Obituaries

Barbara Ellen Smith

Barbara Ellen Smith

Oct 30, 2016

Barbara Ellen “Barb” Smith, age 75, died October 30, 2016 at her residence in Liberal, KS. She was born May 6, 1941, in Santa Monica, CA the daughter of Vernon Dale Berry and Ellen Fern Claar. She graduated from Winona High School, Winona, KS in 1959. She graduated from St. Anthony School of Nursing in Hays, KS in 1963, with...

Marie Shrum

Marie Shrum

Oct 29, 2016

Marie Shrum, 68, died on October 29, 2016, at her residence in Forgan, Oklahoma. She was born August 24, 1948, in Beaver, OK, to Bud and Pauline (Williams) Schollenbarger . She graduated from Beaver High School in 1966.On August 5, 1966, she married Tom Shrum in Beaver. He survives. She was a homemaker in her own home, where she raised...

Zaiden Ray Spencer

Zaiden Ray Spencer

Oct 26, 2016

Zaiden Ray Spencer died Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on September 23, 2016 to Zedrick Ray Spencer and Sydney Richelle Willmes. Survivors include his Parents; Grandparents; Shana Staiger, Howard Ray Spencer, Mary McElwain and Randy Willmes; Great-Grandparents, Gary and Linda Staiger, and Keary WillmesFuneral Service will be 10:00 am Tuesday, November...

Paul Tran

Paul Tran

Oct 22, 2016

Hoang Van “Paul” Tran, 67, died at his home in Liberal, KS on Saturday October 22, 2016.He was born in Saigon Vietnam to Tam Van Tran and Ba Thi Truong November, 24, 1948.He graduated High School in 1966. He served in the South Vietnamese Navy from 1966 to 1975.Paul married Cuc Thi Diep September 19, 1969 in Saigon, Viet Nam....

Janet Katherine Lewis

Janet Katherine Lewis

Oct 21, 2016

Janet Katherine Lewis, 58, died Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 at her home in Goddard, KS. She was born on January 31, 1958 in Hardtner, KS, to Victor and Monica (Landwehr) Ricke. She lived in Sharon, KS, Attica, KS, Canadian, TX, Hugoton, KS, Liberal, KS, Corpus Christi, TX, Midland TX, and Goodard, KS. Janet previously worked for Anadarko Petroleum, and Seward...

Ruth Carolina  Hensley

Ruth Carolina Hensley

Oct 18, 2016

Ruth Carolina Hensley 17, died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 as a result of a car accident near Turpin, OK along with her son Ezekiel Jace Hensley. She was born November 24, 1998 in Mexico the daughter of Jaime and Maria T. (Perez) Rocha. She has been a resident of the Turpin area. She had attended Turpin High School. On March...

Ezekiel Jace Hensley

Ezekiel Jace Hensley

Oct 18, 2016

Ezekiel Jace Hensley died, Tuesday, Oct 18, 2016 with his mother as a result of a car accident near Turpin, OKHe is the son of Cody & Ruth (Rocha) Hensley of Liberal, KS. Survivors includeGrandparents Jaime & Maria Rocha Turpin, OKAunt Chelsea Rocha Turpin, OKGrandmother Kalani Spurgeon Tyrone, OKUncles Matthew Hensley Garden City, KS Stephen Hensley MissouriFuneral service will be...

Verda Hoffman

Verda Hoffman

Oct 18, 2016

Verda Elizabeth Hoffman, 95, died Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. She was born April 11, 1921, at Raymore, MO, the daughter of William Henry and Mabel Mae (Bagshaw) Turpin. She has been a resident of Liberal since the age of 5. She had attended Liberal High School in Liberal, KS. She was a...

Refugio "Cuco" Rodriguez

Refugio "Cuco" Rodriguez

Oct 15, 2016

Refugio Rodriguez, 80 of Liberal died Saturday October 15, 2016 at Via St. Christy Hospital St. Francis, Wichita, KS. He was born January 20, 1936 to Refugio Rodriguez Fierro and Maria Chavez in CD Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico.On June 18, 1960 he married Micaela Medrano Moreno in Rosales, Chihuahua, Mexico. They lived in Liberal for 30 years. He worked at National...

Martin "Bud" Banning

Martin "Bud" Banning

Oct 14, 2016

Martin E. “Bud” Banning 88, died Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS He was born Nov. 28, 1927 in Chautauqua County, KS, the son of Lonzo A. and Veora A. (Jackson) Banning. He was a longtime resident of the Tyrone Area. He was employed in Pipeline Construction for the Oil and Gas industry. On September...

Royce Van Angell

Royce Van Angell

Oct 13, 2016

Royce Van Angell 80, died Thursday, October 13, 2016, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas.He was born June 9, 1936 in Liberal, the son of Charlie Francis and Thelma Adele (Edwards) Angell. He graduated in 1954 from Plains High School, and 1967 from Kansas University. He married Judith Diane Black on May 3, 1959. She survives. They lived in...

Elvie May Quint

Elvie May Quint

Oct 8, 2016

Elvie May Quint, age 86, died October 8, 2016 at Homestead Estates Home Plus in Liberal, KS. She was born June 14, 1930 in Grant County, KS, the daughter of Stanley Ed and Thelma (Grant) Brollier. She graduated from Sublette High School, Sublette, KS in 1948. She had been a resident of Liberal for the past 63 years.She a homemaker...

Gladys Nadine Blasi

Gladys Nadine Blasi

Oct 2, 2016

Gladys Nadine Blasi died on Sunday, October 2, 2016, at Glendale Adventist Hospital in Glendale, California after a brief illness. She was 93. She was born Gladys Lambert on July 22, 1923 in Guymon, Oklahoma, the youngest of the five children of John and Alma Lambert. Her father was both a farmer and an ordained and practicing minister of the...

Rigoberto "Rigo" Arias

Rigoberto "Rigo" Arias

Oct 1, 2016

Rigoberto (Rigo) Arias Jr., 24 of Liberal, Kansas died October 1, 2016 at the Bay Front Medical Center, St. Petersburg Florida. He was born May 24, 1992 in Boise City, OK to Rigoberto Arias Sr. and Rosaura Andazola.He Graduated from Liberal High School in 2010. He went to Tulsa Welding School and received an Associate Degree in Welding, in 2011....

Elven Ray Stoddard

Elven Ray Stoddard

Sep 23, 2016

Elven Ray Stoddard, age 70, died September 23, 2016 at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, MO. He was born February 15, 1946 in Hugoton, KS, the son of Paul (Pete) and Julia (Edwards) Stoddard. He graduated from Moscow High School in 1964. He worked for Halliburton, Rosel Well Service, Liberal Truck Service and owner/operator of Big E’s RV Center.He...

Wilda Grace Knudsen

Wilda Grace Knudsen

Sep 21, 2016

Wilda Grace “Grandma K” Knudsen, 86, died Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born August 18, 1930 in Pleasanton, CA, the daughter of A.W. “Bill” and Martha (Koopman) Mortensen. She has been a resident of Liberal, KS since 1984 and has been employed at OBGYN of SW Kansas. She graduated in 1947 from...

Donald Dean  Hartshorn

Donald Dean Hartshorn

Sep 15, 2016

Donald Hartshorn, 81, died Sep. 15th, 2016 at his residence in Liberal, KS. He was born on Mar. 20, 1935 in Holly, CO, to Wallace and Edna (Stwalley) Hartshorn. He was a resident of Liberal since 1969. He was a member of the First Christian Church Disciples of Christ. Family was very important to him. On Feb. 15th, 1969 he...

Ella Mae Pennington

Ella Mae Pennington

Sep 15, 2016

Ella Mae Ellis Pennington, 88, died Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born March 9, 1928 in Stevens County, the daughter of Earl John and Lola May (Thomas) Ellis. She graduated in 1945 from Haviland High School Haviland, KS and she had attended Seward County Community College. She had been employed at the...

Ednetta  (Nettie) Crotts

Ednetta (Nettie) Crotts

Sep 9, 2016

Ednetta (Nettie) Springer Gilmore Brown Crotts died, Friday, September 9th, 2016 at Wheatridge Park Care Center. She was born May 26th, 1918 in Hoisington, KS to Frank and Marie Klas Springer. She married Lawrence Crotts, December 22nd, 1958 in Hebron, NE, he preceded her in death on May 23rd, 1993. Nettie moved to Olmitz, KS, at the age of 5,...

Jerry Dale Loveland

Jerry Dale Loveland

Sep 6, 2016

Jerry Dale Loveland,78 of Taylor passed away, Tuesday, September 6, 2016.Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Providence Funeral Home.Celebration of Life Services will be held at Highway 95 Church of Christ at 9:00 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2016.Burial will take place at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Restlawn Cemetery in...

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