Ben Weylin Montoya was born on February 13, 1975 in Denver, CO. Ben passed away  Sat., Jan. 16, 2021. Ben moved to Colorado Springs in 1983. He was very active In Golden Gloves boxing where he was light weight champion at Ft. Carson, CO.  After attending Palmer High School, he entered the EMS field at the age of 18 after obtaining his EMT-B.  He also became a member of the Black Forest Fire Dep...

West Thomas, age 81, died Sunday, January 17, 2021 at his residence in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on October 10, 1939 the son of West Thomas Sr. and Ruth Mae Pickett. He was the only child to this union. West attended school in Mangum, Oklahoma where he completed the 8th grade. West enjoyed camping, fishing and softball which included all other outdoor activities. West and his family uni...

Clevon Jewlane “Jackie” Gilmore (née Kuykendall) 85, of Hooker, OK, passed peacefully from this life on January 15, 2021. Jackie was born on May 22, 1935 in Hobbs, NM to parents Cleland D. Kuykendall (predeceased) and Christina Edna Kuykendall (née Riggs) (predeceased) of Guymon, OK.  The family lived in Guymon and Jackie attended school there.  Born during the depths of the Great Depress...

Ivan “Wobbles” Ramirez, age 30, died Sunday, January 17, 2021, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born on July 21, 1990, in Johnson, Kansas, the son of Reynario Ramirez and Lorena Ochoa De Torres.     Ivan grew up in Ulysses.  He was currently living in Dodge City.  Ivan had worked at Quick Draw Oil Change, and as a forklift driver for National Beef both ...

Saundra S. Gustus, age 82, passed away early Thursday morning, January 14, 2021, at the Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka, Kansas. She was born July 5, 1938, at Lyons, Kansas, the daughter of Robert Graham and Mildred Narcissa (Jackson) Sisson.  As a young girl, she attended school in Geneseo, Kansas, graduating from high school in 1956. On June 17, 1956, she married Vernon Gustus at Geneseo....

Ethel May Smith, age 85, died Sunday, January 17, 2021, at her daughter’s home in Independence, Kansas.  She was born September 21, 1935, in Hennessey, Oklahoma, the daughter of Carl B. and Viola May (Thrasher) Spencer.    As a young child, Ethel’s dad built elevators and the family had the opportunity to live in many places.  Ethel graduated from Grant County Rural High School.�...

Emilio Mendoza Arrieta, age 89, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Monday, January 18, 2021, at his home in Ulysses. He was born February 11, 1931, in Meoqui, Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Simon and Dolores (Arrieta) Mendoza. Emilio grew up in Mexico. He married Soledad Flores on January 29, 1958, in Julimes, Chihuahua, Mexico. While living in Guthrie, Oklahoma, Emilio took care of horses. His family mo...

Maria Francesca Hook age 95, died Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Good Samaritan in Liberal, Kansas.   Maria was born on August 15, 1925, in the beautiful Alps in Ovedasso di Moggio Udinese, Italy the daughter of Constantino and Maria Tomat Franz. As a young girl, she became a companion to the children of an olive plantation owner. Maria accompanied the family as they had homes in both R...

Ethel May Smith, age 85, died Sunday, January 17, 2021, at her daughter’s home in Independence, Kansas. She was born September 21, 1935, in Hennessey, Oklahoma, the daughter of Carl B. and Viola May (Thrasher) Spencer. As a young child, Ethel’s dad built elevators and the family had the opportunity to live in many places. Ethel graduated from Grant County Rural High School. She married Henr...

Rev. Roger Carl Williams, 84, of Liberal, passed away on Saturday January 16, 2021 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center in Liberal. He was born on February 17, 1936 to Luella and Albert Williams near Protection KS. He married Deloris A. (Richardson) Williams May 4, 1956 in Winfield KS. Roger was delivered at home by his grandmother, Stella Baker, who served as midwife for many families in...