John Lyndon Sheil died at home on October 14, 2018 in Tucson, Arizona. John was born February 21, 1926 on a farm near Delphis, Iowa. He was raised in Maloy, Iowa. Following high school, John enlisted in the Marine Corps serving in Japan during WWII. Upon returning from the war, he attended college in Maryville, Missouri where he met and married Martha Clymens, his wife of 67 years. For a sh...

Orman L. Brent, age 89, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Sunday, June 30, 2019, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born January 31, 1930, in Alton, Kansas, the son of Ola LeRoy and Helen Elizabeth (Weethee) Brent. Orman moved to Denver at the age of 18 and worked in the Denver Stockyards; at 23 he moved to Stockton, California, and worked for a rubber company. Four years lat...

Donald E. “Ed” Lewis, age 92, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born July 30, 1926, in Grant County, Kansas, the son of John Huston and Lucille Recca (Towler) Lewis. Ed was a farmer and lifetime resident of Grant County. He graduated high school when he was a junior and joined the United States Navy. Ed married...

Cecil Leon Bennett, age 63, of Elkhart, Kansas, died Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was born October 12, 1955, in Boise City, Oklahoma, the son of Leon Aaron and Pauline Virginia (Ellis) Bennett. Cecil was born and raised in Boise City. When he was younger, he enjoyed going to work with his Dad. He enjoyed participating in rodeo...

Margaret Elizabeth Rhodes, 94, of Dresden, Kansas passed away on Tuesday June 25, 2019 at her daughter's home in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on November 3, 1924 to Harry and Sophia (Coles) Wilton at Kneehill Valley, Alberta, Canada. On September 16, 1946 she married Russell Gene Rhodes at Norton, KS; he preceded her in death on September 1, 2013. Margaret grew up and attended school at...

Virginia E. Martinez, age 88, died Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas. She was born December 1, 1930, in Sophia, New Mexico, the daughter of Jose Sabino and Cirai (Salazar) Marquez. Virginia, a homemaker, grew up in New Mexico. She married Louis Martinez on November 29, 1947, in Clayton, New Mexico. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and St. Joan of ...

Tammy Elaine Ballesteros, age 33, died Friday, June 21, 2019, near Guymon, Oklahoma. She was born January 23, 1986, in Guymon, Oklahoma, the daughter of Inez V. and LuAnn (Welsch) Hernandez. Tammy was a traveling nurse for Nurse Link Staffing Inc. of Hugoton. She loved her family, dancing and singing. Tammy was always smiling and laughing. She married Santiago Ballesteros in 2013. S...

Luella Mae Carrithers, age 87, of Mulvane, Kansas, and formerly of Johnson, Kansas, passed away Friday, June 21, 2019, at Villa Maria Nursing Home in Mulvane, Kansas, with her family by her side. She was born July 12, 1931, in Manter, Kansas, the daughter of Courtland and Thelma (Roark) Wartman. Luella married Bobby Dean Carrithers on January 23, 1954. She was employed at Johnson Co-op for ...

James A. “Jim” Kepley, age 76, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Monday, June 24, 2019, at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. He was born September 5, 1942, in Satanta, Kansas, the son of Edward Bryce and Helen Marjorie (King) Kepley. Jim, a farmer, graduated from Grant County Rural High School in 1960. He served in the United States Army from 1963-1965. Jim married Linda Zeller...

Fowler - Laverne Ann (Hoffman) Leis, age 91, passed away early Monday morning, June 24, 2019, at the Minneola District Hospital, Minneola, Kansas. She was born May 14, 19258, at Minneola, Kansas, the daughter of Leo and Kate (Berblinger) Hoffman. She graduated from Minneola High School in 1946. She was a loving Wife, Mother of five, Homemaker, Nurse’s Aide, and she enjoyed playing th...