Obituaries

Iona Davis

Iona Davis

Apr 1, 2018

Iona Davis, 87, of Moscow, KS passed away Sunday, April 1, 2018 at the Satanta Long Term Care Center in Satanta, KS. She was born April 8, 1930 at Salem, AR, the daughter of Ed and Martha (Johnson) Hall. She married Harry E. Davis on October 16, 1954 at Clayton, NM; he preceded her in death in 2003. Iona was...

Dorothy  M. Scott

Dorothy M. Scott

Mar 30, 2018

Dorothy Maxine Scott, 80, passed away Friday, March 30, 2018 at Liberal Good Samaritan Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born July 7, 1937 at Liberal, KS, the daughter of Newton and Stella Viola Irene (Mitchell) Wyer. She married Charles Dale Scott on February 5, 1955 at Raton, NM; he survives. Dorothy attended Liberal High School. Dorothy enjoyed visiting with...

Bobby  Gene Witte

Bobby Gene Witte

Mar 27, 2018

Bobby Gene Witte, 78, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday March 27, 2018 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center in Liberal, KS. He was born on February 12, 1940 to Milo and Ellen (Sisler) Witte at Atlantic, IA. On April 3, 1967 he married Carol Marie Anderson at the Florence, AZ; she preceded him in death in 2009 Bobby is...

Joy  L. Fosdick

Joy L. Fosdick

Mar 26, 2018

Joy L. Fosdick, 62, passed away Monday, March 26, 2018 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. She was born November 28, 1955 at Liberal, KS, the daughter of Robert Lee and Montie (Swingley) Altland. She married Steven Fosdick on October 3, 1986 at Perryton, TX; He survives Joy attended Liberal schools and was a graduate of SCCC with her Associates...

Donald  Earl Holt

Donald Earl Holt

Mar 25, 2018

Donald Earl Holt, 90, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born June 28, 1927 in rural Seward County, KS, the son of Le Roy and Winifred (Black) Holt. He married Phyllis Munkres January 25, 1947 at Sublette, KS. She preceded him in death on March 29, 2012. Earl attended and was...

Craig  H. Crist

Craig H. Crist

Mar 25, 2018

Craig H. Crist, Jr., 84, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday March 25, 2018 at Southwest Medical center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on June 3, 1933 to Craig and Florence (Graves) Crist at Lahore, VA. He was a graduate of Unionville High School in UnionVille, VA; class of 1950. Craig moved to the Liberal area in 1951 to...

Jerry Tanking

Jerry Tanking

Mar 20, 2018

Gerald "Jerry" Tanking, 75, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday March 20, 2018 at the V.A. Hospital in Amarillo, TX. He was born on February 27, 1943 to Alfred and Catherine (Runnebaum) Tanking at Seneca, KS. On May 16, 1970 he married Jill Randall at the St. Anthony Catholic Church in Liberal, KS; she survives. Jerry was a graduate of...

Karen  Ranae Valles

Karen Ranae Valles

Mar 18, 2018

Karen Ranae Valles, 65, of Liberal, passed away on March 18, 2018 at her home. She was born on January 11, 1953 to Wayland and Neona (Wiles) Skinner at Woodward, OK. On May 11, 1976 she married Romualdo Valles at Perryton, TX; he survives. Karen was a Graduate of Liberal High School. She worked as an Office Manager for Panhandle...

Ollie  V. Williams

Ollie V. Williams

Mar 17, 2018

Ollie Vona Williams, 90, of Liberal, passed away on March 17, 2018 at the Liberal, KS. She was born on January 23, 1928 to Saul and Arzania (Jones) McCloyn at Dermott, AR. On April 28, 2001 she married Supt. Bernadine "B.D." Williams at Liberal, KS. She attended school at Tiller Arkansas. After she graduated high school she moved to Long...

Velma  May Curtis

Velma May Curtis

Mar 13, 2018

Velma May Curtis, 91, formerly of Liberal passed away on Tuesday March 13, 2018 at the Cedars Retirement Center in McPherson, Kansas. She was born on January 29, 1927 to Layton and Bessie (Baker) Raines at Creek County, OK. On October 25, 1945 she married Joel C. Curtis in Oklahoma City, OK; he preceded her in death in 1992. She...

Verna  D. Murray

Verna D. Murray

Mar 12, 2018

Verna D Murray 86, passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at the Harry Hynes Hospice Center in Wichita, KS. She was born August 14, 1931 to Vern and Marie Wheat at Republic, MO. In 1976 Verna moved to Albuquerque, NM where she lived for almost ten years. Verna loved living in New Mexico and enjoyed many things there including the...

Sharon  Lee Bennett

Sharon Lee Bennett

Mar 7, 2018

Sharon Lee Bennett, 73, of Liberal, passed away on March 7, 2018 at the Liberal, Kansas. She was born on March 6, 1945 to Ray and Ardella (Kline) Sims at Winamac, IN. On November 1, 1959 she married Wilmer Bennett at Clayton, NM. Sharon spent her early years in Winamac, IN before moving to Kansas. She went to work for...

Bryce  S. Peterson

Bryce S. Peterson

Mar 7, 2018

Bryce Steven Peterson, 41, of Hugoton, passed away on March 7, 2018 at his home. He was born on September 21, 1976 to Steven and Tammie (Crane) Peterson at Hugoton, KS. On October 10, 1997 he married Emily Campbell at Hugoton, KS. She survives. He attended school at Hugoton, KS and Graduated from Kansas City Community College in 2000 with...

Reola Fisher

Reola Fisher

Mar 4, 2018

Reola Fisher, 85, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018 at Liberal Good Samaritan Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born July 2, 1932 at McAlester, OK, the daughter of Leonard and Myrtle (Crone) Martin. She married David James Fisher on March 21, 1953 at Ft. Smith, AR; he preceded her in death on January 27, 1998. Reola was a graduate...

Douglas  Eugene Dethrow

Douglas Eugene Dethrow

Feb 12, 2018

Douglas Eugene Dethrow went to be with his Heavenly Father February 12, 2018. Doug was born in Hugoton, Kansas to Gene and Imogene Dethrow on November 22, 1958. Doug loved the farm boy life and his rural upbringing and was often found fishing, hunting and raising pigs. At Rolla High School, where he graduated from in 1977, Doug excelled in...

Annie  Lee Pearcy

Annie Lee Pearcy

Feb 8, 2018

Annie Lee Pearcy, 87, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. She was born October 21, 1930 in Byers, KS to Frank and Izora (Dodson) Thorne. Ann attended school at Kismet, KS. She was a Dietary Aid for Southwest Medical Center for 25 years before retiring in 1996. Ann enjoyed watching game shows,...

Elmer W. "Toby" Hale

Elmer W. "Toby" Hale

Dec 24, 2017

Elmer Wayne "Toby" Hale, 85, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2017 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center in Liberal, KS. He was born on December 28, 1931 to Paul and Emma (Ford) Hale at Hardesty, OK. On November 18, 1955 he married Daryl Zeigler at the First United Methodist Church in Liberal, KS Toby Grew up in...

Terry  V. Boese

Terry V. Boese

Dec 24, 2017

Terry V. Boese, 66, of Turpin, OK passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2017 at the Southwest Medical Center in Liberal , KS. He was born on March 5, 1951 to Henry and Thelma (Dirks) Boese at Liberal, KS. On April 6, 2002 he married Regina Johnson-Strother at the Turpin Mennonite Church. Terry was a graduate of Turpin High School;...

Dorcas  Mae Mead

Dorcas Mae Mead

Dec 1, 2017

Dorcas Mae Mead, 89, formerly of Liberal, went to be with the Lord on Friday December 1, 2017 at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas. She was born on May 7, 1928 to Dorton and Mary (Lindsey) Forbes at Liberal, KS. On September 23, 1946 she married George D. Mead at Liberal, KS. He still resides at Pioneer Manor. She was...

Mary  Lou Wharran

Mary Lou Wharran

Nov 19, 2017

Mary Lou Wharran, 86, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Homestead Estates in Liberal, Kansas. She was born February 22, 1931 at Tyrone, Oklahoma, the daughter of Homer William and Cordelia (McAfee) Cain. She married Ivan Lenard Wharran April 4, 1952 at Tyrone, Oklahoma; he preceded her in death January 25, 2010 Mary Lou was a graduate of Tyrone...