Obituaries

Mar 13, 2021

Bobbie Dick Greenlee, 85, of Liberal, passed away on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at the Meade District Hospital in Meade, KS. He was born on March 21, 1935 to Herbert and Isabelle (Foley) Greenlee at Marienthal, KS. On January 20, 1963 he married Judith Mefford in Aurora, CO; she preceded him in death on August 21, 1996. Bob was a...

Mar 10, 2021

Mary Nưá��ng Thái, 74, of Garden City, KS passed away on Wednesday March 10, 2021 at Wheatridge Care Park in Liberal, KS. She was born on December 31, 1946 to Banh Van Thi and Thi Han Le at Chau Doc Tinh An Giang, Vietnam. Mary moved to the United States in 1991 and was a long time resident of Garden...

Mar 4, 2021

Donna Colleen Grimes, 90, formerly of Liberal, KS, passed away on Thursday March 4, 2021 at the Brookdale Senior Living Center in Dodge City, KS. She was born on December 28, 1930 to James and Eldora (Wright) Cannon at Parsons, KS. On June 13, 1953 she married Dr. Ira Ross Grimes in Oklahoma City, OK; he preceded her in death...

Feb 23, 2021

Tommy Elton Williams, 65, formerly of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday February 23, 2021 at his residence in Amarillo, TX. He was born on January 25, 1956 to Ivan and Helen (Ingle) Williams at Beaver, OK. Tommy was a graduate of Liberal High School; class of 1973. He went on to obtain his Bachelor Degree from Arizona State University in...

Feb 15, 2021

Merle Leon Bridenstine, 71, of Tyrone, OK passed away on Monday, February 15, 2021. He was born on March 14, 1949 to Glen and Thelma (Wilkerson) Bridenstine at Liberal, KS. Merle was a graduate of Turpin High School; class of 1968. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. Merle worked as a Truck Driver for 43 years...

Feb 3, 2021

Grover Bryan, 93, formerly of Liberal died from complications of COVID-19  at the VA hospital in Temple, TX on February 3, 2021 in Temple, TX.

Grover L. Bryan was born on December 8, 1927, in Holdenville, OK to Ollie David Bryan and Agatha Lillie Sisk.

He was a proud veteran of World War II serving...

Jan 30, 2021

Justin Wayne Howard, 41, of Wellington, Kansas, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021 in Wichita, Kansas. He was born November 20, 1979 in Liberal, Kansas to Patricia and Gerald Howard. He attended Liberal High School, Seward County Community College and University of Kansas. Justin was raised in Liberal, KS where he was an accomplished musician particularly with the saxophone and...

Jan 30, 2021

Amon Daniel Jones, Jr.,72, of Liberal, passed away on Saturday January 30, 2021 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal . He was born on June 3, 1948 to Amon and Katherine (Schroeder) Jones in Mason County, TX. Amon has been a part of the Mosaic community in Liberal since 1988. He was a very mischievous and lovable person. He is...

Jan 26, 2021

Christopher Scott Peters, 56, of Liberal, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2021 in Wichita, KS due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born November 23, 1964 in Liberal, Kansas to John and Inabelle Peters. He attended Turpin schools and Liberal-area Vo-tech. He was a member of the Turpin Mennonite Church, where we was proud to serve...

Jan 16, 2021

Rev. Roger Carl Williams, 84, of Liberal, passed away on Saturday January 16, 2021 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center in Liberal. He was born on February 17, 1936 to Luella and Albert Williams near Protection KS. He married Deloris A. (Richardson) Williams May 4, 1956 in Winfield KS. Roger was delivered at home by his grandmother, Stella Baker, who...

Jan 10, 2021

Clarence Raymond Applebee, 77, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday January 10, 2021 at the Southwest Medical Center . He was born on December 24, 1943 to Clarence and Nellie (Wallander) Applebee at Liberal, Kansas. On September 26, 1964 he married Connie Austrip at Liberal, KS; she preceded him in death on May 2, 1987. Clarence worked for years as...

Jan 5, 2021

Larry Ward, 67, of Liberal, passed away on Monday January 5, 2021 at his home. He was born on June 24, 1953 to Grover Ward and Fannie (Jones) Moore at Chicago, IL. On October 25, 1972 he married Joyce R. Ricks at Liberal, KS. Larry was raised by his mother Fannie and step-father Ernest Moore in Chicago. When he was...

Jan 4, 2021

Lenora Lee McNabb, age 94, died January 4, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She had resided at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal since 2018. She was born January 12, 1926, on a farm southwest of Forgan, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late Fannie Walker and Donnie Pierce. Lenora graduated from Forgan High School in 1944, and...

Jan 2, 2021

Mildred (Sue) Louise Hanlon, 87, of Turpin, OK passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at her home. She was born on November 3, 1933 to George and Goldie (Albright) Pattern at Ames, OK. She married Edward Hanlon on July 1, 1951; he preceded her in death on December 30, 2015. Though she was named Mildred Patten, she had naturally...

Jan 1, 2021

Esther Molinar Hernandez, 68, of Tyrone, OK passed away on Friday January 1, 2021 at the Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born on April 4, 1952 to Rogelio and Maria (Betancourt) Molinar in Alpine, TX. On August 6, 1971 she married Elias Hernandez in Odessa, TX. Esther was a graduate of Ector High School in Odessa, TX;...

Dec 27, 2020

Jennie Eileen Bloomfield, 65, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday December 27, 2020 at her home in Liberal, KS. She was born on September 20, 1955 at Calexico, CA. Jennie loved "going to work' with her friends at Summit Res Care. She also loved animals and young children; she loved spending time with her nieces & nephews. She was a...

Dec 25, 2020

Darrel L.Taylor, 89, of Liberal, passed away on Friday December 25, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS He was born on February 8, 1931 to Buford and Eva (Reed) Taylor at Clifton, KS. On October 22, 1955 he married Georgia Carlile at the Raton, NM; she survives. He attended school at Clifton, KS. He served on the front...

Dec 23, 2020

Barbara "Bobbie" Marcellus, 80, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday December 23, 2020 at the Twin Oaks Manor Care Home in Booker, TX. She was born on January 16, 1940 to Alva and Maxine (Mayberry) Heidlebaugh at Cripple Creek, CO. On July 19, 1957 she married Charles Marcellus at Clayton, NM; he survives. Bobbie was a 1958 graduate of Liberal...

Dec 19, 2020

Mary Helen Thompson, 91, formerly of Kismet, KS passed away on Saturday December 19, 2020 at Protection Valley Manor in Protection, KS. She was born on June 15, 1929; the daughter of Homer and Zelma (Heston) Edison at Liberal, KS. On June 28, 1947 she married Ralph Thompson at her mother's home in Liberal, KS; he preceded her in death...

Dec 12, 2020

Jan Foster, 67, of Turpin, OK passed away on Saturday December 12, 2020 at the Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born on October 25, 1953 to James and Dorothy (Franz) Swan at Liberal, KS. On August 4, 1973 she married Stan Foster at the Turpin Mennonite Church near Turpin, OK. She attended school in Turpin, OK and...