Obituaries

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...

Antonia Martinez

Antonia Martinez

Nov 13, 2021

Antonia Martinez, Age 84, of Liberal Kansas died Saturday, November 13, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center. She was born on June 13, 1937, in Durango, Mexico, the daughter of Sabino and Benita (Menchaca) Garcia. She Married Marcelino Martinez in Durango, Mexico in March of 1957. They immigrated to the United States where Antonia received her U.S. Citizenship. Antonia was a...

James "Jim" Edward Odom

James "Jim" Edward Odom

Nov 13, 2021

James “Jim” Edward Odom, age 95, died Saturday, November 13, 2021, at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. James Edward Odom was born September 7, 1926, in Pocahontas-Carbon Hill, Walker County, Alabama, to William E. and Jacie (Holmes) Odom. He graduated from Guin (Alabama) High School in 1944 and immediately joined the service at the age of 17. James...

Richard Eugene Stoops

Richard Eugene Stoops

Nov 9, 2021

Richard “Dick” Eugene Stoops, 87, passed away, Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at The Craig Senior Living Retirement Community in Amarillo, Texas. He was born on May 19, 1934, at Booth Memorial Salvation Army Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was the son of Joe Grear and Lela Maxine Stoops. Richard’s younger childhood and teenage years were spent growing up in Annie...

Rosemary Weaver

Rosemary Weaver

Nov 3, 2021

Rosemary Weaver, age 82, died Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Society in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on August 26, 1939, the daughter of Herschel Hoffman and Verda (Turpin) Hoffman in Liberal, Kansas. Rosemary graduated in 1957 from Liberal High School. She worked as a bookkeeper for the Seward County Treasurer. On June 6, 1959, she married...

Danny Edward McDaniel

Danny Edward McDaniel

Nov 3, 2021

Danny Edward McDaniel, age 71, died on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at Ft. Dodge Soldier’s Home in Ft. Dodge, Kansas. He was born on October 7, 1950, the son of Leo McDaniel and Arlene (Carlson) McDaniel in Woodward, Oklahoma. Danny was in the US Army and served in the Vietnam War. He drove a truck for Navajo Trucking for many...

Candelaria Garza

Candelaria Garza

Oct 24, 2021

Candelaria Garza, age 83, died on Sunday, October 24, 2021, at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on February 2, 1938, the daughter of Emanuel H. Estrada and Pasquala Castillo Estrada in Poth, Texas. In September 1959, she married Pedro Garza in Wisconsin. She was the loving mother of five sons, Richard, Arnold, Peter A.,...

Earl Dean Mitchell

Earl Dean Mitchell

Oct 22, 2021

Earl Dean Mitchell, age 83, died Friday, October 22, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on December 1, 1937, the son of Richey Brown Mitchell and Elsie May (Kilgore) Mitchell. Dean married Evelyn Joan McEntire on March 14, 1964, in Liberal, Kansas. They were married 54 years until her death on November 8, 2018. He...

William Conrad Weilert

William Conrad Weilert

Oct 22, 2021

William Conrad Weilert passed away Friday, October 22, 2021, at his home in Kismet, Kansas. William (Bill) was born November 4, 1931, to Michael and Catherine (Rumbach) Weilert in Ness City, Kansas. In 1949, at the age of 17, Bill enlisted into the U.S. Army. While stationed at Fort Lawton, Washington he met and married his wife Dorothy O’Brien on...

Mellissa Kae Brenneman

Mellissa Kae Brenneman

Oct 21, 2021

Mellissa Kae Brenneman, 53, died Thursday, October 21, 2021. She was proud of being from Nebraska and loved ranching. She also loved sports, especially football. Mellissa and her husband, Rick, owned Brenneman Funeral Home in Liberal, KS for 17 years. She adored her family and was very proud of them. Visitation: Sunday, October 24, 2021, from 2:00 pm to 4:00...

Wanda Joyce Shelton

Wanda Joyce Shelton

Oct 18, 2021

Wanda Joyce Shelton, age 53, departed this life on Monday, October 18, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on, April 1, 1968, in Marlin, Texas the daughter of Dorothy Vaughan and Joseph Vaughan. She lived in Liberal, Kansas with her husband Rodney Love Sr. and her son, Rodney Love III. Wanda graduated from Liberal High...

Silvia Tapia de Soto

Silvia Tapia de Soto

Oct 17, 2021

Silvia Tapia de Soto, age 66, died Sunday, October 17, 2021, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on January 1, 1955, the daughter of Vincente Tapia and Maria Flores in Trojes, Zacatecas, Mexico. Silvia raised her daughter Sonia Ramirez and her nephew, Arturo Soto. She was a factory worker for many years for Seaboard...

Jose Alejandro Cuevas Barragan

Jose Alejandro Cuevas Barragan

Oct 15, 2021

Jose Alejandro Cuevas Barragan, 18, died Friday, October 15, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on May 9, 2003, in Liberal, to Jose Dolores Cuevas and Maricela Barragan. Jose was a Senior at Liberal High School. He enjoyed playing video games and liked sports cars. His favorite color was baby blue, and his favorite team...

Ray Dee Rinehart

Ray Dee Rinehart

Oct 6, 2021

Ray Dee Rinehart, age 74, died Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at the Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on March 23, 1947, in Liberal, Kansas, the son of Oliver Joe and Margaret Marie (Wilburn) Rinehart. Ray Dee attended Kismet Schools, in Kismet, Kansas and graduating in 1965 from Kismet High School. He attended Southwestern College in Winfield,...

Gabriel Martinez Jr.

Gabriel Martinez Jr.

Oct 4, 2021

Gabriel Martinez Jr., age 77, died on Monday, October 4, 2021, at his residence in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on August 15, 1944, the son of Gabriel Martinez Sr. and Eva (Saldivar) Martinez in Georgia West, Texas. Gabriel married Micaela Jasso in Liberal Kansas. He was the father of five daughters, Elisa, Hilda, Michelle, Leslie, and Gabrielle. Gabriel worked...

Elias F Garza

Elias F Garza

Oct 4, 2021

Elias Garza, age 46, died Monday, October 4, 2021, at his residence in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on June 12, 1975, the son of Jose L. Garza and Lidia Flores-Garza in Ulysses, Kansas. Elias loved spending quality time with his family. He enjoyed fishing, doing mechanical work, and tinkering with wood, he was a good builder. He also enjoyed...

Bertha Vela de Rueda

Bertha Vela de Rueda

Oct 2, 2021

Bertha Vela de Rueda, age 61, passed away Saturday night, October 2, 2021, at her residence in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on March 25, 1960, in Nicolas Romero, Durango, Mexico. The daughter of Francisco Vela Zuñiga and Teresa Cobarruvias Muñoz. Bertha was very kind hearted, caring, funny, and cheerful, to say the least. She was very outgoing and spoke...

Michael Logan Starkey

Michael Logan Starkey

Oct 1, 2021

Michael Logan Starkey, 66, died Friday, October 1, 2021, in Liberal, Kansas. He was born August 6, 1955 in Guymon, Oklahoma he was the son of Victor Logan Starkey and Julia Zelma Woods. He attended Guymon High School in Guymon, Oklahoma graduating in 1973. After High School, Michael enlisted in the United States Army. He was stationed at Fitzsimmons Army...

Maria Lucila "Lucy" Chavez

Maria Lucila "Lucy" Chavez

Sep 30, 2021

Maria Lucila “Lucy” Chavez, age 82, passed away unexpectedly Thursday morning, September 30, 2021, at her residence in Liberal, Kansas. She was born October 31, 1938, in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico, a daughter of the late Jeronimo Chavez and Ana Josefa Morales. Lucy was a great storyteller, always entertaining her family and friends with the many stories of her life growing...

Catherine Marcelle Huebner

Catherine Marcelle Huebner

Sep 26, 2021

Catherine Marcelle Huebner, age 84, died Sunday, September 26, 2021, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Marcelle was the daughter of Buster and Minnie (Silvey) Walk, born on December 21, 1936, which happened to be the anniversary and birthdays of both parents. Marcelle grew up in Leoti, Kansas, and was a graduate of Leoti High School. After graduation, she...

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