Ellen Viola Way, age 84, passed from this life on January 20, 2018 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. She was born June 1, 1933 in Beaver, OK, the daughter of Cecil Marion and Mildred Alta (Peck) Drum. Ellen departed with peace and grace with her family by her side as the angels accompanied her on her journey to heaven, to be reunited with her soul mate, Lee Roy, of 45 years. She...

Shirlene Ann Hagler, 69, of Hugoton, Kansas, passed away on January 15th, 2018. She was born in Liberal, Kansas, daughter of the late Jewell Marie (Higgins) Burrows and George Henry Burrows, Jr. Shirlene graduated from Fort Hays State University and received her Master’s Degree from Emporia State University, however a stint at the University of Kansas left her a Jayhawk for life. She retired ...

Emagene “Genie” Bruce, age 86, died on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at her home in Fort Collins, Colorado. She was born May 29, 1931 in Liberal, Kansas the daughter of Gene and Iona Bell (Fellers) Warden. she graduated from Liberal High School. Genie married Euty Farice Bruce, Jr. on July 9, 1950 in Liberal. He preceded her in death on February 23, 2013. She was a homemaker and a devout Christ...

William Duane Blasi, 85, died Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at Pathways Hospice Care in Loveland, Colorado. He was born Oct. 02, 1932 to August Blasi and Grace (Kingsbury) Blasi in Pratt, KS. He married Lila M. Sangster Nov. 4, 1955 in Pratt, KS. Survivors include one daughter Joy Lynn Blasi of Loveland, CO; one granddaughter Jadey Blasi of Loveland, CO, and one brother Bob Blasi of Denver, CO....

George Earnest Koehler, age 91, passed away Wednesday morning, January 17, 2018, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas.   He was born April 7, 1926, at Adams, Oklahoma, the son of Earnest and Martha Koehler.  As a young boy he attended school in the Hooker and Turpin, Oklahoma area.  After his schooling, he joined the United States Army Air Corps in 1946 during World War II.  Aft...

Dale L. Limper, age 91, of Green Valley, Arizona, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at his home. He was born March 3, 1926, in Belpre, Kansas, the son of Jesse E. and Dorothy A. (Jarvis) Limper. The family moved to Ulysses in early 1927 and farmed southeast of town until 1977. Dale married Betty A. Bennett on May 3, 1947, and they had three children. After 51 years of marriage, Betty died in Sep...

Archie Paul DeBruce, age 93, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Saturday, January 13, 2018, at Reflection Living - Minnie House in Wichita, Kansas. He was born March 2, 1924, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Alvin and Lulu (Ashley) DeBruce. Archie grew up in Wichita and received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from Wichita State University. He served in the United States Army and was honorably d...

Mona (Moni) Richerson, 94 of Liberal, died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at the Skilled Unit of South West Medical Center. Mona was born March 6, 1923 in Hardesty, OK, to Oscer Brown and Hazel Richards. She graduated Hardesty High School in 1943. On December 26th 1945 she married Clifton Willard Richerson in Clayton, New Mexico, he died February 24, 1984. She married Charles Morris Jenkins Jr. ...

Juan Jonathan “Johnny” Espino, age 22, died January 5th in a motor vehicle accident near Chickasha, OK. He was born in Winfield, KS on January 26, 1995 the son of Mirna Gonzales and Francisco Faz Ovalle. Johnny was a 2013 graduate from Turpin, OK. High School. He was serving in the U.S. Army as a PFC in Bravo Battery 2nd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery at Ft. Sill OK. He is survived by hi...

Nancy Glaspie Foss, age 77, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Monday, January 8, 2018, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born September 4, 1940, in Shreveport, Louisiana, the daughter of Julian “Jelly” Elmo and Elva “Pene” (Barnhill) Glaspie. Nancy grew up in Mansfield, Louisiana, and graduated as the valedictorian in her class in 1957. She received her Bachelor’s Deg...