Nadine C Christian, 86, died Sunday, May 7, 2023 in Denver, CO She was born August 8, 1936 in Liberal, KS to Lamie & Mildred (Hockman) Caffee. Nadine attended school in Liberal. She worked for the USDA in Sublette, KS for 26 years. Nadine moved to the Denver area in 1984. She is survived by her son David (Joan) Moody, four grandchildren, five great grandchildren, brother, Jim Caffee...

GeJuan Jane Martin, age 60, died Monday, May 15, 2023, at her home in Ulysses. She was born April 17, 1963, in Ulysses, Kansas, the daughter of Donald Lee and Kathryn Jane (Bangs) Eddie. GeJuan grew up in Ulysses and graduated with the Ulysses High School Class of 1981. She married Dennis Martin on July 31, 1982, in Ulysses. GeJuan always kept busy and owned and operated GeJuan’s Daycare f...

Larry D. Winfrey, age 85, passed away Friday evening, May 12, 2023, at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, Kansas. He was born October 31, 1937, the son of William E. and Alice Louise (Shuman) Winfrey. As a young boy he attended school in Plains, graduating from Plains High School in 1955. He then attended and graduated from the Wentworth Military Academy. On August 9, 1959, he married ...

Melody Paige Stanfill, 23, passed away on Saturday, May 13 2023 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on August 30, 1999 to Tara Michelle Cordova and Aaron Michael Stanfill in Wichita, Kansas. Paige enjoyed reading and nature, and had a passion for fashion. She loved her church and God. She is survived by her mother, Tara Cordova of Leander, TX; step-father, Rob Blair of ...

Danny “Dan” Darnell Walls, of Elkhart, Kansas, passed away on May 13, 2023, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Dan was the son of Oliver Perry and Mable Ruth (Bickford) Walls and was born on April 7, 1958, in Lamar, Colorado, where he graduated from high school. He went on to further his education by obtaining an Associate's Degree in Animal Science from Lama...

Ruth A. Franks, age 82, died Monday, May 8, 2023, at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born September 13, 1940, in Bethel, Oklahoma, to Ira Hardin and Mary Lou (Jones) Hardin. Ruth was united in marriage to her soul mate, Wayne Franks. Ruth’s great love was music. She wrote music and was an accomplished singer. She loved her family so much, and they were the m...

On May 10, 2023, Kathleen Susan McKown of Ulysses KS, passed away at the age of 73 in Wichita KS. Kathy was born to TJ and Margaret Armstrong on 8/8/1949, in Wichita KS, the 2nd of 13 children. She was raised in Mulvane KS and became a registered nurse, moving to Ulysses KS in 1975. Kathy stayed very busy in her adult life with 4 kids to raise, her nursing career, and her hobbies. Over the y...

Darrel Lester Hickman, age 76, of Dodge City, Kansas, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2023, at Manor of the Plains care home. He was born on January 2, 1947, in Garden City, Kansas, to Oliver and Dorothy (Simpson) Hickman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son Jason. On July 15, 1967, he married Lynette Lane in Ulysses. They were married for 56 years. Other survivo...

Pastor Israel Franco, age 64, of Hugoton, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton. He was born June 2, 1958, in Lubbock, Texas, the son of Armando and Aurora (Sanchez) Franco. Israel grew up in Garden City, Kansas, and moved to Ulysses in 1974. He graduated from Ulysses High School in 1976. He continued his education at Latin American Bible Institute in Cali...

Wesley Allen Payton, 35, of Turpin, passed away on Saturday May 6, 2023 in Liberal, KS. He was born on October 13, 1987 to Allen and Marion (Land) Payton in Tucumcari, NM. On February 1, 2014 he married Cara Hendrickson in Tucumcari, NM. Wesley was a graduate of Tucumcari High School; class of 2004. He then went on to obtain his Associate Degree from Mesalands Community College in 2006....