Obituaries

Dec 10, 2021

Carl Joe Brisendine, 74, died Friday, December 10, 2021, from cancer. He was born at Epworth Hospital in Liberal, Kansas, to Elma and Clarence Brisendine on March 2, 1947. He married Patricia Corene Fomby in 1970, who he divorced after 9 years of marriage. He was preceded in death by his parents; his younger brother, C.M, who was stillborn;...

Dec 8, 2021

Howard Ray Cochran, 79, of Liberal, passed away on December 8, 2021 in Liberal, Kansas.

He was born on April 11, 1942 to Leonard T Cochran, Sr. and Cecil Waldorf in Butler County, KS.

On August 16, 1969 he married Neta Winkler at the Dodge City, KS. Howard and Neta lived in Liberal, Kansas.

Dec 7, 2021

Pauline Rosalie Whitham, 102, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Care Center in Liberal, KS. She was born on November 1, 1919 to Frank and Ida (Kittle) Novak at Scott City, KS.

On November 1, 1937 she married H. T. (Thaine) Whitham; he preceded her in death in August...

Dec 2, 2021

Robert Jeffrey "Jeff" Williams, 63, of Bradenton, FL, formerly of Forgan, OK. passed away on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Bradenton, FL. He was born on December 19, 1957 to Robert and Roberta  (Bryan) Williams at Liberal, KS.

On July 8, 1978 he married Leisa Keeth at Liberal, KS.; she survives.

Jeff was a graduate...

Nov 29, 2021

Dale Corning, 44, of Liberal, passed away on Monday November 29, 2021 at his home. He was born on October 6, 1977 to James and Nellie (Wilson) Corning at Portage, WI.

On April 14, 2015 he married Victoria Scarborough at Liberal, KS.

Dale grew up in Wisconsin and moved to Livingston, TN when he was...

Nov 25, 2021

Roy Nelson Gearhart, 94, of Turpin, OK passed away on Thursday November 25, 2021 at the Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born on March 24, 1927 to John and Ruby (Anderson) Gearhart at Chanute, KS.

On September 10, 1948 he married Phyllis Schield at Erie, KS.

Nelson grew up around Chanute, KS....

Nov 18, 2021

Annette Louise Lemert Larrabee, 82, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at her home in Liberal, Kansas.

She was born on October 11, 1939, to Louie and Mildred Shay Lemert in Liberal, Kansas.

On July 11, 2004, she married William Lee "Bill" Larrabee.  He preceded her in death on February 16, 2017.

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Nov 17, 2021

Steven Paul Crail, 67, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at the Southwest Medical Center in Liberal.. He was born on November 15, 1954 to Paul and Ida (Kauffman) Crail at Liberal, KS.

As a lifelong resident of Liberal, Steven was a graduate of Liberal High School; class of 1973. He was an active...

Nov 10, 2021

Ethel Virginia Sawyers, 87, of Tyrone, OK passed away on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at her grandson's home in Yuma, AZ. She was born on June 6, 1934 to Roy Raymond and Beatrice (Baker) Roberson at Serene, CO.

On July 16, 1953 she married Paul Kenneth Sawyers; he preceded her in death on February 27, 1997.

Nov 5, 2021

Tiffany passed away from this life on Friday, November 5th  2021 in Springfield, Missouri, after an unexpected illness.

She was born on June 30th 1982 in Liberal, KS to Henrietta Gray of Liberal, KS and Morris L. Blackmon in Conroe, Texas.

Tiffany worked as a home health care worker  and she also worked for several...

Nov 1, 2021

Danny William Harvey, 62, of Hugoton, KS passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021 at the Stevens County Hospital after a long battle with lung and heart issues.

He was born on June 21,1959 to Sammie McDowell-Harvey and Bob Harvey in Kansas City, KS.

He was a 1978 graduate from Liberal High School and was...

Oct 29, 2021

Jacque Lyn Johnson, age 46, passed from this life on Friday, October 29, 2021 in Amarillo, Texas.  She was born September 6, 1975, in Liberal, Kansas, to Kenneth G. “Kenny” and Ranita J. (Madden) Johnson.  Jacque graduated from Liberal High School in 1994. Following high school, Jacque attended college at Oklahoma State University, the University of Kansas and Seward...

Oct 28, 2021

David Wheat Coleman, 63, passed from this life on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at his home in Ardmore, Oklahoma.

He was born on November 16, 1957 in Springfield, Missouri to Walter Daniel Coleman, Jr. and Judith Ann (Wheat) Coleman.

David was a graduate of Liberal High School: class of 1976. Following high school, he attended...

Oct 25, 2021

Miguel Fernando Márquez, de 54 años, de Liberal, falleció el lunes 25 de octubre de 2021 en KU Med Center en Kansas.

Nació el 29 de septiembre de 1967 de Guadalupe Márquez y Belem Jacobo en Chihuahua, México.

Miguel era un músico que tocaba en Mariscos en Liberal y Tequilas en Garden City.  Era un...

Oct 14, 2021

Jeanell Marie Kulow, 79, of Liberal, passed away on October 14, 2021 in Liberal, KS. She was born January 8, 1942 to Joseph and Alma (Jones) Creason in Beaver, Ok. She attended school in Liberal, graduating from Liberal High School in 1960. In addition to retiring from working as a Mail Handler at the Post Office for twenty-five years,...

Oct 14, 2021

Sherry Marie Winkler, 54, of Holcomb, KS formerly of Plains, KS passed away on Thursday October 14, 2021 at the St. Catherine's Hospital in Garden City, KS. She was born on December 7, 1966 to Roy and Edna (Kieser) Freeman at Tulsa, OK.

Sherry was a hard worker and had worked with many jobs throughout her life...

Oct 10, 2021

Norman C. Smith Jr., 64, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021. He was born on December 31, 1956 to Norman and Bernice Smith at home in Ft. Myers, FL.

Norman was one of eight children; his siblings were Doyle, Clifford, Dwayne, David, Darrel, Donna and Denise. While growing up in Florida he enjoyed wrestling...

Oct 3, 2021

James E. Wheeler was born to M.E. and Murray (Hart) Wheeler, the fourth of five children in Erick, Oklahoma. James was a proud tribal member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. James spent his early childhood in Erick, Sentinel and Clayton, Oklahoma before the family moved to Sanford, Texas where he grew up. He received his education and graduated...

Sep 28, 2021

Philip Dale Love, 69, a long time resident of Tyrone, OK passed away on September 28, 2021. He was born on February 14, 1952 to Robert and Pauline (Broughton) Love in Shawnee, OK. He attended Tyrone schools.

He had never met a stranger, he was the type of person to do anything for the people around him....

Sep 26, 2021

Tyler Wayne "Shrek" Boland, 32, of Beaver, OK formerly of Liberal passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at St. Mary's Hospital in Jefferson City, MO. He was born on May 4, 1989 to Mary Boland at Liberal, KS.

Tyler was a graduate of Liberal High School; Class of 2007. While at LHS he enjoyed participating in...