Jay Figgins, age 79, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Thursday, July 28, 2022, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born March 19, 1943, in Fowler, Kansas, the son of Ennis and Marian (Custer) Figgins. Jay grew up on the farm north of Manter and graduated from Manter High School in 1961. Jay married Judy K. Morris on March 22, 1964, in Johnson. Together they farmed in Stanton Cou...

Marilyn Jo Franz, 69, passed away peacefully with family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 4, 2022, at 2:00pm at Dighton Marler Funeral Home Chapel in Stillwater, Ok. Interment will be held at 10:30am on Saturday, August 6, 2022, at Liberal Cemetery in Liberal, Kansas. Cow...

Juanita Frances Brown, 60, of Liberal, KS passed away on Tuesday July 26, 2022 at the Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan KS. She was born on March 26, 1962 to Conrad and Petrita (Gonzales) Martinez in Clayton, NM. Frances graduated from Keyes High School in Keyes, OK. She went on to obtain her Bachelor's Degree in Education from Oklahoma Panhandle State University in Goodwell, OK. Upon gra...

Tony Ray Whisenant, age 59, died Monday, July 25, 2022, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born at Epworth Hospital in Liberal, Kansas on January 17, 1963. He was the son of Nancy Watson of Perry, Georgia and the late Joe Whisenant of Liberal, Kansas. Tony was unique. He unapologetically marched to the beat of his own drum. He was a talented artist, poet and photographer and a d...

Kenneth E. Johnson, age 91, died Monday, July 25, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on July 13, 1931, the son of Joseph Johnson and Elsie Arnett in Beaver, Oklahoma. Kenneth graduated from Liberal High School and went on to finish two years at Tennessee Tech. He married Ladora Ann Grider on January 6, 1952, in Raton, New Mexico. She preceded him in death on Nove...

Gary Lynn Teel, age 71, died Thursday, July 21, 2022, at his home in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on January 31, 1951, the son of James I. Teel and Vera E. (Hayes) Teel in Hugoton, Kansas. Gary graduated from Hugoton High School in 1970 and went on to study diesel mechanics at Liberal Vo Tech. He married Marcia Freeman on August 6, 1977. Together they raised two sons, Logan and Matt. Gary ...

Rosalio R. Ruiz, 56, of Satanta passed away in Santa Rosa, New Mexico unexpectedly on Monday, July 18, 2022. The son of Rosalio and Ramona (Rivero) Ruiz, he was born on June 26, 1966, in Satevo Chihuahua, Mexico. Rosalio Ruiz married Rosa Rubio on July 13, 1991, in Sublette, Kansas. To this union are three children: Erica, Alejandro, and Rosalio Jr... His pride and joy was his family. He ...

Ronnie Eugene Brant, Sr., 83, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born August 7, 1938, on a farm in Yuma County, Colorado, the son of Albert L. and Velma (Prather) Brant, Sr. He attended elementary school in Denver, Colorado. While in Denver, he acquired rheumatic fever. It was finally cured, when his mother signed a consent giving pe...

Michael E. Zirger, age 68, passed away early Thursday, July 21, 2022, at his Plains, Kansas residence. He was born July 8, 1954, at Dalhart, Texas, the son of Lowell Hugh Zirger and Norma Jean (Shepherd) Zirger-Balay. As a young boy, he attended school in Plains, graduating from Southwestern Heights High School in 1972. Prior to retiring in 2020, he worked for several local farmers, at the Plai...

Eduviges (Vicky) Duran Caro, 55, passed away in Satanta, Kansas on Thursday, July 21, 2022. The daughter of Pedro and Bertha (Duran) Bustillos, she was born on December 21, 1966, in Temosachic, Chihuahua, Mexico. Eduviges married Saul Caro on November 1, 1999, in Satanta, Kansas. Vicky was a member of the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church of Satanta. She enjoyed and loved her family. Vic...