Obituaries

Alvaro Alberto Mata Bonilla

Alvaro Alberto Mata Bonilla

Jul 19, 2015

Alvaro Alberto Mata Bonilla, 56, of Liberal, died July 19, 2015, at his residence in Liberal.He was born March 24, 1959, in Guatemala, to Ramiro Mata and Angelina Bonilla.He was a resident of Liberal for the past 7 years, and was employed by National Beef.He was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church.Survivors include:His Father Ramiro Mata, of...

Nicholas J Daugherty

Nicholas J Daugherty

Jul 3, 2015

Nicholas Joe “Nick” Daugherty, 33, died Friday, July 3, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal.Nick was born November 5, 1981 in Liberal, KS, the son of Paul and DeAnna (Daugherty) Burns. Nicholas was a lifelong Liberal resident. He had attended Liberal High School and earned his GED and he had also attended SCCC. Nick was all about family and...

Betty Lola Kaup

Betty Lola Kaup

Jul 1, 2015

Betty Lola Kaup, age 86, died Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS.She was born on October 11, 1928 in Sharon, KS, the daughter of Henry Lawrence and Esther Ellen (Davis) Martin. She attended Medicine Lodge High School in Medicine Lodge, KS. She had been a resident of Liberal, since 1947. She worked as a waitress...

Mitchell Rafe Begley

Mitchell Rafe Begley

Jun 30, 2015

Mitchell Rafe Begley, 54, died Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at his residence in Liberal.He was born April 4, 1961 at Guymon, OK, the son of Jack Vernon and Christene LaVerne (Jones) Begley.He was a 1979 graduate of Goodwell High School and in 1983, he graduated from Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Goodwell, OK with a Bachelor’s degree. In 2005, he earned...

Lawrence Leroy Moore

Lawrence Leroy Moore

Jun 26, 2015

Lawrence Leroy Moore, 85, died Friday, June 26, 2015 at Good Samaritan Society, Liberal, KS.Lawrence was born November 2, 1929 at Grant County, OK, the son of Samuel Houston and Eva Marie (Bachman) Moore. Lawrence graduated in 1948 from Deer Creek High School in Deer Creek, OK. Lawrence also had attended Northern Oklahoma Jr. College in Tonkawa, Oklahoma and he...

Victor Manuel Mendoza Garduño

Victor Manuel Mendoza Garduño

Jun 24, 2015

Victor Manuel Mendoza Garduño, 59, of Liberal, KS, died Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at St. Catherine Hospital, in Garden City, KS..He was born January 2, 1956, to Jesus Mendoza and Senorina Garduño, at Queretaro, Mexico.He graduated from high school in Queretaro. He was employed by Bruce Well Service as an oilfield derrick hand.He was a member of St. Anthony of...

Nellie M. Spencer

Nellie M. Spencer

Jun 24, 2015

Nellie Magdeline Spencer, 98, of Liberal, KS, died Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at Pioneer Manor, in Hugoton, KS.She was born April 19, 1917, to Thomas B. and Betty (Brown) Dutton, at Lindsey, OK.She attended school in and around Cushing, OK.She married Wayne Cecil Spencer March 3, 1937, at Drumright, OK. He died August 3, 1997.She was a homemaker, bookkeeper and...

Arthur William "Bill" Catlin

Arthur William "Bill" Catlin

Jun 20, 2015

Arthur William “Bill” Catlin, 76, died Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Satanta District Hospital in Satanta, KS. He was born August 13, 1938 in Liberal, KS the son of Harold and Margaret (Bell) Catlin. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1956 and attended University of Kansas and Ft. Hays State University. During his high school and college years he...

Dorothy Darlene McGehee

Dorothy Darlene McGehee

Jun 19, 2015

Dorothy Darlene McGehee, age 87, died Thursday, June 19, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born September 22, 1927 in Liberal, KS, the daughter of Lee Harley and Bernice (Antrim) Hickey. She attended Liberal High School. She was Co-Owner of McGehee Drilling. She resided in Montana and Colorado from 1953 to 1986, when she and Jim...

Lyle M. Swanson

Lyle M. Swanson

Jun 10, 2015

Lyle Morris Swanson, 83, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KSHe was born January 9, 1932 on a farm near Walthill, NE to Martin and Ada (Gabriel) Swanson. He had farmed for two years before starting to work for Northern Natural Gas as a measurement technician and later as a measurement specialist. He worked in...

Steven "Steve" Bartel

Steven "Steve" Bartel

Jun 9, 2015

Steven “Steve” Bartel, 60, died Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at his residence in Turpin, OK.He was born November 25, 1954 in Perryton, Texas, the son of Van and Dorothy (Purer) Bartel. He graduated in 1973 from Balko High School in Balko, Oklahoma. He had also attended Vo-Tech School in Kansas City.He enjoyed cars and especially “Mopar” and would meet with...

Randy G. Kiblin

Randy G. Kiblin

Jun 7, 2015

Randy George Kiblin, 57, died Sunday, June 7, 2015, at Southwest Medical Center, in Liberal, KS.He was born January 24, 1958, to Thomas Alva and Marguerite (Lloyd) Kiblin, at Buffalo, NY.He received a degree in special education, and was employed by USD #480 as a 6th grade teacher at Sunflower Intermediate School.He married Theresa Alfa Malonjao, on January 22, 2008,...

William "Bill" Bauer

William "Bill" Bauer

Jun 6, 2015

William Eugene “Bill” Bauer, 90, died Saturday, June 6, 2015 in Leavenworth, KS. He was born Feb. 5, 1925 in Rural Plains, KS, the son of Joseph and Beatrice (Ward) Bauer. Bill was a resident of Liberal for 58 years, moving to California and Leavenworth to be close to family. He was employed by Tradewinds Industries for 22 years. He...

Delano Wayne Honaker

Delano Wayne Honaker

Jun 4, 2015

Delano Wayne Honaker, 48, of Hugoton, KS, died Thursday, June 4, 2015, at the Satanta District Hospital, Satanta, KS. He was born October 3, 1966, at Tulsa, OK, to Henry Liburn and Betty Jean (David) Honaker. He graduated from Hugoton High School in 1985, and from Salina Area Technical College, in 1987. He was a self-employed caregiver, and a lifetime...

James "Bush" A. Bushaw

James "Bush" A. Bushaw

May 26, 2015

James A. “Bush” Bushaw, age 64, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at the Robert Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, KS.James Allen Bushaw was born May 25, 1951 at Manchester, IA, the son of Floyd and Berniece (Keppler) Bushaw.He was served in the United States Army during Vietnam War as a paratrooper. He was inducted Sept. 9, 1970 and honorably...

Carole Anne Kennedy Naylor

Carole Anne Kennedy Naylor

May 25, 2015

Carole Anne (Kennedy) Naylor, 68, died May 25, 2015, at Homestead Health & Rehabilitation, in Garden City, KS. She was born June 19, 1946, in Liberal, KS, to Robert Lott and Irene (Hiebert) Kennedy. She was a lifetime resident of Liberal, moving to Garden City in 2006.She graduated from Liberal High School, and in 1974, graduated from Liberal Area Vocational...

Catherine Amerin

Catherine Amerin

May 25, 2015

Catherine Marie Nelson Amerin , 89, died Monday, May 25, 2015 at her residence in Liberal, KS. She was born Oct. 25, 1925 in Plains, KS the daughter of Vincent and Hester (Dickerson) Nelson. She is a graduate from Liberal High School and has been a longtime resident of Liberal.She was employed in Naval Ship Yard in California and also...

Avanell Sherrill Mitchell

Avanell Sherrill Mitchell

May 24, 2015

Avanell Sherrill Mitchell, 90, died, Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. She was born June 25, 1924 on a farm at Boyd, Oklahoma in Beaver County, the daughter of Henry and Oma (Myers) Law. Her first eight years of school were in a one room school house, then 3 years at Bethany High School,...

Violette "Letta" Mae Balloun

Violette "Letta" Mae Balloun

May 24, 2015

Violette Mae “Letta” (Eichman) Balloun, age 90, died Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Good Samaritan Society, Liberal, KS.She was born February 2, 1925 at Russell, KS, the daughter of Ruben and Ella Nora (Reinhardt) Eichman. She was a graduate of Russell High School where she was active on the Debate team and won numerous awards at the state level. She...

Mary Ellen Maschmeier

Mary Ellen Maschmeier

May 21, 2015

Mary Ellen (Jennings) MaschmeierOn a cold winter’s day, December 27, 1925, Mary Ellen Jennings made her appearance to parents Ray and Emma Wood Jennings near Hickok, Kansas. The second of five children, Mary Ellen attended school in Satanta and Wichita, Kansas, and graduated high school at the age of 16 in Perryton, Texas. She returned to Perryton after attending business...

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