Obituaries

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...

Nov 24, 2020

Joyce L. Day, 88, of Turpin, OK passed away on Tuesday November 24, 2020 at the Morton County Senior Living Center in Elkhart, KS. She was born on July 26, 1932 to Harley and Pearl (Ross) Davis in Gate, OK. On November 4, 1950 she married Robert Day in Reno, NV; he preceded her in death on January 8, 2006....

Nov 24, 2020

David Wayne Hanzlick, 55, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday November 24, 2020 at Rock Regional Hospital in Derby, KS. He was born on August 11, 1965 to Lonnie Hanzlick and Lousie Berning at Scott City, KS. David was active within the Mosaic community; he was also kind, creative, and loved by all his friends. David is survived his father,...

Nov 23, 2020

Duane Deloss Lambert, 88, of Kismet died Monday, November 23, 2020 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. He was born February 23, 1932 to Leroy Lambert and Coral (Hughes) Lambert in Liberal, KS. Duane and Thelma Jean Scott were married on November 24, 1952 in Clayton, NM. She survives. He graduated from Kismet High School with the class...

Nov 15, 2020

Wilmer D. "Willie" Bennett Jr., 57, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday November 15, 2020 at his home. He was born on September 1, 1963 to Wilmer and Sharon (Sims) Bennett at Liberal, KS. Willie enjoyed hunting, fishing, working on tractors and boat motors. He also enjoyed playing cards, dominoes, watching the Dallas Cowboys, and tending to his gardens. Willie...

Nov 11, 2020

Yolonda Lea Carlile, 65, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. She was born on July 30, 1955 to George and Yvonne (Campbell) Carlile at Satanta Hospital Yolonda grew up on the family farm est of Liberal until her family moved into Liberal in her early teens. She worked for the City...

Nov 7, 2020

Sammy Lane Cope passed away at the age of 92 at the home of her daughter in Liberal, Kansas, on November 7, 2020 after a 21-month battle of severe post stroke recovery. Sammy was born September 1, 1928 in Branson, Missouri on a fishing trip. She was named after the heroine in the Harold Bell Wright book, "Shepherd of the...

Nov 4, 2020

Carol Sue Rose, 78, of Liberal, died early Wednesday, November 4th, 2020. She was born July 27th, 1942, in Perry, OK, the daughter of Mikel and Truth Cain. In 1964 she married Paul H. Donovan Jr. in Larned, KS; they later divorced. In 1981 she married Roger D. Rose in Liberal; he survives. Carol attended school in Ark City, KS...

Nov 4, 2020

Debra Sue Banman Giskie, 65, died November 4th at her home in Liberal, Kansas. She was born January 1, 1955 to Edgar and Vinola (Schroeder) Banman in Topeka, KS. Debbie grew up in Newton, graduating from Newton High with the class of 1973. She then studied business courses at Brown Mackie Business College in Salina, KS. She met Edgar J....

Nov 2, 2020

Esther Lavern Ellis, 94, of Amarillo, TX died November 2, 2020 after a short illness.

She was born Dec. 8, 1925 to Earl John Ellis and Lola May Thomas Ellis at their home in Stevens County.

She worked for many years as a nurse and a home healthcare nurse. In the early 1950’s, she was...

Oct 29, 2020

HOOKER - Michelle Lynn (Flenniken) Mouser, 52, died on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born to Linda Kay (Rich) and Vernon Michael Flenniken on November 3, 1967 in Hobbs, New Mexico. She married Keith Mouser on May 21, 2016 in Hooker, Oklahoma. A 1986 Liberal High School graduate, Michelle...

Oct 22, 2020

Justin Roa, 88, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center. Justin was born in Aspermont, Texas on April 14, 1932, to Ramón Roa and Guadalupe López Roa. He spent his youth in Aspermont with his 17 brothers and sisters. He loved music and taught himself how to play the guitar as a...

Oct 3, 2020

Dr. Rick J Fitzgerald, 66, of Liberal, KS passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center. Rick was born in Blackwell, OK on October 6, 1953 to Marvin and Doris Seymour Fitzgerald of Deer Creek, OK. He married Tess Rabanal of Manila, Philippines on September 17, 1985. Rick attended Deer Creek High School. He earned his Bachelor's...

Sep 26, 2020

Rick Alan Brown, 62, of Turpin, OK went to be with the Lord on the evening of Saturday, September 26, 2020. Rick was born on August 9, 1958 at the Ochiltree General Hospital in Perryton, TX to Barr and Mary Brown. He was a lifelong Turpin resident and graduated from Turpin High School; class of 1977. Rick married Bonnie Johnson...

Sep 19, 2020

Mary Lou Underwood, 81, of Libeal, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. She was born on January 8, 1939 to Ezekial and Irene (Leonard) Swank at Chetopa, KS. Mary had a strong work ethic and a loving, helpful heart for those in need. She enjoyed listening to music, dancing, going for walks,...

Sep 19, 2020

David Lee Curtis age 72, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society in Liberal, KS. He was born May 7, 1948 in Odell Nebraska, the son of Don and Ila (Steiner) Curtis. Dave was raised in Nebraska and was a huge Nebraska Cornhusker fan. He also loved KU basketball and the Denver Broncos. Dave served in...