Obituaries

Rusty Del McDonald

Rusty Del McDonald

May 5, 2012

Rusty Del McDonald, age 56, died May 5, 2012 at his residence in rural Texas County, OK. He was born April 1, 1956 in Beaver, OK the son of Edward and Shirley (Hawkins) McDonald. He graduated from Texhoma High School, Texhoma, OK in 1974. He had lived in the Tyrone, OK area since Dec. 1992.He served in the U. S....

Alfredo Varela

Alfredo Varela

May 3, 2012

Alfredo Varela, age 48, died May 3, 2012 at Dodge City, KS.He was born June 1, 1963 at Villa Union, Poanas, Durango, Mexico, the son of Anselmo and Isaura (Manzanales) Varela.He was employed at National Beef Packing Co. since Oct. 2001 as a forklift driver. He had also worked at Seaboard Foods.He was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church...

Donald Eugene Brown

Donald Eugene Brown

May 3, 2012

Donald Eugene "Don" Brown, born Oct. 6, 1947, in Tucumcari, NM, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2012, at his home, in Liberal, with his family, at his side. Our hearts are broken for our incredible loss, but we rejoice that he is now with the Lord. Don was preceded in death by his father, Gene Brown, and mother, Charlene...

Pearlie Mae West

Pearlie Mae West

May 1, 2012

Pearlie Mae West 81, died Tuesday may 1, 2012 at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, KS.She was born Sept. 22, 1930 in Camron, Texas the daughter of J.C. and Beatrice (Wesley) Tucker.She has been a longtime resident of Liberal and had worked for many years at the Epworth Hospital in the laundry dept. She was a member...

David Glenn White

David Glenn White

Apr 30, 2012

David Glenn White, age 60, died April 30, 2012 at JPS Hospital in Fort Worth, TX. He was born January 1, 1952 in Beaver, OK the son of Glenn Hubert and Donna Ruth (Phelps) White. He graduated from Liberal High School, Liberal, KS in 1970. He had resided in Enid, OK for 5 years, he then moved to Whitney, TX.He...

Mary Lou Cannaley

Mary Lou Cannaley

Apr 24, 2012

Mary Lou Cannaley, 79, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at Stevens County Hospital, Hugoton, KS.She was born August 14, 1932 at Toledo, OH, the daughter of John and Lucy (Schnapp) Woods. She had been a librarian at the Seiling School District in Seiling, OK and was also a dental hygienist for Dr. Randall.She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi...

John W. Toole

John W. Toole

Apr 20, 2012

John W. “Jack” Toole, age 93, died April 20, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born January 7, 1919 at Scottsbluff, Nebraska, the son of Lemuel and Minnie Olive (Lanham) Toole.He graduated in 1935 from Stromsburg High School, Stromsburg, NE. In 1940, Jack received a Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Nebraska. He...

Sheila Avers Watson

Sheila Avers Watson

Apr 19, 2012

Sheila Marie Watson 59, died April 19, 2012 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO.She was born March 12, 1953 in Beaver, OK the daughter of Edward and Lenora Alice (McAhren) Chance. She had been a longtime Liberal area resident before moving to Greeley, Co. She is a 1971 graduate from Liberal High School and she earned her Associates...

Janice Jean Fitzgerald-Dufield

Janice Jean Fitzgerald-Dufield

Apr 17, 2012

Janice Jean Fitzgerald-Dufield, age 69, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at the Kansas Medical Center, in Andover, KS.She was born October 17, 1942, at Borger, TX, to Eugene M. and Marjorie (Rinehart) Fletcher.She graduated from Sublette High School, in 1960, and Wichita State University, in 1998. She was retired from National Carriers, as an accountant, and was a member of...

Imogene Warren

Imogene Warren

Apr 14, 2012

Imogene Warren, age 85, died Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Life Care Center of Andover, Andover , KS .She was born October 17, 1926 at Brownsville , TX , the daughter of Henry Dallas and Vena Irene (Brown) Edwards.On August 4, 1944, she married Otto Wayne Warren at Medicine Lodge, KS. He died October 16, 1973.She left Liberal, in1981 and...

Leona Margaret Combs

Leona Margaret Combs

Apr 8, 2012

Leona Margaret Combs 92, died Sunday, April 8, 2012 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS.Leona was born Jan. 24, 1920 in Custer, OK, the daughter of Rosco and Francis (Flosum) Pafford. She had been a longtime Turpin, OK resident moving to Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal just over three years ago.Leona attended public schools in Clinton, OK...

Abelino Martinez Gonzales

Abelino Martinez Gonzales

Apr 7, 2012

Abelino Martinez Gonzales 65 died, Saturday, April 7, 2012 at his residence in Liberal, KS.He was born July 7, 1946 in Cuauhtemoc, Chih, Mexico, the son of Guadalupe and Maria (Gonzales) Martinez.He had been a longtime resident of Liberal. He was retired from National Beef Packing Co. He married Carolina Bojorquez in Liberal, KS. She survives.Other survivors include.Mother Maria Gonzales...

Cecil D. Canterbury

Cecil D. Canterbury

Apr 5, 2012

Cecil D. Canterbury, age 88, of Liberal, died Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Southwest Medical Center, in Liberal, KS.He was born July 23, 1923, at St. Joseph, MO, the son of William Franklin and Ada Ruth (Hoover) Canterbury. He was a retired over-the-road truck driver, having been employed by Watson Brothers and Yellow Freight.He served in the 385th Engineering Co.,...

Marla D. (Elmore) Hodges

Marla D. (Elmore) Hodges

Apr 5, 2012

Marla Dianne (Elmore) Hodges, 43, died Thursday, April 5, 2012, in Rochester, MN after a sudden illness. She was born January 10, 1969, to Monty and Joy (Harding) Elmore in Liberal, KS.She graduated from Fellowship Baptist School and attended colleges at Seward County Community College in Liberal, KS, Baptist Bible College in Springfield, MO and Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee,...

Danny Earl Swartzbaugh

Danny Earl Swartzbaugh

Mar 25, 2012

Brenneman Funeral Home1212 W. 2nd Liberal, KS 67901 Pic-yes Hutch News – Free FormatTyrone, OKDanny Earl Swartzbaugh, 57 died, March 25, 2012 at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Guymon, OK. He was born May 13, 1954 in Port Arthur, Texas the son of Floyd Samuel and Avis (Whitehead) Swartzbaugh. He has been a longtime resident of the Tyrone, OK area....

Manuel de Jesus Salazar-Matta

Manuel de Jesus Salazar-Matta

Mar 21, 2012

Manuel de Jesus Salazar-Matta, 84, of Liberal, died Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at Southwest Medical Center, in Liberal, KS.He was born December 24, 1927, at Santa Rosa, Barberena, Guatemala, the son of Edmundo Matta and Maria del Carmen Salazar. He was a self-employed grocer in Guatemala, for 25 years. While in Liberal, he was employed by El Matador Restaurant, and...

Thomas Franklin "Frank" Boles

Thomas Franklin "Frank" Boles

Mar 13, 2012

Thomas Franklin “Frank” Boles, age 56, passed away gracefully due to complications from pneumonia in Boulder, Colorado on Tuesday morning, March 13, 2012. He was born in Liberal, Kansas in 1956. He was the son of Thomas F. Boles, Sr. and Elva “A” (Beck) Boles. Frank attended Liberal schools and graduated from high school in Scottsdale, AZ. Frank was active...

Larry Charles Hanson

Larry Charles Hanson

Mar 12, 2012

Larry Charles Hanson, age 56, died Monday, March 12, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center, in Liberal, KS. He was born May 27, 1955, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Maynard and Mary Maxine (Rauch) Hanson.He graduated from Liberal High School in 1974. He was employed by National Beef, Beech Aircraft, N.L.S., and Schlumberger Oil Field Service.He served with the Tyrone...

C. Janet Nordling

C. Janet Nordling

Mar 5, 2012

Celia “Janet” Nordling, age 83, died Monday, March 5, 2012 at her residence in Hugoton, KS. She was born June 13, 1928 in Wichita, KS, the daughter of Clarence A. and Katherine G. (Seibert ) Owen. She graduated from McPherson High School and then, later in life, graduated from Friends University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Human Resource...

Leona Cohenour

Leona Cohenour

Feb 24, 2012

Leona M. Cohenour 79, died Friday, February 24, 2012 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Merriam, KS.She was born July 20, 1932 at Fellsburg, KS the daughter of Lawrence C. and Lorinda (Cole) Johnson. She was a longtime resident of Liberal moving to Lakeview Retirement Village in Lenexa, in May of 2011, to be closer to her son and his...

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