Obituaries

William "Bill" Helm

William "Bill" Helm

Dec 21, 2011

William “Bill” Helm 85, died December 21, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS He was born Oct. 1, 1926 in Childress, TX the son of John N. and LaVada (Monroe) Helm.He is a 1944 graduate of Estelline High School in Estelline, TX. He moved to Liberal In 1946. He was employed by Centel from 1946 and retired in...

Lisha Gayle Banning

Lisha Gayle Banning

Dec 19, 2011

Lisha Gayle Banning, age 50, died Dec. 19, 2011 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS.She was born June 17, 1961 at Guymon, OK, the daughter of Larry and Lora (Long) Kirk.She was a 1979 graduate of Tyrone High School.Lisha, who fought a long hard battle with cancer, first being diagnosed in 2002, contracted pneumonia before passing away. She had worked...

Karen Sue Collins

Karen Sue Collins

Dec 7, 2011

Karen Sue Collins, age 60 died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, at the Kansas Medical Center, in Andover, KS. She was born on March 11, 1951, in Denver, CO, the daughter of Sanford and Ellen Elizabeth (Villers) Caughman. She was a 1970 graduate of Liberal High School, attended Seward County Community College, and completed her education at Emporia State University.She was...

Brandee Elise Kurth

Brandee Elise Kurth

Dec 6, 2011

Brandee Elise Kurth died Tuesday morning, December 6th, 2011, at Andover, Kansas in skilled nursing and rehabilitation from grave illness onsetting in the spring of 2011. On August 13th, 2011, she was airlifted to Via Christi-St. Francis and was discharged from initial emergency hospitalization on August 23, 2011; however, a second emergency hospitalization at St. Francis was required on September...

Thelma J. "Jo" Daugherty

Thelma J. "Jo" Daugherty

Dec 6, 2011

Thelma J. “Jo” Daugherty, age 73, died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born on March 29, 1938 in Cordell, OK, the daughter of Lloyd and Hattie (Hibbons) Hickman.She attended school in Cordell, OK. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Liberal Chapter #104.She was self employed and owned her...

Noel Dean Peterson

Noel Dean Peterson

Nov 25, 2011

Noel Dean Peterson 72 died Friday, November 25, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS.He was born December 25, 1938 at Liberal, Kansas the son of William Smith-Peterson and Ruth (Farmer) Peterson. He had been a lifetime resident of Hugoton, Kansas and graduated from Hugoton High School. For the past two months he was a resident of Wheatridge Park...

Frank J. Thomas

Frank J. Thomas

Nov 23, 2011

Frank J. Thomas, 88, died Nov. 23, 2011 at Satanta Longterm Care Center in Satanta, KS. He was born July 12, 1923 in Hamilton Co. KS, the son of Frank & Mary (Boughton) Thomas. He lived in Hamilton Co. and Grand Valley, Colo. before moving to Stevens Co, rural Hugoton, KS in 1940 where he was a lifetime farmer and...

Andrew Rodgman

Andrew Rodgman

Nov 16, 2011

Born October 30th, 1985, one day before his father’s birthday of October 31st in Ottawa, Ontario, from the get go Andrew was always doing his own thing. He was 26 years old. The son of Dr. Graeme and Dr. Susan Rodgman (Mowat) and brother of Dr. Christopher Rodgman of New Orleans, LA, he is survived by his immediate family as...

Judy Curry

Judy Curry

Nov 1, 2011

Judith Louise (Sillin) Curry Judy went home to be with the Lord on November 1, 2011. She was born to Lloyd Wayne and Dorothy Ann (Dimick) Sillin in Liberal, on January 22, 1947. She was a lifetime resident of Liberal. Upon graduation from Liberal High School in 1965, Judy began studying for a Kansas real estate license. Passing the exam...

Willard Dean Palmgren

Willard Dean Palmgren

Oct 20, 2011

Willard Dean Palmgren, age 78, died October 20, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born August 4, 1933 in Levant, KS, the son of Willard Orin and Hallie Marie (Close) Palmgren. He graduated in 1951 from Levant High School, Levant, KS. He was self employed as an auto mechanic. He was member of the Masonic Lodge...

Betty Jean Pennington

Betty Jean Pennington

Oct 4, 2011

Betty Jean Pennington 89 died Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 at Waddell, AZ.She was born April 14, 1922 at Conrad, Iowa the daughter of Edward and Lena (Krominga) Brewer.She was a longtime Liberal resident moving to Sun City, AZ in 1978.She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Elk’s Lodge of Liberal. She was very active with...

William "Bill" Adams

William "Bill" Adams

Oct 2, 2011

William H. “Bill” Adams, Jr., age 65, died Sunday, October 2, 2011 at the Meade District Hospital.He was born July 2, 1946 at Liberal, KS, the son of William Henry and Verna Ruth (Trefethen) Adams.He was a 1965 graduate of Plains High School.He owned and operated Bill’s Engine Service for over 30 years. He had worked as a mechanic for...

Virginia M. Howeth

Virginia M. Howeth

Sep 18, 2011

Virginia M. Howeth, age 88, died Sunday, September 18, 2011 at Blue River Rehabilitation Center, Kansas City, MO.She was born July 21, 1923 at Sulphur, OK, the daughter of Lewis Amos and Mable Lucille (Cook) Vernon.She graduated from Sulphur High School in 1942, and on September 21, 1942, she married Orbra P. Howeth at Sulphur, OK. He went home to...

A.J. "Blackie" Nelson

A.J. "Blackie" Nelson

Sep 15, 2011

A.J. “Blackie” Nelson 92 died, Thursday, September 15, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS He was born July 14, 1919 in Roxbury, Massachusetts the son of Samual & Catherine (O’Donnell) Nelson. He was placed in St. Joseph Catholic Orphanage in Halifax Nova Scotia. He was adopted and was raised in Nova Scotia working on fishing boats and logging...

Orville L. Isaacs

Orville L. Isaacs

Sep 14, 2011

Orville L. Isaacs, 74, died Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal.He was born May 23, 1937 at Beaver, OK, the son of Velma Rose (Isaacs) and John Lewis Maschmeier.He attended Liberal High School and served in the United States Army in 1959.He retired from Panhandle Eastern Pipeline and had worked as an electrician’s helper at...

Leo Jerome "L.J." French

Leo Jerome "L.J." French

Sep 11, 2011

Leo Jerome “L.J.” French, age 59, died Sept. 11, 2011 at his residence in Liberal, KS. He was born December 29, 1951 in Liberal, KS, the son of Donald and Eva (Wiggians) French. He was a 1970 graduate from Liberal High School and attended Ft. Hays State University. He learned to sell cars from Herb Lungren, in Hays, KS. He...

Pablo Robert Maes

Pablo Robert Maes

Sep 3, 2011

Pablo Robert Maes, 59 died September 3, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal. He was born June 17, 1952 in Albuquerque, NM the son of Daniel and Ortencia (Martinez) Maes. He graduated from Albuquerque High School in 1971. He was the director of custodians for USD 480 and had worked for USD 480 for 26 years. He was a member...

Fred L. Kilgore

Fred L. Kilgore

Aug 27, 2011

Fred L. Kilgore, 75 died August 27, 2011 at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, KS. He was born October 13, 1935 in Tahoka, TX, the son of Raymond and Dona (Quarrels) Kilgore.He was a long time Liberal resident and has resided in Lincoln, NE, Jackson, MS and Hutchinson, KS.He was a truck driver for Engel Oil Company from 1965-1978 and...

John Wendell Johnson

John Wendell Johnson

Aug 15, 2011

John Wendell Johnson 78, died Monday August 15, 2011 at his residence in Liberal, KS.He was born March 2, 1933 in Liberal, KS the son of Joseph E. and Elsie (Arnett) Johnson.He attended school in Liberal, KS He joined the U.S. Marines and was stationed at San Diego, CA. He has been a lifetime resident of Liberal, KS.He was employed...

Ernesto Perez

Ernesto Perez

Aug 15, 2011

Ernesto Perez, 70, died Monday, August 15, 2011 at his residence in Liberal.He was born August 3, 1941 at Ignacio Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico to Ernesto and Adela (Madrid) Perez. He was a farmer and a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church.On Feb. 4, 1962, he married Sahara Reyes Gonzales at Ignacio Allende, Chih. She survives.Other survivors include 5 Sons: Horacio...

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