Mike Fanning, age 66, died Sunday, February 23, 2025, at the Kearny County Hospital in Lakin. He was born November 20, 1958, in Ulysses, Kanas, the son of Woodrow W. and Margaret Faye (McKinney) Fanning. Mike was a lifetime resident of Grant County and graduated from Lakin High School. He married DeDee Carlock on March 16, 1995, in Fairfield, Texas. Mike was a country boy at heart and love...

Wanda Gail (Alfson) Fischer was born on July 13, 1928 in Morris, Minnesota to Willard and Emma (Singbiel) Alfson and she left her earthly body behind to be with her Savior on February 23, 2025 at the age of 96. Wanda spent her growing up years in Cyrus, Minnesota and helped care for her younger sister. Wanda was married to Frank Brown and children Phillip and Jacque were born to this union. Th...

Steve Lee Tregellas, age 58, son of Dennis and Genevieve (Jan) (Llewellyn)Tregellas, and brother of Tammie Tregellas Boykin; passed away on February 17, 2025, in Elkhart, Kansas. Steve was born on September 27, 1966, in Elkhart, Kansas, where he lived his entire life. He graduated from Elkhart High School in 1985. Steve loved the Denver Broncos and enjoyed the companionship of watching foot...

Danny Earl Brown, 85, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday February 19, 2025 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Society. He was born on July 25, 1939 to Andrew and Juanita (Short) Brown at Oklahoma City, OK. Danny left Noble, OK at the age of 16 because his school principal insisted that he shave his beard. He came to Liberal and found a job working at a filling station on highway 54. The station o...

With profound sorrow and deep admiration, we remember and celebrate the life of Lindsey Denae Fields, a beloved wife, mother, daughter, and a treasured educator, mentor, and friend. Lindsey passed away on January 29, 2025, as one of the victims of American Airlines Flight 5342. Her loss is immeasurable, but the impact she made on the lives of those who knew her will endure forever. Born on July...

Chester "Chet" Nordling, WWII Veteran, age 101, formerly of Liberal, passed away peacefully on January 31, 2025 at the Primrose Retirement Center in Rogers, Arkansas Chet was born May 30, 1923 on a farm in Nekoma, Kansas. He was one of six children. After Chet graduated from high school, he went to work for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Kansas City, Missouri. At the start of WWII, he w...

Mary Peña, a devoted mother, grandmother, and pillar of her community, passed away at the age of 93 on February 19, 2025, at Western Prairie Senior Living Community in Ulysses, Kansas. Born into a migrant worker family on September 15, 1931, in Clare, Michigan, Mary’s life journey took her across the United States before settling in Ulysses. Mary married Leon Peña on January 16, 1954, in Chil...

Darrel Allen Webb, age 75, passed away Wednesday, February 19 at Homestead Estates Home Plus in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on September 1, 1949 in Liberal, Kansas to Delmer and Lanora (Stevens) Webb. He attended Liberal High School where he graduated in 1967, Kansas State University where he graduated in 1971 and then earned a Masters degree from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He m...

Darrell Wayne Bryan, 62, of Tyrone, OK passed away on Monday, February 17, 2025 at his home. He was born on September 12, 1962 to Larry and Judy (McDaniel) Bryan at Liberal, KS. Darrell was a graduate of Tyrone High School; class of 1980. He went on to obtain his Agricultural Certification through the Liberal Area Votech in 1981. He grew up working on the family farm in the Tyrone area wher...

Emma Lou (Huebner) Hodges was born on July 11, 1936 in Beaver, OK, to Walter and Elsa (Pfiefer) Huebner. She grew up on the family farm near Turpin, OK, with her parents and older brother Walt. She always loved being a country girl and lived in the country most of her life. Emma Lou married young and had three children, Alan, Debbie, and Jerry. They were very close in age so she was a busy...