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...

Tom Talley, 80, died Monday, December 1, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born September 5, 1934 at Pauls Valley, OK, the son of Preston and Cecil (Davis) Talley. He married Ardess Klingsieck April 12, 1957 at South Whittier, CA. She preceded him in death. Tom was graduated high school in Pauls Valley, OK, class of 1952. Shortly after graduation Tom enlisted into the US N...

Betty Jane Fosdick, 75, died Saturday, November 29, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born December 22, 1938 at Liberal, KS the daughter of Thomas R. and Lois A. (Loftland) Winkler. She married Charles Dean Fosdick on October 27, 1958 in Liberal, KS. He preceded her in death August, 11, 2008. Betty Jane was a graduate of Liberal High School, class of 1957. Shortly after t...

Margie Dee Wright Moore, age 84, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2014 at Bob Wilson Grant County Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas after a short illness. Margie was born on August 7, 1930 in Holly, Colorado to James Dee and Amelia Esther (Alway) Wright. She and her family lived in several different places during the Great Depression; finally settling in Denver, Colorado. While growing u...

Florence Eileen Kitzmiller Davis Cockrum, age 86, of Owasso, Oklahoma and formerly of Ulysses and Johnson, Kansas died Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at St. John Owasso in Owasso, Oklahoma. She was born February 19, 1928 in Wellington, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas Edward and Lillian Cecile (Pierpoint) Kitzmiller. Eileen moved to Two Buttes, Colorado when she was 2 years old and lived there until...

Vickie Ann King, 64, died Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at her home in Liberal. She was born February 17, 1950 in Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Wilbur D. and Jaunita L. (Walker) DeCamp. She was a 1968 graduate of Hugoton High School and the attended Friends Bible College in Haviland. She was a former resident of Ulysses and Garden City. She...

Clayton D. “C.D.” Young, age 95, of Ulysses, Kansas died Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at The Legacy at Park View in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born July 6, 1919 in Chanute, Kansas, the son of Frank and Ethel (Thorton) Young. C.D. grew up west of Petrolia and graduated from Humbolt High School. He married Marriannah Harris on July 14, 1943 in Miami, Florida. C.D. served in the United States Ar...

Robert Lee Colter ,age 63, died Tuesday, November 25, 2014, at his residence in Liberal, KS. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Brenneman Funeral Home....