Obituaries

Aug 19, 2022

Ruth Maxine (Scott) Trimmell, 96, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022 at Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden, City, Kansas. She was born on June 16, 1926 to Cora Lucille (Martz) and Earl William Scott at Santa Ana, California. As a child, Ruth enjoyed playing jacks, roller skating and playing baseball. She attended school in rural Seward County north...

Aug 16, 2022

Gene Robert "Bob" Olson, 68, of Liberal, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at his home. He was born on December 6, 1953 to Oscar Junior Olson and Dorothy (Dotts) Olson at Liberal, Kansas. He attended school at Liberal graduating from Liberal High School in 1973.

Bob drove truck for many years with Yellow Freight....

Aug 6, 2022

Sarah Michelle Miller, 38, of Liberal, KS passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at her home. She was born on March 11, 1984 to Kenneth Dempsey and Joannie Queen at San Antonio, TX.

She attended school at Phoenix, AZ. In 2003 she moved to Liberal, KS. Sarah loved to travel and wasn't afraid to take chances....

Jul 26, 2022

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...

Jul 23, 2022

Rickie Lynn Sumner of Aurora, Colorado passed away on July 23, 2022 surrounded by his loved ones.

Rickie was born in Karlstad, Minnesota on September 12, 1951 to Ronald “Bill” and Donna Sumner. He attended Liberal High School graduating in 1969. After high school he served in the United States Army from 1972-1975. Rickie was stationed overseas...

Jul 21, 2022

Bonnie E. Cummins, 86, of Liberal, went to be with her Lord & Savior and the love of her life on Thursday July 21, 2022 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK. She was born on December 8, 1935 to Lee and Zoma (Clark) Marshall at Yakima, WA.

On July 21, 1956 she married CB Cummins...

Jul 19, 2022

Longtime Liberal resident and businessman Larry Wells, 90, passed away on Tuesday July 19, 2022 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal due to respiratory failure.

He was born March 19, 1932 in Guymon, OK to Wesley and Martha (Harke) Wells. He attended school in Guymon and graduated in the class of 1951 and Panhandle State University in...

Jul 13, 2022

Annie Lois Carr made her transition from earth on July 13, 2022 with her son Casey and his wife, Debra by her side. She was born May 27, 1942 to Irene Herron and Willie D. Alston, in Ethel, Mississippi.

Annie loved God and was a member of Bible Way Church of God in Christ. She loved spending...

Jul 12, 2022

Kathy Lynn (Zunk) Sumner of Aurora, Colorado passed away on July 12, 2022. Kathy was born in Liberal, Kansas on October 21, 1952 to Robert and Dolores Zunk. She attended Hooker High School graduating in 1971.

Kathy married Rickie Lynn Sumner and together they had three children, Eric, Donna and Andrea. Rickie and Kathy raised their children...

Jul 10, 2022

Herbert Keith Johnson, 89, of Topeka, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022.

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...

Jun 26, 2022

Philip Herb Penner, 78, Liberal, Kansas, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2022, at the Wheatridge Park Care Center after a long battle with cancer.

He was born December 14, 1943, to Herbert and Sara Penner, Turpin, Oklahoma.

Philip attended Turpin Elementary and Turpin High School.  He was baptized on his confession of faith in...

Jun 24, 2022

Come help us celebrate the life of John G. Greer, Jr.

John Galen Greer, 74, of Liberal,  passed away on June 24, 2022 in Liberal, Kansas, the son born to Jack and Margaret Greer on September 10, 1947.

John grew up in Selkirk, Kansas. He attended grade school in Selkirk, Kansas and attended Leoti High...

Jun 22, 2022

Galen Lynn Bridenstine, 71, of Turpin, Okla., went to be home with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

He was born to Glen and Thelma (Wilkerson) Bridenstine on Jan. 16, 1951, in Liberal, Kan.

He married Janet Morrison. They had two sons, Ryan Neil and Clint Wade.

He married Roberta...

Jun 22, 2022

Nga Thi Thuy Nguyen, 77, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday. June 22, 2022 at the Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. . She was born on April 3, 1945 to Yet Van Nguyen and Buoi Thi Phan at Saigon Vietnam,

She married Ho Van Phan on January 2, 1965 in Vietnam. He preceded her in death on...

Jun 20, 2022

Kyra Nicole Flenoid, 39, of Liberal, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022 at the Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. She was born on October 1, 1982 to Perry Washington and Sue Flenoid at Liberal, KS.

When she was two she was adopted by her grandparents, Bobby and Alegra Adams. Kyra attended Lincoln Elementary, West Middle School,...

Jun 18, 2022

Emona "Jackie" Rosengrant of Liberal passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at her home.

She was born September 27, 1935 to Garnett W. Goldman and Cleta (Brashear) Goldman in Loves Valley Marietta, Oklahoma.

She married Barry G. Rosengrant February 14, 2002.

Jackie enjoyed yard sales, attending auctions, and being with her family....

Jun 18, 2022

Paul Kent Gover, 82, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Brookdale Senior Living, Liberal, KS. He was born in Pratt, KS on June 29, 1939 to Paul and Florence (Helsel) Gover.

Kent worked at the Pratt Tribune where he ran a linotype machine, Southwest Daily Times laying out pages of the paper and running...

Jun 17, 2022

Emery Dean Ball, 60, of Kismet, Kansas passed away on Friday, June 17, 2022 at his home.

Emery was born on October 29th, 1961 in Liberal, Kansas to his parents Duane Ball and Barbara Kent Ball. He graduated from Southwestern Heights High School in 1980, and later graduated from Beloit Technical College in 1982.

Emery...

Jun 6, 2022

Preston Alan Nichols, 65, of Liberal, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2022 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He was born on January 28, 1957 to James "Ed" and Bernetta (Custer) Nichols at Liberal, KS.

Preston was a graduate of Liberal High School; class of 1975. He worked as a Case Hole Engineer for Halliburton...

Jun 4, 2022

Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Cobb, 57, of Liberal, passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at her home. She was born on August 9,1964 to Micheal and Elsie (Stegman) Naab in Meade, KS.

On May 12, 1988 she married Jamey Cobb in Liberal, KS; he preceded her in death on September 20, 2021.

Betty was a...