Obituaries

Debra Dawn Patterson

Debra Dawn Patterson

Jan 29, 2022

Debra Dawn Patterson, Age 49, of Liberal, Kansas, Died Saturday January 29, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas, Debra was born December 17, 1972, in Liberal, Kansas, to Dale and Debra Patterson. She was raised and later adopted by her grandparents, Johnny, and Ruby (Whited) Alsdurf. She Graduated from Liberal High School. Debra is survived...

Walter Paul Ediger

Walter Paul Ediger

Jan 26, 2022

Walter Paul Ediger, 90, died Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on April 17, 1931, to Albert and Marie (Fransen) Ediger in Beaver, Oklahoma. Walt graduated from High School in Turpin, Oklahoma in 1950. He served in the United States Army from 1952 to 1953 during the Korean Conflict. He married Minnie...

Keith Edwin Glunt

Keith Edwin Glunt

Jan 23, 2022

Keith Edwin Glunt, 74, went home to the loving arms of Jesus on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at the Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. He was born on June 2, 1947, the son of Oral E. and Anna Belle (Wheeler) Glunt in Dodge City, Kansas. Keith grew up living on the family farm near Jetmore, Kansas. Keith first met...

Maria Celia Cruz

Maria Celia Cruz

Jan 16, 2022

Maria Celia Cruz, age 76, died Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on August 25, 1945, the daughter of Jose Carmen Hernandez and Evangelyna Garcia in Zacatecas, Mexico. Maria was married to Arnulfo P. Cruz for 58 years. Maria lived a full life as a loving mother, grandmother, and a great homemaker....

Larry R. Wolfram

Larry R. Wolfram

Jan 14, 2022

Larry R. Wolfram, age 71, passed from this life to his heavenly home on Friday, January 14, 2022, from advanced lung cancer and pneumonia. He fought valiantly through two bouts of cancer from 2009-2010 and 2017-2022 and was with his immediate family at the end. Even when the lung cancer returned in 2017, Larry continued to work and travel while...

Jimmie Farr

Jimmie Farr

Jan 11, 2022

Jimmie Farr, age 75, died on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at his residence in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on October 8, 1946, the son of Darcy “Bud” Willard Farr and Alliene (Bowling) Farr in Binger, Oklahoma. Jimmie graduated in 1964 from Binger High School in Binger, Oklahoma and went on to earn his Associates Degree. He married Sharon Ann...

Darrell J.H. 'Jay" Hay

Darrell J.H. 'Jay" Hay

Jan 8, 2022

Darrell J.H. ‘Jay’ Hay, 78, died on January 8, 2022 at Wheatridge Care Park in Liberal Kansas. Services are pending, and full obituary will run in a latter edition of the Leader and Times. Per Jay’s wishes, in lieu of flowers, he requested that you make a memorial donation to the First Baptist Church, The Liberal Bee Jays, or Kids,...

Darrell 'Jay' J.H. Hay

Darrell 'Jay' J.H. Hay

Jan 8, 2022

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Darrel J.H. Hay on January 8, 2022 at the age of 78. Jay, the youngest of 8 siblings, was born in Hollis, Oklahoma to Garrel and Versie Hay on June 8, 1943. He was a graduate of Hollis High School, and it was there that he...

Nestor Laverne Winkler

Nestor Laverne Winkler

Jan 4, 2022

Nestor Laverne Winkler, age 79, died Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on June 15, 1942, the son of Nestor C. and Aileen (Harris) Winkler. Nestor was also known as N.L. and Laverne, depending on how you knew him. He was a life-time farmer. At the age of 17, he took over...

Debra Heim

Debra Heim

Jan 1, 2022

Debra Heim, age 67, died Saturday, January 1, 2022, at her residence in Tyrone, Oklahoma. She was born on October 5, 1954, the daughter of Kyle and Patsy (Swisher) Brown in Garden City, Kansas. Debra was the mother of Kyle Patrick Heim and Cinnamon Nichole Heim. She worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse for Park Lane Care Center in Scott...

Raymond Vasquez

Raymond Vasquez

Dec 21, 2021

Raymond Vasquez, age 82, died Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at his residence in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on December 25, 1938, the son of Cresencio Vasquez Garcia and Margarita Kellogg Samaniego in Ojinaga, Mexico. Raymond was a Red Hat at National Beef, he worked there for 28 years. He helped build National Beef. On April 9, 1966, he married...

Shirley Mae Gover

Shirley Mae Gover

Dec 20, 2021

Shirley Mae Gover, age 86, passed away peacefully Monday morning, December 20, 2021, at the Ozark Nursing and Care Center, in Ozark, Missouri. She was born October 28, 1935, in Hooker, Oklahoma, to Harvey and Erna Anna Marie Finfrock. She grew up in Hooker, Oklahoma and then lived most of her adult life in Liberal, Kansas. Shirley graduated from Hooker,...

Frances Anne Rice

Frances Anne Rice

Dec 17, 2021

Frances Anne Rice passed away from this life at the age of 104 years young, on Friday, December 17, 2021, at her residence in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on April 27, 1917, in Sherman, Texas to William and Bertha (Grammer) Taylor. She married David Alvin Rice on July 9, 1938, and resided in Odessa, Texas where they enjoyed a...

Carolyn "Carol" L. Warren

Carolyn "Carol" L. Warren

Dec 15, 2021

Carolyn “Carol” L. Warren was born Carolyn LaWanda Burnette - yes, a famous name but no relation... she was born 3 days after Christmas (12/28/1942) to Velma Lenora Pierson & John W. Burnette. She became the baby girl of a very large family in rural Monticello, Arkansas, Drew County. Carol, age 78, passed away Wednesday morning at 8:30 am at...

Theresa "Sissy" Kay Walker

Theresa "Sissy" Kay Walker

Dec 7, 2021

Theresa “Sissy” Kay Walker, age 69, died Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on February 19, 1952, the daughter of James Leroy Cypret and Geraldine (Davis) Cypret in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Sissy graduated Liberal High School in 1970 and married the love of her life, Billy Walker on February 27, 1970. Together they...

Dwight Quention Johnson

Dwight Quention Johnson

Dec 6, 2021

Dwight Quention Johnson, age 75, died Monday, November 6, 2021, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was born on November 8, 1946, in Seneca, Kansas. Dwight served in the army during the Cold War in Germany and continued to be a patriot thru his life. He worked in maintenance for National Beef for many years. He enjoyed...

Francisca Golding

Francisca Golding

Dec 4, 2021

Francisca Golding, age 61, died on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on June 11, 1961, the daughter of Eliseo Banueles and Enedina de la Torre in Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico. Francisca was the mother of two children, Erik and Melissa and the grandmother of four grandchildren. She will be dearly missed and,...

Larrie J. Miller

Larrie J. Miller

Nov 30, 2021

Larrie J. Miller, age 61, died on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at the BSA Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. He was born on June 1, 1960, the son of Robert Skinner Miller Sr. and Stella Mae (Hicks) Miller in McGehee, Arkansas. Larrie married Jenny Wilson on August 20, 2016, in Liberal, Kansas. Larrie was a man of many trades including general...

Everett Collins

Everett Collins

Nov 27, 2021

Everett Collins, age 69, died Saturday, November 27, 2021, at his residence in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on March 14, 1952, the son of Loren Lee and Joan Etta (Henage) Collins. Everett graduated from Liberal High School and went on to finish 2 years at the Liberal Area Vocational Technical School. He worked many years as a Diesel Mechanic...

Nathaniel Garro Rivera

Nathaniel Garro Rivera

Nov 17, 2021

Nathaniel Garro Rivera, age 5, died Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on March 7, 2016, the son of Marcus Anthony Rivera and Guadalupe Trejo. Nathaniel played Kids Inc Flag Football and enjoyed learning about ships, especially about the Titanic, the Britannica, Hospital Ships, Aircraft Carriers, and Battleships. Nathaniel loved driving tractors...

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