Betty Ruth Wilkerson, age 93, died Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on December 22, 1928, to Vernon Lewis and Ruth Lewis (Handley) on the family homestead north of Guymon, Oklahoma in Texas County. Betty married Loyde Myrl Wilkerson on December 30, 1945, in Garden City, Kansas. He preceded her in death on November 9, 2014, after 68 years of marriage. She was the pro...

Leisa Renee Bates, 65, passed away Monday, April 4, 2022, at Park View Hospital, in Pueblo, Colorado. She was the daughter of Merle Eldon and Leila Rosslyne (Taylor) Pate, and she was born December 7, 1956, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Leisa graduated high school from Palmer high in Colorado Springs and later graduated from Fort Hays State University with her Bachelor of Science. Leisa t...

Harold Dean Nordyke, 69, passed away Monday, April 4, 2022, at St. Catherine Hospital, in Garden City, Kansas. He was the son of Robert Willis and Cleora (Greenwood) Nordyke. He was born December 17, 1952, in Hugoton, Kansas. He and Carole Marlene Oursler were married on February 6, 1982, at the First Christian Church in Hugoton. They just recently celebrated 40 years of marriage. ...

Alberta Danner, 93, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at Satanta Long Term Care Unit, Satanta, Kansas. The daughter of Albert Leroy and Edna (Myers) Dorrance, she was born July 14, 1928, in Glendale, California. She and Bennie Harold Danner were married on February 7, 1953, in California. He survives her. Alberta was passionate about her Missionary work and teaching others the Word of...

Stacy Thi Tran, age 57, died Saturday, April 2, 2022, at the Mansfield Methodist Hospital in Mansfield, Texas. She was born on June 3, 1967, the daughter of Cung Tran and Kiem Thi Nguyen in Da Nang, Vietnam. Stacy grew up and received her education in Vietnam. After migrating to the United States, she lived in San Diego, California for a short period of time, where Stacy graduated from cosme...

Filiberto Arias, age 70, of Moscow, Kansas, died Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was born December 18, 1951, in Mexico City, Mexico, the son of David and Jovita (Contreras) Arias.  Filiberto grew up in Mexico City and moved to Chihuahua after marrying his wife, Elva Mariñelarena. While living in Mexico, Filiberto delivered product for a printing com...

Kenneth Newton Powell, age 92, passed away in the afternoon of Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on August 2, 1929, the son of William Sherley Powell and Ethel Viana Powell (Cromer) on the family homestead near Anna, Texas. Kenneth was the seventh of ten children. He spent his last years in Liberal, Kansas, under the care of his loving da...

Julia Ann "Judy" Hickey, 86, of Tyrone, OK passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at the Homestead Estates in Liberal, KS. She was born on January 3, 1936 to George and Lillie (Kearns) Kagle at Concordia, KS. On January 6, 1951 she married Earl Wayne "Bud" Hickey at Concordia, KS; Bud preceded her in death on May 18, 1996. Julia enjoyed gardening, fishing, "gadding" about visiting w...

Rick Allen Hayes, age 66, of Syracuse, Kansas, died March 27, 2022, at Stanton County Hospital in Johnson. He was born on November 26, 1955, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of William Allen and Betty Lou (Jobe) Hayes. Rick grew up in Manter and Johnson. After graduating from Stanton County High School, he worked in the oil field for many years, moving around Southwestern Kansas. After a back i...

Peggy J. Peden, age 77, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Kearny County Assisted Living in Lakin, Kansas. She was born September 30, 1944, in Amarillo, Texas, the daughter of Joseph M. and Viola A. (Wehmeler) Emerson. Peggy grew up in Texline, Texas; and had lived in Guymon, Oklahoma, and moved to Ulysses in 1969. She worked at Ulysses Co-op and Minter-Wilson Drilling for ...