Betty Jo McNeel, age 62, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Friday, July 8, 2022, at her home in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born January 1, 1960, in Syracuse, Kansas, the daughter of Willis and Patricia E. (Bless) Carter. Betty was raised in Liberal and graduated from Liberal High School. She married John Thomas McNeel on November 4, 1989, in Greensburg. Betty was a devoted mother, grandmother, and aun...

Herbert Keith Johnson, 89, formerly of Liberal, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022 in Topeka, Kansas. He was born November 20, 1932, in Elkhart, Kansas, and grew up on the family farm near Liberal, Kansas. He was the son of Herbert and Echo Johnson. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1952, then attended the New Mexico Military Institute, Southwest Texas Junior College and later received...

Leo Leonard Witzke passed peacefully, without fear or pain, July 15, 2022, at his home in Purcell, with his wife by his side, at the age of 86 years 3 months 23 days. Memorial Services are scheduled for 1:00 PM, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at Landmark Church, entrusted to the care of Wadley’s Funeral Service. Leo blew into this world on March 23, 1936, in the middle of a giant dust...

The world grew a little dimmer on June 28, 2022, when Richard Alonzo unexpectedly passed away at the age of 54. Richard had a big heart, an effortless charm, and wit to match that infectious smile he had that lit up a room. Richard was a loving brother, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend to many. He was a caring and outgoing man that made friends where ever he went. There was never a dull m...

Edmundo Rene Salazar Jaurez, age 70, died Friday, July 8, 2022, at his residence in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on April 19, 1952, to Rene Salazar and Louisa Jaurez in Guatamala City, Guatamala. Edmundo received his bachelor’s degree in Guatamala before moving to the United States. He was a Captain for the Guatemalen Army. After moving to the United States, Edmundo worked in fabrication...

Our beloved Mother, Ella Rose Koehn, the sixth of thirteen children of Amiel and Hannah (Koehn) Koehn was born on December 24, 1937, in Winton, California. She quietly and peacefully went to her eternal reward at Bethel Home in Montezuma, Kansas, on July 9th reaching the age of 84 years. Her childhood years were spent in the Winton and Livingston, California, communities. The rural school she...

Grace Pansy Sleeper, age 88, of Elkhart, Kansas, died Monday, July 11, 2022, at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas. She was born January 2, 1934, in Elkhart the daughter of Fred Francis and Maybelle May (Conard) Craver. Grace grew up in Elkhart and graduated from Elkhart High School. While in high school, she met William E. Sleeper and they were married on October 28, 1951, in Elkhart. Togethe...

Marjorie Ellen (King) Epps was born in Satanta, Haskell County, Kansas, July 5, 1933, to Roy and Alice (Christensen) King. She passed away July 8, 2022, at Western Prairie Senior Living Community. She attended grade school at East Lawson in rural Grant County and graduated from Grant County Rural High School in 1950. She married Carl Epps of Goodhope, Missouri, on July 7, 1950. They enjoyed ...

Cheryl Esther Bickerstaff, age 63, went home on Sunday, July 10, 2022, in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on October 3, 1958, to Kenneth and Loretta (Cashero) Sallee in Liberal, Kansas. Cheryl graduated Beaver High School in 1976 from Beaver, Oklahoma. She married Clifton Brian Bickerstaff on January 6, 1979. Clifton preceded her in death. Survived by Her son, James Riley, three grandsons,...

Ronald Lee Freed, 83, of Austin, Texas, died Tuesday, February 2, 2021, from COVID 19. He was born November 7, 1938, in Ulysses, Kansas, son of Vernon and Mary Maurine Porter Freed. Ronald graduated from Ulysses High School in 1957, where he played on an undefeated Ulysses football team. He and his teammates made the U as you come into Ulysses from the East. After high school he went to Fort Ha...