Richard Arthur Batman, lifelong farmer and rancher, entered eternal life on January 26, 2014, at 88 years of age. He was born on December 30, 1925, in rural Meade County, to parents Arthur William and Leona Mae (Morrison) Batman, the first of two sons. He grew up and attended school in Meade prior to enlisting in the Army Air Corps in 1943. After the war, he attended Kansas State Col...

Kathy Lynn Anderson, age 60, of Ulysses, Kansas died Friday, January 24, 2014 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, Kansas. She was born September 24, 1953 in Wellington, Kansas, the daughter of Latin and Lenora Maxine (Sams) Anderson. Kathy grew up in Wellington and Ulysses and attended school in Ulysses. She earned an LPN Certificate from Seward County Community College. She worked a...

Maria T. Ortiz DeLeon, 73, died Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center , Liberal. She was born August 13, 1940 at Guatemala City , Guatemala , the daughter of Rafael and Rafela (Ramirez) Ortiz. She married Carlos DeLeon in 1963 in Guatemala City , Guatemala . He survives. A resident of Liberal for the past 28 years, She formally wor...

Thomas Paul “Tom” Mein , 66, died Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Liberal Good Samaritan Center, Liberal, KS. He was born April 18, 1947 in Ida Grove, IA, the son of Robert J. and Edith (Sears) Mein. Tom was a 1965 graduate of Ida Grove High School. He served in the U. S. Navy from 1965-1969. He attended Wayne St...

Dale E. Harper, age 68, died January 24, 2014 at his residence in Liberal, KS. He was born April 4, 1945 in Beaver, OK, the son of M. E. “Pug” and K. Joyce (Heitschmidt) Harper. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1963. He attended Indiana Tech for 2 years. He was a life time resident of Liberal. He worked as a wrecker driver for Burr’s Service and Hasty’s...

Paulina Pardo De Leyva, 68, died, Friday at Kansas Medical Center in Andover, KS. She was born June 22, 1945 in Durango, Mexico the daughter of Ernesto and Julia (Zuniga) Pardo. She has been a resident of Liberal for the past 13 years. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the St. Anthony Catholic Church. In 1974, she married Jesus Leyva in Mexi...

Stanley H. “Stan” Wilbers, 80, died Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He was born July 11, 1933 in Westphalia, Missouri, the son of Joseph L. and Ida (Rudroff) Wilbers. He graduated in 1951 from St. Joseph High School in Westphalia, MO and in 1960 graduated from Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, MO. He has been a resident of Libera...

Kathy Anderson AGE: 60 OF: Ulysses, Kansas DIED: Friday, January 24, 2014 AT: Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita, Kansas FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY: Garnand Funeral Home in Ulysses, Kansas ...

Wilma Agnes Olsen 91 died January 23, 2014 at Liberal Good Samaritan Society. She was born December 23, 1922 in Duke, Oklahoma the daughter of Arthur and Indi (Andrews) Andrews. She has been a longtime Liberal resident; she was a homemaker and also working as a waitress at the Airport Café and Sally Anns. She was a member of the Women’s aglow and Church for All Nation...

Giap Van Nguyen, 79, died Sunday, January 19, 2014 at his home in Liberal, KS. He was born January 15, 1935 at Quang Ngai, Vietnam the son of Hein Van Nguyen and Tuyen Thi Nguyen . He married Lu Thi Nguyen in Vietnam. She survives. He moved to the United States from Vietnam in July of 1995 and was employed with National Beef Packing Co. for 16 years. His survivors include three daughters, Phun...