Mary Valdez, age 62, of Ulysses, Kansas died Thursday, December 11, 2014 at her home in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born September 23, 1952 in Plainview, Texas, the daughter of Ernesto and Esperanza (Garcia) Garcia. Mary grew up in Texas and has lived in Ulysses since 1965. She was a homemaker, owned and operated Parties Etc, and made birthday cakes. She married Nazario “Joe” Valdez in Ulysse...

Dessie N. Augerot Jenkins, 87, went to be with her Lord and Savoir to the Mansion Over the Hilltop on December 12, 2014. She was born July 3, 1927 in rural Haskell County, KS, the daughter of Albert and Velma (Printz) Augerot. She married Roy L. Jenkins on December 21, 1946 at Sublette, KS. He Survives. Dessie attended Satanta schools and was a graduate of Satanta High School, class of 1944. Sh...

Robert Harold Mayhan, age 67, died December 12, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born December 25, 1946 in Clayton, NM, the son of Grady and Viola (Vance) Mayhan. He graduated in 1972 from Felt High School in Felt, OK. He had been a resident of Liberal for 40 years. In 1969, he married Trudy A. Pi...

James Richard Yoxall, 88, died December 12, 2014, in Wichita Kansas. He was born October 25, 1926 to Richard and Claire (Marshall) Yoxall. James married Constance Cooper Clarke in Topeka, Kansas on April 7, 1951. They had three children, Richard Yoxall, Douglas Yoxall, and Bonnie (Yoxall) Frederick, followed by two grandchildren, Ashlee ...

Walter Neill Hays, beloved husband and father, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2014 at the Morton County Care Center in Elkhart, Kansas after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. To the end, Neill was cared for tirelessly and with endless love and affection by his wife Lila, daughter Becki, and the staff at the Morton County Health System. Neill was born in Danville, Arkansas on Au...

Born Nov 5, 1942 in Wheatland, WY to parents Glen and Frieda Hardy and passed away Dec 9, 2014 in Colorado Springs, CO. Raised in Gage, Oklahoma, he was tough, athletic, handsome, and talented with a mischievous grin and a twinkle in his eyes. Early years included working on the family farm, success at baseball and basketball, garnering scholarships to play in college, singing in the choir and ...

James Richard “Jim” Yoxall, 88, died Friday, December 12, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. Services are pending and will be announced by Brenneman Funeral Home. ...

Leo Von Plett , 80, died Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS He was born August 27, 1934 at Beaver, OK, the son of George and Linda (Boese) Plett. He married Puri Gonzalez October 12, 1976 at Turpin, OK. She survives Leo grew up in the Turpin area going to grade school at Greenough, Oklahoma and was a class of 1952 graduate of Turpin High School. Afte...

Rita Mae Shogren (Tuttle), 55, passed away on December 10, 2014. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jim and Leona Tuttle, of Gove, KS. She is survived by her husband, Mark Shogren of Satanta, KS; and daughters Tiffany Shogren of Olathe, KS; Jessica and husband Aaron Freeman of Lawrenceville, GA. Siblings: Gwen Kramer and husband David of M...

Margaret May Howell Hoeme passed away Monday, December 8, in Liberal, Kansas, at the age of 83 years. She was born November 3, 1931 in Clayton, New Mexico, one of nine children born to Mary Margaret Neatherlin and James Howell. Her father nicknamed her Bobbye. She graduated from Clayton High School and, the day after graduation, was hired by the Union County Leader newspaper as a proofreader. ...