Sammy Lane Cope passed away at the age of 92 at the home of her daughter in Liberal, Kansas, on November 7, 2020 after a 21-month battle of severe post stroke recovery. Sammy was born September 1, 1928 in Branson, Missouri on a fishing trip. She was named after the heroine in the Harold Bell Wright book, “Shepherd of the Hills.” She grew up on a farm in the Oklahoma Panhandle attending the ...

Angelina Casas de Ruiz, age 84, of Liberal Kansas died Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Angelina was born September 26, 1936 in Santa Clara, Durango, Mexico to Conrrado Casas and Tomasa Ordoz. She Married Eladio Ruiz Castaneda in Liberal, Kansas. He survives. Angelina Worked for many years for USD 480 in cafeteria services. She was a member of St. Anthon...

John Preston Schell, age 38, passed away suddenly at his Kansas City, Missouri, residence, Tuesday, November 3, 2020. He was born March 19, 1982, at Liberal, Kansas, the son of Dale and Lorraine (Williams) Schell.  As a young boy, he attended school in Plains, graduating from Southwestern Heights High School in 2000.  He later attended Wichita State University, receiving his bachelor’s de...

Senayda Garza, age 80, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, November 6, 2020, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas.  She was born April 21, 1940, in Orange Grove, Texas, the daughter of Eliseo and Paula (Lopez) Garza.   Senayda was a long time member of the Ulysses community. She was a member of The Templo Emmanuel Church and enjoyed attending regularly. She liked l...

Maria M. De Hernandez, age 66, died Saturday, November 7, 2020, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  She was born December 25, 1953, in Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico, the daughter of Isidoro and Manuela (Sanchez) Velarde.   Maria was born and raised in Mexico. She married Inocente Hernandez in 1973 in Chihuahua, Mexico. Maria worked as a cook for Sullivan School for 10 year...

Arturo Cortez, age 71, died Thursday, November 5, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family in Ulysses, Kansas.  He was born January 30, 1949, in Doctor Arroyo, NL, Mexico, the son of Santos and Juana (Ramirez) Cortez.    As a young man he obtained an associate’s degree.  Before his marriage he was a Professor in Mexico.  He left that behind, and he and his wife moved to the Unit...

Linda LoRee Hiser, 77, passed from this life on November 3, 2020, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, KS. Linda was born December 15, 1942, in Liberal, KS, the only child of Lloyd Homer and Ada Viola Fowler Hiser. Linda was the granddaughter of two early pioneer families in the area, Charley A. and Tamer Ella Fowler and George and Luella Hiser. Linda’s childhood was spent on a farm about ha...

Ruth Ann Stoops, 82, passed away, Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home in Hugoton, Kansas. She was born on September 28, 1938 at Washington County Hospital in Washington, Iowa. She was the daughter of Frank D. and Martha P. (Pence) Clark. Ruth graduated from Wayland Consolidated High School in Wayland, Iowa. She attended the State College of Iowa, Cedar Falls, where she go...

Patricia Jo Roehr, 81, of Amarillo, Texas passed away November 4, 2020 at her home.   Memorial contributions are suggested to AA of Amarillo, Texas and may be left at Roberts Brothers Funeral Home, Box 745, Hooker, Oklahoma 73945. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 9, 2020 at the Hooker Cemetery with Rev. Dr. David Mingus of the Hooker United Methodist Church officia...

Carol Sue Rose, 78, of Liberal, died early Wednesday, November 4th, 2020. She was born July 27th, 1942, in Perry, OK, the daughter of Mikel and Truth Cain. In 1964 she married Paul H. Donovan Jr. in Larned, KS; they later divorced. In 1981 she married Roger D. Rose in Liberal; he survives. Carol attended school in Ark City, KS and graduated from Trousdale High in Trousdale, KS. She earned...