Obituaries

Darrell 'Jay' J.H. Hay

Darrell 'Jay' J.H. Hay

Jan 8, 2022

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Darrel J.H. Hay on January 8, 2022 at the age of 78. Jay, the youngest of 8 siblings, was born in Hollis, Oklahoma to Garrel and Versie Hay on June 8, 1943. He was a graduate of Hollis High School, and it was there that he...

Darrell J.H. 'Jay" Hay

Darrell J.H. 'Jay" Hay

Jan 8, 2022

Darrell J.H. ‘Jay’ Hay, 78, died on January 8, 2022 at Wheatridge Care Park in Liberal Kansas. Services are pending, and full obituary will run in a latter edition of the Leader and Times. Per Jay’s wishes, in lieu of flowers, he requested that you make a memorial donation to the First Baptist Church, The Liberal Bee Jays, or Kids,...

Nestor Laverne Winkler

Nestor Laverne Winkler

Jan 4, 2022

Nestor Laverne Winkler, age 79, died Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on June 15, 1942, the son of Nestor C. and Aileen (Harris) Winkler. Nestor was also known as N.L. and Laverne, depending on how you knew him. He was a life-time farmer. At the age of 17, he took over...

Debra Heim

Debra Heim

Jan 1, 2022

Debra Heim, age 67, died Saturday, January 1, 2022, at her residence in Tyrone, Oklahoma. She was born on October 5, 1954, the daughter of Kyle and Patsy (Swisher) Brown in Garden City, Kansas. Debra was the mother of Kyle Patrick Heim and Cinnamon Nichole Heim. She worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse for Park Lane Care Center in Scott...

Raymond Vasquez

Raymond Vasquez

Dec 21, 2021

Raymond Vasquez, age 82, died Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at his residence in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on December 25, 1938, the son of Cresencio Vasquez Garcia and Margarita Kellogg Samaniego in Ojinaga, Mexico. Raymond was a Red Hat at National Beef, he worked there for 28 years. He helped build National Beef. On April 9, 1966, he married...

Shirley Mae Gover

Shirley Mae Gover

Dec 20, 2021

Shirley Mae Gover, age 86, passed away peacefully Monday morning, December 20, 2021, at the Ozark Nursing and Care Center, in Ozark, Missouri. She was born October 28, 1935, in Hooker, Oklahoma, to Harvey and Erna Anna Marie Finfrock. She grew up in Hooker, Oklahoma and then lived most of her adult life in Liberal, Kansas. Shirley graduated from Hooker,...

Frances Anne Rice

Frances Anne Rice

Dec 17, 2021

Frances Anne Rice passed away from this life at the age of 104 years young, on Friday, December 17, 2021, at her residence in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on April 27, 1917, in Sherman, Texas to William and Bertha (Grammer) Taylor. She married David Alvin Rice on July 9, 1938, and resided in Odessa, Texas where they enjoyed a...

Carolyn "Carol" L. Warren

Carolyn "Carol" L. Warren

Dec 15, 2021

Carolyn “Carol” L. Warren was born Carolyn LaWanda Burnette - yes, a famous name but no relation... she was born 3 days after Christmas (12/28/1942) to Velma Lenora Pierson & John W. Burnette. She became the baby girl of a very large family in rural Monticello, Arkansas, Drew County. Carol, age 78, passed away Wednesday morning at 8:30 am at...

Theresa "Sissy" Kay Walker

Theresa "Sissy" Kay Walker

Dec 7, 2021

Theresa “Sissy” Kay Walker, age 69, died Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on February 19, 1952, the daughter of James Leroy Cypret and Geraldine (Davis) Cypret in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Sissy graduated Liberal High School in 1970 and married the love of her life, Billy Walker on February 27, 1970. Together they...

Dwight Quention Johnson

Dwight Quention Johnson

Dec 6, 2021

Dwight Quention Johnson, age 75, died Monday, November 6, 2021, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was born on November 8, 1946, in Seneca, Kansas. Dwight served in the army during the Cold War in Germany and continued to be a patriot thru his life. He worked in maintenance for National Beef for many years. He enjoyed...

Francisca Golding

Francisca Golding

Dec 4, 2021

Francisca Golding, age 61, died on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on June 11, 1961, the daughter of Eliseo Banueles and Enedina de la Torre in Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico. Francisca was the mother of two children, Erik and Melissa and the grandmother of four grandchildren. She will be dearly missed and,...

Larrie J. Miller

Larrie J. Miller

Nov 30, 2021

Larrie J. Miller, age 61, died on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at the BSA Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. He was born on June 1, 1960, the son of Robert Skinner Miller Sr. and Stella Mae (Hicks) Miller in McGehee, Arkansas. Larrie married Jenny Wilson on August 20, 2016, in Liberal, Kansas. Larrie was a man of many trades including general...

Everett Collins

Everett Collins

Nov 27, 2021

Everett Collins, age 69, died Saturday, November 27, 2021, at his residence in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on March 14, 1952, the son of Loren Lee and Joan Etta (Henage) Collins. Everett graduated from Liberal High School and went on to finish 2 years at the Liberal Area Vocational Technical School. He worked many years as a Diesel Mechanic...

Nathaniel Garro Rivera

Nathaniel Garro Rivera

Nov 17, 2021

Nathaniel Garro Rivera, age 5, died Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on March 7, 2016, the son of Marcus Anthony Rivera and Guadalupe Trejo. Nathaniel played Kids Inc Flag Football and enjoyed learning about ships, especially about the Titanic, the Britannica, Hospital Ships, Aircraft Carriers, and Battleships. Nathaniel loved driving tractors...

Antonia Martinez

Antonia Martinez

Nov 13, 2021

Antonia Martinez, Age 84, of Liberal Kansas died Saturday, November 13, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center. She was born on June 13, 1937, in Durango, Mexico, the daughter of Sabino and Benita (Menchaca) Garcia. She Married Marcelino Martinez in Durango, Mexico in March of 1957. They immigrated to the United States where Antonia received her U.S. Citizenship. Antonia was a...

James "Jim" Edward Odom

James "Jim" Edward Odom

Nov 13, 2021

James “Jim” Edward Odom, age 95, died Saturday, November 13, 2021, at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. James Edward Odom was born September 7, 1926, in Pocahontas-Carbon Hill, Walker County, Alabama, to William E. and Jacie (Holmes) Odom. He graduated from Guin (Alabama) High School in 1944 and immediately joined the service at the age of 17. James...

Richard Eugene Stoops

Richard Eugene Stoops

Nov 9, 2021

Richard “Dick” Eugene Stoops, 87, passed away, Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at The Craig Senior Living Retirement Community in Amarillo, Texas. He was born on May 19, 1934, at Booth Memorial Salvation Army Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was the son of Joe Grear and Lela Maxine Stoops. Richard’s younger childhood and teenage years were spent growing up in Annie...

Rosemary Weaver

Rosemary Weaver

Nov 3, 2021

Rosemary Weaver, age 82, died Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Society in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on August 26, 1939, the daughter of Herschel Hoffman and Verda (Turpin) Hoffman in Liberal, Kansas. Rosemary graduated in 1957 from Liberal High School. She worked as a bookkeeper for the Seward County Treasurer. On June 6, 1959, she married...

Danny Edward McDaniel

Danny Edward McDaniel

Nov 3, 2021

Danny Edward McDaniel, age 71, died on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at Ft. Dodge Soldier’s Home in Ft. Dodge, Kansas. He was born on October 7, 1950, the son of Leo McDaniel and Arlene (Carlson) McDaniel in Woodward, Oklahoma. Danny was in the US Army and served in the Vietnam War. He drove a truck for Navajo Trucking for many...

Candelaria Garza

Candelaria Garza

Oct 24, 2021

Candelaria Garza, age 83, died on Sunday, October 24, 2021, at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on February 2, 1938, the daughter of Emanuel H. Estrada and Pasquala Castillo Estrada in Poth, Texas. In September 1959, she married Pedro Garza in Wisconsin. She was the loving mother of five sons, Richard, Arnold, Peter A.,...

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