Obituaries

Robert Dean Ryan

Robert Dean Ryan

Apr 21, 2016

Robert “Dean” Ryan, 77, died Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS.He was born April 28, 1938 at Freeport, KS, the son of Paul D. and Dora M. (Scoville) Ryan. He was a 1956 graduate of Shallow Water High School, Shallow Water, KS. Dean joined the United States Air Force where he worked in...

Anita Wanda "Red" Rogers

Anita Wanda "Red" Rogers

Apr 21, 2016

Anita Wanda “Red” Rogers, age 86, died April 21, 2016 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. She was born July 3, 1929 in Hickory, OK, the daughter of Brent Henry and Minnie (Wallace) Whitsett. She graduated from Hickory High School in 1946. She had been a resident of Liberal for 51 years.She was the owner and operator of...

Floyd James Sherretts

Floyd James Sherretts

Apr 19, 2016

Floyd James Sherretts, 91, died Tuesday, April 19th, 2016, at his home in Liberal, KS. He was born on November 26th, 1924, in Jackson County, KS. He was the son of George Roy Sherretts and Helen Rebecca (Vance) Sherretts. On August 18th, 1951, he married Hermiona Jane Beckwith in Van Buren, Arkansas. She survives.Floyd worked at Northern Natural Gas as...

Herbert Gerald Brady

Herbert Gerald Brady

Apr 15, 2016

Herbert Gerald Brady, age 79, died April 15, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born September 13, 1936 in Sand Springs, OK, the son of Austin and Vival (Gray) Brady. He was retired owner and operator of Brady Pumping Services, and had served in every facet of the oil field industry. He was devoted to his...

Adam Charles Lamberson

Adam Charles Lamberson

Apr 13, 2016

Adam Charles Lamberson, 40, died, Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born February 27, 1976 in Hugoton, KS the son of Albert Charles and Fern (Hernandez) Lamberson. He had been a long time resident of Liberal graduating from Liberal High School in 1994. In high school, he participated in wrestling and football, he...

Christopher Shawn McCann

Christopher Shawn McCann

Apr 8, 2016

Christopher Shawn McCann, 24, of Liberal died Friday, April 8, 2016, at his home in Liberal, KS..Christopher was born November 22, 1991, the son of Michael and Michelle (Oseletto) McCann at Amarillo, TX.He attended Tyrone High School and graduated from Tyrone High School, Tyrone, Ok in 2010, where he was involved in football and basketball.He was currently employed at Nation...

Evelyn Worden Varah

Evelyn Worden Varah

Apr 4, 2016

Evelyn Worden Varah, 102, died Monday, April 4th, 2016, at Southwest Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility in Liberal, KS. She was born on April 6th, 1913, in Albert, Kansas. She was the daughter of Marcena Worden and Clara (Winget) Worden. Evelyn graduated from Great Bend High School, and then attended Hutchinson Junior College. She then graduated from the University of...

Sherry Faye Knabe

Sherry Faye Knabe

Apr 3, 2016

Sherry Faye Knabe, age 52, passed away April 3, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas.She was born August 13, 1963 to Roy and Betty Cooper. On November 5, 1993 she married Raymond L. Knabe in Liberal. Survivors includeHusband, Raymond Knabe. Parents, Larry and Betty Davolt, Keyes OK.Daughters, Brittny Cooper of Fort Worth, TX. And Sara Knabe of Topeka,...

Joseph Randal McCubbins

Joseph Randal McCubbins

Apr 3, 2016

Joseph Randal McCubbins, age 76, died April 3, 2016 in Liberal, KS. He was born March 26, 1940, in Bardstown, KY, the son of Golden Wesley and Lula Margaret (Nalley) McCubbins. He attended school in Bardstown, KY. He had been a resident of Tucson, AZ for 35 years. He served in the US Airforce at Lockland Airforce Base before being...

Jamie W. Walton

Jamie W. Walton

Apr 2, 2016

Jamie Wayne Walton, 26, died Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS.He was born April 19, 1989 at Kailua-Kona, HI, the son of Danny W. Walton and Angela D. Kelly.Jamie had attended elementary school in Liberal and then completed his education in Hawaii. He was co-owner of Kona Suzuki Motor Sports along with his father and...

Alvin Belt

Alvin Belt

Mar 31, 2016

Alvin Marion Belt 87, died, March 31, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born May 23, 1928 in Edwards Co. Kansas the son of Clifford C. and Daisy (Herbert) Belt. He attended Belpre High School in Belpre, KS and has been a resident of Liberal for the past 50 years. He had worked for Ideal Foods...

Robert "Bob" L. Swartz

Robert "Bob" L. Swartz

Mar 26, 2016

Robert “Bob” Swartz 63 died, March 26, 2016 at Via Christi Hospital – St. Francis in Wichita, KS. He was born July 16, 1952 in Windom, MN the son of Charles and Dolores (Barnes) Swartz. He graduated in 1970 from high school in Wessington, S.D. and has been a resident of the Turpin, OK for many years. He was employed...

Gladys Grace Schmitt

Gladys Grace Schmitt

Mar 22, 2016

Gladys Grace (Ridenour) Schmitt Gladys Grace (Ridenour) Schmitt laid aside the burdens of life to enter the peaceful rest of her Savior on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 22, 2016, aged a courageous 90 years 9 months and 9 days. On Flag Day, June 14, 1925, Gladys began life in the loving arms of her mother, Irene Elma (Wear) Ridenour...

Rory J. Howard

Rory J. Howard

Mar 21, 2016

Dr. Rory J. Howard, 56, died March 21, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. Rory James Howard was born April 22, 1959 at Buffalo, NY, the son of Willie James and Bernice (Smith) Howard.In 1984, he graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY. Following graduation, he joined the U.S. Army and served until 1992. He...

Virginia May Bortz

Virginia May Bortz

Mar 20, 2016

Virginia May Bortz,92, died Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Wheat Ridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. She was born April 27th, 1923 in Capron, OK. She was the daughter of Floyd and Mary (Short) Dapron. She was retired from SWMC, where she worked as a housekeeper. Survivors include:1 son Norman Bortz and his wife Marlene Gordonville, TX 2 Daughters...

Edith Scruggs

Edith Scruggs

Mar 1, 2016

Edith Lorene Scruggs 95, died March 1, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal.She was born Sept. 28, 1920 in Grady Co, OK the daughter of Robert L. and Nellie C. (Newberry) Richards. She has been a resident of Liberal since 1957 moving from Russell, KS. She was a sales clerk for J.C. Penny, Anthony’s, Just For You, Connie’s Hallmark...

Joseph Keith Fisher

Joseph Keith Fisher

Mar 1, 2016

Joseph Keith “Joe” Fisher, 58, died March 1, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS.He was born November 14, 1957 at Portland, OR, the son of Gene and Beverly (Pierson) Fisher. He graduated from Guymon High School, Guymon, OK in 1976.He was self employed working in the plumbing, heating and air industry and had also been a truck driver.On...

Opal Smith

Opal Smith

Mar 1, 2016

Opal Smith, 84, died March 1, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. Born on March 11, 1931 at Leedey, OK, Norma Opal Vaughn was the daughter of Willie S. and Gladys E. (Foster) Vaughn. She was a 1949 graduate of Liberal High School. In 1950, she began a 29 year career with Bell Telephone as a telephone operator...

Lea Christina Norton

Lea Christina Norton

Feb 28, 2016

Leah Christina Norton 96, died on February 28th, 2016 at her Brookdale Liberal Springs residence in Liberal.She was born Oct. 17, 1918 in Ford Co., Kansas the daughter of Louis Alvin and Christina Wilhelmina (Bort) Spitze. She graduated in 1936 from Kinsley High School in Kinsley, KS. She then attended and graduated in 1940 from Southwestern College in Winfield, KS...

Faye DeWitt

Faye DeWitt

Feb 26, 2016

Faye DeWitt 94, died, Friday, February 26, 2016 in Yuma, AZ. She was born March 3, 1921 in Moscow, KS the daughter of James Elliott and Mary Ann (Dickson) Wright. She graduated from Moscow High School in 1938. From 1939 – 1941 she attended Dodge City Junior College and in 1965 she graduated from Ft. Hays State with a Bachelor’s...