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Dennis Hunter Chase
May 12, 2020
Dennis Hunter Chase, 53, died on May 12, 2020 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born on August 2, 1966 in Taiwan, China. He was the son of Charles F. Chase and Kuo Hán-Hsiao. On July 17, 2010 he married Nancy Garcia in Liberal Kansas. She survives. Dennis worked as for the Food Safety and Inspection Service of...
Jack Rinehart
May 8, 2020
Jack Rinehart, 96, died Friday, May 8, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born December 8, 1923 in Kismet, KS, the son of Ralph “Peanut” and Margaret “Pete” (Ontjes) Rinehart.Jack Graduated from Kismet High School, and he married Wilma “Vee” McVey on February 12, 1955 in Kismet. They were married for 65 years. She survives. Jack...
Dale Keith Sutton
May 1, 2020
Dale Keith Sutton, age 91, died Friday, May 1, 2020, at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton Kansas. He was born June 7, 1928 in El Dorado Kansas, the son of Willis and Lottie (Harvey) Sutton. He attended High School in Utica, Kansas and joined the Navy with his parents’ permission as a 17-year-old. His Mother accepted his diploma at his high...
Evelyn Marie Waybright
Apr 30, 2020
Evelyn Marie Waybright, 92, died Thursday, April 30, 2020 at the Lone Tree Retirement Center in Meade, KS. She was born on December 31, 1927 in Beaver County, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Curt and Agatha (Wiens) Vogt. On January 26, 1946, she married Clarence Waybright in Liberal KS. He preceded her in death on January 15, 1997. Evelyn...
Selena Sarahy Chavez
Apr 14, 2020
Selena Sarahy Chavez, died unexpectedly on April 14, 2020 at age 24 in Liberal, Kansas.She was born December 14, 1995 in Las Cruses, New Mexico to Victor Chavez and Claudia (Gandarilla) Barco. She graduated from Liberal High School in 2014.Selena is preceded in death by her beloved great-grandmother, Carmen Baray GarciaSelena is survived by her parents and step-father Guillermo De...
Gwendolyn Gay Urwin
Apr 6, 2020
Gwendolyn Gay McAdams-Urwin, 59, died Monday, April 6, 2020 at St. Catherine’s Hospital in Garden City. She was born in Guymon, OK, on January 12, 1961, the daughter of Wallace and JoAnn (Manion) McAdams. On January 1, 1996, she married Rodney Urwin in Liberal. He survives. Gwendolyn enjoyed gardening her vegetables, acrylic artwork, and was a loving mother, grandmother and...
Yanique Andrea Walters-Lawrence
Mar 31, 2020
Yanique Andrea Walters-Lawrence, age 37, died Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Wichita, Kansas. She was born June 17, 1982 in St. Andrew, Jamaica, the daughter of Knockley Walters and Vilma Jefferson. She graduated from Westwood High School in 1999 and Shortwood Teachers College in 2002. In 2004 she received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Food Technology from the university...
Sandra Beasley
Mar 26, 2020
Sandra “Sandy” Beasley, 64, died Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal.She was born on December 20, 1955, in Metter, GA, the daughter of James Andy and Juanita (Humphry) Beasley. Sandy worked for McDuffie Regional as a paramedic for 30 years, Liberal Urgent Care for 6 years, and Southwest Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine as a nurse for...
John Wayne McCann
Mar 24, 2020
John Wayne McCann, 68, died Monday, March 24, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. He was born on August 31, 1951, in Wellington, TX, the son of J.D. and Thelma (White) McCann. John worked as a Farming and Ranching Hand, and previously worked for the City of Liberal for many years. He loved training and riding horses and fishing....
Merlin Lee Jantzen
Mar 22, 2020
Merlin Lee Jantzen, 91, died Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal.He was born on April 24, 1928 in Liberal, the son of Dan L. and Ida (Deckert) Jantzen. He graduated from Kismet High School. On August 8, 1948, he married Barbara Smith in Kismet. She survives. Merlin was a farmer, a carpenter, and a heavy...
Kelly Brooks Porter
Mar 19, 2020
Kelly Brooks Porter, 51, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. He was born on March 26, 1968, the son of Melvin and Schenena (Jones) Porter in Liberal, KS. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1986, and then went on to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design from Pittsburg State University. Kelly worked...
Lois Alta Morrissey
Mar 14, 2020
Lois Alta Morrissey, 104, died Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Brookdale Liberal Springs.She was born on August 27, 1915 in Seward County, Kansas, the daughter of William Harlo and Alta (Yoder) Emrie. Lois graduated from Liberal High School in 1933. On June 6, 1943, she married Robert D. Morrissey in San Bernardino, CA. He preceded her in death on July...
Adrian Donnell McCann
Mar 10, 2020
Adrian Donnell McCann, age 38, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born May 28, 1981 in Liberal, the son of Larry McCann and Nina Holmes. He graduated from Liberal High School in in 1999.Adrian did Janitorial work at his care home. He took great pride in his vacuuming and cleaning. Adrian was...
Arline Unruh
Feb 22, 2020
Arline Unruh, age 87, died Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Lakeshore Assisted Living and Memory Care in Rockwall, Texas. He was born September 22, 1932 in Carnegie, Oklahoma the son of DeDan Unruh and Marie Nightingale.Arline graduated from Alden High School in Carnegie, Oklahoma in 1951. Arline lived in Liberal for 49 years, 1964-2013. He was a gifted Tool and...
Maria Refugio Soto-Nunez
Feb 22, 2020
Maria Refugio Soto Nunez, age 73, died Saturday, February 22, 2020, at her home just outside Liberal, Kansas. She was born May 13, 1946 in Mexico. The daughter of Manuel Soto and Belen Nunez of Mexico. She moved to the United States in February of 1999, where she raised 8 children. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and...
Eva "Joyce" Rairdon
Feb 21, 2020
Eva “Joyce” Rairdon, age 88, died Friday, February 21, 2020, in Satanta, Kansas. She was born February 20, 1932 in Gueda Springs, Kansas the daughter of Abraham and Ann (Bower) Shurtz She graduated from High School in Arkansas City, Kansas in 1948Joyce married C. L. Rairdon December 14, 1948 in Arkansas City, Kansas they were married for 61 years until...
Eva Hays
Feb 16, 2020
Eva Hays, 88, of Liberal Kansas, passed away on February 16, 2020, after a long illness. Eva was born in Cold Springs, Oklahoma, on February 12, 1932, to Carrol and Lona Jackson. After graduating Consolidated 8 High School in 1950, she went on to study Elementary Education at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. After graduation, she landed her first teaching...
Kimberly Anne Hay
Feb 12, 2020
Kimberly Anne Hay, age 54, died Wednesday February 12, 2020, at her home in Liberal, Kansas. She was born February 22, 1965 in Concordia, Kansas the daughter of Leland Lund and Marion (Naslund) Lund of Clay Center, Kansas. Kimberly graduated from Clay Center High School in Clay Center, Kansas in 1983. Then graduated from Fort Hays State University in 1987...
Beverly Jean Kilgore
Feb 3, 2020
Beverly Jean Kilgore died February 3, 2020 at Liberal Good Samaritan Society, in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on May 30, 1932 in Tyrone, Oklahoma to Basel and Velma Albright (Wadley). She attended Tyrone Schools and graduated from Tyrone High School.Beverly married James Elton Kilgore (Jim) in the Tyrone Baptist Church on January 28, 1951. Jim preceded her in death...
Humberto Ruiz Melendez
Jan 31, 2020
Humberto Ruiz Melendez, age 76, died Friday, January 31, 2020, in Wichita, Kansas. He was born February 4, 1943 in Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Vincente Ruiz and Josefa Melendez He married Eva Tarango on January 22, 1974 in Chihuahua, Mexico. Humberto Was very proud of his yard and gardening which he loved to do. He enjoyed cooking and barbequing...
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