Loren R. Reiss, age 90, passed away March 8, 2022, at his rural Meade, Kansas, residence. He was born April 23, 1931, at Meade, the son of Benjamin F. and Ruby C. (Jones) Reiss. As a young boy he attended school in Meade, graduating from Meade High School. After his graduation, he joined the United States Marine Corps, serving in Korea. Upon his discharge, he returned to Meade and bega...

Surilda Ruth "Susie" Hampton, 66, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday March 9, 2022 at Southwest Medical Center Liberal, Kansas. She was born on November 20, 1955 to Isaac and Mildred (Clemons) Hampton at Yale, OK. Susie was a graduate of the Yale OK High School; class of 1974. She enjoyed crafting, sewing, visiting with friends, and keeping contact with her family & friends. Su...

Maria Juana Alvarez, age 40, died Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at her home in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on January 2, 1982, the daughter of Epifania Nuńez in Amatepec, Mexico. Maria married Miguel Alvarez on May 29, 2011, in Liberal, Kansas. She was a homemaker and mother of two sons, Miguel and Edwin, and two daughters, Dayrelin and Yarely. Survived by her husband, Miguel Alvarez of Li...

Naomi Irene Titus, 93, of Liberal, passed away on Saturday March 5, 2022 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. She was born on November 1, 1928 to Edward and Olive (Birdsall) Nusz at Okeene, OK. In 1955 she married Donald Singer in Liberal, KS; preceded in death on October 20, 1982. On November 13, 2003 she married Avon Titus in Liberal, KS; he survives. Naomi attended school at ...

Richard D. Weber, age 64, passed away early Monday morning, March 7, 2022, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. He was born September 16, 1957, at Fowler, Kansas, the son of Charles Oliver and Marie Elizabeth (Gerber). As a young boy, he attended school in Fowler, graduating from Fowler High School in 1975. After his graduation, he began his career as a farmer, rancher, and a r...

Clarissa Cepeda Calderon, age 24, died Friday, March 4, 2022, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on October 31, 1998, in Chihuahua, Mexico, the daughter of Luis Carlos and Margarita (Cepeda) Ornelas. Clarissa grew up in Ulysses and graduated from Ulysses High School. While in high school, she enjoyed playing sports and was a cheerleader. After high school, Clarissa atten...

Holly Cross Brown, age 76, of Ulysses, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at Western Prairie Care Home in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born July 29, 1945, in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Paul and Jean (McIntosh) Hoffman. Holly grew up in Kansas City and graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School in 1963. She attended Baker University where she met and married Tom Cros...

Mark Richard Massoni, 72, of Turpin, OK., passed away on Tuesday March 1, 2022 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Springfield, MO. He was born on August 28, 1949 to Jack and Jane (Douglas) Massoni at Liberal, KS. Mark met Annette Swan of Turpin, OK. In the summer of 1966; on June 10, 1969 they were married at the Turpin Mennonite church near Turpin, OK. Mark grew up on the rural Kismet f...

Itzel Anai Guaderrama, age 23, died Sunday, February 27, 2022, in Beaver County, Oklahoma. She was born on January 30, 1999, in Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Jesus and Guadalupe (Ornelas) Guaderrama. Itzel grew up in Ulysses and graduated from Ulysses High School. She had an outgoing personality and loved spending time with friends, dancing, singing and laughing. Itzel also enjoyed camping a...

Tracy Max Mendenhall, 64, died Monday, February 28, 2022, at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was born May 8, 1957, to Gary Max Mendenhall and Lois Jean Hart in Liberal, Kansas. He attended school at Turpin and Baker, Oklahoma. Tracy loved doing chores on the farm and listening to all types of music. He lived at the Center of Family Love Intellectually Disabled through Christ in Okarch...