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...

Eduardo Aguilera, 29, of Liberal died, Tuesday, June 18, 2019 in Oklahoma. He was born August 2, 1989 to Maria Aguilera in El Paso, TX. He worked for Trans AM trucking company as a truck driver. Eduardo is survived by his mother, Maria, his step father Hector Trinidad Sr. of Liberal. A son Adan Aguilera Muñiz of Manhattan, KS. Daughters Edalin Adamaris Aguilera Olivas and Jayleen Judith Ag...

Lois Marie Spencer, age 93, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Sunday, June 23, 2019, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born April 5, 1926, in Stafford County, Kansas, the daughter of Clyde Walter and Jennie Mae (DeGarmo) Stimatze. Lois grew up in Stafford. She married Orval D. Spencer on March 29, 1944, in Hopewell, Kansas. Calling Grant County home for the past 60-plus ye...