John William “Johnnie” Byrum 82, died, Tuesday January 7, 2014 at his residence. He was born October 8, 1931 in Russellville, Arkansas the son of Clyde and Stella (Vick) Byrum. He has been a longtime Liberal resident working for Chrysler Corner for 30 years as a mechanic retiring in 1993. He enjoyed Sprint Cup racing, Bee Jay Baseball, Lady Saints and Saints Basketball. He love...

Mary Ella Ward, age 85, of Ulysses, Kansas died Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born October 18, 1928 in Manter, Kansas, the daughter of John and Merril (Gerhart) Battin. Mary Ella grew up in Manter and graduated from high school in Oberlin, Kansas. She obtained her bachelors degree from Kansas State University. She married Virgil L. Ward on...

Glenn Edward Long, age 72 died Tuesday morning, January 7, 2014, at the Good Samaritan Society, Dodge City, Kansas He was born May 7, 1941 at Hopkinsville, Kentucky, son of Lyman Parker Long and Nancy Eunice Batts. He lived in Fowler, Kansas, and Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Glenn was a happy kind person and everyone was his friend. He was a member of the First United Methodist Chur...

Goretti Hong Le, 58, died Monday, January 6, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born February 25, 1955 in Vietnam, the daughter of Phung and Vy Le. She married Tuan Duc Hoang in November of 1985 at Vietnam. He survives. She was employed as a Meat Packer for National Beef Packing Co. since 1996. Goretti enjoyed gardening, cooking, and movies. She was a member of S...

Gwendolyn May (Peggy) Drennon, age 94, of Ulysses, Kansas died Saturday, January 4, 2014 at The Legacy at Park View in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born May 16, 1919 in Trousdale, Kansas, the daughter of Glenn and May (Carter) Jarvis. Peggy moved to the Carter family homestead in southeast Grant County with her parents in the spring of 1921, on land purchased from her maternal grandparents, J.J. & F...

Diana C Montana, 48, died Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born April 10, 1965 at Vernon, TX, the daughter of Lupe and Rosa (Contreras) Montana. Diana attended Liberal High School and was a graduate of Seward County Community College where she earned her Registered Nursing Degree. Diana loved music, dance, baking and ple...

Neva Mae Sims, age 98, died Saturday morning, January 4, 2014, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. She was born December 20, 1915 at Collano, Kansas, the daughter of Morton and Ruby (Paden) Griggs. As a young girl she attended the Meade school system, graduating from Meade High School in 1934. A lifetime resident of Meade, she had worked at Marrs and Twist, Eads, and f...

Gwendolyn (Peggy) Drennon Age: 94 Of: Ulysses, Kansas Died: January 4, 2014 At: The Legacy at Park View - Ulysses, Kansas Funeral Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Garnand Funeral Home –Ulysses, Kansas ...

Dale Alvin Dennett, age 73, of Ulysses, Kansas died Saturday, January 4, 2014 at The Legacy at Park View, Ulysses, Kansas. He was born May 2, 1940 at Woodward, Oklahoma, the son of C.W. (Bus) and Mildred M. (Canfield) Dennett. Dale served in the U.S. Army and National Guard. He worked in the parts department of Murphy Tractor for 18.5 years. Dale enjoyed welding, making woodcrafts, gardening, ...

Maxine (Whisennand) Robebeaux, age 74, of Levelland, Texas, died January 2, 2014 at Covenant Medical Center, Levelland, Texas. She was born January 7, 1939 in Ajo, Arizona the daughter of Earnest and Alice (Schnaufer) Whisennand. Maxine grew up south of Elkhart on her family’s farm and graduated from Yarbrough High School. Throughout her life, she worked as a waitress, managed the Surrey Rest...