Walter Neill Hays, beloved husband and father, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2014 at the Morton County Care Center in Elkhart, Kansas after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. To the end, Neill was cared for tirelessly and with endless love and affection by his wife Lila, daughter Becki, and the staff at the Morton County Health System. Neill was born in Danville, Arkansas on Au...

Born Nov 5, 1942 in Wheatland, WY to parents Glen and Frieda Hardy and passed away Dec 9, 2014 in Colorado Springs, CO. Raised in Gage, Oklahoma, he was tough, athletic, handsome, and talented with a mischievous grin and a twinkle in his eyes. Early years included working on the family farm, success at baseball and basketball, garnering scholarships to play in college, singing in the choir and ...

James Richard “Jim” Yoxall, 88, died Friday, December 12, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. Services are pending and will be announced by Brenneman Funeral Home. ...

Leo Von Plett , 80, died Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS He was born August 27, 1934 at Beaver, OK, the son of George and Linda (Boese) Plett. He married Puri Gonzalez October 12, 1976 at Turpin, OK. She survives Leo grew up in the Turpin area going to grade school at Greenough, Oklahoma and was a class of 1952 graduate of Turpin High School. Afte...

Rita Mae Shogren (Tuttle), 55, passed away on December 10, 2014. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jim and Leona Tuttle, of Gove, KS. She is survived by her husband, Mark Shogren of Satanta, KS; and daughters Tiffany Shogren of Olathe, KS; Jessica and husband Aaron Freeman of Lawrenceville, GA. Siblings: Gwen Kramer and husband David of M...

Margaret May Howell Hoeme passed away Monday, December 8, in Liberal, Kansas, at the age of 83 years. She was born November 3, 1931 in Clayton, New Mexico, one of nine children born to Mary Margaret Neatherlin and James Howell. Her father nicknamed her Bobbye. She graduated from Clayton High School and, the day after graduation, was hired by the Union County Leader newspaper as a proofreader. ...

Alma E. Bogue Age: 96 Of: Ulysses, Kansas Died: Saturday, December 06, 2014 At: Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital – Ulysses, Kansas Funeral Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Garnand Funeral Home –Ulysses, Kansas...

Patricia Ann (Ryan) Fort, age 84, of York, Nebraska, and formerly of Ulysses, died Friday, December 5, 2014, in York. She was born in Seminole, Oklahoma, to Albert and Delphia Ryan. Patricia, (Pat), lived in Oklahoma and Ellinwood, Kansas before moving to Ulysses, Kansas as a teenager. She graduated from Ulysses High School in 1948. Pat married the late Clifford Fort, Jr. on August 29, 194...

Isidoro “Chiro” Castillo, age 46, of Ulysses, Kansas died Friday, December 5, 2014 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born April 2, 1968 in Durango, Mexico, the son of Emilio Castillo and Celia (Pichardo) Diaz. Isidoro married Marivel Valdez on September 14, 1991 in Durango, Mexico. They have lived in Ulysses for the last 20 years. Isidoro was raised in the...

Zelma L. Cook, age 93, died early Tuesday morning, December 2, 2014, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. She was born July 5, 1921, at Montezuma, Kansas, the daughter of Earl L. and Della Lenora (Barger) Rexford. As a young girl she attended the Montezuma school system, later attending and graduating from Meade High School in Meade, Kansas. Upon her graduation, she mar...