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ULYSSES – William “Bill” Roger Bain, 89, died Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at SunPorch of Dodge City in Dodge City.
He was born May 10, 1936 to William and Pearl (Warnecka) Bain.
He married Joann Grace Moss in 1962 in Minnesota. She preceded him in death.
Alvin Glenn “Al” Webber, 95, died May 29, 2025, in Bentonville, Ark.
He was born April 8, 1930 to Glen and Florence Webber in Hugoton.
He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and carried his love for aviation into his career. He retired from Boeing as an aviation engineer after a long and distinguished career that took him to many different places.
ULYSSES – Ashley Nicole Irvin, 42, died Monday, June 2, 2025, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses.
She was born March 16, 1983 to David and Kim (Brown) Irvin.
She had a deep love for her family and found joy in laughter, music, and the company of her caregivers and visitors.
Everett Earl Meliza was born Dec. 17, 1931, near Rosston, Okla., to Charles Jackson and Alma Bernice (Fleming) Meliza and passed away May 21, 2025, at his daughter’s home in Weatherford, Okla.
Everett was raised on a farm outside Rosston and graduated from Rosston High School in 1950. After graduation, he spent the summer harvesting wheat, then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. Everett spent four years at various air force bases serving as a teletype operator in AACS squadrons. After 18 months at Ernest Harmon Air Force Base in Stephenville, Newfoundland, he was transferred to George Air Force Base in Victorville, Calif. There Everett met his future wife, Roberta “Bobbie” Sharp. They were married Feb. 8, 1954, at the home of her parents in Adelanto.
Michel Anthony Noll, 61, died Thursday, May 22, 2025 in Seadrift, Texas.
He was born Jan. 19, 1964 to Elizabeth and Edwin Noll in Fort Benning, Ga.
He was an employee of National Beef for 37 years.
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