Garret Patrick Larkin, 39, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Stevens County Hospital, Hugoton, Kansas. He was the son of Michael James Larkin and Kay Cullison Larkin, he was born February 19, 1982, in Kansas City, Missouri. His personality was like no other, he had a contagious smile and laugh. There was just joy and a presence of being around him. Garret’s hobbies inclu...

Irene Ford, age 90, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. She was born October 24, 1931, at rural Kismet, Kansas, the daughter of Noah and Lydia (Miller) Stoll.  As a young girl, she attended school in Kismet, graduating from Kismet High School in 1950.  On October 10, 1956, Irene married Verlyn Taylor and the couple made their home in Holdrid...

Gerald A. (Jerry) Mansell, age 78, passed away early Saturday morning, December 18, 2021, at the Kansas Soldiers Home, Fort Dodge, Kansas. He was born November 16, 1943, at Plentywood, Montana, the son of K.C. and Lena (Labbate) Mansell.  As a young boy he attended school in Russville, Arkansas.  After his granduation, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving in Viet Nam from ...

Brenda Jo “BJ” Moser, 64, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at her home in Hugoton, Kansas. The daughter of William and Ruby (Hancock) Fullerton was born April 19, 1957, in Superior, Nebraska. She served the Hugoton community with professionalism for 12 years (2009-2021). Her law enforcement career began in 1994 as a dispatcher with the Stanton County Sheriff’s Department. She als...

Marolyn R. Wood, age 93, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 16, 2021, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas.   She was born October 5, 1928, at Cedaredge, Colorado, the daughter of Ernest and Dorothy (Nelson) Bull.  As a young girl, she attended school in Cedaredge, graduating from Cedaredge High School in 1946.  She later attended Colorado Women’s College and late...

Rosalie (Rose) Collum, age 86, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was born June 15, 1935, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of George P. and Elsie (Pentz) Diepenbrock. Rose married Jesse Allen Collum on October 2, 1950, in St. Louis. She worked for USD 214 as the Food Service Director for 30 years. She enjoyed bowling, ...

Francisca Golding, age 61, died on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on June 11, 1961, the daughter of Eliseo Banueles and Enedina de la Torre in Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico. Francisca was the mother of two children, Erik and Melissa and the grandmother of four grandchildren. She will be dearly missed and, in our hearts, forever. Su...

Roscoe Ray Casady, 92, of Liberal, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021. Graveside Services will be 1:00 pm Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at the Kansas Veteran's Cemetery at Fort Dodge, Kansas. The family requests in lieu of flowers for Memorial Contributions to be made to the Kansas Soldier's Home located at 714 Sheridan Street, Ft. Dodge, KS 67843 Friends may leave condolences to the f...

Mei-Yi Sherer, 79, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at her home. She was born on February 8, 1942 to Shenichi Shimasaki and Hsu-Ying Kao at Wu-Lai, Taiwan. On October 8, 1963 she married John "Jack" Sherer at the Navy Chapel in Taipei, Taiwan. In 1964 she moved to the United States with her husband Jack as he completed his service with US Army. In 1966 she and her fami...

Carl Joe Brisendine, 74, died Friday, December 10, 2021, from cancer. He was born at Epworth Hospital in Liberal, Kansas, to Elma and Clarence Brisendine on March 2, 1947. He married Patricia Corene Fomby in 1970, who he divorced after 9 years of marriage. He was preceded in death by his parents; his younger brother, C.M, who was stillborn; and his ex-wife. He graduated from Liberal High School...