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Earl Dean Mitchell
Oct 22, 2021
Earl Dean Mitchell, age 83, died Friday, October 22, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on December 1, 1937, the son of Richey Brown Mitchell and Elsie May (Kilgore) Mitchell. Dean married Evelyn Joan McEntire on March 14, 1964, in Liberal, Kansas. They were married 54 years until her death on November 8, 2018. He...
William Conrad Weilert
Oct 22, 2021
William Conrad Weilert passed away Friday, October 22, 2021, at his home in Kismet, Kansas. William (Bill) was born November 4, 1931, to Michael and Catherine (Rumbach) Weilert in Ness City, Kansas. In 1949, at the age of 17, Bill enlisted into the U.S. Army. While stationed at Fort Lawton, Washington he met and married his wife Dorothy O’Brien on...
Mellissa Kae Brenneman
Oct 21, 2021
Mellissa Kae Brenneman, 53, died Thursday, October 21, 2021. She was proud of being from Nebraska and loved ranching. She also loved sports, especially football. Mellissa and her husband, Rick, owned Brenneman Funeral Home in Liberal, KS for 17 years. She adored her family and was very proud of them. Visitation: Sunday, October 24, 2021, from 2:00 pm to 4:00...
Wanda Joyce Shelton
Oct 18, 2021
Wanda Joyce Shelton, age 53, departed this life on Monday, October 18, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on, April 1, 1968, in Marlin, Texas the daughter of Dorothy Vaughan and Joseph Vaughan. She lived in Liberal, Kansas with her husband Rodney Love Sr. and her son, Rodney Love III. Wanda graduated from Liberal High...
Silvia Tapia de Soto
Oct 17, 2021
Silvia Tapia de Soto, age 66, died Sunday, October 17, 2021, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on January 1, 1955, the daughter of Vincente Tapia and Maria Flores in Trojes, Zacatecas, Mexico. Silvia raised her daughter Sonia Ramirez and her nephew, Arturo Soto. She was a factory worker for many years for Seaboard...
Jose Alejandro Cuevas Barragan
Oct 15, 2021
Jose Alejandro Cuevas Barragan, 18, died Friday, October 15, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on May 9, 2003, in Liberal, to Jose Dolores Cuevas and Maricela Barragan. Jose was a Senior at Liberal High School. He enjoyed playing video games and liked sports cars. His favorite color was baby blue, and his favorite team...
Ray Dee Rinehart
Oct 6, 2021
Ray Dee Rinehart, age 74, died Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at the Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on March 23, 1947, in Liberal, Kansas, the son of Oliver Joe and Margaret Marie (Wilburn) Rinehart. Ray Dee attended Kismet Schools, in Kismet, Kansas and graduating in 1965 from Kismet High School. He attended Southwestern College in Winfield,...
Elias F Garza
Oct 4, 2021
Elias Garza, age 46, died Monday, October 4, 2021, at his residence in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on June 12, 1975, the son of Jose L. Garza and Lidia Flores-Garza in Ulysses, Kansas. Elias loved spending quality time with his family. He enjoyed fishing, doing mechanical work, and tinkering with wood, he was a good builder. He also enjoyed...
Gabriel Martinez Jr.
Oct 4, 2021
Gabriel Martinez Jr., age 77, died on Monday, October 4, 2021, at his residence in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on August 15, 1944, the son of Gabriel Martinez Sr. and Eva (Saldivar) Martinez in Georgia West, Texas. Gabriel married Micaela Jasso in Liberal Kansas. He was the father of five daughters, Elisa, Hilda, Michelle, Leslie, and Gabrielle. Gabriel worked...
Bertha Vela de Rueda
Oct 2, 2021
Bertha Vela de Rueda, age 61, passed away Saturday night, October 2, 2021, at her residence in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on March 25, 1960, in Nicolas Romero, Durango, Mexico. The daughter of Francisco Vela Zuñiga and Teresa Cobarruvias Muñoz. Bertha was very kind hearted, caring, funny, and cheerful, to say the least. She was very outgoing and spoke...
Michael Logan Starkey
Oct 1, 2021
Michael Logan Starkey, 66, died Friday, October 1, 2021, in Liberal, Kansas. He was born August 6, 1955 in Guymon, Oklahoma he was the son of Victor Logan Starkey and Julia Zelma Woods. He attended Guymon High School in Guymon, Oklahoma graduating in 1973. After High School, Michael enlisted in the United States Army. He was stationed at Fitzsimmons Army...
Maria Lucila "Lucy" Chavez
Sep 30, 2021
Maria Lucila “Lucy” Chavez, age 82, passed away unexpectedly Thursday morning, September 30, 2021, at her residence in Liberal, Kansas. She was born October 31, 1938, in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico, a daughter of the late Jeronimo Chavez and Ana Josefa Morales. Lucy was a great storyteller, always entertaining her family and friends with the many stories of her life growing...
Catherine Marcelle Huebner
Sep 26, 2021
Catherine Marcelle Huebner, age 84, died Sunday, September 26, 2021, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Marcelle was the daughter of Buster and Minnie (Silvey) Walk, born on December 21, 1936, which happened to be the anniversary and birthdays of both parents. Marcelle grew up in Leoti, Kansas, and was a graduate of Leoti High School. After graduation, she...
James "Jim" A. Carlile
Sep 23, 2021
James “Jim” A. Carlile, age 73, died Thursday, September 23, 2021, at his home in Liberal, Kansas. He was born September 23, 1948, the son of Bernard Carlile and Betty Segar in Liberal, Kansas. Jim graduated Liberal High School in 1966. He served in Vietnam in the Navy. On September 17, 1989, Jim married Theresa F. Waybright. Jim worked for...
Betty Jeanne Dickey
Sep 22, 2021
Betty Jeanne Dickey, age 97, died Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Good Samaritan Society in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on March 26, 1924, in Las Vegas, Nevada the daughter of Harvey Cooper and Thelma (Morris) Cooper. Betty Jeanne graduated high school from Woodrow Wilson High School, Long Beach, California in 1941. She was a Plant Manager for the Southern...
Gerald Lee Kurth
Sep 20, 2021
Gerald “Jerry” Lee Kurth, age 79, died Monday, September 20, 2021, at his home in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on December 23, 1941, the son of Alva Kurth and Beulah Mae Elmore in Los Angles, California. Jerry attended 2 years at the Roswell Military Academy and graduated Liberal High School in 1959 and then graduated 2 years of Technical...
Steven Wayne Savely
Sep 14, 2021
Steven Wayne Savely, age 59, died Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at McAlester Regional Health Center in McAlester, Oklahoma. He was born February 6, 1962, in Beaver, Oklahoma to Donnie and Kathleen Savely. Steve grew up in the Beaver County, Oklahoma area and graduated from Turpin High School. On November 25, 1989, he married Belinda Glick and together they had a...
Andres Osbaldo Ortiz Jr.
Sep 13, 2021
Andres Osbaldo Ortiz Jr., age 38, died Monday, September 13, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on September 5, 1983, the son of Andres Osbaldo Ortiz Sr. and Maria Angeles Andrade in Spearman, Texas. Andres married Sarai Marroquin on June 26, 2006, in Kent Washington. He was the father of Orlando Andres Ortiz and Sienna...
Horst Gunther Wilson
Sep 11, 2021
Horst Gunther Wilson, 79, of Liberal peacefully passed away at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas, on Saturday, September 11, 2021, with the love of his life by his side. He was born on September 3, 1942, to Elisabeth (Kraus-Staudinger) and Howard R. Wilson in Lemberg, Poland. At the age of 9, he and his family traveled by boat...
Juan Dominguez Garcia
Sep 6, 2021
Juan Dominguez Garcia, age 72, died Monday, September 6, 2021 at his home in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on January 11, 1949, the son of Ascencion Dominguez and Margarita Garcia in Delicias, Chihuahua. Juan was born and raised in Mexico, and moved to Liberal, Kansas where he lived for 30 years. On September 28, 1983, he married Lucila in...
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