Obituaries

Joy Yvonne Elmore

Joy Yvonne Elmore

Oct 13, 2017

Joy (Harding) Elmore went home to be with the Lord October 13, 2017. She enjoyed painting ceramics, oil painting, crocheting, and quilting. Joy enjoyed selling Avon for over 40 years. She was an active member of Fellowship Baptist Church and Needles and Friends Quilt Guild. She is survived by her husband, Monty Elmore of the home. One daughter, LaVonna Gonzales...

Shirley R. Hanna

Shirley R. Hanna

Oct 12, 2017

Shirley Rose Hanna, 76, died October 12, 2017 near Happy, Texas. She was born on January 27, 1941 in Pratt, KS, the daughter of Raymond and Marie (Pinkston) Kile. She graduated from Pratt High School. On March 2, 1962 she married Frank Hanna in Liberal, KS. He survives. They are members of Faith Tabernacle Church. She was a second mom...

Jacquelyn Ann Pieratt

Jacquelyn Ann Pieratt

Oct 8, 2017

Jacquelyn Ann Pieratt, Age 79, died Sunday, October 8, 2017, at the Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas.She was born January 20, 1938 in Gould, Oklahoma, the Daughter of H.B. and Evelyn (Billington) Rawlins. Jacque graduated from high school in Guymon, Oklahoma in 1956. She Married Billie Forrest Pieratt in Hugoton, Kansas on December 26, 1955. He preceded her in death...

Callie Berniece Strandberg

Callie Berniece Strandberg

Oct 5, 2017

Callie Berniece Strandberg died Thursday, October 5, 2017, at her residence in Liberal. She was born on October 18, 1922 in Gorin, MO, the daughter of Henry Albert and Ethel (Smith) Tague. On October 12, 1945, she married John Keith Strandberg in Burlington, IA. He preceded her in death on April 13, 1984. She worked as a cashier for Ideal...

Daniel F. Thompson

Daniel F. Thompson

Oct 4, 2017

Daniel F. Thompson, 78, died Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at his home in Liberal.He was born December 23, 1938 at La Mesa, CA, to Howard Francis and Susie June (Zimmerman) Thompson.He grew up in Southern California, and graduated from Cajon Valley High School, in El Cajon, in 1957. He earned an AA degree from Freed-Hardeman College, in Henderson, TN, and...

D'Lois Joan "Jo Nana" Velasquez

D'Lois Joan "Jo Nana" Velasquez

Sep 30, 2017

D'Lois Joan “Jo Nana” Velasquez, 71, died on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at the Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, TX. She was born September 7, 1946 in Russell, Ks to Ernest William and Agnes Joy (Matheson) Miller.She graduated from Turpin High School, Turpin, Ok in 1964.She worked for Dillion's Food Stores as a Pharmacy Clerk for many years until her...

Betty Lorraine Whitesell

Betty Lorraine Whitesell

Sep 28, 2017

Betty Lorraine (Sorg) Whitesell died Thursday, September 28, 2017 at Homestead Estates in Liberal. She was born on November 16, 1926 in Hiawatha, Kansas. She was the daughter of Winnie Gertrude (Standish) and Lawrence Christopher Sorg. This made her a many great-granddaughter of Captain Myles Standish who arrived in America on the Mayflower. The family were members of the Christian...

Leonard Leon  Hill

Leonard Leon Hill

Sep 24, 2017

Leonard Leon Hill 81, retired farmer and school teacher, passed from this life on September 24, 2017 in Wichita KS. Leonard was born August 7, 1936, in Turpin OK where he graduated from high school; he attended college at Panhandle State and then Southwestern State earning a Master’s in Education. Leonard taught school for 38 years until his retirement in...

Thelda Dean Baker

Thelda Dean Baker

Sep 22, 2017

Thelda D. Baker, age 85, died Friday, September 22, 2017, at her home in Liberal. She was born June 19, 1932 in Baker, Oklahoma, the daughter of Leland and Bernice (Harter) Scott. Thelda Graduated from Eureka High School in Baker, Oklahoma in 1950. She married Everett Leon Baker on October 9, 1952 in Perryton, TX. They were married for 64...

Alfred L. Harper

Alfred L. Harper

Sep 21, 2017

Alfred Lavern Harper, age 85, died Thursday, September 21, 2017, at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal. He was born March 18, 1932 in Stevens County, Kansas, the son of Thomas Alfred and Linnie Letha (Hawk) Harper.Alfred graduated from Hugoton High School in 1950. On November 12, 1952, he married Dorothy Mozelle Rawlins in Hugoton, Kansas. Alfred was born in the Woods...

Shirley Dean Hendrix

Shirley Dean Hendrix

Sep 19, 2017

Shirley Dean Hendrix (Pedersen)September 28, 1930 – September 19, 2017Shirley Dean Hendrix (Pedersen) passed away on Tuesday September 19, 2017 in Las Cruces, New Mexico at the age of 86.She was born to L. M. (Pete) and Vivian Pedersen on September 28, 1930 in Amarillo, Texas. Shirley was a 1949 graduate of Liberal High School and retired from Wal Mart...

Jayn Berry

Jayn Berry

Sep 13, 2017

Jayn (Patrick) Berry, 69, died Wednesday September 13, 2017 in Liberal, KS.She was born to R.J.”Pat” Patrick and Nina Faye Hammer Patrick on February 29, 1948 in Muenster, TX.Survivors:Daughter Jamie (Easley) Titus Liberal, KS.Grandson Sean Patrick Titus Liberal, KS.Father R.J. “Pat” Patrick Liberal, KS.Brother-In-Law Paul Feldman The Woodlands, TXShe was preceded in death by her mother and sister Mary Jo...

Fairrie Elizabeth Watson

Fairrie Elizabeth Watson

Sep 10, 2017

Fairrie Elizabeth Watson, age 94, died Sunday, September 10, 2017, at Liberal Good Samaritan Center. She was born May 8, 1923 Wrigley, TN, the daughter of Alonzo Franklin and Fronie Elizabeth (Black) Rodgers. She had resided in West Tennessee most of her life, moving to Wichita in 1964. She had been a resident of Liberal since 1991. She worked as...

James Ray Redburn

James Ray Redburn

Sep 9, 2017

James Ray Redburn 71, 0f liberal died Saturday, September 9, 2017 at the South West Medical Center in Liberal.James was born in El Dorado, KS to Perry R. Redburn and Bessie Hetrick Redburn on July, 17, 1946. He went in to the Navy and served in Vietnam from January 7, 1964 to August 5, 1967.He married Kaola Karen Kelly on...

June L. Canterbury

June L. Canterbury

Aug 28, 2017

June L. Canterbury, age 63, died Monday, August 28, 2017, at South West Medical Center, Liberal. She was born February 20, 1954 in Denver, Colorado. She was daughter of Junior & Pauline (McMayhell) Ellis.She is survived by Husband Cecil Frank Canterbury. They were married July 25th, 1986, in Liberal. June was a home maker. Survivors include:1 SonMichael Canterbury of Logan,...

Larry Max Stevens

Larry Max Stevens

Aug 24, 2017

LIBERALLarry Max Stevens 59, of liberal, died Thursday, August 24, 2017 at the South West Medical Center in Liberal, KS.Larry was born February 27, 1958 to Jessie C. and Ruby M. Kulow Stevens in the old Epworth Hospital in Liberal.He was the second of four children. His grandparents were James R. Sr. and Sarah E. (Shepherd) Kulow of Liberal and...

Paul Henry Hood

Paul Henry Hood

Aug 20, 2017

Paul Henry Hood, 90, died Sunday, August 20, 2017, at his residence in Liberty, MO.He was born on February 3, 1927 in Tyrone, OK, the son of Henry and Margaret (Meyers) Hood. He graduated from Baker High School in 1945, and attended Panhandle AM and then Oklahoma AM. He started his own business, Liberal Safety Lane. Paul was a member...

Octavio Ortuno-Reza

Octavio Ortuno-Reza

Aug 16, 2017

Octavio Ortuno-Reza, de 67 años, falleció el miércoles 18 de agosto de 2017 en Wheatridge Park Care Center.Nació el 8 de mayo de 1950 a Pablo Ortuno y Antonia Reza en Zacapuato, Guerrero, México.Fue a la escuela en México. Se casó con Dionicia Arrolo en Liberal, KS.Octavio trabajó para National Beef en Liberal. Era un miembro del Testigo de Jehová...

Edward Madison Fawcett

Edward Madison Fawcett

Aug 7, 2017

Edward “Ed” Madison Fawcett, 91, died August 7, 2017 at his home in Rago KS. He was born April 1, 1926 in Virden, Illinois to Chet Edward Fawcett and Florence Bell Fawcett. Ed grew up and into manhood in Peoria and Springfield Illinois. He then spent 5 years in Hansford, TX, 50 plus years in Kismet, KS and 2 years...

Albino Macias Renteria

Albino Macias Renteria

Aug 4, 2017

Albino Macias Renteria, 67, died Friday, August 04, 2017 at his residence in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on February 24, 1950, in Lazaro Cardenas, Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Cosme Macias and Luz Maria Renteria. He was a member of Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. He worked for National Beef, Hardberger & Smylie, and most recently West Texas...