Patricia Ann Hinton, 86, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at the St Francis Via Christi Hospital in Wichita, KS. She was born on July 27, 1936, to Houston and Nannie (Parker) Owens in Beaver County, OK. On August 22, 1959, she married Thomas Gene Hinton in Perryton, TX; Gene preceded her in death on October 11, 2009. Pat grew up in the Beaver, OK area. She enjoyed ...

Rick Euliss, age 64, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Haskell County, Kansas. He was born April 9, 1959, in Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Paul and Willetta “Billie” (Morris) Euliss. Rick grew up in West Plains, Missouri, and Satanta, Kansas. He married Lori Parks on October 18, 1980, in Ulysses. Rick enjoyed his work in the oilfield, working for Dowell, Mobil, BP an...

Geneva Elizabeth (Webber) Carpenter, age 96, entered into rest at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS on April 11, 2023. Geneva was born October 23, 1926, Hugoton, KS to James Edwin and Reba Martha (Neathery) Webber. She became a member of United Methodist Church of Hugoton, Kansas in 1934. Her length of membership was amazing! The total years she belonged to that one church was 89 years...

Barbara Campbell, age 80, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 7, 2023, in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on October 10, 1942, and raised at the height of WWII, the daughter of Marjorie and Frank Thompson at the family farm near Rolla, Kansas. Barbara graduated from Rolla High School in 1960. She furthered her working career by achieving two associate degrees at SCCC; Psychology, 1995 a...

It is with heavy hearts that we bid farewell to Eli Fowler, who departed this life on April 5th, 2023, in Amarillo, Texas. Eli was born on August 23rd, 1983, in Liberal, Kansas to Debbie Goosen and Eric Fowler. He grew up in Hooker, Oklahoma and attended Hooker High School where he was a member of the basketball and golf teams, played the trumpet in the high school band, participated in competit...

Valentin Rey Estrada, Age 57 of Liberal, Kansas passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023. He was born September 7, 1965, in El Paso, Texas to Hector Rey Hurueta and Eloisa Estrada Bilbao. After Graduating from high school and while attending college, Valentin decided to join the Army. He served at the rank of sergeant in the Army for 6 years, spending most of his service in Germany. After ...

Fransisca Morales, age 77, died Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Western Prairie Senior Living Community in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born November 8, 1945, in Anson, Texas, the daughter of Nasario and Josefina (Ramirez) Guzman.  Fransisca grew up in Del Rio, Texas. She married Pedro Morales on January 30, 1974. Fransisca loved to cook and take food for potluck dinners at Templo Nueva Vida in Ul...

Donald Leigh Merz, a.k.a. Papa Don, was born on March 2, 1941 in Garden City, KS and passed peacefully at his home on April 8, 2023 at the age of 82 with his wife, Cinda and all of his children gathered around laughing and telling on themselves from their adventures growing up in Guymon, OK. Preceding him in death are his parents, Arnold Merz and Bonnie Maxwell Merz of Satanta, KS, brother Dick...

Margaret “Peggy” Louise (Springer) Horton, was the only child to parents Clair Thomas Springer and Margaret Louise (Noble) Springer. Born on February 28th, 1947, she spent her entire childhood, college years, and first years of marriage in Tucson, Arizona. She attended Saints Peter and Paul Catholic elementary school and Salpointe Catholic High School. Attending college at the University of...

Dona Rae Grice, age 92, of Ulysses, Kansas died Saturday, April 8, 2023, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born April 7, 1931, in Orange County, Florida, the daughter of Earl A. and Verna C. (Gum) Smith. Dona Rae grew up in Florida and moved to Two Buttes, Colorado with her family when she was a teenager. She graduated from Two Buttes High School in 1949 and was the ...