Carlitos Castaneda of Ulysses, Kansas, died March 14, 2019, at Kearny County Hospital in Lakin, Kansas. He was born March 14, 2019, in Lakin, Kansas, the son of Carlos and Adriana (Barron) Castaneda. Carlitos is survived by his parents; Carlos and Adriana Castaneda of the home; brother, Alexzander Castaneda of the home; and grandparents, Otilia and Aurelio Barron of Ulysses, and Estela and Anto...

William Earl Hoskins was born March 24, 1919, at home in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, to J.W. and Ora Belle (Crismon) Hoskins. He passed away at the Morton County Care Center on February 28, 2019, at the age of 99. Earl graduated from Texhoma High School in 1937. In August of 1938, he married his high school sweetheart, Mildred Jones. They were married 53 years. Mildred passed away in March 1992....

Shirley Anne Davis, age 84, of Elkhart, Kansas, received her Eternal Homecoming, Friday, March 15, 2019. She was born at home September 17, 1934, to Everett and Elaine Clinesmith and grew up in Southwest Kansas. Shirley graduated from Rolla High School and later attended Business School before going to work as a Teller at First State Bank in Elkhart, Kansas, where she served the community for 25 y...

Elizabeth K. Delay, age 54, died Saturday, March 16, 2019, at the Western Prairie Senior Living Center in Ulysses, Kansas, after a long illness. She was born March 29, 1964, in Durango, Colorado, the daughter of J. George and Eleanor (Martin) Kambouris. Elizabeth graduated from Alton High School in Alton, Missouri in 1982 and Texas Tech in Lubbock Texas with a BS degree in 1987. She was a sharps...

Vernon E. Johnson, age 59, died Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born May 19, 1959, in Blanding, Utah, the son of Vernon Leslie and Dorena Mae (McNutt) Johnson. Vernon moved to Hugoton in 1977 and graduated from Hugoton High School in 1979. He then began driving truck for Halliburton, Premier Alfalfa, and Dillco Fluid Service in Hugoton for many ...

Gene Paul DuBois, age 87, died March 1, 2019, in Wichita, Kansas. He was born October 21, 1931, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Clinton and Thelma (Krause) DuBois. Gene graduated from Great Bend High School. He married Betty Anslinger on November 1, 1965, in Clayton, New Mexico. Gene served in the Korean War from 1952 to 1954 and was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, United Nations ...

Gary Lee Knoll, 59, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday March 7, 2019 Liberal, KS. He was born on November 28, 1959 to Marcellus and Betty (Dechant) Knoll at Hays, KS. Gary attended Liberal and Southwestern Heights High Schools. Gary served in the US Marine Corps from 1977-1980 where he was stationed at Twenty Nine Palms, CA. After his service in the US Marine Corps he then attended WTI Coll...

Aileen Elizabeth DeBruce, 91, passed away March 9, 2019, in Kiowa, Kansas, with family by her side. She was born in Junction City, Kansas, on April 16, 1927, the daughter of Forest Valentine Beal and Gladys Smutz Beal. Aileen attended grade school and high school in Junction City, and graduated from the University of Kansas. She married Archie Paul DeBruce on December 27, 1948. They lived in Denve...

Anna Beatrice Wells, age 81, died Friday, March 8, 2019 at the Southwest Medical Center ER in Liberal, KS. She was born August 28, 1937 at Hooker, OK the daughter of CJ and Blanche G. (Huddleston) Calvert. She graduated from Hooker High School, Hooker, OK. On November 13, 1954 she married Wesley Duland Wells at Clayton, N.M. They were married for 64 years. He survives She worked at Indepe...

Brenda Leann Butler, 46, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away March 10, 2019 at her home. Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at the Gospel of Grace in Hooker with Rev. Chris McFarland officiating. A private family burial will take place at the Hooker Cemetery directed by Roberts Brothers Funeral Home in Hooker, Oklahoma. Memorials are suggested to the Butler Scholarship...