Margaret Linda Bissett, 90, died Friday, April 19, 2019, at the Homestead Estates care facility in Liberal. She was born on September 25, 1928 in Susank, KS, the daughter of Andrew and Katherine (Schmidt) Baum. She graduated from Gorham High School in 1947. On August 5, 1950, she married Clarence Adlore Bissett in Russell, KS, in the Assembly of God Church. He preceded her in death on April 14...

Marcia Ann Yancey passed away April 17, 2019 in Amarillo, Texas.  She was born to C.E. and Delpha Dain, April 21, 1943 in Beaver, Oklahoma.  Her youth was spent in Hough, Oklahoma where her father farmed and managed the Riffe and Gilmore grain elevator.  She attended elementary school in Straight, Oklahoma and graduated from Guymon Schools in 1961.  She began her college pursuits at Panhandle ...

Paula Andrews, age 71, died Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at the South West Medical Center in Liberal. She was born July 22, 1947 in Lavonia, Georgia the daughter of Marvin Charles Frankum and Lois Edna Kelly Paula Graduated from Edison High School in Miami, Florida She was a member of AARP She worked as a cashier for USD480 for 9 ½ years. She also worked as a cashier in food service and...

Devota J. Clair AGE: 78 OF: Elkhart, Kansas DIED: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 AT: Life Care Center of Andover in Andover, Kansas FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY: Garnand Funeral Home, Elkhart, Kansas...

Joan Fischer, age 93, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and formerly of Ulysses, Kansas, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Sunday, April 14, 2019, at St. Johns Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born October 14, 1925, in Falls City, Nebraska, the daughter of Carl and Janet (Mooney) Huber. Joan grew up in Fall City, Nebraska. She moved to Los Angeles, California where she met and married Milt...

James “Jim” Merritt, 69, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Morton County Care Center, Elkhart, Kansas. Jim was born to Earl Oscar and Florence (Weaver) Merritt on August 5, 1949 in Elkhart, Kansas. He was a life time resident of Elkhart. Jim and Carol Joyce Ward were married on November 3, 1990 at Hillcrest Baptist Church in Elkhart, Kansas. Jim work for the City of Elkhart for...

Manuel Sandoval Solis, age 102, died Sunday, April 14, 2019, at his family’s home in Liberal. He was born January 4, 1917 in Tabsaco, Zacatecas in Mexico the son of Feliz Sandoval and Felicitas Solis. He married Ana Maria Huerta, she preceded him in death. He was in agriculture in Mexico for most of his life working both as a farmer and rancher. When he moved to Kansas he worked for Na...

Elease “Boots” Tucker, age 100, died Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Morton County Senior Living Community in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born August 1, 1918, in Sparta, Tennessee, the daughter of William F. and Edna M. (Johnson) Hicks. At the age of 2 years, Elease’s family homesteaded four miles west of Elkhart near Sturgis, Oklahoma. She attended Round Top School, and graduated from Elkhart...

Damon E. Brown, age 69, passed away late Wednesday evening, April 10, 2019, in rural Seward County, Kansas, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. He was born May 29, 1949, at Carnegie, Oklahoma, the son of Frank Hatton and Fern Schmidt.  As a young boy he attended the Meade school system, graduating from Meade High School in 1967.  After his graduation, he joined the United States Army, ...

Fern L. Kistler, age 97, of Johnson, Kansas, died Thursday, April 11, 2019, at Stanton County Hospital in Johnson, Kansas. She was born June 16, 1921, in Lamar, Missouri, the daughter of Glenn A. and Nellie (Vincent) Wright. Fern was a graduate of Manter High School in Manter. She lived in Manter and Ulysses before moving to Johnson in 2001. She worked a number of years at Big Ben jeans factory...