Mary Ellen Gum, age, 90 of Johnson, Kansas died Thursday, June 14, 2018 at the Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. She was born February 22, 1928 on a Farmstead northwest of Meade, Kansas the daughter of George and Blanche (Jennison) Wilson. Mary Ellen grew up in Meade and Liberal until her family moved to Satanta, Kansas were she graduated from Satanta High School....

Frances L. Koehn, age 90, of Montezuma, Kansas, died Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at Bethel Home in Montezuma. She was born March 27, 1928, in Montezuma, Kansas, the daughter of Pete and Fannie (Koehn) Harms. Frances attended Rock Island School. She married Vernon J. Koehn on June 24, 1945, at the Rock Island School in Grant County. When she wasn’t farming with her husband, Frances enjoyed quiltin...

Ruby S. Pace, 83, of Liberal, passed away on Friday June 8, 2018 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. She was born on July 6, 1934 to Melvin and Ophenia (Tucker) Ward at Ft. Worth, TX. When Ruby was a small child her father Melvin Ward passed away. Her mother went on to marry L.M. Jones, who helped raise her and her siblings. She married Vernon Pace in 1952 at Lubbock, TX, he preceded...

PLAINS – Alvita Joyce McCollom, age 83, passed away Thursday evening, June 7, 2018, at the Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, Kansas. She was born October 22, 1934, at Turpin, Oklahoma, the daughter of Alva D. and Margaret L. (Curt) Cullins.  As a young girl she attended grade school in Turpin, Plainview, and graduated from Boise City High School in 1952.  On December 5, 1952, she marri...

MEADE – Agatha L. Isaac, age 96, passed away early Friday morning, June 8, 2018, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas.   She was born December 4, 1921, at Meade, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob E. and Lena (Pauls) Wiens.  As a young girl she attended the Sunrise Elementary School in rural Meade County.   She later attended Tabor College.  A lifetime resident of Meade, she wa...

Adrian Sandoval AGE: 60 OF: Ulysses, Kansas DIED: Tuesday, June 7, 2018 AT: University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, CO FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY: Garnand Funeral Home in Ulysses, Kansas...

Celia Janet Coen, age 68, of Elkhart, Kansas died Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born April 1, 1950, in Elkhart, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Maxine (Turner) Coen. After working as a nurse’s aide and medical assistant for many years, Celia became a Registered Nurse in 1981. She worked in small towns her entire career. Her work was very fulfil...

Emery Raymond Chaffin, 94, died Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Wheatridge Park Care Center. He was born February 21, 1924 in Liberal, KS to George Washington Chaffin and Ida Bessie Packer Chaffin. He graduated Liberal High School in 1943. He then attended Ottawa Baptist College for 3 years before entering the United States Army in 1948 and was granted an Honorable discharged in 1951. He served in Kor...

Soledad Flores de Mendoza, age 80, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Friday, June 1, 2018, at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She was born November 6, 1937, in Julimes, Chihuahua, Mexico, the daughter of Nicacio and Andrea (Pando) Flores.   She grew up in Mexico and was very active in the Catholic Church, prayed the Rosary, was a Lector and traveled from town to town in Mexico proc...

Ben Steven Upshaw, 68, passed away on May 31, 2018, in Ulysses, Kansas. Born December 5, 1949, Steve grew up in Ulysses. After high school, he joined the U.S. Marine Corp and served a tour of duty in Vietnam at the height of the war. Upon discharge, he completed his Bachelor’s at KU. He then worked overseas for several years in offshore oil drilling operations, before returning to attend law sch...