Obituaries

Carol Gaylene Schmitzer

Carol Gaylene Schmitzer

Nov 16, 2020

Carol Gaylene Schmitzer, Age 86, went to be with the Lord, Monday November 16, 2020, at the Beaver County Nursing Home, in Beaver, Oklahoma after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Carol was born May 17, 1934 on the family farm near Baker, Oklahoma. The daughter of George B. and Mary Agnes (Richie) Clark. She was the 4th of 6 children...

Rafael Juarez Villegas

Rafael Juarez Villegas

Nov 9, 2020

Rafael Juarez Villegas, age 67, of Liberal, Kansas died suddenly, Monday, November 9, 2020 at his home. Rafael was born in Mexico on September 4, 1953 to Juan De Dios Juarez and Maria Del Refujio Villegas.He married Maria E. Mendez on August 19, 1976 in Namiquipa, Chihuahua, Mexico. Rafael was a cowboy at heart and worked most of his life...

Angelina Casas De Ruiz

Angelina Casas De Ruiz

Nov 5, 2020

Angelina Casas de Ruiz, age 84, of Liberal Kansas died Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Angelina was born September 26, 1936 in Santa Clara, Durango, Mexico to Conrrado Casas and Tomasa Ordoz.She Married Eladio Ruiz Castaneda in Liberal, Kansas. He survives.Angelina Worked for many years for USD 480 in cafeteria services. She was a member...

Ruth Ann Stoops

Ruth Ann Stoops

Nov 3, 2020

Ruth Ann (Clark) Stoops, 82, passed away, Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home in Hugoton, Kansas. She was born on September 28, 1938 at Washington County Hospital in Washington, Iowa. She was the daughter of Frank D. and Martha P. (Pence) Clark. Ruth graduated from Wayland Consolidated High School in Wayland, Iowa. She attended the State College...

Richard Kent Childs

Richard Kent Childs

Oct 28, 2020

Richard Kent Childs, 75, died Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at his residence in Liberal, Kansas.He was born on November 15, 1944 in Arkansas City, Kansas, the son of Orin Lewis and Elsie (Dozer) Childs. Richard worked for many years at the Beaver Ace Hardware and Beaver County Nursing Home and more recently at The Good Samaritan Society and Wheatridge Park...

Gregory Eugene Sillin

Gregory Eugene Sillin

Oct 25, 2020

Gregory Eugene Sillin, 70, gained his heavenly wings on October 25, 2020 in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on January 20, 1950, the son of Lloyd and Dorothy (Dimick) Sillin. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1968, and from Seward County Community College in 1990.Greg will be remembered for his vast knowledge and love of learning, as well as...

Raenola Gaye Hanson

Raenola Gaye Hanson

Oct 22, 2020

Raenola Gaye Hanson, of Tyrone, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family, on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at Wheatridge after a 14 year battle with dementia. She was born July 14, 1952 in Liberal, KS, to Joel Clint (J.C.) Curtis and Velma May Rains Curtis. She Graduated Liberal High School in 1970. On June 10, 1972, she married...

Mike Lynn Ray

Mike Lynn Ray

Oct 18, 2020

Michael Lynn Ray, 55, died Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on May 2, 1965 in Liberal, Kansas, the son of J.D. and Lovesta (Parker) Ray. Mike attended Liberal Schools, he graduated with a GED from Seward County Community College and attended Seward County Community College Vocational Technical School HVAC program. He...

Carl Roy Windsor

Carl Roy Windsor

Oct 18, 2020

Carl Roy Windsor, 73, died October 18, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born October 27, 1946 to George Lee and Anna (Kroeker) Windsor in Liberal, Kansas. He was the only sibling that was born at Epworth Hospital, his brothers and sisters were born at home. Carl was a 1964 graduate of Turpin High School and...

Eugene Prokopinski

Eugene Prokopinski

Oct 16, 2020

Eugene B. Prokopinski, 88, died October 16, 2020 at his home in Garden City, Kansas.He was born May 20, 1932 to Felix and Ann (Paczkowski) Prokopinski in Witchee, Wisconsin.Eugene served in the Army during the Korean War, where he was prisoner of war.After his military service he moved to Garden City, Kansas, working at the Tyson plant as a Beef...

Dawn Michelle Jennings

Dawn Michelle Jennings

Oct 5, 2020

Dawn Michelle Jennings, 46, of Kismet, KS died on Monday October 5, 2020 at Skilled Nursing in Southwest Medical Center. She was born on January 10, 1974 in Las Vegas, NV. She was the daughter of Bill Winter and Linda (Carrier) Winter. Dawn graduated from Southwestern Heights High School in Kismet, KS is 1992. Then she attended Seward County Community...

Betty Louise Hale

Betty Louise Hale

Oct 2, 2020

Betty Louise Hale, 94, died Friday, October 2, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society in Liberal, KS.She was born on August 30, 1926 in the Golden Plains Community in Seward County. She was the daughter of Ople and Bessy (Boring) Rowan. She graduated from Liberal High School. On August 22, 1950, she married Leon Hale in Liberal Kansas. He preceded...

David Bilbrey

David Bilbrey

Sep 30, 2020

David Bilbrey, 71, died Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at his residence in Tyrone, OK. He was born on October 13, 1948 in Livingston, Tennessee, the son of Dewie and Ethel (Nemeth) Bilbrey. He graduated High School in Jacksonville, FL. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he proudly served from 1965 to 1969, including service in the Vietnam...

Victor Ray Tweed

Victor Ray Tweed

Sep 30, 2020

Rev. Victor ‘Ray’ Tweed, 87, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in Liberal, KS.He was born on March 27, 1933, in St. Paul, AR, the son of Graydon Scott and Esther (Bivins) Tweed. He graduated from North Side High School in Fort Smith, AR in 1951. As a teenager,...

Santiago  "Chago" Chavez Camacho

Santiago "Chago" Chavez Camacho

Sep 27, 2020

Santiago "Chago" Chavez-Camacho, 48, died Sunday, September 27, 2020 at the Cancer Centers of America in Tulsa, OK. He was born in Zacatecas, Mexico on November 13, 1971, the son of Roman Chavez and Dolores Camacho.He married Maria Del Carmen Rosales on September 25, 1994 in Zacatecas, Mexico. She survives. Santiago worked for Basic Energy Services as a Bulk Driver....

Venita Ruth Combs

Venita Ruth Combs

Sep 27, 2020

Venita Ruth Combs, 81, of Liberal, Kansas died at the Good Samaritan Society in Liberal, Kansas on September 27, 2020. She was born February 11, 1939 to Ralph V Hester and Rose H Sutherland in Gate, Oklahoma. She was raised on the family ranch in Knowles, Oklahoma. She graduated high school in 1958 from Knowles High School. Venita went to...

Lois Violet Wren

Lois Violet Wren

Sep 24, 2020

Lois Wren, 88, died Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Wheatridge Care Park in Liberal, KS. She was born on October 4, 1931, to John Hal and Alma Blanche (Springer) Williams in Cuates, NM Lois went to high school in Garden City, KS. She then went to Clayton, NM, where she worked for the telephone company and lived with her grandmother....

Brunetter Wrotten

Brunetter Wrotten

Sep 23, 2020

Bruenetter Wrotten, 89, died Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at her residence in Liberal, KS.She was born on October 13, 1930 in Gould, AR, the daughter of Henry and Mary (Jasper) Wrotten. She Married Willie Gray in Star City, AK. He preceded her in death in 1989.Bruenetter worked in many occupations, as a nurse for the Good Samaritan Society and also...

Ariana Michelle Fox

Ariana Michelle Fox

Sep 18, 2020

Ariana Michelle Fox Previously Jayson Arick Jones, Age 26, of Liberal, Kansas, died on September 19, 2020. She was born on January 14th, 1994 in Perryton Texas, the daughter of Richard Dewayne Jones and Jammie Quinette (Stewart) Jones-Ingram. Ariana Graduated from Liberal High School and received her certificate in corrosion technology from Seward County Community College. She loved to play...

Martha Lee Potts

Martha Lee Potts

Sep 15, 2020

Martha Lee (Purcell) Potts, 98, died Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Brookdale Liberal Springs, in Liberal, KS.She was born on December 13, 1921, on the family farm in Clay County, Illinois, Blair Township. Her parents were Otto and Ganell (Pierson) Purcell. She had 3 sisters, Marjorie, Iris, and Carolyn. Iris survives. She graduated high school in Louisville, Illinois. On May...

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