...

Rylan (Ry Ry) Blair Vose, our little Superman, age 7, died Friday October 11, 2019 at his home in Liberal, KS. He was currently in the 2nd grade at Prairie View Elementary, Liberal, KS with Mrs. Strickland as his teacher. He loved going to school, he was known for having the best smile when it came time to going to school. Rylan also loved playing with his loving siblings, laughing and joking,...

Kathy Schwarzer, age 63, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Thursday, October 10, 2019, at Pratt Regional Medical Center in Pratt, Kansas. She was born February 4, 1956, in Ulysses, Kansas, the daughter of Lester and Joanna (Brauer) Hemphill. Kathy grew up in Ulysses and graduated from Ulysses High School. She worked for the Ulysses Police Department and Grant County Sheriff Department for 23 ½ years ...