Obituaries
Graciela "Chela" Quintero
Feb 13, 2023
Graciela “Chela” Quintero, age 60, died Monday, February 13, 2023, in Liberal, Kansas.
She was born on June 25, 1962, in Zacatecas, Mexico to Vicente Castro and Aurora Castanon Lazalde.
Chela was united in marriage to Claudio Quintero Sr. on September 23, 1985. She was the loving mother of four sons, Jorge, Claudio Jr., Diego, and Jesus...
Juan de Jesus Alvarado
Feb 4, 2023
Juan de Jesus Alvarado, age 57, died February 4, 2023, in Wichita, Kansas.
He was born on October 11, 1965, the son of Juventino and Adela Alvarado in Zacatecas, Mexico.
Juan graduated high school in 1983. He was the father of Juan Daniel Avarado Sanchez, Teresa de Jesus Alvarado Sanchez, and Claudia Ivett Alvarado Sanchez.
He is...
Jill Ann Blackmore
Feb 4, 2023
Jill Ann Blackmore, age 69, died February 4, 2023, in Wichita, Kansas.
She was born on October 8, 1953, to Vernon Chance and Frances Corene Gentry in Liberal, Kansas.
Jill graduated Liberal High School and attended some college. On June 29, 1974, she was united in marriage to her husband, John Benjamin Blackmore in Liberal, Kansas. Jill...
Roland Robert Wyer
Feb 3, 2023
Roland Robert Wyer, 66, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, at his home.
He was born April 16, 1956, to LaVerne Wyer and Rolisa Johnson.
He married Jane Smith July 23, 1987, in Perryton, Texas at the Ochiltree County Courthouse.
He graduated from Liberal High School in 1974. While in high school, he enjoyed playing football.
He worked in the oilfield...
Joseph Merrill "Joe" Brown
Jan 24, 2023
After an amazing and full life, Joseph Merrill "Joe" Brown, age 96, died Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center in Walsenburg, Colorado.
He was born on September 6, 1926, in Hooker, Oklahoma to Mary Cox Brown and William Ellis Brown, one of 13 children. Joe was raised in Hooker until he joined the...
Juan Alexis Moreno-Sanchez
Jan 21, 2023
Juan Alexis Moreno-Sanchez, age 29, died Saturday, January 21, 2023, in Liberal, Kansas
He was born on August 25, 1993, the son of Socorro Moreno and Antonia Sanchez in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Juan graduated from Liberal High School and attended some college. He spent his youth as a boxer and cage fighter a sport he and his family...
Mauricia Fraire
Jan 18, 2023
Mauricia Fraire, age 61, died Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, Kansas.
She was born on January 15, 1962, the daughter of Vicente Marquez and Elisa Aguilar in Santa Clara, Durango, Mexico.
Mauricia’s most cherished moments were with her family. She enjoyed caring and nurturing her loved ones. She was an amazing mother, wife,...
Bonnie Lee Rypma
Jan 13, 2023
Bonnie Rypma, age 79, died Friday, January 13, 2023, at the Robert J Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.
She was born on April 23, 1943, in Hollywood, California, the daughter of William “Bill” and Sally (Wright) Lillard. Bonnie attended school in Santa Barbara, California and graduated from Santa Barbara High School.
After graduation Bonnie...
Judi Angell
Jan 13, 2023
Judith Diane Angell, 84, died Friday, January 13, 2023 at Homestead Estates in Liberal, Kansas.
She was born on December 18, 1938, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Carl and Helen (Fansler) Black.
She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Des Moines in 1957, and then from Kansas University in 1967.
On May 3, 1959, she married Royce...
Larry Wayne Bryant
Jan 9, 2023
Larry Wayne Bryant, 67, left on his next adventure on January 9, 2023 at his residence in Tyrone, Oklahoma.
He was born on November 30, 1955 in Satanta, Kansas, the son of Darrell Bryant and Patricia (Miller) Balzer.
He married Kimberly Kirk on September 19, 2015 in Hooker, Oklahoma. She survives.
He graduated from Satanta High School...
Marie Byrum
Jan 9, 2023
Nettie Marie Byrum, 91, died Monday, January 9, 2023 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on October 8, 1931. She was the daughter of Nettie R. (Comstock) and John R. Morris.
She was married to John W. Byrum. They married in Perryton, Texas on February 19, 1953. He preceded her in death on...
Lonnie Ray Luck
Jan 3, 2023
Lonnie Ray Luck passed suddenly on January 3, 2023, at the age of 67. He was born on June 23, 1955 in Hays, Kansas to Rosalie H. and Donald L. Luck. He was the oldest of five children with two brothers, Jeffrey Luck and Kenton Luck and two sisters, Darla Myers and Nancy Edmundson. He spent his childhood days...
Alfreda Christine Dawson
Jan 2, 2023
Alfreda Dawson, 87, died Monday, January 2, 2023, at her residence in Turpin, Oklahoma.
She was born on December 15, 1935, in Winona, Kansas, the daughter of Herman and Christina (Albers) Schiltz.
She attended and graduated from Grinnell High School in Grinnell, Kansas.
On December 11, 1954, she married Neil Allen Dawson in Grinnell. He preceded...
Juana Montes
Dec 23, 2022
Juana Montes, 66, died Friday, December 23, 2022 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.
She was born on January 31, 1956 in Chihuahua, Mexico, the daughter of Alfredo Montes Zamarripa and Dolores Rodruguis.
Juana was a longtime resident and valued member of the ResCare community.
She is survived by her Brothers, Alfredo, Roberto and...
George Denys Tull
Dec 21, 2022
George Denys Tull, age 68, of Liberal, Kansas passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society Care Facility after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Denys was born on October 16, 1954, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of George Washington Tull and Emma Lou (Scott) Tull. In 1957, the family left Oklahoma and moved to Meade,...
Margarito Gonzalez Hernandez
Dec 17, 2022
Margarito Gonzalez Hernandez, Age 50, Died at Rose Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, on Saturday, December 17, 2022.
He was born June 10, 1972, in Mexico City, Mexico, the son of Benito Gonzalez and Francisca Hernandez.
He attained his GED and was an Oil Field Worker as well as a truck driver.
Margarito Married Marisela...
Larry G. Black
Dec 14, 2022
Larry G. Black, 75, died Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Society.
He was born May 2, 1947 in Amarillo, Texas, the son of Gene and Mary Frances (Embrey) Black.
Larry attended the Roswell Military Institute and Liberal High School. After graduation, he attended Ft. Hays State for several years.
Larry married Bertha...
Kenny Sizemore
Dec 13, 2022
Kenny Sizemore, 65, passed away at home in Elizabeth, Colorado, on December 13, 2022, with Michael and Patricia at his side.
Born in Coldwater, Kansas, on May 3, 1957, he was the third son welcomed to the family of Kenneth and Avis (Martin) Sizemore. The family settled in Liberal, Kansas, where Kenny graduated from Liberal High School in...
Roscoe Hoddy
Dec 7, 2022
Roscoe Richard Hoddy, age 82, of liberal, Kansas, died on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal. Roscoe was born on Friday May 3, 1940, in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Roscoe Richard Hoddy Sr. and Evelyn Florence (Thomas) Hoddy.
Roscoe worked on the family farm growing up, and then as mechanic on an...
Marvin Waybright
Dec 6, 2022
Allan Marvin Waybright, age 70, passed away suddenly at his home in Lake Dallas, Texas on December 6th, 2022.
He was born on November 1, 1952 to Albert M. & Dorothy Waybright in Liberal, KS. He grew up in Perryton, Texas and moved to Liberal his senior year of high school where he met his wife, JoNell Hibbs,...
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