Ken W. Matkin, 75, Died on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at the Homestead Health and Rehabilitation Center in Garden City, KS. He was born August 27, 1943 in the Epworth Hospital, Liberal, KS. To Homer Leroy and Irene Isabelle (Graves) Matkin. Ken graduated from Turpin High School. He married Mary Ann Haddon in Plains, KS, on May 10, 1986. They were married for 32 years. He was a farmer all ...

Linda Jo Abla, age 63, died Sunday, October 7, 2018, at her home in Liberal. She was born March 17, 1955, at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and is the daughter of Arthur Hamilton and Wilma (Horner) Hamilton. Linda grew up in Oberlin, Kansas and graduated from Decatur Community High School in 1973. She continued her education and graduated from Hutchinson Community College in 1975. Sh...

Maurine Campbell, age 88, went home to be with our Lord on October 4, 2018, at LakePoint Nursing Home in Wichita, Kansas.  She was born in Stevens County, Kansas, on May 13, 1930, the daughter of Earnest and Elsie Fields.   Maurine married Gayle F. Cox on August 14, 1948.   Maurine is survived by her children, Myra Linsker and husband Jeffrey of Wichita, Kansas, and Neal Cox...

John Fletcher Boylan, 86, died Friday, October 5, 2018 at Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Eula (Brewer) Boylan; his daughter, Jana Leddy and husband Tony of Edmond, Ok.; daughter, Dana Kreie and husband Rod of Newton, Ks.; son, Kelly C. Boylan and wife Kelly D. of Wichita, Ks.; eight grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren; many past friends of Ulysses...

Grady Owens, 30, Died on Friday, October 5, 2018, in Stevens County. He was born December 31, 1987 in Blue Springs, Missouri to Donald Owens and Judy Owens (Stewart). Grady graduated from Liberal High School in 2006. He married his best friend Holly (Turpin) Owens on December 13, 2014 in Liberal, KS. They were married for nearly 4 years. He worked for Hog Slat as a Site Supervisor. Hi...

Roland “Whitey” Buddy Yousey, age 87, of Elkhart, Kansas, died Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at Morton County Senior Living Community in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born October 10, 1930, in Dallas, Texas, the son of Irvin Albert and Faye (Bain) Yousey. Whitey grew up in Vinita, Oklahoma, where he received his schooling. After graduating high school, he attended automotive school in Nashville, T...

John Fletcher Boylan AGE: 86 OF: Newton, Kansas DIED: Friday, October 5, 2018 AT: Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY: Garnand Funeral Home in Ulysses, Kansas...

Leah C. Hood, age 90, formerly of Liberal, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Ashton Court Care and Rehabilitation in Liberty, Missouri. She was born August 7, 1928 in Gray, Oklahoma to Floyd Kerns and Nora Lee (Morgan) Kerns. She graduated from Booker High School in 1946 and attended Panhandle A&M and then Oklahoma A&M and married Paul Hood on July 23, 1950 in Booker, T...

Doris June (Carter) Kreie, 85, of Newton, Kansas, passed away Tuesday October 2, 2018, at Newton Medical Center in Newton, Kansas. She was born June 21, 1933, in Ardmore, Oklahoma, the daughter of Opal Olive and Etta Alice (Taylor) Carter. Doris was a graduate of Johnson High School and worked as an administrative secretary at the Grant County Recreation Commission, the Ulysses News and Edward Jon...

Mary Fira, age 77, of Johnson, Kansas, died Thursday, September 27, 2018, at Western Prairie Care Home in Ulysses, Kansas.  She was born June 8, 1941, in Jourdanton, Texas, the daughter of Andres and Franchita (Olibera) Corella.   Mary grew up in Texas.  She married Fidencio V. (Fred) Fira on March 2, 1958, and they moved to Johnson in 1963.  Mary enjoyed being a farm wife and drivin...