James Roll (Jim) Olinger, 67, passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2020 in Stevens County Hospital, KS. The son of Charles F. Olinger and Edna Dorothy (Palmer) Olinger.  He was born December 17, 1952 at Lamar, Colorado. He graduated from Hugoton High School and went to college at Colby Community College, Dodge City Community College and Ft. Hays State. Jim graduated with a bachelor's degree of So...

Eva F. Rempel, age 89, passed away early Thursday morning, October 8, 2020, at the Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. She was born April 10, 1931, in rural Meade County, Kansas, the daughter of John J. and Mary (Friesen) Reimer.  As a young girl, she attended the McNaulty Grade School in rural Meade County.  A longtime resident of Meade, she was a homemaker and had worked as...

David Romero, Jr., age 66, died Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born October 23, 1953, in Raymondville, Texas, the son of David Sr. and Gloria (Gutierrez) Romero.     At the age of 10, David moved with his family to Ulysses.  He attended Grant County Rural High School until he enlisted in the United States Army in 1974.  After serving ...

Dawn Michelle Jennings, 46, of Kismet, KS died on Monday October 5, 2020 at Skilled Nursing in Southwest Medical Center. She was born on January 10, 1974 in Las Vegas, NV. She was the daughter of Bill Winter and Linda (Carrier) Winter.    Dawn graduated from Southwestern Heights High School in Kismet, KS is 1992. Then she attended Seward County Community College and through SCCC she at...

Pat Cooper, age 82, died Sunday, October 4, 2020, at Morton County Senior Living Community in Elkhart, Kansas.  She was born March 14, 1938, in Elkhart, Kansas, the daughter of Glenn and Wanda (Burkett) Handlin.     Pat was born, raised and attended school in Elkhart. Her father operated one of the first barber shops in town, where she spent most of her childhood. Pat married her fir...

Carl Stephen Higgs, age 78, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Sunday, October 4, 2020, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born July 3, 1942, in Rocky Ford, Colorado, the son of Willard Carl and Frances “Shanny” Lou Anna (Coats) Higgs. Carl moved to Ulysses in 1957 from Crowley, Colorado. After graduating from Grant County Rural High School, Carl started farming sugar beets w...

Alma Lee Lampp, age 83, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Saturday, October 3, 2020, at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas.  She was born February 1, 1937, in San Angelo, Texas, the daughter of John Henry and Lillian Estella (Lee) Langehennig.    Alma Lee grew up on a farm and then the family moved to Seagraves, Texas.  She married Kenneth Lampp on December 26, 1955, in Seagraves,...

Cloyd Dewane Weathers, a long-time resident of the Eva, Oklahoma, community, died on October 3, 2020, in Durant, Oklahoma.  He was born April 1, 1930, in Ulysses, Kansas, to Jess and Sarah Weathers.    He spent his early childhood in Great Bend, Kansas, and helped the family by holding many jobs through his early years.  The family moved to Elkhart, Kansas, where Cloyd graduated from...

Charles (Butch) Melvin Creamer JR., 77, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2020 at Renaissance Nursing Home, Stillwater, Oklahoma. Butch was born on January 8, 1944, to Charles Melvin Creamer Sr. and Pauline Margaret (Ives) Creamer in Liberal, KS. Butch and Sallie Earlene Littlefield were married June 11, 1970, in Arizona.  They enjoyed spending time together in Colorado with their children.  T...

Dr. Rick J Fitzgerald, 66, of Liberal, KS passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center. Rick was born in Blackwell, OK on October 6, 1953 to Marvin and Doris Seymour Fitzgerald of Deer Creek, OK. He married Tess Rabanal of Manila, Philippines on September 17, 1985. Rick attended Deer Creek High School. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Biology at Central State Uni...