Obituaries

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 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...

Dec 7, 2020

Maria Angelita Barragan- De Zepeda, 88, of Liberal, passed away on Monday December 7, 2020 at her home. She was born on March 15, 1932 to Antonio Barragan and Paula Gomez at Jalisco, Mexico. She married to Crisanto Zepeda at Jalisco, Mexico; he preceded her in death on 1985. Angelita was a skilled seamstress who enjoyed making beautiful dresses and...

Dec 7, 2020

Dala Joann Thomas, 49, of Ingalls, passed away on Monday December 7, 2020 at her home.

She was born on September 30, 1971 to Clifford and Peggy (Cook) Thomas at Liberal, KS.

Dala grew up in Liberal. Around 2000 she entered into a long term relationship with Shannen Phlieger while residing in Garden City, KS;...

Dec 5, 2020

Irving Leroy "Irv" Smock, 99, of Liberal, KS, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at the Wheatridge Care Park in Liberal, Irv was born on April 21, 1921 to Kerr and Anna (DeVerick) Smock in Portage, Indiana. He married Marjorie McConachie on June 21, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois; she preceded him in death on October 1, 2005. Irv had...

Dec 5, 2020

Joyce Berry, 88, of Liberal, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on May 4, 1932 to Alvin and Dica (Lynch) Whorton at Larned, Kansas. On January 20, 1949 she married Gail Berry at Dodge City, Kansas; he preceded her in death. Joyce grew up in Larned, Kansas and was...

Dec 4, 2020

Gwendolyn June Brooks, 90, formerly of Kismet, KS passed away on Friday December 4, 2020 at Wheatridge Care Park in Liberal, KS. She was born on February 10, 1930 to Chester and Viola (Pinkston) Hockensmith at Radium, KS. June moved to Liberal, KS as a young girl. During High School she worked at the local five and dime store. She...

Nov 28, 2020

Tamu T. Cathey, born October 16, 1976 in Compton, California to Bennie J. Stamps and Alford Cathe. She departed this life November 28, 2020, at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. Tamu worked at Applebees in Liberal for the past 9 years; she enjoyed working and meeting new people and making new friends. She leaves to celebrate her life: two sibling:...

Nov 26, 2020

Leona Miller, 77, of Turpin, OK passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at the Beaver County Nursing Home in Beaver, OK. She was born on July 15, 1943 to Leonard and Hutoka (Warren) Rieck at Thomas, OK. On June 4, 1961 she married Delmar Miller at Liberal, KS; he preceded her in death on January 21, 2001. When Leona...