Obituaries

Dec 22, 2021

Judy Kay Bryan, 80, of Tyrone, OK passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at her home. She was born on September 23, 1941 to Howard and Stella (Atterbery) McDaniel at Enid, OK.

On November 18, 1961 she married Larry Edmond Bryan at the First Christian Church in Liberal, KS. They lived in many places...

Dec 21, 2021

Bobbie Belle Lundberg, 103, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center. She was born on February 12, 1918 to Robert and Edith (Deaton) Grant at Hooker, OK.

On February 8, 1969 she married Charles O. Lundberg at McPherson, KS; he preceded her in death on February 4, 2017.

Dec 20, 2021

Cochise John James Tanner of Kismet, KS passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 in Amarillo, TX. He was born on June 19, 1975 to Sammy Tanner, Jr. and Bonita Kay Wagenseller in Claremore, OK.

On August 26, 1991 he married Jennifer Pierce.

Cochise had worked as a Feed Truck Driver. He enjoyed fishing, video...

Dec 12, 2021

Mei-Yi Sherer, 79, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at her home.

She was born on February 8, 1942 to Shenichi Shimasaki and Hsu-Ying Kao at Wu-Lai, Taiwan.

On October 8, 1963 she married John "Jack" Sherer at the Navy Chapel in Taipei, Taiwan.

In 1964 she moved to the...

Dec 10, 2021

Roscoe Ray Casady, 92, of Liberal, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021.

Graveside Services will be 1:00 pm Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at the Kansas Veteran's Cemetery at Fort Dodge, Kansas.

The family requests in lieu of flowers for Memorial Contributions to be made to the Kansas Soldier's Home located at 714 Sheridan Street,...

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,...