Obituaries

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...

Sep 18, 2020

Barbara Jean Ball, 77, Of Kismet, KS passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020. She was born on June 4, 1943 to Blackie and Virginia (Foglesong) Kent at Garden City, KS. On August 17, 1959 she married Duane Ball at Garden City, KS; he preceded her in death on January 30, 2020. Barbara is survived by her two sons, Emery...

Sep 17, 2020

Arturo Guerrero, 48, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on September 18, 1971 to Gilberto Guerrero and Maria Robles at Reynosa Tamps Mexico. On March 26, 1994 he married Maria Castro at Reynosa Tamps Mexico. Arturo was a hard worker who was always moving and repairing things....

Sep 16, 2020

Anita J. Parnell, 87, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020. She was born on December 21, 1932 to Harlan and Eula (Campbell) Munger at Liberal, KS. Anita grew up in Guymon, OK and was a graduate of Guymon High School; class of 1950. Anita worked as an Administrative Assistant for Parnell & Son "The Door Store" for...

Sep 9, 2020

Ferrius Louis David Lamar Olson, 27, of Liberal passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Tulsa, OK. He was born on March 3, 1993 to Norman Olson and Bridget (Livingston) Sowers at Liberal, KS. Ferrius spent most of his childhood between Dodge City and Garden City, KS. He attended Liberal High School where he was a Redskin Singer, played...

Sep 3, 2020

John F. Martin, 91, of Liberal, died on September 3, 2020, at his home. He was born on February 17, 1929, in Pawnee City, Nebraska, the son of Carl Martin and Sarah Bauer Martin. He was a graduate of Pawnee City High School; class of 1946. He moved from Nebraska to Liberal, Kansas, in 1962, where he was associated with...

Aug 23, 2020

Michael "Mike" Dean Cypret was born July 4th, 1959 in Liberal, KS to James Leroy Cypret & Geraldine (Davis) Cypret. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1977. Mike married Nancy Cook on January 27th, 1978. They had three children together. Mike & Nancy bought Cypret Glass from Mike's father & brother in 1984 & ran the business for 34...

Aug 21, 2020

Priscilla Archuleta, 85, of Liberal, passed away on Friday August 21, 2020 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center in Liberal. She was born on February 1, 1935 to Arsenio Medina and Maria Salazar at Mora, NM. In 1957 she married Fernando Archuleta at Holman, NM; he preceded her in death in 1995. Priscilla grew up in Northern New Mexico and...

Aug 19, 2020

Janice Ann Gowens, 76, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at her home in Liberal, KS. She was born on April 26, 1944 to Earl and Lorene (Rogers) Dorris at Dexter, MO. On December 26, 1981 she married Earl Gowens at Phoenix, AZ; he preceded her in death in 1985. She attended school at Liberal High School;...

Aug 17, 2020

Delora Doris Davis, 95, of Balko, OK, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020, at the Beaver County Memorial Hospital in Beaver, OK. She was born on June 25, 1925, to James and Cora (Boren) Criswell near Laverne, OK. On October 5, 1943, she married LaVerne Davis at Oberlin, KS; he preceded her in death in 2010. After she and...

Aug 16, 2020

John Paul Montz Jr., 48, of Liberal, died on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, KS. John was born on April 16, 1972 to John Paul Montz Sr. and (Laura) Christy Maher at the Great Lakes Naval Hospital in Shields, IL. He married Sandra Kae Ball in 1993 in Kismet, KS; they later divorced and...

Aug 14, 2020

Mary Magdalene Brown, 83, formerly of Liberal, passed away on Friday August 14, 2020 at the Western Prairie Care Home in Ulysses, KS. She was born on May 29, 1937 to Benedict J. and Eleanor (Legleiter) Dreitz at Liberal, KS. She was united in marriage to Tommie Lee Brown on August 10, 1959. They were married for 23 years before...

Aug 6, 2020

Gilbert George (Gib) Wolf, 86, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday August 6, 2020 at the Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS He was born on January 6, 1934 to Henry and Elizabeth (Wohl) Wolf at Bessie, OK. On April 19, 1956 he married Omega Black at Clayton, NM; she preceded him in death on March 25, 2014. In 1971...

Aug 3, 2020

Carolyn Sue (Love) Gonzales, 70, passed away on Monday August 3, 2020 at her home in Derby, Kansas She was born to Robert and Pauline (Broughton) Love on May 11, 1950 in Seminole, Oklahoma. On May 11, 1968 she married Edward Gonzales. Carolyn proudly worked in the Aircraft Industry for 40 years. She is survived by her husband Ed Gonzales;...