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Barbara Weaver Knowlton
Mar 28, 2021
Barbara Weaver Knowlton, 95, died Sunday March 28, 2021 in Topeka, Kansas.She was born July 14, 1925 in Columbus, Ohio, to the Rev. Canon Harold James and Margaret Weaver.She married Gilbert Lee Knowlton on December 1, 1951 in Torrington, Wyoming. He preceded her in death in 1998.A longtime resident of Liberal she was involved with her church St. Andrews Episcopal...
Jerry Joe Rader
Mar 27, 2021
Jerry Joe Rader, age 84, passed away Saturday morning, March 27, 2021, at Homestead Estates Home Plus in Liberal, Kansas.Jerry was born December 7, 1936 at home in Hooker, Oklahoma the son of Donald and Irene Rader. The family moved to Liberal when he was very young but old enough to remember they moved the whole house with the family...
Kazuko "Kay" Troll
Mar 19, 2021
Kazuko “Kay” Troll, age 88, died Friday, March 19, 2021 at Good Samaritan Society in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on March 6, 1933 the only child of Tokajiro and Fusa Usui in Fukuoko, Japan. Kay received her education in Japan and in 1952 immigrated to America to establish her independence and became a citizen in 1964, living most of...
Dorothy Rebecca Armstrong
Mar 14, 2021
Dorothy R. Armstrong, age 86, died Sunday, March 14, 2021 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas.She was born on April 10, 1934 the daughter of Von Speed and Cellanda Bertha (Ewalt) Carroll in Clayton, New Mexico.She married the love of her life, JD Armstrong Sr. on June 24, 1949 in Clayton, New Mexico. The were married 58 years...
Faye Maxine Munsell
Mar 9, 2021
Faye Maxine Munsell, age 99, died Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Good Samaritan Society in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on June 12, 1921 daughter of Jessie and Alwida Brenton in Mooreland, Oklahoma. Life EventsMaxine married the love of her life, Noble Lyman Munsell, on September 2, 1929 in Mooreland, Oklahoma. They were married 44 years until his death on...
Vera J. Browne
Mar 9, 2021
Vera J. Browne age 85, died Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Brookdale Liberal Springs in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on July 30, 1935 the daughter of Chester and Iris (Mendenhall) Southern in Hooker, Oklahoma. Vera graduated from Eureka High School in Baker, Oklahoma and went on to become an accountant for the grocery industry. She married Jerry Browne on...
Dorothy May Brown
Feb 27, 2021
Dorothy May Brown, age 90, died Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Wheatridge Park Care Center, Liberal, Kansas. Dorothy, an only child, was born and lived her first years in Tyrone, Oklahoma. About the age of 15 her family moved to San Juan in South Texas. They returned to Hooker, Oklahoma and eventually moved to Liberal, where she graduated high school...
Phyllis Jean Carlisle
Feb 25, 2021
Phyllis Jean Carlisle, age 89, died Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas.She was born on April 1, 1931, the daughter of Paul J. and Clara J. Eggers Urbanek in Hutchinson, Kansas.Phyllis grew up in Holyrood, Kansas and graduated high school from there in 1949.She spent her time reading psychic books and saw the spirits of...
Bailey B. Welker
Feb 23, 2021
Bailey B. Welker, age 72, died Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.He was born on June 24, 1948 the son of Gerald D. Welker and Katie K. Friesen Welker in Dodge City, Kansas.Bailey received his education in Meade, Kansas.He was in the Army and served in Korea during the Vietnam Era.On June 3, 2000,...
Theodore James Buttry
Feb 12, 2021
Theodore James Buttry, age 38, died Friday, February 12, 2021 at his home in Liberal, Kansas.He was born on September 29, 1982 the son of Joseph Wayne Buttry and Anita Darleen Keeling Buttry in Liberal.Theodore received his GED in 2001 in Liberal and worked as a Tire Tech for Best 1 Tire. On January 11, 2019 he married Angela. Together...
Ivan David Headrick
Feb 11, 2021
Ivan David Headrick, age 88, died Thursday, February 11, 2021 at the Good Samaritan in Liberal, Kansas.He was born on May 17, 1932 the son of George Roy Headrick and Mary Anna Hensley Headrick.Ivan graduated high school from Adams, Oklahoma. He served in the army from March 10, 1955 until February 23, 1957. On March 15, 1958 he married Marylin...
Marguerite Aileen Light
Feb 2, 2021
Marguerite Aileen Light, age 97, died February 2, 2021 in Villa Park, California. She was born October 26, 1923 the daughter of George and Hazel King in Fairbury, Nebraska. Aileen graduated high school in 1941 from Phillipsburg, Kansas. She married the love of her life, James Light, together they raised two daughters, Diana and Nancy. She went on to earn...
Rose Albina Marrufo
Jan 31, 2021
Rose Albina Marrufo, age 83, died Sunday, January 31, 2021 in Liberal, Kansas.She was born March 1, 1937 daughter of Joe Sierra and Sophia Valdez in San Luis Valley, Colorado.Rose graduated high school in 1959 from Boone, Colorado. On June 21, 1985 she married Eustacio V. Marrufo in Pueblo, Colorado, he survives. Rose worked for National Beef Packing as a...
Ethel Lavada Hetzel
Jan 29, 2021
Ethel LaVada Hetzel, age 89, went to be with her Heavenly Father Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas.She was born at home in LaCrosse, Kansas on February 19, 1931 to Ira and Flossie (Tullis) Mullen in LaCrosse, Kansas. Ethel graduated LaCrosse High School in May 1949. After graduation Ethel attended Salt City Business College...
Alvaro MarquezPerez
Jan 28, 2021
Alvaro Marquez Perez, age 43, died Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, Kansas.He was born on April 29, 1977 the son of Jose Angel Marquez and Rafaela Perez in Zacatecas, Mexico.Alvaro married Esperanza Garcia on January 17, 1999 in Liberal, Kansas.Alvaro worked for National Beef in maintenance. Alvaro was a man full of life hewas very caring...
Larry Carl Nemechek
Jan 21, 2021
Larry Nemechek, age 74, died Thursday, January 21, 2021 at the Stevens County Hospital.He was born on February 6, 1946 son of Joseph and Rosie Dyburg Nemechek in Goodland, Kansas.Larry graduated high school from Greely County High School in Tribune, Kansas.He married Karla Hamous on September 9, 1972 in Tribune, Kansas. Together they raised 1 son and 3 daughters. Larry...
Robert W. "Bob" Davis
Jan 21, 2021
Robert W. Davis, Age 86, Died January 21, 2021 at Good Samaritan Health Care Center in Liberal Kansas, after a short illness.He was born June 27, 1934 in Elkhart, Kansas to Walter and Maggie (Minter) Davis. Robert graduated from Liberal High School in 1952. He Attended Wentworth College and Oklahoma Panhandle State University. On July 9, 1955 He married Sonia...
West Thomas
Jan 17, 2021
West Thomas, age 81, died Sunday, January 17, 2021 at his residence in Liberal, Kansas.He was born on October 10, 1939 the son of West Thomas Sr. and Ruth Mae Pickett. He was the only child to this union.West attended school in Mangum, Oklahoma where he completed the 8th grade.West enjoyed camping, fishing and softball which included all other outdoor...
Maria Francesca Hook
Jan 16, 2021
Maria Francesca Hook age 95, died Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Good Samaritan in Liberal, Kansas. Maria was born on August 15, 1925, in the beautiful Alps in Ovedasso di Moggio Udinese, Italy the daughter of Constantino and Maria Tomat Franz. As a young girl, she became a companion to the children of an olive plantation owner. Maria accompanied the...
Scott Prater Kane
Jan 10, 2021
Scott Prater Kane, a lifelong resident of Seward County, KS, passed away on January 10, 2021 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born on May 5, 1962 to Don and Reta Jane Kane. He gradated from high school at Southwestern Heights in 1981. He graduated from Wichita Automotive and Electronics Institute in Wichita, KS for mechanics in...
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