Obituaries

Vera Helen Gatz Peery

Vera Helen Gatz Peery

Feb 12, 2015

Vera Helen Gatz Peery died peacefully at her home in Liberal on February 12, 2015 at the age of 93. She was born to David and Lena (Trefzer) Gatz on September 16, 1921 and raised on the farm in Falls City, Nebraska. She was the second of 3 siblings. On March 27, 1946, she married C. E. “Bud” Peery at...

Lester Eugene Glenn

Lester Eugene Glenn

Feb 11, 2015

Turpin, OKLester Eugene Glenn, 88, died Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at Help for Health Hospice Home in Riverton, Wyoming. He was born October 2, 1926 at Okeene, Oklahoma, the son of Theodore Elling and Cora Edna (Maxwell) Glenn. He graduated from Loyal, OK High School.On June 17, 1950 he married Mildred “Millie” Ruby DeShazer at Raton, NM. She preceded him...

Randall Dale Janzen

Randall Dale Janzen

Feb 10, 2015

Randall Dale Janzen, age 64, died February 10, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born August 19, 1950 in Newton, KS, the son of Arthur and Helen (Schmidt) Janzen. He graduated from Newton High School in 1968. He graduated from El Dorado JUCO in 1970 and He graduated from Emporia State University with a Bachelor’s degree...

Margaret Colvin Moore

Margaret Colvin Moore

Feb 7, 2015

MOORE, MARGARET COLVINMarch 9, 1919 – February 7, 2015Margaret Moore, 95, died February 7, 2015 in Liberal, KS. Margaret was born on March 9, 1919 in Liberal and was the daughter of Ralph and Kathryn “Kitty” (Jordan) Colvin, long-time residents of Liberal. Margaret and her sister, Kathryn “Kay” Colvin, grew up in Liberal, attending Garfield Elementary School and Liberal High...

Dennis "Denny" Harnden

Dennis "Denny" Harnden

Feb 4, 2015

Dennis “Denny” Harnden went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was born March 25, 1928 at Hugoton, KS the son of Francis and Hazel (Graham) Harnden. He graduated in 1947 from Liberal High School. Denny was a farmer north of Liberal, KS until he and his family moved to Colorado Springs,...

Timothy Lee Becker

Timothy Lee Becker

Feb 2, 2015

Turpin, OK Timothy Lee “Tim” Becker, age 64, died Monday, February 2, 2015 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He was born January 20, 1951 at Exeter, Nebraska, the son of Gerald Thomas and Margaret Mary (O’Connor) Becker. He was a 1969 graduate of Exeter High School and then earned a Bachelor degree in education at Peru State College...

Betty Jane Baskin

Betty Jane Baskin

Feb 1, 2015

Betty Jane Baskin, age 88, died Sunday, February 1, 2015, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born September 15, 1926 in Meade, KS, the daughter of Allan and Rhoda (Basinger) Seger. She attended school in Plains, KS. She had resided in Kansas, Wyoming, Colorado and Oklahoma. She worked for Wal-Mart, as a people greeter and for the...

Lois J McMullen

Lois J McMullen

Jan 22, 2015

Lois Jane McMullen, age 95, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 at Emeritus-Liberal Springs in Liberal, KS. She was born Oct. 28, 1919 in Stafford County, KS, the daughter of George and Alice (Miller) Bailey. She was raised in Hutchinson, KS and has resided in Liberal, KS for the past 61 years. She was employed in the food service industry in...

Helen Bailey

Helen Bailey

Jan 20, 2015

Helen Beatrice Bailey 82, died, Tuesday at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.She was born March 23, 1932 in Grove, Oklahoma the daughter of Henry B. and Margaret M. (Fields) Francis. She graduated in 1950 from Grove High School in Grove, OK. Following her graduation from High School she attended Business School. She was employed at Mid Kansas Bank for...

Adriana Rangel

Adriana Rangel

Jan 16, 2015

Liberal, KSAdriana Rangel, 28, died Friday, January 16, 2015 in Texas County, Oklahoma. She was born January 26, 1986 in Los Angeles, California. The daughter of Lorenzo and Herlinda (Arroyo) Rangel.She graduated from Southwestern Heights High School in 2005. She attended Seward County Community College and graduated with an Associate’s Degree in 2007. She also attended Fort Hays State University,...

Oletha P Moody

Oletha P Moody

Jan 12, 2015

LIBERAL, KSOletha P. Moody, age 86, died Monday, January 12, 2015 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. She born at the farm home in Beaver County, OK on August 13, 1928, the daughter of Glen and Leola (Ingraham) Monroe. She attended Greenough High School, in Beaver County, OK, graduating in 1946. She married Raymond Becker on July 26,...

Donald R. Owens

Donald R. Owens

Jan 8, 2015

Donald R. Owens Jr., 54, died Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, AZ. Donald Ray Owens, Jr. was born September 12, 1960 in Nevada, Missouri, the son of Donald Ray and Linda (Baker) Owens.He graduated from Nevada High School in 1978.Don joined Seaboard Foods nearly 15 years ago in March 2000, and served as Seaboard Foods Director...

Juan Carlos Perez

Juan Carlos Perez

Jan 8, 2015

LIBERAL, KS Juan Carlos Perez, 18, died Thursday, January 8, 2015 at St. Jude Research Hospital in Memphis, TN.He was born September 9, 1996 at Liberal, KS, the son of Luis and Blanca (Montes) Perez.He was a senior at Liberal High School and was planning to graduate in May 2015. He was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church.He is...

Verna Mae Headrick

Verna Mae Headrick

Jan 6, 2015

Verna Mae Headrick, 85, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS.She was born June 19, 1929 at Liberal, KS, the daughter of Dan and Ida (Deckert) Jantzen.On Aug 17, 1947, she married E. Dean Headrick. He died on January 3, 2000.She was lifelong member of the Kismet community, graduating from Kismet High School in 1947.She...

Roy G. Stickler

Roy G. Stickler

Jan 4, 2015

Roy G. Stickler, Jr., age 88, died Sunday, January 4, 2015 at the Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK. He was born September 29, 1926 at Turpin, OK, the son of Roy G., Sr. and Nile Geraldine “Bill” (Carson) Stickler.He was a 1944 graduate of Turpin High School. He served our nation in the U S Army from 1945...

Florencio "Lencho" Gonzales

Florencio "Lencho" Gonzales

Jan 4, 2015

Florencio “Lencho” Gonzales 73, died, Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born April 2, 1941 at Clayton, New Mexico the son of Vicente and Anna Montoya Gonzales. He had been a resident of Liberal for the past 24 years. He is retired from National Beef Packing Plant. On November 23, 1963 he married...

Andera Starr Garrison

Andera Starr Garrison

Jan 2, 2015

Andrea Starr Garrison 31, died Friday, January 2, 2015 at her residence in Liberal, KS She was born December 22, 1983 in Liberal, Kansas the daughter of Kenneth Garrison and Sheila Kitch Garrison. She attended school in Turpin, OK. She was a CNA for home health. On April 4, 2013 she married Michael Williams in Marlin, Texas. He survives.Other Survivors...

James C. McCourt,

James C. McCourt,

Dec 30, 2014

James Collins McCourt, Jr., age 49, died December 30, 2014 in rural Seward County, KS.He was born September 5, 1965 at Denver, CO, the son of James Collin, Sr. and JoAnn (Dyet) McCourt.He attended high school in Hominy, OK. He had been an EMT for Payne County, OK. He was currently a truck driver for West Plains Transport, Inc in...

Gareth Drew Poer

Gareth Drew Poer

Dec 29, 2014

Gareth Drew Poer, age 79, died December 29, 2014 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. He was born November 6, 1935 in Hoisington, KS, the son of Elmer and Sylvia (Henry) Poer. He graduated from Hoisington High School in 1954. He graduated from Ft. Hays State College, in Hays, KS, on January 26, 1968 with a Master’s Degree...

Dakota Lee Oxley

Dakota Lee Oxley

Dec 27, 2014

Dakota Lee Oxley, age 23, died Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS.He was born December 9, 1991, in Liberal, KS, the son of Randy Lee Oxley and Bonnie (Bently) Chapa.He graduated from Liberal High School in 2010. He worked at the Cattleman’s Café.Survivors include:Father Randy Lee Oxley and wife Donna Texhoma, TXMother Bonnie Chapa and...

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