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Neva Jean Unruh
Apr 28, 2013
Neva Jean Unruh 80, died, Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal.She was born Nov. 25, 1932 Northeast of Turpin, Ok, the daughter of Jacob H. and Sarah (Wiens) Zielke. She was a 1951graduate of Turpin High School. She was a longtime resident of the Liberal area. She was employed at Beech Aircraft in assembly and as...
Sapphira Reyes
Apr 24, 2013
Sapphira Reyes, infant, died April 24, 2013 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS.She is the daughter of Francisco Reyes and Sharleen Flores Rdechor.Maternal survivors includeGreat - Grandmother: Didil Dengokl Nakamura;Grandmother: Maria Dengokl; Grandfather: Ronald Rdechor;Uncles: Conrad Rdechor and Rondell Rdechor;Aunt: Mayleen R. Kesolei;Cousins: Umai Kesolei,and Kylie Rdechor..... Paternal survivors are2 Half Brothers: Francisco Julius Reyes, and Xavier D Reyes;Grandmother:...
Laura Patricia "Pati" Martinez Chavez
Apr 24, 2013
Laura Patricia (“Pati”) Martinez Chavez, 36, died Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Baptist St. Anthony Hospital in Amarillo, TX. She was born March 24, 1977 at Rosales, Chihuahua, Mexico. The daughter of Arturo and Manuela (Chavez) Martinez. She had lived in Liberal since 1997.She was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church of Liberal.Survivors include: Her parents of Liberal, KS...
William L. Davidson
Apr 20, 2013
William Lee “Bill” Davidson, 87, died Saturday April 20, 2013 at the Kansas Soldiers Nursing Home, Ft. Dodge, KS.He was born March 3, 1926 at Oklahoma City, OK, to William Edmond and Mary Pauline (Roller) Davidson.He attended Moore, OK high school but was drafted into the military before graduation. He later received his diploma while in the military. He was...
Calvin Norman Baker
Apr 4, 2013
Calvin Norman Baker, Jr., son of Calvin Baker and Annette Norman, was born September 28, 1967, at Liberal, Kansas.Calvin enjoyed singing, and was part of a group called Melody King Jr. He also wrestled at Liberal High School, before graduating in 1986. He remained in Liberal several years before relocating to Pine Bluff, Arkansas, where he attended Canon Baptist Church,...
William "Meechie" Pugh
Apr 1, 2013
William “Meechie” Pugh, 42, died Monday, April 1, 2013 in rural Seward Co.He was born November 8, 1970, at St. Louis, Mo, Son of Sidney Bynum & Freddie Mae Pugh. He obtained his GED in Oklahoma, and had been a resident of Liberal for many years. He was currently employed at Rok Hard Ready Mix Co. of Liberal as a...
Cheryl Marie Friesen
Mar 26, 2013
Cheryl Marie Friesen, 55, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at her residence, in Liberal. She was born January 3, 1958, at Springfield, IL, to Jack & Joyce (Yard) Whalen.She graduated from Girard High School, Girard, IL, in 1976. She graduated from Illinois State University in 1980, with a degree in Special Education.She was a teacher at West Middle School, from...
Lucretia Joyce
Mar 21, 2013
Lucretia Joyce Epp 65, died, Thursday, March 21, 2013 at her residence in Turpin, OK. She was born Dec. 11, 1947 in Hot Springs, Arkansas the daughter of Nolan and Vera (Jennings) Cash. She has been a resident of Turpin, OK since 1971. She graduated from Hot Springs High School in Hot Springs Arkansas in 1965 and Graduated from Gulf...
Nancy Gail Tolento
Mar 19, 2013
Nancy Gail Tolento, 56, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at her residence in Liberal.She was born August 31, 1956, in Liberal, to Leonard Leroy and Mildred Ruth (McCants) Jacobs.She graduated from Hooker High School in 1974, and Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Goodwell, in 1978. She received a Masters Degree from Northwest OK State University, Alva, graduating with a 4.0 G.P.A.She...
June Wilson
Mar 14, 2013
June Wilson 85, died, Thursday, March 14, 2013 at Liberal Good Samaritan Society Liberal, KS. She had been a longtime resident of Liberal, KS and was formerly from El Dorado and Rosalia, KS. She was born July 16, 1927 in El Dorado, KS the daughter of Harry Frank and Anna Mae (Gogola) Wilson. She graduated from El Dorado High School...
Terry L. Adams
Mar 9, 2013
Terry Lynn Adams, 61, died Saturday, March 9, 2013, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha.He was born October 25, 1951, at Quinter, KS, to Harold Vernon and Elda Eileene (Holmes) Adams.He graduated from Hoxie High School in 1969. He attended Garden City Community College and later received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from the University...
Anita Elizabeth Burrows
Mar 5, 2013
Anita Elizabeth Burrows 78, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka, KS. She was born April 15, 1934 in Barber County near Coats, Kansas the daughter of Fritz and Margaret (Lang) Lenkner. She graduated from Coats high school in 1952. She then attended Cosmetology School in Wichita, KS. She was a longtime Liberal resident...
Ervin Waybright
Feb 26, 2013
Ervin Wesley Waybright, 83, of Forgan, OK, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at Morton County Hospital, in Elkhart, KS.He was born September 19, 1929, at Liberal, KS, to Guy and Frances (Johnson) Waybright.He served in the U.S. Army, during the Korean Conflict, from 1951-1953, with the 13th Engineer Combat Battalion. He attained the rank of Staff Sergeant.He was employed in...
Euty Farice Bruce
Feb 23, 2013
Euty Farice Bruce, Jr. died of cancer on Feb. 23 at the Good Samaritan Society in Ft. Collins, CO. He was 81.Farice is survived by his devoted wife of 61 years, Genie; three daughters, Kae Kerr and her husband Ron of Ft. Collins, Connie Dale of Concord, MA, Pam Payton and her husband Troy of Liberal and son, Doug and...
Geraldine Berniece White
Feb 19, 2013
Geraldine Berniece White 100 died, Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City, Kansas.She was born May 24, 1912 in Protection, Kansas the daughter of William and Estella (Garten) Bratcher. She graduated from Protection High School in Protection, KS and received her Bachelor’s degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, OK.She moved to Liberal in 1946....
Myrtle Mae Palmgren
Feb 18, 2013
Myrtle Mae Palmgren 78, died, Monday, February 18, 2013 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS.She was born November 29, 1934 in Colby, KS the daughter of Daniel and Stella (Weese) Searls. She attended School in Colby, KS. She has lived in Liberal for the past 5 years. She was a homemaker. On November 10, 1951 she married Willard Dean...
John Shockley
Feb 12, 2013
BRENNEMAN FUNERAL HOME1212 W. 2ndLIBERAL, KS 67901 620-624-5647 PAID Obituary Photo - YesDATELINE – Liberal, KS John Shockley was born April 6, 1930, to Ed and Erna DeHarde Shockley in Tucumcari, New Mexico. He passed away on February 12, 2013 in Wichita, Kansas. He graduated from Tucumcari High School in 1950 where he was an outstanding athlete lettering all four...
David John Prewett
Feb 12, 2013
David John Prewett, 64, passed away unexpectedly at his Houston, Texas home on February 12, 2013 following a short illness. David was born July 19, 1948 in McPherson, Kansas to John and Jean (Lansing) Prewett. He attended Liberal, Kansas schools from 2nd grade through high school graduation in 1966. He was an Eagle Scout, a member of the First Christian...
A. Bertha "Bert" Smith
Feb 10, 2013
A. Bertha “Bert” Smith, 96, died Sunday, February 10, 2013 at her residence in Liberal.She was born April 16, 1916 in El Paso, Texas the daughter of Alexander David and Adela McLean.She lived in El Paso, TX, Sun Lakes, AZ and Austin, TX before moving to Liberal to be with her daughter.On Oct. 4, 1947, she married Eugene P. Smith...
Marjorie Dettmer Stephenson
Feb 10, 2013
Marjorie Dettmer Stephenson, 91, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 1:45 p.m., Sunday, February 10th, while in the company of family members, at Cedars House, McPherson, Kansas. Marjorie was born in rural Hayne, Kansas on July 28, 1921, a daughter of Nell (Harding) and George Henry Dettmer. Mardie attended the Hayne Kansas grade school and graduated from Liberal High School,...
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