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Dessie  N. Jenkins

Dessie N. Jenkins

Dec 12, 2014

Dessie N. Augerot Jenkins, 87, went to be with her Lord and Savoir to the Mansion Over the Hilltop on December 12, 2014. She was born July 3, 1927 in rural Haskell County, KS, the daughter of Albert and Velma (Printz) Augerot. She married Roy L. Jenkins on December 21, 1946 at Sublette, KS. He Survives. Dessie attended Satanta schools...

Leo  Von Plett

Leo Von Plett

Dec 11, 2014

Leo Von Plett , 80, died Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS He was born August 27, 1934 at Beaver, OK, the son of George and Linda (Boese) Plett. He married Puri Gonzalez October 12, 1976 at Turpin, OK. She survives Leo grew up in the Turpin area going to grade school at Greenough,...

Tom Talley

Tom Talley

Dec 1, 2014

Tom Talley, 80, died Monday, December 1, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born September 5, 1934 at Pauls Valley, OK, the son of Preston and Cecil (Davis) Talley. He married Ardess Klingsieck April 12, 1957 at South Whittier, CA. She preceded him in death. Tom graduated high school in Pauls Valley, OK, class of 1952....

Betty  Jane Fosdick

Betty Jane Fosdick

Nov 29, 2014

Betty Jane Fosdick, 75, died Saturday, November 29, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born December 22, 1938 at Liberal, KS the daughter of Thomas R. and Lois A. (Lofland) Winkler. She married Charles Dean Fosdick on October 27, 1958 in Liberal, KS. He preceded her in death August, 11, 2008. Betty Jane was a graduate...

Kali Keys

Kali Keys

Nov 19, 2014

Kali Keys, 12, died Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born August 6, 2002 at Rogers, Arkansas, the daughter Kelly Keys. She survives. Kali was full of life and enjoyed many things including riding horses at Crossroads, watching Betty Boop, Arts & Crafts, and playing with her stuffed cat "Kitty". Music has always...

James  R. (Sonny)  Poteet  Jr.

James R. (Sonny) Poteet Jr.

Nov 15, 2014

James Richard (Sonny) Poteet Jr., 84, died Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born January 5, 1930 at Paola, KS, the son of James and Ruth (Henderson) Poteet. He married Edythe Ives in 1968 at Moscow, Kansas, she preceded him in death on January 27, 2011. Sonny was a class of 1949...

Glenna  E. Myrick

Glenna E. Myrick

Nov 7, 2014

Glenna Evalonne Myrick, 82, died Friday Nov. 7, 2014, at Liberal Springs. She was born Oct. 29, 1932, to Wayne and Evalyn (Smith) Clodfelter. She was the best daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother ever. She married Gene Myrick on Jan. 14, 1951, at the First Baptist Church in Liberal, Kan. He survives. Glenna attended Liberal High School and graduated...

Angie Chacon

Angie Chacon

Nov 4, 2014

Angie Chacon, 51, died Tuesday, November 4, 2014 in Wichita, KS. She was born January 1, 1963 in Denver, CO, the daughter of Max and Rosie Ortiz. Angie was a graduate of SCCC and was taking courses through Fort Hays State University working towards her teaching degree. She was a Paraprofessional for USD 480 since 2006. Angie enjoyed playing bingo...

Jacqui Wheat

Jacqui Wheat

Oct 16, 2014

Jacqueline "Jacqui" Marie Wheat, 25, died Thursday, October 16, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born July 23, 1989 at Tucumcari, NM, the daughter of Lora Murray. Jacqui moved to Liberal when she was seven and graduated Liberal High School class of 2007 where she was member of "That" Liberal Band, National Honor Society and Captain...

Crystal  Dawn Reeves

Crystal Dawn Reeves

Sep 30, 2014

Crystal Reeves, 29, passed away at her home Tuesday, September 30, 2014 in rural Turpin, Oklahoma. She was born January 4, 1985 at Heidelberg Germany, the daughter of Donald Smith and Rose (Volden) Vasquez. She married Timothy Reeves October 14, 2010 at Liberal, Kansas. He survives. As a child Crystal attended schools in Cheyenne, Wyoming and Everett, Washington. She moved...

Walter  A. Wessel  Jr.

Walter A. Wessel Jr.

Sep 29, 2014

Walter A."Pete" Wessel, Jr. was born on August 28th, 1913 to Constance and Walter A. Wessel in Nebraska City, Nebraska. He graduated from Nebraska City High School in 1931. After graduation he worked his father in Wessel's Store; he quit to drive a truck for Watson Brother's. In 1940 he enlisted in the Navy for a six year tour of...

Martha E. "Marte" Wessel

Martha E. "Marte" Wessel

Sep 23, 2014

Martha E. "Marte" Wessel was born January 13, 1925 to Florence and Claude Engle in Grove City, Ohio. Marte and Walter A. "Pete" Wessel were married May 21, 1945 in Covington, Kentucky. When Pete completed his tour of duty in the Navy in 1946 they then settled in Denver, Colorado. Marte was a Board of Director for the Denver Women's...

James T. "Nick" Nickeson

James T. "Nick" Nickeson

Sep 11, 2014

James Taylor "Nick" Nickeson, 94, of Turpin, passed away on September 11, 2014 at Perryton, TX. He was born on September 30, 1919 to Judson and Gertrude (Lay) Nickeson near Turpin at Lorena , OK. He attended school at Turpin, OK where he graduated class of 1938. He moved to California at a young age where he worked in a...

Edith  M. Tuman

Edith M. Tuman

Sep 9, 2014

Edith May (Fast) Tuman of Elkhart, Kansas, 96, passed away on Tuesday, September 9, 2014. She was born on September 24, 1917 to Charles and Almedia (Wallis) Fast in Trinadad, Colorado and married Cecil Lee Tuman on November 27, 1937 in Liberal, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother: Richard, sisters: Alice, Deloris, Lucille, and Esther....

Alberta  Lawson- Pennington

Alberta Lawson- Pennington

Aug 19, 2014

Alberta Lawson-Pennington, 100 passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at Liberal Good Samaritan Center where she had lived since 2009. She was born April 22, 1914 in Meade County, KS, the daughter of John and MayBelle Angel - Lawson. She married Glenn G. Pennington May 2, 1941 at Plains, KS. He preceded her in death on March 22, 1986....

Dwight  John Becher

Dwight John Becher

Jul 31, 2014

Dwight John Becher, 70, of Liberal, Kansas passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014 at Via Christi Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Cremation has taken place, burial has taken place at Liberal City Cemetery, no services are scheduled at this time. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Dwight John Becher please visit our Sympathy Store.

Nayeli Gonzalez

Nayeli Gonzalez

Jul 26, 2014

Nayeli Gonzalez De La Cruz July 26, 2014 Nayeli Gonzalez De La Cruz, 22, died Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born November 6, 1991 at Juarez, Mexico, the daughter of Jorge De La Cruz and Lorenza Murillo. She married Ivan Gonzalez on August 31, 2012 at Liberal, KS. He survives. Nayeli moved...

Felicia  M. Holmes

Felicia M. Holmes

Jul 16, 2014

Felicia Macheil Holmes, 43, died Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born September 18, 1970 at Liberal, KS, the daughter of Dorothy (Jefferson) Shelton. She married Kenny Holmes on May 20, 1991 at Liberal. He survives. Felicia attended Liberal High School and had worked at many places in Liberal including Liberal Good Samaritan...

TOM SHOEMAKER

TOM SHOEMAKER

Jul 12, 2014

Thomas Jerry Shoemaker, 78, died Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Kansas Medical Center in Andover, KS. Tom was born February 9, 1936 at Liberal, KS the son of Howard Lander and Esther Cora (Richardson) Shoemaker. He married Naomi Faye Denton March 14, 1955 at Liberal, KS. She preceded him in death in 2013. Tom retired from Seward County on Oct...

ERNA BROWN

ERNA BROWN

Jul 12, 2014

Erna Edna Brown, 96, died Saturday, July 12, 2014 at the Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born October 26, 1917 at Chinook, Montana, the daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Peters) Enns. She married Marlin Brown on September 4, 1938 at Liberal, Kansas. He preceded her in death. She and her husband farmed for many years in...

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