James “Bud” Wise, 75, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2022, in Newton, Kansas after a year-long battle with Alzheimer’s. The son of James Windol and Otehka P. (Caudle) Wise. He was born September 8, 1946, in Ada, Oklahoma. James “Bud” and Samma Lynn (Comer) were married on May 1, 1969, in Ulysses, Kansas. To this union were two sons James David and Robert Wayne and two daught...

Fidel Guerra Juarez, Sr. age 74, died Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi-St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. He was born March 23, 1948, in Navecilla Municipio de Villocampo, DGO, Mexico, the son of Simon Guerra Villa and Maria de el Refujio Guerra. Fidel grew up in Mexico and moved to the United States in 1970. He married Janice L. Bustamante in 1980 in Ulysses. Fidel worked as a ...

Lana Rae Caldwell, age 56, of Andover, Kansas passed away unexpectedly on August 1, 2022 Lana is survived by her Mother, Dianna Caldwell of Andover, Kansas. Brother and Sisters; Curt Caldwell and wife Linda White, Susie Roberge and Husband JP Roberge, and Shelly Dennis and fiancé David Martine. Niece and nephews; Avery Roberge, Clayton Dennis, and Preston Roberge. She was proceeded in death by...

Shirley Jean Keener, 80, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Satanta, Kansas. The daughter of Oscar and Irene Gertrude (Inman) and she was born on January 22, 1942, in Mullinville, Kansas. Shirley and John Edward Keener were married on June 25, 1960, in Mullinville, Kansas. They were married 54 years and he preceded her in death on June 19, 2014. To this union were three daughters Caren,...

Katherine Sue Higgs, age 79, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Western Prairie Senior Living Community in Ulysses. She was born May 5, 1943, in Duncan, Oklahoma, the daughter of Edward William and Rowena Cozette (Hoggatt) Allen. Sue moved to Ulysses when she was in the fourth grade. She attended Red Rock School until the eighth grade, Ulysses High School for a short time, ...

Tim Shawn Harrison, 57, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at his residence in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born in Liberal KS in 1965 the son of the late Anna Fay (Wright) Harrison and the late Jack Merle Harrison both from Liberal, Kansas. He married the love of his life and his high school sweetheart -inseparable since 1980 when he broke his leg skiing, and she was his candy striper. ...

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...