ULYSSES – Don R. Dunn, 87, died April 27, 2026 at Western Prairie Senior Living in Ulysses. 

He was born Oct. 26, 1938 to Russell and Gladys (Siefkes) Dunn.

He grew up in Hudson, where he graduated from high school. He continued his education at Pratt Community College and later, Fort Hays State University.

He married Carolyn Rundell Oct. 26, 1974. She survives.

Johnny Layne Norton, 67, died Monday, April 20, 2026 at his home in Liberal.

He was born April 28, 1958 to Lenard and Daisy (Mills) Norton.

He attended high school in Moscow and graduated in 1977.

Jackie Ray Oglesby, 95, died Thursday, April 23, 2026 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal.  

He was born Dec. 10, 1930 to William and Jessie (Martin) Oglesby.

He married Betty Baker June 12, 1952. She preceded him in death.

Sandra Claudette (McGillivray) Sosa, 90, died peacefully at home in Liberal Saturday, April 18, 2026 after a lengthy illness. 

She was born in Ulysses June 10, 1935, to Kenneth Dean McGillivray and Joyce Roberta Price. Sandra was a member of two pioneer families in southwest Kansas, the Kepleys and McGillivrays. Her paternal grandfather, Guy Farquhar McGillivray, was the first county clerk of Grant County.

Sandra attended schools in Wyoming and Colorado, as well as Ulysses. She was the first student to graduate from rural Red Rock School, northeast of Hickock. When her stepfather was transferred to El Dorado, Ark., she graduated from El Dorado High School in 1953.