Evelyn Porter-Wait, age 95, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at Western Prairie Senior Living Community in Ulysses. She was born July 1, 1927, in Campo, Colorado, the daughter of Nathan and Olive Fultz. Evelyn grew up in Campo and Springfield, Colorado; graduating high school in Springfield. She married her true love, Hays Porter in 1949. They lived on a farm near Sprin...

Maria “Irene” Gonzalez, age 83, died Thursday, November 24, 2022, in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on March 7, 1939, the daughter of Francisco Barrera and Victorina Delgado in Matamoros, Mexico. Irene grew up with three brothers and three sisters. She was united in marriage to Justo Gonzalez Sr. on May 1, 1957, in Brownsville, Texas, he preceded her in death on June 26, 1996, after 39 years...

Alan Bruce Olson, 60 years old passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022, in Norton County, Kansas. The son of Daryl and Vanetta (Hager) Olson, he was born on March 17, 1962, in Burlington, Colorado. He and Joyan Renee Romero were married on October 5, 2019, in Ulysses, Kansas. Alan worked for the City of Ulysses in various positions for 43 years, his duties included Detective and Ch...

Ronnie Frank Meyer, 83 years old, went to be with his Lord on November 27, 2022, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Ronnie was born September 7, 1939, in Fowler, Kansas to Clifford and Wilma (Eccleston) Meyer. He and Patsy Sue (Aaron) Ratliff were united in marriage on October 3, 1980, in Clayton, New Mexico. They recently celebrated 42 years of marriage. They were very blessed to ...

Maria De Lourdes (Martinez) Jimenez, 60 years old, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, November 25, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis, in Wichita, Kansas. The daughter of Jesus Martinez Sr. and Lydia (Carmona) Martinez, she was born on February 25, 1962, in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico.  She and Asuncion “Chon” Jimenez were married on February 28, 2006, in Elkhart, Kansas...

Claude Flores, 82, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2022 at the Satanta Long Term Care Facility in Satanta, KS. He was born on September 28, 1940 to Alfonso and Geneiva (Ulibarri) Flores at Kismet, KS. Claude was a well known guitarists playing with the Catalinas. Throughout his years as a musician he also shared the stage with Wanda Jackson and Roy Clark. Claude was induct...

Robert (Bob) Marley Nairn Jr., 81, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. Robert was born on August 14, 1941, in Los Angeles, California to Robert Marley Nairn Sr. and Lois Louise (Merkel) Nairn. He grew up in Los Angeles and then moved to Garden City, Kansas. In 1958, he married Morena Fay Fowler and together they had three childr...

Voitsekh Halytskiy, age 90, died Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at his home in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on February 1, 1932, the son of Anthony Halytskiy and Leokadia Shavurska. In 1957, Voitsekh was united in marriage to Kateryna Volosovich in Lviv, Ukraine, she preceded him in death on December 23, 2001. He raised two sons, Anthony Galitsky and Oleg Galitsky. Voitsekh was a M...

Brenda Faye Smith, 70, of Tyrone Oklahoma, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. Brenda was born on March 3, 1952 to Fred and Grace Johnson in Pomona California. She was one of 7 siblings: Linda, Susan, Mary, Debra, Michael, and Gary. Brenda married Jason Smith and from this union they had four children. Donovan, Glenn, Neil, and Dallas. The Smiths mo...

Robert William Wright, age 67, died Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on February 12, 1955, the son of Myrle Estle and Arlene Janice (Smid) Wright in Odessa, Texas. Robert graduated from Liberal High School in Liberal, Kansas and continued his education in Arkansas and at SCCC Nursing Program. He was a self-taught guitarist starting from the...