Ray “Biggin” Neal, age 63, of Ulysses, Kansas died Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita, Kansas. He was born March 27, 1952 in Mammoth Springs, Arkansas, the son of James (Bud) and Faith (Strain) Neal. Ray grew up in New Mexico and Colorado. He attended high school in Johnson, Kansas. Ray was a truck driver for Tarbet Construction for many years. ...

Karl Hendrickson, age 96, of Elkhart, Kansas died December 7, 2015, at Morton County Care Center in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born July 18, 1919, in Bristol, Colorado the son of Victor and Nelle Eunice (Duncan) Hendrickson. Karl, a retired truck driver for Morton County Road Department, grew up and attended school in Bristol, graduating from Granada High School in Granada, Colorado. His junior an...

Kitty Lou Brack 73, died, Monday, December 7, 2015 at Wheatridge Park  Care Center in Liberal, KS. She was born Jan. 24, 1942 in Stafford, KS  the daughter of John B. and Erma (Headding) Kendall. She graduated from  St. John High School in St. John, Kansas in 1960. After high school she  attended Pratt Community College in Pratt, KS for one year before going  to Sidney’s Beauty School in Hu...

Overend Otis “Cookie” Cook, age 94, died Monday, December 7, 2015 at Moore County Hospital in Dumas, TX. He was born December 9, 1920 in Grand Cane, LA the son of Clyde and Fannie Belle (Pharis) Cook. He moved to Liberal in 1946 after serving in the Army Air Force, during WWII from Oct. 8, 1940 to October 14, 1945. He served a 2 year tour in India. In 2010 he moved to Dumas, TX to reside wi...

Neil J. Hibbert, age 90, died Friday, December 4, 2015 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. He was born November 7, 1925 in Blackwell, OK the son of Floyd Raymond and Esther (Carmichael) Hibbert. He graduated from Braman High School, Braman, OK, in 1943. He served in the U.S. Army, during WWII, from 1944 to 1946. He graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1950 with a degree in Ag...

Richard Dean Dudley, age 81, of Ulysses, Kansas died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Park View Assisted Living in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born May 5, 1934 in Denver, Colorado, the son of Lee and Hermina Dudley. Richard grew up in Denver. He was Honorably Discharged from The United States Navy, after serving his country for four years. He ran the Realto Theater in Denver. Richard married Norma Jea...

Jesus Mendoza Mendoza, 71, of Beaver, OK, died Saturday December 5, 2015 at the Beaver County Nursing, Beaver, OK. He was born at Babonollaba Satebo Chihuahua, Mexico to Filimon Mendoza and Conscpcion Mendoza. He married Josefa Mendoza June 1989 at Delicias Chihuahua, Mexico. He worked for National Beef. He was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Liberal. Survivors include: Brothers:...

Jose Luis Rivas, 56, died on Friday, December 4, 2015 at Ulysses, Kansas. The son of Faustino & Esperanza (Garcia) Rivas, he was born on January 7, 1959, Cd Jauarez Chihuahua, Mexico. He and Christina Vazquez were married on June 20, at Chihuahua, Mexico. He was a farm labor. He loved to have his family. He enjoyed riding four-wheelers, playing pool and shooting guns. Survivors ...

Jose D. Vega, age 71, died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born July 1, 1944 in Chihuahua, Mexico the son of Pedro and Maria (del Refugio Quezada) Vega. He had been a resident of Liberal since 1993. He worked in the oil fields as a derrick hand. He was a member of the Primera Iglesia Bautista Hispana Church in Liberal. On December 26, 1973, he married...

Dorothy Marie Glenn, age 87, died Saturday morning, December 5, 2015, at the Fowler Residential Care Center, Fowler, Kansas. She was born January 17, 1928, in rural Fowler, the daughter of Clayton Leon and Frances Catherine (Sobba) Glenn. As a young girl she attended the Fowler school system. She was a lifetime resident of Fowler. She was a member of the St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Fowl...