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...

Jean Unruh Towle, 98, of Kismet, passed away on Friday May 31, 2019 at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice at St. Francis in Wichita, KS. She was born on December 3, 1920 to Daniel and Ida (Deckert) Jantzen at Liberal, KS. Jean was a graduate of Kismet High School; class of 1939. On April 20, 1940 she married Ervin Unruh near Kismet, KS. Jean and Ervin farmed northwest of Kismet. In 1968 the...

Dorothy L. (Dotty) Alvarado, age 89, passed away early Tuesday morning, May 28, 2019, at her Fowler, Kansas, residence. She was born February 19, 1930, at Fowler, Kansas, the daughter of Frederick P. and Delcie (Hudsbeth) Wells. As a young girl, she attended school in Fowler, graduating from Fowler High School. She later attended beauty school in Dodge City, Kansas. A longtime resident of...

Carmen Ramierez Meneses, age 84, died Thursday, May 30, 2019, at her home in Liberal, surrounded by all her loving family and friends. She was born June 16, 1934 in Chihuahua, Mexico the daughter of Encarnacion Ramirez and Ernestina Meneses. She married Casimiro Mercado Rubio and they were happily married for 65 years. He preceded her in death in 1995. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Ant...

Tad Nathaniel Kepley, age 50, died Wednesday, January 16, 2019, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was born December 7, 1968, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Larry and Virginia (Waugh) Kepley. Memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8, 2019, at First United Methodist Church Wesley Hall in Ulysses. A private inurnment will be at Golden Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be given to an e...

Darlene Maxine Anderson, long term resident of Elkhart, Kansas and recently of Fort Laramie, Wyoming, died peacefully in her sleep late Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at Community Hospital in Torrington, Wyoming. Darlene was born October 11, 1932 in Lingle, Wyoming the daughter of Robert Lloyd (Jack) Oliver and Irene Rozella (Milnes) Oliver. Darlene began her adult life early. She left home for Scotts...

Ross Leon "RL" Ogden, 81, of Liberal, formerly of Woodward, OK, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center in Liberal, KS. He was born on October 31, 1937 to Ross N and Gladys Jean (Glass) Ogden at Guymon, OK. RL worked with Kenny Johnson Construction for 35 years. Per the family's request there will be no viewing or services as cremation has taken plac...

Melanie Swinney, 70, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019, at her residence. She was born to Harold George and Mary Arlene (Neville) May on April 14, 1949 in Denver, Colorado. Melanie and Ronnie Calvin Swinney were married on October 20, 1968 in Denver, CO. They recently celebrated their 50 year anniversary. He preceded her in death on February 25, 2019. Melanie loved and enjoyed her famil...

On Sunday, May 26, 2019, Keith DeWayne Jarvis passed away at the age of 91 at the long-term Nursing Home in Satanta, Kansas where he had resided for the last 10 months. He was born March 22, 1928, in a little home in Ransom, Kansas to William and Ethel Jarvis. He was the oldest. Later came Wilma, Ramona, and then Basil. After graduating, from Arnold High School, he attended college at Kansas ...