Obituaries

Joan Etta Collins

Joan Etta Collins

Sep 2, 2020

Joan Etta Collins, 86, died September 2, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society in Liberal, Kansas. Joan was born on November 15, 1933. She is the daughter of George Henage and Amy Gladys Ormiston Henage in Eldon, Colorado. On September 30, 1949, Joan married Loren Lee Collins in Clayton, New Mexico. They were married 61 years before his death in...

John David Malin

John David Malin

Sep 1, 2020

John David Malin, Age 89, Died Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at the Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. Mr. Malin was born December 28, 1930 in Liberal, Kansas the son of Horace E. and Elnora (Heath) Malin. John graduated from the Liberal High School with the class of 1949. He lived in Liberal all his life except for 2...

Neil S. Hays

Neil S. Hays

Sep 1, 2020

Neil S. Hays, 87, of Liberal, Kansas died Tuesday at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. He was born October 26, 1932 in. Ringwood, Oklahoma, the son of Guy L. and Ora (Hipsher) Hays. He graduated from Ringwood High School in 1950 and then graduated from Friends University in Wichita, Kansas in 1955 with a bachelor's degree in Agriculture. Neil married...

Estelene Ruth Hoddy

Estelene Ruth Hoddy

Aug 24, 2020

Estelene Ruth Hoddy, 80, died Monday, August 24, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born on September 11, 1939 in Greeley, CO, the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Schwartz) Heronemus. On December 17, 1967, she married Roscoe R. Hoddy in Liberal, KS. He survives. Estelene worked as a bookkeeper at Clingan Tire for 34 years. She...

Johnnie Mae Brant

Johnnie Mae Brant

Aug 20, 2020

Johnnie Mae Brant, 85, died Thursday, August 20, 2020 in Liberal, Kansas. She was born June 26, 1935 in Crosbyton, Texas, the daughter of Will Davis Sr. and Beatrice Sacks Davis.Johnnie married her first husband, Paul G. Adkison Sr. He preceded her in death on February 26, 1967. She later married her second husband, Coatis L. Oats Sr. He preceded...

Ernest "Ernie" Lee Davis

Ernest "Ernie" Lee Davis

Aug 19, 2020

Ernest “Ernie” Lee Davis, 75, died Wednesday, August 19, 2020 in Protection, Kansas. He was born October 1, 1944 in Galveston, Texas, the son of Ernest William Davis and Georgie Robbins Davis.Ernie graduated from High School in Baker, Oklahoma. He later went on to attend Panhandle A & M where he was in the college choir. While attending college, he...

Betty Lou (Heger) Lee

Betty Lou (Heger) Lee

Aug 17, 2020

Betty Lou (Heger) Lee, 90, died Monday, August 17, 2020 at the Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, Kansas. She was born May 1, 1930 in Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Otto Heger and Versia Mills Heger.In 1948, Betty graduated from Hugoton High School. She worked at the Citizens State Bank as the Vice President Loan Officer for forty – four...

Myrna Velasquez Marin

Myrna Velasquez Marin

Aug 9, 2020

Myrna Velasquez Marin, 51, died Sunday, August 9, 2020 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.She was born December 3, 1968 in Mexico, the daughter of Hector Manuel Gallardo and Estela Velasquez. She married her husband, Jose Marin, in 1984 in Juarez, Mexico. Myrna had many wonderful qualities about her. She loved to sing Christian Music and make people laugh. Her favorite thing...

Laura Kay Witzke

Laura Kay Witzke

Aug 1, 2020

Laura Kay Witzke, 81, died very peacefully and entered into the presence of the Lord on Saturday, August 1, 2020, in Liberal, Kansas.She was born March 8, 1939 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Harry and June Smith Zehering. In 1957, Laura graduated from Liberal High School. A short while later, she married the love of her life, Donald Eugene...

Hector Romero

Hector Romero

Aug 1, 2020

Hector Romero, 47, died Saturday, August 1, 2020 at his home in Liberal, Kansas.He was born December 13, 1972 in Mexico, the son of Edmundo and Cristina Estrada Romero.Hector attended Southwestern Heights High School in Kismit, Kansas. He also worked for USD 480 as a janitor. He is survived by his parents, Edmundo and Cristina Romero of Liberal, Kansas; brothers,...

Annie Abigail Brown

Annie Abigail Brown

Jul 27, 2020

Annie Abigail Brown, 37, died Monday, July 27, 2020 at her home in Liberal, Kansas. She was born October 31, 1982 in Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Timothy J. and Polly Brown.In 2001, Annie graduated from Liberal High School and in 2009 she received her Associate’s Degree from Seward County Community College in Liberal, Kansas. Annie worked as a secretary...

Catherine Louise Segovia

Catherine Louise Segovia

Jul 25, 2020

Cathy Louise (Cruz) Segovia, 63, died on Saturday, July 25th, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on October 4, 1956 in Clayton, New Mexico, the daughter of Raymond and Ida (Perea) Cruz.As a child, Cathy had a passion for teaching. She would practice teaching on her siblings and nieces. Cathy would later go on to...

Cynthia Kay Broadfoot

Cynthia Kay Broadfoot

Jul 25, 2020

Cynthia Kay Broadfoot, 65, died Saturday, July 25, 2020 in Edmond, Oklahoma.She was born on March 16, 1955 in Guymon, Oklahoma, the daughter of Wesley Duland Wells and Anna Beatrice (Calvert) Wells.Cynthia graduated from Liberal High School and went onto receive her Associates Degree from Seward County Community College in Liberal, Kansas. On October 15, 1977, Cynthia married the love...

Shannan Dawn Whetstone

Shannan Dawn Whetstone

Jul 19, 2020

Shannan Dawn Whetstone, age 34, died Sunday, July 19, 2020, in Amarillo, Texas.She was born on June 17, 1986 in Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Sterling “Butch” Gehrer and Sharla Donovan Osborn. Shannan graduated from Richard Milburn High School in Amarillo, Texas in 2003. In 2008, she earned her Associates Degree in Criminal Justice from Seward County Community College in...

Phyllis Mae Finnen

Phyllis Mae Finnen

Jul 17, 2020

Phyllis Mae Finnen 96 passed away Friday, July 17, 2020 at Southwest Kansas Medical Center after a short illness. Phyllis was born May 28, 1924 in Dayton Ohio the daughter of Alphonse Brockman and Mildred Schneider. She later moved to Denver Colorado and eventually came to Liberal Kansas where she taught art for Seward County Community College and the Liberal...

Henrietta Gray

Henrietta Gray

Jul 12, 2020

Henrietta Gray, age 57, died Sunday, July 12, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born June 29, 1963 in Pickens, Arkansas, the daughter of Willie and Bruenetter Hanley Gray. Henrietta moved to Liberal, Kansas December 23, 1973. After graduating from Liberal High School, she worked at several different businesses here in Liberal until she became ill. Sadly, she lost...

Bryce Eugene Tedford

Bryce Eugene Tedford

Jul 12, 2020

Bryce Eugene Tedford, age 78, died Sunday, July 12, 2020 in Forgan, Oklahoma.He was born September 17, 1941, in Kingman County, Kansas, the son of Carl Jasper Tedford and Lilly Marie Crellen Tedford. Bryce’s favorite thing to do was to restore old cars. He enjoyed the challenge of the restoration. He also loved going to car shows. He would be...

Adan Nava Nungaray

Adan Nava Nungaray

Jul 4, 2020

Adan Nava Nungaray, 84, died Saturday, July 4, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in Liberal, KS. He was born on November 18, 1935 in Salvador, Durango, Mexico, the son of Antonio and Margarita (Nungaray) Nava. He married Demetria Rodriguez. She preceded Adan in death on January 15, 1992.Adan was employed as a factory worker. Survivors include:SonsJose Alejardo...

Ezra "E.C." C King III

Ezra "E.C." C King III

Jun 27, 2020

Ezra “E.C.” C King III, age 71, died Saturday, June 27, 2020, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born September 20, 1948 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Ezra C. King Jr. and Geneva Lou King. E.C. graduated from Liberal High School and went on to receive his Associates Degree from Seward County Community College. E.C....

Sammy Joe Henry

Sammy Joe Henry

Jun 26, 2020

Sammy Joe Henry, died Friday, June 26, 2020 in Cheyenne County, Colorado.He was born September 2, 1960 in Kansas City, Kansas. He was so proud when he got his GED from the Colvin Adult Learning Center with Seward County Community College in 2015. He was longtime resident of Liberal, Kansas and owned Area Wide Pest Control. He was a member...