Justin N. Price, age 34, passed away early Saturday morning, December 9, 2017, at his Plains, Kansas, residence.   He was born December 20, 1982, at Meade, Kansas, the son of Lester Junior and Anna (Linaweaver) Price.  As a young boy he attended the Plains school system, graduating from Southwester Heights High School in 2001.   He attended the United Methodist Church and enjoyed collecti...

Iva Jean Wisby, age 93, passed away Thursday, December7, 2017, at the Via Christi Village on Ridge, Wichita, Kansas.   She was born March 31, 1924, at Larned, Kansas, the daughter of Harley and Elva (Miles) Fulton.  As a young girl she attended Liberty Knoll Elementary School and was a 1942 graduate of Plains High School.   On December 28, 1942, she married Lawrence Gerald Wisby at Hutch...

Glenn Tolbart Drake, Jr., 91, longtime Hooker resident, went to be with his Lord and Savior,  on December 5, 2017 at Iris Memory Care in Edmond, Oklahoma.                  The son of Glenn Tolbart and Sweet Marie Spradley Drake, he was born in Gracemont, Oklahoma on January 3, 1926 at his parent’s home.  He was the eldest of two children.  As a young boy growing up during th...

Patricia Ann White was born January 20, 1932, to JC “Bud” and Mary Freda White. She passed into eternal life surrounded by her loving family on December 3, 2017, in Durant, Oklahoma, at the age of 85 years and 11 months. Trish was born during the devastating Dust Bowl years and survived Dust Pneumonia twice. Though she was tiny, her strong spirit was evident even at that young age because many...

Corrine Mae Nelson, age 61, of Travelers Rest, South Carolina, died Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at her son’s home in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born July 17, 1956, in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of John Christian (J.C.) and Shirley Ann (Cronn) Nelson. Corrine, a longtime resident of Travelers Rest, South Carolina, grew up in Johnson and graduated nursing school at Seward County Community Colle...

Janis Lynn Malin, 66, died Wednesday, December 06, 2017 at her residence in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on December 5th, 1951, the daughter of Wilbur DeCamp and Jaunita Walker. She graduated from Hugoton High School in 1970. On Janurary 20, 1973, she married Randy Malin in Liberal, Kansas. He survives. Janis enjoyed many hobbies and was a part of many organizations, but anyone who met ...

Raymon R. Mitchell, age 93, died Saturday, December 2, 2017, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. He was born March 15, 1924 in Tyrone, Oklahoma, the son of Richey Brown “RB” and Elsie May (Kilgore) Mitchell. Raymon Graduated from High School in Oklahoma. He married Irene Rose Smith on January 8, 1967 in Liberal, Kansas. They were married for 49 years. Irene preceded Raymon in death Nove...

Logan Albert Sprunger, 82, died on Monday, December 4, 2017 at Kearny County Hospital, Lakin, Kansas.   He was the son of Albert and Edith (Hunt) Sprunger. He was born on September 25, 1935 in Garden City, Kansas.   Logan married his college sweetheart, Nitaleen (Roy) Sprunger on September 1, 1956 in Eaton, Indiana. They made their home in rural Haskell County, Kansas. &nb...

Vivian A. Downing, age 87, of Elkhart, Kansas, died Sunday, December 3, 2017, at Morton County Senior Living Community in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born August 21, 1930, the daughter of Anthony and Katherine (Frank) Kippes. Graveside service will be held Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at 11:00 AM at St. Ann Cemetery in Walker, Kansas, with Father John Schmeidler officiating. Arrangements are in c...

Julio Ronquillo, age 67, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Sunday, December 3, 2017, at Via Christi - St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born April 12, 1950, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, the son of Ignacio and Urbana (Hernandez) Ronquillo. Julio grew up in Santa Elena, Chihuahua, Mexico, and has lived in Ulysses since the 1980’s. He worked for WT Contractors since moving to Ulysses. Julio ...