Obituaries
Gwendolyn Gay Urwin
Apr 6, 2020
Gwendolyn Gay McAdams-Urwin, 59, died Monday, April 6, 2020 at St. Catherine’s Hospital in Garden City. She was born in Guymon, OK, on January 12, 1961, the daughter of Wallace and JoAnn (Manion) McAdams. On January 1, 1996, she married Rodney Urwin in Liberal. He survives. Gwendolyn enjoyed gardening her vegetables, acrylic artwork, and was a loving mother, grandmother and...
Yanique Andrea Walters-Lawrence
Mar 31, 2020
Yanique Andrea Walters-Lawrence, age 37, died Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Wichita, Kansas. She was born June 17, 1982 in St. Andrew, Jamaica, the daughter of Knockley Walters and Vilma Jefferson. She graduated from Westwood High School in 1999 and Shortwood Teachers College in 2002. In 2004 she received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Food Technology from the university...
Sandra Beasley
Mar 26, 2020
Sandra “Sandy” Beasley, 64, died Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal.She was born on December 20, 1955, in Metter, GA, the daughter of James Andy and Juanita (Humphry) Beasley. Sandy worked for McDuffie Regional as a paramedic for 30 years, Liberal Urgent Care for 6 years, and Southwest Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine as a nurse for...
John Wayne McCann
Mar 24, 2020
John Wayne McCann, 68, died Monday, March 24, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. He was born on August 31, 1951, in Wellington, TX, the son of J.D. and Thelma (White) McCann. John worked as a Farming and Ranching Hand, and previously worked for the City of Liberal for many years. He loved training and riding horses and fishing....
Merlin Lee Jantzen
Mar 22, 2020
Merlin Lee Jantzen, 91, died Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal.He was born on April 24, 1928 in Liberal, the son of Dan L. and Ida (Deckert) Jantzen. He graduated from Kismet High School. On August 8, 1948, he married Barbara Smith in Kismet. She survives. Merlin was a farmer, a carpenter, and a heavy...
Kelly Brooks Porter
Mar 19, 2020
Kelly Brooks Porter, 51, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. He was born on March 26, 1968, the son of Melvin and Schenena (Jones) Porter in Liberal, KS. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1986, and then went on to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design from Pittsburg State University. Kelly worked...
Lois Alta Morrissey
Mar 14, 2020
Lois Alta Morrissey, 104, died Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Brookdale Liberal Springs.She was born on August 27, 1915 in Seward County, Kansas, the daughter of William Harlo and Alta (Yoder) Emrie. Lois graduated from Liberal High School in 1933. On June 6, 1943, she married Robert D. Morrissey in San Bernardino, CA. He preceded her in death on July...
Adrian Donnell McCann
Mar 10, 2020
Adrian Donnell McCann, age 38, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born May 28, 1981 in Liberal, the son of Larry McCann and Nina Holmes. He graduated from Liberal High School in in 1999.Adrian did Janitorial work at his care home. He took great pride in his vacuuming and cleaning. Adrian was...
Arline Unruh
Feb 22, 2020
Arline Unruh, age 87, died Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Lakeshore Assisted Living and Memory Care in Rockwall, Texas. He was born September 22, 1932 in Carnegie, Oklahoma the son of DeDan Unruh and Marie Nightingale.Arline graduated from Alden High School in Carnegie, Oklahoma in 1951. Arline lived in Liberal for 49 years, 1964-2013. He was a gifted Tool and...
Maria Refugio Soto-Nunez
Feb 22, 2020
Maria Refugio Soto Nunez, age 73, died Saturday, February 22, 2020, at her home just outside Liberal, Kansas. She was born May 13, 1946 in Mexico. The daughter of Manuel Soto and Belen Nunez of Mexico. She moved to the United States in February of 1999, where she raised 8 children. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and...
Eva "Joyce" Rairdon
Feb 21, 2020
Eva “Joyce” Rairdon, age 88, died Friday, February 21, 2020, in Satanta, Kansas. She was born February 20, 1932 in Gueda Springs, Kansas the daughter of Abraham and Ann (Bower) Shurtz She graduated from High School in Arkansas City, Kansas in 1948Joyce married C. L. Rairdon December 14, 1948 in Arkansas City, Kansas they were married for 61 years until...
Eva Hays
Feb 16, 2020
Eva Hays, 88, of Liberal Kansas, passed away on February 16, 2020, after a long illness. Eva was born in Cold Springs, Oklahoma, on February 12, 1932, to Carrol and Lona Jackson. After graduating Consolidated 8 High School in 1950, she went on to study Elementary Education at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. After graduation, she landed her first teaching...
Kimberly Anne Hay
Feb 12, 2020
Kimberly Anne Hay, age 54, died Wednesday February 12, 2020, at her home in Liberal, Kansas. She was born February 22, 1965 in Concordia, Kansas the daughter of Leland Lund and Marion (Naslund) Lund of Clay Center, Kansas. Kimberly graduated from Clay Center High School in Clay Center, Kansas in 1983. Then graduated from Fort Hays State University in 1987...
Beverly Jean Kilgore
Feb 3, 2020
Beverly Jean Kilgore died February 3, 2020 at Liberal Good Samaritan Society, in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on May 30, 1932 in Tyrone, Oklahoma to Basel and Velma Albright (Wadley). She attended Tyrone Schools and graduated from Tyrone High School.Beverly married James Elton Kilgore (Jim) in the Tyrone Baptist Church on January 28, 1951. Jim preceded her in death...
Humberto Ruiz Melendez
Jan 31, 2020
Humberto Ruiz Melendez, age 76, died Friday, January 31, 2020, in Wichita, Kansas. He was born February 4, 1943 in Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Vincente Ruiz and Josefa Melendez He married Eva Tarango on January 22, 1974 in Chihuahua, Mexico. Humberto Was very proud of his yard and gardening which he loved to do. He enjoyed cooking and barbequing...
Terril Lyn Ratliff
Jan 28, 2020
Terril Lyn Ratliff, age 70, died Tuesday, January 28,2020, in Liberal, Kansas. He was born March 26, 1949 in La Junta, Colorado the son of Emery and Irene (Carr) Ratliff. Terril was raised in Walsh Colorado. He Married Ruby Baker on October 27, 1972 in Lamar, Colorado Terril worked for 7 Years Setting up John Deer Equipment before moving to...
Albert Eugene Renfro
Jan 28, 2020
Albert Eugene “Gene” Renfro, 88, died Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, KS. He was a lifetime resident of Hugoton. He was born on July 19, 1931 in Hugoton, the son of Mark and Vida (Foster) Renfro. He graduated from Hugoton High School in 1949.On October 12, 1952, Gene married Treva Louise Paden in Hugoton. She...
Barbara Ann Heng
Jan 27, 2020
Barbara Ann (Steele) Heng, 90, passed away January 27, 2020 at Our Lady of Mercy Country Home in Liberty, MO, where she resided since June, 2008. She was a former longtime resident of Liberal, KS. Barbara was born June 2, 1929, in Tyrone, OK, one of eight children of Robert John and Nina Belle (Lutes) Steele. She received her degree...
John J. Cannaley
Jan 24, 2020
John Cannaley, 63, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020 at Hospice House in Olathe, Kansas. He was born August 13, 1956, in Liberal, Kansas. He is the son of Cletus and Mary Lou (Woods) Cannaley. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1974. John married Marla Kay Holifield on September 17, 1977 in Liberal. His career was spent in the...
Ronald Wayne Deckert
Jan 21, 2020
It is with great sadness that the family of Ronald Wayne Deckert announces his passing after a brief illness, on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at the age of 65 years. Ron was born February 14, 1954.He will be fondly remembered by his beloved wife, Sharon Deckert of Liberal, and his daughters Brenna Deckert of Stockholm, Sweden and Katelyn (Chet Egan)...
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