Obituaries

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...

Norvan D. Harris M.D.

Norvan D. Harris M.D.

Aug 14, 2011

Dr. Norvan D. Harris M.D. 91 died, Sunday, August 14, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS He was born June 2, 1920 in Smith County, KS the son of John G. and Goldie (Chance) Harris. He graduated in 1938 form Bird City High School in Bird City, KS. He graduated from Ft. Hays State University in 1942 and...

Paul Davis

Paul Davis

Aug 11, 2011

Paul Edward Davis, age 83, died Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born July 20, 1928 in Stoughton, MA., the son of John and Helma (Grier) McCarty. He was a member of the United States Coast Guard for 6½ years. He was a resident of Turpin for 43 years and a member of...

Terry L. Swafford

Terry L. Swafford

Aug 5, 2011

Terry Lynn Swafford, 61, died August 5, 2011 at Mayo Clinic St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. She was born June 8, 1950 in Dodge City, KS, the daughter of Virgil Samuel and Ima Gene (Winsor) Mayfield.She graduated from Dodge City High School in 1968. She attended St. Mary’s of the Plains and in 1970, she received an Associate’s Degree...

Thomas Boles

Thomas Boles

Aug 5, 2011

Thomas Franklin Boles, age 88, of Pottsboro, Texas passed away late Friday evening August 5, 2011 at Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Texas.Mr. Boles was born May 12, 1923 in Liberal, Kansas, the son of Franklin and Katie (Dudley) Boles. As a young boy, he attended school in Liberal, Kansas. He graduated from Liberal High School, attended Kemper Military School...

Julia Jane Bohannan

Julia Jane Bohannan

Aug 3, 2011

Jane BohannanJulia Jane Bohannan, 77, died Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS She was born March 9, 1934 in Osage County, OK, the daughter of Francis Marion and Theresa Marie (Rector) Watkins. She was a graduate of Pawhuska High School in Pawhuska, OK.She was a longtime Liberal resident having worked at Southwestern Bell Telephone...

Deline Shirota

Deline Shirota

Jul 28, 2011

Deline Shirota, 60, died Thursday, July 28, 2011 in Liberal, KS She was born February 3, 1951 in Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Delbert and Erma (Rice) Holcomb. She has lived in Liberal all of her life and was a Liberal High School graduate.She worked as a secretary at National Beef Packing Co. for many years.Survivors include. Mother Erma Holcomb...

Karen Razey Stanton

Karen Razey Stanton

Jul 23, 2011

Karen R. Stanton, 74, passed away July 23, 2011, at St. Francis hospital in Wichita, Kansas, following nine months of illness. She was born in Emporium, Pennsylvania, on November 21, 1936, to Charles and Ruth (Husted) Razey. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother Don, and a sister Gloria. She is survived by her husband David of...

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