
Royce R. Young
Mar 15, 2011
Turpin OK˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜ ˜˜ Royce Young, 67, Turpin, OK, died Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at his home, following and extended illness. ˜ He was born May 30, 1943 in Liberal, KS, the son of˜ Dolph J. & Twyla M. Parmelee Young. ˜ He graduated Turpin High School in 1961, received Certificate from Indianapolis Diesel Mechanic School and attended college at Alva,...

G. Elizabeth "Lizz" Heidbreder
Mar 9, 2011
Mesa AZ ˜˜ Former Liberal resident,˜ G. Elizabeth "Lizz" Heidbreder passed away on Friday, February 25, 2011, surrounded by her family.˜ She was born on October 23, 1919 to Swedish immigrants Carl W. & Gerda N. Janson in Des Moines, IA, the youngest of six children. ˜˜ After high school graduation, Lizz moved to Kansas City to work.˜ She was˜...

Etta Mae Cole
Mar 2, 2011
Liberal KS ˜ Etta Mae Cole, 80, Liberal, KS, died Sunday, February 27, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS. ˜˜ She was born April 12, 1930 at Belin, OK,˜ the daughter of Estal & Margueret E. Metschler Lyda. ˜ She graduated Liberal High School and was secretary at J & R Sand Co. for fifteen years, retired in 1994....

Edgar "Ed" Brown
Feb 22, 2011
Tyrone OK ˜Edgar "Ed" Brown, 80,˜ died Sunday, February 20, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS. ˜ He was born August 24, 1930 at Rosell, NM, the son of˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜ Jesse & Opal Moore Brown. ˜ He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the U S Army. Ed owned and operated the B & B Pest Control...

Henry Lovato
Feb 22, 2011
Liberal KS ˜ Henry Lovato, 67, Liberal, KS, died Sunday, February 20, 2011, at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS. ˜˜ He was born January 26, 1944 at Roy, NM, the son of Benjamin & Manuela Ortega Lovato. ˜ A former resident of Pueblo, CO,˜˜˜ he came to Liberal in 1982 and was employed at USD #480 as custodian of Southlawn...

Nellie C. Kuykendall
Feb 17, 2011
Turpin OK ˜ Nellie C. Kuykendall, 96, Turpin, OK, died Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at the Satanta District Hospital, Satanta, KS. ˜˜ She was born October 7, 1914 at Lorena, OK, the daughter of Marvin A. & Liddia C. Campbell Hopke. ˜˜ She graduated Turpin High school in 1933.˜ She had worked at several local cafes in Liberal, and later...

Carol Jean Regier
Feb 14, 2011
Liberal KS ˜ ˜ Carol Jean Regier, 82, Liberal, KS, died Saturday, February 12, 2011, at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS. ˜ She was born December 15, 1928 in Stevens County, KS, the daughter of Robert J. & Eva L. Rossell Fisher. ˜She attended Rose Valley˜ a one room grade school,˜ graduating Liberal High School in 1947. She married Milferd...

Lawrence Wayne Miller
Feb 8, 2011
Liberal KS ˜ Lawrence Wayne Miller, 92, was born April 17, 1918 in Liberal, KS to Samuel A. & Susie Little Miller. ˜˜ He graduated from Liberal High School in 1935.˜ He attended Ft. Hays State College and the University of Minnesota graduating in 1940.˜ He returned to Liberal where he was a funeral director and embalmer in Kansas and...

Alfred W. Mitchell, Sr.
Jan 26, 2011
Liberal KS ˜ Alfred W. Mitchell, Sr., 74, Liberal, KS, died Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at his home. ˜˜ He was born July 18, 1936 at Walnut Grove, AR, the son of Walter & Emma Johnson Mitchell. ˜ He came to Liberal in 1963 and worked as a mechanic for Hood Chevrolet, later working for Yellow Freight Systems, Becker Trucking...

Ann Geckles
Jan 26, 2011
Liberal KS ˜ Ann Geckles, 89, Liberal, KS, died Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at Larned Health Care Center, Larned, KS. ˜ She was born September 27, 1921 at Bison, KS, the daughter of George & Matilda M. Seuser Wagner. ˜˜ She graduated high school at Bison, KS in 1940 as salutatorian of˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜ her class.˜ During World war II, she˜ taught...

Edythe Poteet
Jan 22, 2011
Liberal KS ˜ Edythe G Poteet, 83, Liberal, KS, died Friday, January 21, 2011, Wheatridge Park Care Center, Liberal, KS. ˜˜ She was born April 30, 1927 in Seward County, KS, the daughter of Ira G. & Edythe M. Stricklin Ives. ˜ She attended school in Liberal and was an officer at the South Port of Entry for twenty-two years...

Karen May
Jan 14, 2011
San Antonio TX ˜ Karen K. May, 62, San Antonio, TX, a former Turpin, OK resident, died January 8, 2011 at NE Baptist Hospital, San Antonio, TX. ˜ She was born September 27, 1948 at Liberal, KS. ˜ She graduated Turpin High School and attended business college. She was a travel agent and resident in San Antonio for the past...

Virginia Kimberlin
Jan 14, 2011
Liberal KS ˜ Virginia L. Kimberlin, 90, Liberal, KS, died January 7, 2011 at Stevens County Hospital, Hugoton, KS. ˜˜ She was born February 3, 1920 at Lawrence, KS, the daughter of Claude & Minnie Ryster Dickson. ˜ She is survived by one son, Jay Kimberlin, Oklahoma City, OK; one daughter, Pat Mefford, Albuquerque, NM, three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren....

Donald Fields
Jan 14, 2011
Liberal KS ˜ Donald Ray Fields, 71, Liberal, KS, died November 28, 2010 in Wichita, KS. ˜ He was born March 29, 1939 in Liberal, KS, the son of John L. & Rose E. hall Fields. ˜ He graduated Liberal High School and worked as a chef and cook at several Liberal restaurants. ˜ He is survived by thirteen children,...

Dale E. Hasty
Jan 13, 2011
Liberal KS ˜ Dale E. Hasty, 81, Liberal, KS, died Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS. ˜ He was born June 17, 1929 at Earlton, KS, the son of William L. & Birdie M. Dewey Hasty. ˜ He married Dorothy M. Johnson on July 12, 1950 at Eureka Springs, AR. ˜He came to Liberal in 1957...

Janice Bell
Jan 11, 2011
Liberal KS ˜ Janice L. Bell, 70, Liberal, KS, died Monday, January 3, 2011, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, KS, following a sudden illness. ˜ She was born January 9, 1940 at Little River, KS, the daughter of Delano H. & Dorothy G. Donnelly Banister. ˜˜ She attended school at Little River, KS. She married E. H. "Pedro" Bell...

Jack Prater
Jan 11, 2011
Liberal KS ˜ Jack Prater, 82, Liberal, KS, died Monday, December 13, 2010, at Kansas Medical Center, Andover, KS. ˜˜ He was born June 7, 1928 at Memphis, TX , the son of El & Mabel C.˜ Prater. ˜˜ Jack˜ had retired from the Rock Island Railroad after twenty years,˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜ coming˜ to Liberal in 1970 he was a self-employed painter...

Anna M. Swank
Jan 11, 2011
Liberal KS ˜ Anna M. Swank, 75, Liberal, KS, died Friday, January 7, 2011, at Satanta District Hospital, Satanta, KS. ˜˜ She was born September 4, 1935 at McPherson, KS, the daughter of Wilber L. & Lura M. Kirby Hart. ˜˜ She attended Liberal High School. Anna married Charles Swank on February 10, 1952 at Clayton, NM.˜ She and Charles...

Richard R. Redden
Jan 11, 2011
Liberal KS ˜ Richard R. Redden,˜ 76, Liberal, KS, died Saturday, November 27, 2010, at his home following an extended illness. ˜˜ He was born August 28, 1934 at Coeur d' Alene, ID, the son of Benjamin & Clara Wilcox Redden. ˜˜ Richard attended school in Butler, MO. He was a painter for many years working in several states, working...

LaVerne D. "Vern" Davis
Nov 27, 2010
Balko. OK ˜ LaVerne D. "Vern" Davis, 92, Balko, OK, died Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at Oklahoma University Hospital, Oklahoma City. ˜˜ He was born November 1, 1918 in Beaver County, OK, the son of John H. & Opal Rennick Davis.˜ Vern attended school at Turpin and graduated the Beaver High School in 1939 and attended Phillips University, Enid, OK,...