Obituaries

Antonia Alicia Sauzameda

Antonia Alicia Sauzameda

Dec 3, 2013

Antonia Alicia Sauzameda 53, died, Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KSShe was born December 14, 1959 in Mexico the daughter of Juan and Manuela (Garcia) Paz. She was a resident of Hugoton for several years. She was employed by Seaboard Farms as a scale house operator before coming disabled. She is survived by her Father...

Clifford W. Lewis

Clifford W. Lewis

Dec 2, 2013

Clifford W. “Cliff” Lewis, 92, of Turpin, OK, passed away Monday, December 2, 2013, at Southwest Medical Center, in Liberal.He was born August 25, 1921, to James M. and Jessie E. (Cone) Lewis, at Tyrone, OK.He graduated from Eureka High School, at Baker, OK, in 1940.He served in the United States Army, January 1945 to August 1946.He employed by Texas...

Cruzita Crespin

Cruzita Crespin

Nov 30, 2013

Cruzita Crespin, 83, died Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal. She was born May 3, 1930 at Las Vegas, Nm the daughter of Audoro and Tomasita (Esquibel) Montoya. She married Samuel Crespin on January 12, 1946 at Las Vegas, Nm. He preceded her in death on September 5, 2007. She was a homemaker. She was a member...

Margarita Lagunas

Margarita Lagunas

Nov 30, 2013

Margarita Padron Lagunas 89, died Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS She was born June 10, 1924 in Villa de Reyes Mexico the daughter of Acension and Soledad (Herrera) Padron. She has been a resident of Liberal since 1966. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the St. Anthony Catholic Church. On August...

Marvalene Underwood

Marvalene Underwood

Nov 30, 2013

N. Marvalene Underwood, 83, died, Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS.She was born January 1, 1930 in Fox, Oklahoma, the daughter of Clyde P. and Irene (Newman) Bryant. She graduated from Fox High School in Fox, Oklahoma. She has been a resident of Liberal, KS for many years. She was a homemaker.She is a...

Michelle Meek

Michelle Meek

Nov 29, 2013

Michelle Meek, 61, died November 29, 2013 at her residence in Liberal, KS.She was born July 20, 1952 at Hutchinson, KS, the daughter of Janiver and Grace Louise (Pittman) Dellinger. She graduated from Liberal High School in 1970 and then studied computer science at Seward County Community College. For the past 12 years, she has worked as the Information Technician...

Keith Miller

Keith Miller

Nov 28, 2013

Darrell Keith Miller 70, died Thursday at his residence in Olathe, Kansas.He was born March 4, 1943 in Gorham, Kansas, the son of Ernest William and Agnes Joy (Matheson) Miller. He had been a long time Liberal resident graduating from Turpin High School in 1962. He lived in Bartlesville, OK from 2007 - 2012. He enjoyed officiating High School and...

Billy "Bill" Francis

Billy "Bill" Francis

Nov 25, 2013

Billy “Bill” L. Francis 59, died, Monday at his residence in Liberal, KS.He was born July 1, 1954 in Gallup New Mexico the son of James L. and Evelyn Grace (Hamlin) Francis. He spent his childhood in Grants, New Mexico and graduating from Grants Senior High School in 1972. He attended DeVey Institute of Technology graduating in 1974 as an...

Naomi Erlene Hillis

Naomi Erlene Hillis

Nov 22, 2013

Naomi Erlene (Woodrum) Hillis, 92, died Friday, November 22, 2013 at Via Christi St. Teresa Campus Hospital, Wichita. She was born March 25, 1921 in rural Hardesty, Ok. The daughter of Alonzo and Lydia (Irons) Woodrum. She married Noel Leonard Hillis on July 13, 1938 at Fresno, Ca. He preceded her in death on January 20, 2002. A former resident...

Bounlone Xaysanasouk

Bounlone Xaysanasouk

Nov 15, 2013

Bounlone Xaysanasouk, 55, of Liberal, passed away Friday, November 15, 2013, at Southwest Medical Center.He was born August 7, 1958, at Vientiane, Laos, to Bounpheng Xaysanasouk and Bounnack (Phathamavong) Xaysanasouk.He obtained his G.E.D. in Dallas, TX.He was employed by Seaboard Food, Guymon, OK, in the fabrication department.He was of the Buddist and Christian religions.Survivors include:1 brother – Bounhome Xaysanasouk, of...

Katherine Frances Eastman-Anderson

Katherine Frances Eastman-Anderson

Nov 10, 2013

Katherine Frances (Eastman) Anderson, 52, passed away November, 10, 2013 at the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born April 16, 1961, in Liberal, KS, the daughter of Relis and Virginia Eastman.She graduated from Southwestern Heights High School and also graduated from Seward County Community College and Barton County Community College.She worked as a CNA for Liberal Good Samaritan Society...

MaryLou Peterson

MaryLou Peterson

Nov 9, 2013

MaryLou Peterson, 75, died Saturday, November 9, 2013 at her home in Enid, Ok. She was born February 2, 1938 in Sublette, Ks, the daughter of Paul and Mary (Tyler) Slocum. On August 28, 1955, she married Bill Peterson at Sublette, Ks, he preceded her in death on March 12, 2000. She was a homemaker, and co-owner of Peterson Trucking...

Virginia Pearl Benton

Virginia Pearl Benton

Nov 6, 2013

LiberalVirginia Pearl Benton, 78, died Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born January 16, 1935 at Woodville, Ok, the daughter of Oval and Jewell (McCorkel) Marsh. She was a homemaker. On December 12, 1953 she married Robert Eldon Benton at Borger, Tx, he preceeded her in death on January 11, 2000. She graduated Borger High...

Frank Rotolo

Frank Rotolo

Nov 5, 2013

Frank “Papa” Rotolo, 93, died Tuesday, November 5, 2013 in rural Turpin, OK.He was born May 5, 1920 in Pueblo, CO, the son of Samuel and Kathryn (Genova) Rotolo. He had been a Liberal resident for the past 65 years. He was employed at Hood Chevrolet from 1949 to 1975 as the Service Manger. He then worked for Beech Aircraft...

Patricia Gail Walter

Patricia Gail Walter

Nov 4, 2013

Gail Walter 60, passed away, Monday at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.She was born March 17, 1953 in La Junta, Colorado the daughter of Billy C. and Melba (Jernigan) Burr. She graduated from high school in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1971. She has been a resident of the Liberal area for the past 35 years.She had been...

Barry Allen Brady

Barry Allen Brady

Oct 31, 2013

LIBERAL, KS Barry Allen Brady, age 52, died October 31, 2013 at his residence in Liberal, KS. He was born July 9, 1961 in Garden City, KS, the son of Herbert Gerald and Joye Louise (Shurtz) Brady. He graduated from Garden City High School. He had resided in Liberal for the past 3-4 years.He was a pumper for Brady Pumping...

Raychelle Elaine Kelly

Raychelle Elaine Kelly

Oct 30, 2013

Raychelle Elaine Kelly 70, died, Wednesday at the residence in Liberal, KS.She was born July 10, 1943 in San Diego, CA the daughter of Raymond Otto and Elaine May (Nelson) Summers. She graduated from Sweetwater High School in National City, CA. She was a resident of San Diego, CA before moving to Liberal 12 years ago. She was member of...

Charles W. Brownlee

Charles W. Brownlee

Oct 29, 2013

Charles William Brownlee, 75, died Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KSHe was born September 20, 1938 in Buffalo, MO, the son of James and Norma (Moore) Brownlee. He graduated from Satanta High School in 1956 and received his Bachelors of Science degree from Emporia State University and a Masters in Physics from the University of...

John Raybern O'Neal

John Raybern O'Neal

Oct 26, 2013

Rolla, KsJohn Raybern O’Neal, 66, died Saturday, October 26, 2013 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, KS. He was born March 31, 1947 at Midland, Tx, the son of James & Vida O’Neal (Harris). Formally of Texas and Wyoming, and a resident of Rolla, Ks for the past two years. He was a lifelong rancher. In 1971 he married Patricia Kay...

Myrna Jean Shaffer-White

Myrna Jean Shaffer-White

Oct 19, 2013

Myrna Jean Shaffer-White , 73 passed away on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013 at the Sumner County Care Center in Wellington, KS following a courageous battle for years with PPA (dementia). She had been a resident at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal since Sept. 2012, then Sumner County Care Center since Aug. 9, 2013.Myrna was born on November 17, 1939...