Obituaries

Jul 9, 2014

Josefina Toscano De Le Torre, 68, died, Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at her home in Liberal. She was born April 8, 1946 at San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco Mexico, the daughter of Isidro De la Torre and Modesta Marquez. She was loving homemaker. She was a member of the St. Anthony Catholic Church. On March 28, 1981 she married...

Jul 4, 2014

William C. “Bill” Scantlin, 88, died Friday, July 4, 2014 at Emeritus/Liberal Springs Assisted Living, Liberal. He was born April 16, 1926 at Pratt, KS, the son of William Joseph and Katherine Bessie (Doll) Scantlin. His family moved to Liberal in 1941 and he graduated from Liberal High School in 1944. He served his country in the United States Navy...

Jul 2, 2014

Gage, OKRichard Anthony “Rick” Wilson, 52, died Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at his residence at Gage, Oklahoma. He was born July 20, 1961 at Niceville, Florida. The son of Richard D. and Margaret (Clay) Wilson. His mother preceded him in death on January 25, 1982.He attended schools in Liberal, Turpin, OK, and Arizona.He served his country in the United States...

Jun 24, 2014

Turpin, OKMargaret Ogletree, 85, died Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Beaver County Hospital, Beaver, OK. She was born January 16, 1929 at Liberal, KS, the daughter of Earl W. and Cora Lucille (Martz) Scott.She married Leon Elberta Ogletree, on August 9, 1946 at Garden City, Kansas. He preceded her in death on March 23, 2009.She attended Liberal High School, and...

Jun 23, 2014

Gussie Mae King 73, died, Monday, June 23, 2014 at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center. She was born January 11, 1941 in Winchester, Arkansas the daughter of Charlie and Gussie (Price) Jenkins. She had been a resident of Liberal since 1987. She was a member of the Apostolic Life Tabernacle. She was employed at Wal-mart in Electronics Dept. for...

Jun 22, 2014

Gilberto R. Aranda 66, died, Sunday June 22, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS.He was born February 4, 1948 in Ojinaga, Chih. Mexico, the son of Ramon Aranda and Maria Luz Elena Rodriguez. He was supervisor for T - L Irrigation and retired in Dec. 2013 after 43 years of service. On March 13, 1970, he married Arminda...

Jun 17, 2014

LiberalJimmie E. Nicholas, 84, died Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal. He was born July 2, 1929 in Stafford County, Kansas, in the Antrim Community, the son of D.W. and Nelle E. (Loftin) Nicholas. He married Mary Clarice Kelly on March 30, 1965 in Perryton, TX. She preceded him in death on February 28, 1998. He graduated...

Jun 15, 2014

LIBERAL, KS Temprince Grace “Lady Bug” Romero, age 11 months, died June 15, 2014 at her residence in Liberal, KS. She was born June 27, 2013 in Liberal, KS, the daughter of Daniel J. and Sarah Lynn (Hannold) Romero. Temprince and her twin brother, Ryler, were inseparable and she was our little “Princess.” She was our light and she just...

Jun 9, 2014

Wichita, KS David Edward Smith, 58, died Monday, June 9, 2014 at Robert J. Dole V.A. Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He was born March 4, 1956 in Liberal, KS, the son of John Frank and Melvina (Earp) Smith. He had attend Liberal Schools and received his GED. He attended Spartan College in Tulsa, OK and Wichita State University in...

Jun 5, 2014

Beaver, OKAiden Dean Hammock-Thompson, 5, died Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Evans Chambers Lake in Beaver County. He was born August 4, 2008 at Liberal, Kansas, the son of Joshua and Alicia (Thompson) Hammock. Aiden had spent most of his life at Liberal, then moving to Beaver, Oklahoma for the past 9 months. He attended Pre-Kindergarten at Liberal, and finished...

May 29, 2014

Alejandro “Calucha” V. Suastegui, age 39, died Thursday May 29, 2014 at his residence in Liberal, KS.He was born April 24, 1975 in Acapulco, Mexico, the son of Mario Suastegui and Alegunda Villalva. He was a trainer at National Beef Packing Co. in Liberal and was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church.He married Noelia Rios on February 10, 2001...

May 25, 2014

Ruby Lee (Mires) Sherrill, 92, died Sunday, May 25, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS.She was born May 3, 1922 at Baxter, TN, the daughter of William Thomas and Fanny Mae (Randolph) Mires.She graduated from high school in Adams, Oklahoma. She was a long time resident of Liberal, KS having moved to Derby, KS in 2009. She had worked...

May 25, 2014

Jack Bartel was born on August 23, 1921, the eldest of five boys born to Henry G. and Lorena Fronk Bartel near Elmwood, Oklahoma. Jack, 92, went home to be with Lord after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease on Sunday, May 25th, 2014, at Heartis Memory Care in Conroe, Texas. After graduating from Bethany High School near Balko, Oklahoma...

May 21, 2014

Liberal, KSIsidro Coronado, 67, died Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Lemke Memorial Hospital, Wakeeney, KS. He was born on March 5, 1947 at el Saucillo Chihuaha, Mexico. The son of Jesus Coronado and Maria Magdalena Cano.On October 27, 2004 he married Maria Felix Macias Diaz at Chihuahua, Chih. Mexico, she survives.He was a former resident of Hugoton for 10 years...

May 15, 2014

LiberalRyan Matthew Davis, 30, died May 15, 2014 in Wichita, KS. He was born on August 9, 1983 in Garden City, KS. to Mark and Doris (Behm) Davis. A graduate of Fellowship Baptist School and Seward County Community College School, both in Liberal, he was currently working on finishing his Criminal Justice degree at Wichita State University. He also was...

May 14, 2014

Donna Lagunas, age 56, died May 14, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center, in Wichita, KS. She was born January 24, 1958 in Liberal, KS, the daughter of Eugene and Mary (Swank) Underwood. She graduated from Liberal High School. She worked as a Laboratory Assistant for Southwest Medical Center for 15 years.Survivors include1 Son Nicholas Lagunas, San Diego, CA; 1 Daughter...

May 14, 2014

Donald “Don” Tomlin 88, died, Wednesday May 14, 2014 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS He was born June 17, 1925 in Wanette, Oklahoma the son of Lyman and Lillian (Taylor) Tomlin. He graduated from Wanette High School in 1943. Then in June of 1943 he enlisted in the US Army and served in WWII stationed in New...

May 9, 2014

Kismet, KSRobert “Bob” Gittinger, 83, died Friday, May 9, 2014 at Kansas Medical Center, Andover, Ks. He was born January 31, 1931 at Manning, Ks, the son of Elmer and Ida (Peterson) Gittinger. Robert was raised on a farm west of Wallace, graduating from Sharon Springs High School.Robert Married Irene Gebhards on August 15, 1954 at Weskan, Ks, she survives,...

May 5, 2014

Luis Alberto Sigala 33, died, Monday, May 5, 2014 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born December 8, 1980 in Liberal, KS the son of Isidro and Martha (Franco) Sigala. He has been a longtime liberal resident attending Liberal Schools. He had obtained his GED and received his welding certificate from Midland College.

Apr 30, 2014