Obituaries

Lillian Holifield

Lillian Holifield

Feb 26, 2016

Lillian Holifield, 89, died Friday, February 26, 2016 at St. Catharine Hospital in Garden City, KS. She was born May 5, 1926 in Lyman, Oklahoma, the daughter of Homer and Dolly (Davis) Luna. She graduated High School in 1945 in Goodman, Missouri from the Goodman School System. After graduation, she went to business college in Missouri. She was a member...

Allen B Duncan

Allen B Duncan

Feb 11, 2016

Allen B. Duncan Jr., 58, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 at his residence in Liberal, Kan. He was born Oct. 24, 1957 in Dixon, Calif., the son of Allen and Patty Ella (Gentry) Duncan. He graduated from Princeton Community High School in Princeton, Ind. He worked for Cargill for many years while living in Kansas City, Kan. from 1980-1984; Houston,...

Virginia D. Jackson

Virginia D. Jackson

Feb 8, 2016

Virginia Dell Jackson, age 91, died Monday, February 8, 2016, at her residence in Liberal, KS. She was born September 30, 1924 in Rose, OK, the daughter of Mark and Nora Lee (Marshall) Hanna. She graduated from Locust Grove, OK High School in 1942. She was long time resident of Liberal.She was a homemaker. She married Johnny A. Jackson on...

Michael James Grande

Michael James Grande

Feb 7, 2016

Michael James GrandeSunday evening, February 7, 2016, Michael J. Grande of Edmond, Oklahoma entered the gates of heaven and was received with open arms by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, both parents Joseph and Josephine Grande and most recent, his father-in-law, Robert D. Hitt. At the time of death, Michael was 63yrs, 10 months and 10 days old. Michael...

Margaret Ann Beymer

Margaret Ann Beymer

Feb 5, 2016

Margaret Ann Beymer, 69, died Friday, February 5, 2016 at her residence.She was born March 17, 1946 in Lakin, KS, the daughter of R.A. “Dick” and Alberta (Fulks) Beymer. She attended school in Lakin, KS.She worked in the janitorial department at the Mosaic workshop. She had the ability to remember names of all the horses on the farm, remembered everyone’s...

Mittie O Feight

Mittie O Feight

Feb 5, 2016

Mittie Odell Feight, 98, died Friday, February 5, 2016, at Lone Tree Retirement Center, in Meade, KS.She was born May 7, 1917, at Chimes, AR, to John D. and Selena (Hensley) Clutts.She married Arthur Harris on April 27, 1940, at Chimes, AR. He died in 1967. She married Grover Feight in 1969. He died in 1977.She was a homemaker. She...

Marion Frances Graber

Marion Frances Graber

Feb 3, 2016

Marion Frances Graber, 88 died Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at her residence in Liberal, KS. She was born February 26, 1927 in Edgerton, Kansas the daughter of Ernest and Ethel (Cole) Bundy. She graduated in 1945 as valedictorian from Peabody High School, Peabody, KS. Marion attended Kansas University for one year following High School. She moved to Liberal, KS in...

Josefa Mendoza

Josefa Mendoza

Feb 1, 2016

Josefa Mendoza, 62, of Liberal, KS, died Monday, January 1, at the Beaver County Nursing Home, Beaver, OK.She was born May 8, 1953 at Rosales Chihuahua, Mexico to Pedro Gomez and Ramona Anchondo. In June of 1989 she married Jesus Mendoza at Delicias Chihuahua, Mexico.She was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua, Catholic Church.Survivors include:Brothers...

Adam James Wright

Adam James Wright

Jan 30, 2016

Adam James Wright 37,died, Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Kansas Medical Center in Wichita, KS.He was born Aug. 3, 1978 in Tucson, AZ the son of James Anthony and Patricia Elizabeth (Swart) Wright. He has been a resident of Liberal since January of 2015 moving from Tucson, AZ.He graduated in 1997 from Santa Rita High School in Tucson, AZ. He...

Janie Marie Barr

Janie Marie Barr

Jan 28, 2016

Janie Marie Barr, 54, a longtime resident of Liberal, passed away January 28th, 2016 at her home. She was born on June 17th, 1961 in Grand Junction, Colorado, to Irvin E. “Slim” Cook and Betty L. (Coon) Cook. She graduated from Rolla High School in 1979, and attended Seward County Community College. Janie was employed by the Seward County Landfill...

Don E. Friesen

Don E. Friesen

Jan 27, 2016

Donald E. “Don” Friesen, 56, died January 27, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, MO.He was born March 7, 1959 at Newton, KS, the son of Elmer B. and Eunice (Brandt) Friesen. He was a graduate of Meade High School, Meade, KS.He worked with the maintenance department at Seward County Community College / Area Technical School.Don was...

Rafael Villanueva

Rafael Villanueva

Jan 12, 2016

Rafael Villanueva age 82, died, Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at his home in Liberal, KS.He was born January 2, 1934 in Jalisco, Mexico the son of Librado and Marcelina (Calvillo) Villanueva. On June 20, 1955 he married Evelia Ochoa in Mexico. She survives. Other survivors include:3 Son Rafael Villanueva Liberal, KS Carlos Torres Liberal, KS Vincente Torres Liberal, KS 5...

Donna Mae Kemsley

Donna Mae Kemsley

Jan 10, 2016

Donna Mae Kemsley 78, died, Sunday, January 10, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS.She was born Jan. 21, 1937 in Ogden, Utah the daughter of Jess and Alta (Andrews) Kemsley.She was employed as a Register Nurse for several years and in 1968 she became a truck driver until she retired in 1979. She have been a longtime resident...

Richard K. Larsen

Richard K. Larsen

Jan 8, 2016

Richard K. Larsen 88, died, Friday, January 08, 2016 at the Clermont Park Retirement Home in Denver, CO. He was born April 13, 1927 in Des Moines, Iowa the son of Frederick Cristian and Ruth (Everhart) Larsen. He graduated from Central High School in Kansas City, Missouri in 1945. Dick served with the US Army from September 1945 to January...

Irene Esparza Ortega

Irene Esparza Ortega

Jan 5, 2016

Irene Esparza Ortega, 62, of Liberal, KS died Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at her home in Liberal, KS She was born at Durango, Mexico on November 27, 1953, the daughter of Marcelino Esparza and Maria Melero. She married Gerardo Ortega on August 15, 1970 at Col. Independencia Namiquipa, Chihuahua, Mexico. He survives.Survivors Include4 Sons: Luis Gerardo Ortega Esparza of Liberal,...

Robert "Bob" E. Hood

Robert "Bob" E. Hood

Dec 31, 2015

Robert E. “Bob” Hood, age 96, died Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS.Robert Ellsworth Hood was born May 5, 1919 at the farm in Texas County, Oklahoma, the son of L. O. and Myrtle (Claggett) Hood.He was a 1936 high school graduate of the New Mexico Military Institute. He was a veteran serving in the U....

Elizabeth M. "Bessie" Fetsch

Elizabeth M. "Bessie" Fetsch

Dec 29, 2015

Elizabeth M. “Bessie” Fetsch, age 93, died December 29, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born March 3, 1922 in Red Cloud, NE, the daughter of Vencil and Marie (Kafka) Maruska. She attended school in Red cloud, NE. She was a resident of Liberal for 57 years.On March 7, 1943, she married Thaddeus T. Sperry at...

Henry Lee Andrade

Henry Lee Andrade

Dec 25, 2015

Henry Lee Andrade, 79, died, Friday, December 25, 2015 at his residence in Liberal,KS. He was born February 25, 1936 in Liberal, KS, the son of Michael G. and Lucadia (Rosas) Andrade. He has been a lifetime resident of Liberal, KS. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1955 and furthered his education at Kansas State University. He became a...

Ray Lynn Orth

Ray Lynn Orth

Dec 25, 2015

Ray Lynn Orth 62, died December 25, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center. He was born January 1, 1953 in Dodge City, Kansas to William Lee Orth and Ednamae Allen Orth.He graduated from Sublette High School in 1971. He then attended Liberal Area VO Tech and graduated in 1973.Ray worked for General Shale Bricking as a brick layer and brick salesmen....

Vernon Eugene "Gene" Watson

Vernon Eugene "Gene" Watson

Dec 19, 2015

Vernon Eugene “Gene” Watson, 69 died December 19, 2015 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, KS. He was born November 11, 1946 in Garden City, KS the son of George and Nellie (Lunblade) Watson. He attended Garden City High School, Garden City, KS. He worked in the Maintenance Department at National Beef Packing Plant in Liberal. He worked for...