Iva Wanice Franke, 92, of Liberal, KS passed away on Saturday May 11, 2019 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center. She was born on November 16, 1926 to John and Edna (McAdams) Kennedy at Campo, CO. On January 15, 1957 she married Charles M. "Peanut" Franke at Hutchinson, KS; he preceded her in death on April 17, 2009. Iva was a graduate of Hooker High School at Hooker, OK. After high school...

Bonna Ann Gayhart was born Bonna Ann Blankenship in Hooker, Oklahoma on August 18, 1925 and cast off her mortal coil on April 15, 2019. She was the daughter of J.V. "Red" and Cuba Blankenship of Hooker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tony Gayhart, in 1985.   She leaves behind four sons, John "Red" Davis, Robert Copper, Stephen Davis and Tim Isbell, six grandchildren and thirt...

Max Hiebert, age 81, of Ulysses, Kansas, died May 12, 2019, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born February 6, 1938, in Dodge City, Kansas, the son of John and Edith (Mehl) Hiebert. Max grew up in the Turpin, Oklahoma, area. He accepted Christ as his Savior at an early age. After the death of his mother, he moved with his family to Ulysses and attended his Junior and S...

Frances L. Booth, 83, of Liberal, passed away on Saturday May 11, 2019 at her home. She was born on February 7, 1936 to John and Ila (Meyer) Wright at Manning, KS. On August 3, 1957 she married Patrick Booth at Liberal, KS; he preceded her in death in 2002. As a child growing up Frances lived in many places throughout Kansas including Manning, Garden City, Pratt, Medicine Lodge and eventu...

Irma (Pauda) Pando, age 57, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Friday, May 10, 2019, at her home in Ulysses.  She was born October 27, 1961, in Lubbock, Texas, the daughter of Marcelino B. Sr. and Genabeba (Felan) Pauda. Irma, a very devoted mother and grandmother, moved to Ulysses at a young age.  She was a para-professional for USD 214 for 28 years.  She also worked at Russ’ Food Center and Wes...

Estelle A. (Stellie) Huelskamp, age 81, passed away Saturdaymorning, May 11, 2019, at the Shepherd’s Center, Cimarron, Kansas. She was born May 18, 1937, at Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter ofAlexander and Frances (Kisner) Stegman.  As a young girl she attended PlainsGrade School, Plains, Kansas.  She later attended Sacred Heart Academy inWichita, graduating in 1955. On August 2, 1958, s...

  Wanda Marie Carmichael, a long-time resident of Meade, Kansas, died Tuesday the 7th of May at Pioneer Manor Retirement Community in Hugoton, Kansas. Born on July 12, 1936 in Sitka, KS, Wanda graduated from Ashland High School in 1954 and lived in Sitka, Derby, Ashland, Meade, and Wichita during her life. Wanda worked as a waitress in her younger years, later as a bookkeeper, a daycare ...

Johnny Otho Chappell, 60, died Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at his residence in Liberal, KS. He was born on January 28, 1959, in Garden City, KS, the son of Jim and Carol (Wright) Chappell. Johnny married Joyce Eagan on October 31, 1975 in Guymon, OK. She survives. He worked in the oil fields as a derrick hand. Survivors include: 1 Son Jeremy Chappell and his wife Johanna Omaha, ...

Wendy Lynn Torres, age 48, died May 6, 2019 in Meade County, KS. She was born July 20, 1970 in Shelbyville, IN, the daughter of Bruce and Sandra (Watson) Lester. She had obtained her GED. On February 14, 2002 she married Manuel Torres in Dodge City, KS. He survives. She was a devoted wife, mother and loved being a grandma. She was a homemaker and worked as a secretary at National Beef ...

Ruby Alsdurf-Morlen, age 83, a long time resident of Liberal returned to her heavenly home on Wednesday May 1, 2019 at Wheatridge Care Park Center in Liberal, KS. She was born on February 10, 1936 in Atlanta, Texas to the late William Edward and Mary Ann Francis Whited. Ruby raised four children with her late husband John W. Alsdurf, whom she married on April 4, 1965 in Clayton, New Mexico. ...