Karen Ranae Valles, 65, of Liberal, passed away on March 18, 2018 at her home. She was born on January 11, 1953 to Wayland and Neona (Wiles) Skinner at Woodward, OK. On May 11, 1976 she married Romualdo Valles at Perryton, TX; he survives. Karen was a Graduate of Liberal High School. She worked as an Office Manager for Panhandle Employees in Liberal for 11 years before retiring in 2012. S...

Richard Joe Pittman, 78 died, Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born October 1, 1939 to Joe and Beatrice Blakemore Pittman in Liberal, KS. He Married Nancy Carol Neese in Liberal on December 11, 1970. She died October 5, 2012. Richard graduated from Liberal High School in 1957. He then attended Panhandle State University. After college he bought some ...

Jeffrey T. Colvin, age 56, died Thursday, March 15, 2018, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born September 1, 1961 in Hutchinson, KS, the son of Billy W. and Edith Marie (Melton) Colvin. He attended Liberal High School. He worked numerous jobs, including National Beef Packing Plant, as a Security Guard, and Mosaic. Survivors include 2 Brothers Ricky L. Colvin and wife Marvi...

Verna D Murray 86, passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at the Harry Hynes Hospice Center in Wichita, KS. She was born August 14, 1931 to Vern and Marie Wheat at Republic, MO. In 1976 Verna moved to Albuquerque, NM where she lived for almost ten years. Verna loved living in New Mexico and enjoyed many things there including the people, Balloon Fest, the Jam, and the Mountains.She later moved b...

Mildred P. Calvin, age 99, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Friday, December 15, 2017, at Western Prairie Senior Living Community in Ulysses. She was born March 17, 1918, in Richfield, Kansas, the daughter of John L. and Viola J. (Hall) McGee. Mildred attended school in Richfield. She worked as a housekeeper in The Dalles, Oregon, for two years, and then returned to Kansas. Mildred lived in Texas and K...

Carol Ann Brown, 80, died Sunday March 11 2018. She was born March 29, 1937 to John Evenson and Mabel Applegate Evenson at Eureka, Ks. She graduated Eureka High School. She married George Knowing in 1968 in Liberal, KS. George died June 1987. In 1989 she married Leonard “Pat” Patrick Brown in New Mexico. Pat died February, 2003. She worked for John Smith as a Chiropractor Assistant. S...

Rosetta M. (Marrs) Thompson, age 100, died early Sunday morning, March 11, 2018, at the Minneola Long Term Care Center, Minneola, Kansas.   She was born February 19, 1918, in rural Fowler, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph and Rosa (McGuire) Marrs.  A lifetime Meade County resident, she was a homemaker.   She graduated from Meade High School, Meade, and lived in Meade over six years, where sh...

Blanca Estela Ibarra, age 63, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Thursday, March 8, 2018, in rural Grant County, Kansas.  She was born May 2, 1954, in Guadalupe, Zacatecas, Mexico, the daughter of Salvador D. and Maria Guadalupe (Torres) Sosa. Blanca married Jose A. Ibarra on February 15, 1974, in Guadalupe, Zacatecas, Mexico. They have lived in Ulysses since 1973. Blanca was a very devout Catholic. She...

Dennis Rogers, age 61, of Johnson, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 7 2018, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born August 12, 1956, in Sacramento, California, the son of William and Thelma (Lewis) Rogers. Dennis spent most of his life in California. He received his Master of Education Degree. While in California, he taught math and was a high school principal. Dennis married ...

Donald Grasz, age 72, of Elkhart, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born October 27, 1945, in Elkhart, the son of Raymond Fredrick and Marie (Smith) Grasz. Donald was a lifetime resident of Elkhart. He married Brenda Emmert on July 3, 1966, in Elkhart. Donald worked for Panhandle Eastern for 25 years, owned the Phillips 66 Station, and...