Opal (Hicks) Hammond, age 96, was born April 20, 1923, in Pontiac, Missouri, to Earl Everett Hicks and Catherine (Katie) Buhler (some records show the last name as Beeler). She went to be with her Lord and Saviour June 10, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City.  Opal came to Johnson with her first husband Marvin Vernon Stillings, they were married in January 1945 in Ava, Missouri. No childre...

Amelia G. Trevino, age 83, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born June 22, 1935, in Grove, Texas, the daughter of Eliseo and Paula (Lopez) Garza. Amelia grew up in Texas and moved to Ulysses in 1980. She married Augustine V. Trevino on April 26, 1956, in Mathis, Texas. Amelia was a care giver for the home health care i...

Raquel S. (Rachel) Lopez, age 78, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born June 19, 1940, in Munday, Texas, the daughter of Rodrigo and Angela (Acosta) Sanchez. As a young child, Rachel was a migrant worker. She married Domingo V. Lopez on November 8, 1958. Rachel was a CNA at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital, and was a teacher ...

FOWLER – Oscar E. Penka, age 80, passed away Friday morning, June 7, 2019, at the Minneola District Hospital, Minneola, Kansas. He was born July 30, 1938, at rural Ensign, Kansas, the son of Edward Douglas and Ethel Salome (Johnson) Penka. As a young boy he attended school in Fowler, graduating from Fowler High School in 1956. After his graduation, he began his career in farming, ranch...

Rosa Elizabeth Sitz (Betty) went to her heavenly home on June , 2019 at Morton County Senior Living nursin home. Funeral service will be Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 10:00 am at Christ Lutheran Church in Elkhart Kansas, with Reverend Ervin A Daugherty, Jr. officiating. Garnand Funeral Home in Elkhart is handeling the arrangements....

Miller Mortuary is in charge of the final arrangements for Jean Unruh Towle. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Wednesday, June 5th at the Kismet United Mthodist Church with Paster Teery Mayhew officiating....

Graveside service will be Thuesday June 6th for Sharon Davis of Ulysses Kansas at Ulysses Cemetary in Ulysses with Paster James Berry Officiating. Garnand Funeral Home is handeling the arrangments....

Tad Nathanial Keply Died Wdnesday January 6th in Santa Fe New Mexico. Memorial service will be 1:30 Saturday June 8th at First Methodist Church Wesley Hall in Ulysses. Garnand Funeral Home are handeling the arrangements....

MEADE – Joseph (Joe) Mertens, age 92, passed away early Sunday morning, June 2, 2019, at the Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, Kansas. He was born May 18, 1927, at rural Fowler, Kansas, the son of Theodore W. and Christina (Hageman) Mertens. As a young boy he attended school in Meade. After his schooling, he joined the United States Army, serving from 1955-1957. Upon his discharge, ...

Sharon Davis, age 69, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born February 11, 1950, in Leoti, Kansas, the daughter of Eugene and Doris (Brack) Molby. Sharon lived most of her adult life in many southwest Kansas communities; among them were Ulysses, Hugoton, Elkhart, and Copeland. She retired from Grant County Senior Center c...