William "Texas Bill" Thorpe, 76, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Satanta Long Term Care Unit, Satanta, Kansas. He was born on June 14, 1946, in Beaver, Oklahoma to Wilbur and Geneva Thorpe. Bill was a rodeo clown and cowboy entertainer, and he never met a stranger. His rodeos took him all over the United States. His trained animals awed children and adults alike. Bill was prec...

Juana Montes, 66, died Friday, December 23, 2022 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born on January 31, 1956 in Chihuahua, Mexico, the daughter of Alfredo Montes Zamarripa and Dolores Rodruguis. Juana was a longtime resident and valued member of the ResCare community. She is survived by her Brothers, Alfredo, Roberto and Alfonso Montes, and her sisters, Teresa a...

Julie Dawn Martin, 53, of Turpin, OK passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2022 at her home. She was born on June 22, 1969 to Fred and Juanita (Myers) Perry at Guymon, OK. On September 5, 2000 she married Dennis Martin at Red River, NM. Julie was a graduate of Tyrone High School; class of 1987. She worked as a Registrar for Turpin Schools in Turpin, OK. Julie loved spending time with h...

George Denys Tull, age 68, of Liberal, Kansas passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society Care Facility after a lengthy battle with cancer. Denys was born on October 16, 1954, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of George Washington Tull and Emma Lou (Scott) Tull. In 1957, the family left Oklahoma and moved to Meade, Kansas. He attended Meade Elementary School until 1963 when...

PLAINS – Dennis J. (Red) Foster, age 66, passed away Friday morning, December 23, 2022, at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, Kansas. He was born July 5, 1956, at Denver, Colorado, the son of James Thomas and Marjorie Frances (Brown) Foster. As a young boy he attended school in Newton, Meade, and Plains, Kansas. A resident of Plains since 1969, he was a gas industry technician for ov...

Jerry Eldon Carlile, 63, of Turpin, OK passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born on June 29, 1959 to Robert and Virginia (Weaver ) Carlile in Liberal, KS. He was a graduate of Liberal High School. After high school, Jerry went to work for the family business, J&R Sand, operating the sand and gravel plants. He enjoyed riding ATVs, f...

Kathleen Ann Hill “Kathy”, age 68, of Satanta, Kansas passed from this life on to her eternal life on December 18th, 2022, in Norman, Oklahoma. Kathy was born December 14th, 1954, in Aurora, Colorado, to Martha Ann Smith. She spent her childhood in Guymon, Oklahoma, and was raised by her loving grandparents Carl and Bea Grove. In 1971, Kathy married Johnny Davidson in Guymon, Oklahoma, an...

Margarito Gonzalez Hernandez, Age 50, Died at Rose Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, on Saturday, December 17, 2022. He was born June 10, 1972, in Mexico City, Mexico, the son of Benito Gonzalez and Francisca Hernandez.  He attained his GED and was an Oil Field Worker as well as a truck driver.  Margarito Married Marisela Rios in Liberal, Kansas on November 10, 1996. She survives. ...

Velda J. Tackett, age 75, of Hugoton, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton. She was born March 16, 1947, in Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Finis Lee and Geneva Mae (Prather) Holder.  Velda grew up around Hooker, Oklahoma. She had lived in Hugoton the last 50 plus years. Velda married Curtis Tackett on November 16, 1963. She was a Certified Nursin...

Rhonda Lynn Neal, age 69, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Friday, December 16, 2022, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses. She was born June 15, 1953, in Ulysses, Kansas, the daughter of Harold Lloyd “Buddy” and Laura Lee (Steen) Heaton. Rhonda grew up in Grant County. She married Ray Neal on March 23, 2001, in Ulysses. Rhonda worked at Nu-Way Cleaners and various local feed yards. She e...