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Joe Stanley Coleman,
May 23, 2012
Joe Stanley Coleman, Jr. “Junior Bug”, age 40, of Liberal, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012, in Harding County, NM. He was born September 29, 1971, in Dalhart, TX, to Joe Stanley and Dorothy Jean (Green) Coleman.He graduated from high school in Des Moines, IA, in 1989.He was employed by Double T Industries, as a swamper. Prior to that, he was...
Kenneth George Johnson
May 21, 2012
Kenneth George “Kenny” “Heavy” Johnson, age 60, died May 21, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born May 4, 1952 in Tazwell, VA the son of Lloyd F. and Katherine (Rukvina) Johnson. He graduated from Liberal High School, Liberal, KS in 1970. He was general contractor for Johnson Construction. He...
John William "Bill" Onions
May 19, 2012
John William “Bill” Onions, Jr., 87, died Saturday May 19, 2012 at Good Samaritan Society – Liberal Campus in Liberal, KSHe was born June 3, 1924 at his parent’s home in Liberal, KS, the son of John William and Freda Ruth (Eldridge) Onions. He has been a lifetime Liberal resident graduating from Liberal High School in 1942. He went on...
Beverly Ann Gauerke
May 19, 2012
Beverly Ann Gauerke, age 63, died Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Woodward Regional Hospital in Woodward, OK.She was born August 2, 1948 at Liberal, KS, the daughter of Clifford and Lorena (Salley) McGlothlin.On January 13, 1968, she married Gerald A. Gauerke at Liberal, KS. He survives.She was a homemaker and family was very important to her. She was active with...
Isah Zear Baker
May 16, 2012
Isah Zear Baker 83, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at his residence in Liberal, KS.He was born Sept. 18, 1928 in Tillar, Ark the son of Fred Sylvester and Irene (Graham) Baker.He was a farmer in Tillar, Ark moving to Liberal in 1964 to help build National Beef Packing Plant. After the completion of National Beef he started working at...
Patricia JoAnne
May 16, 2012
Patricia “Pat” JoAnne Utz, age 81, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal.She was born November 10, 1930 at Wellington, KS, the daughter of Vernon H. and Ruby N. (Willett) Jacobs. She graduated from Plains High School in 1948. She had been a resident of Plains for 75 years and then moved to Liberal in 2006.She...
Linda Joan Miller
May 14, 2012
Linda Joan Miller, age 67, passed away on May 14, 2012 at Oklahoma University Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK. She was born November 3, 1944 in Beaver, OK. She was the daughter of Turl Evan and Dorothy Jeanne (Bussey) Gray. She was a member of the 1962 graduating class from Beaver High School in Beaver, OK and subsequently attended...
Alejandro Alex Ibarra
May 13, 2012
Alejandro “Alex” Ibarra 25, died Sunday May 13, 2012 at Pratt Regional Medical Center Pratt, KS after injuries from a car accident. He was born May 24, 1986 in Mexico the son of Manuel Gillermo Ibarra and Magdalena Rosales.He had lived in Liberal and received his GED from Seward County Community College Colvin Adult Learning Center and had attended Seward...
Darlene L. Collins
May 6, 2012
Darlene Lillian Collins, (89) passed peacefully away on May 6, 2012, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, KS.She was born November 1, 1922 at Goodrich, KS, the daughter of Iven M. and Sara Veda (Murrow) Wright. She graduated in 1940 from Parker Rural High School in Parker, KS. After high school, she attended Brown Mackie Secretarial School in Kansas City.On...
Rusty Del McDonald
May 5, 2012
Rusty Del McDonald, age 56, died May 5, 2012 at his residence in rural Texas County, OK. He was born April 1, 1956 in Beaver, OK the son of Edward and Shirley (Hawkins) McDonald. He graduated from Texhoma High School, Texhoma, OK in 1974. He had lived in the Tyrone, OK area since Dec. 1992.He served in the U. S....
Alfredo Varela
May 3, 2012
Alfredo Varela, age 48, died May 3, 2012 at Dodge City, KS.He was born June 1, 1963 at Villa Union, Poanas, Durango, Mexico, the son of Anselmo and Isaura (Manzanales) Varela.He was employed at National Beef Packing Co. since Oct. 2001 as a forklift driver. He had also worked at Seaboard Foods.He was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church...
Donald Eugene Brown
May 3, 2012
Donald Eugene "Don" Brown, born Oct. 6, 1947, in Tucumcari, NM, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2012, at his home, in Liberal, with his family, at his side. Our hearts are broken for our incredible loss, but we rejoice that he is now with the Lord. Don was preceded in death by his father, Gene Brown, and mother, Charlene...
Pearlie Mae West
May 1, 2012
Pearlie Mae West 81, died Tuesday may 1, 2012 at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, KS.She was born Sept. 22, 1930 in Camron, Texas the daughter of J.C. and Beatrice (Wesley) Tucker.She has been a longtime resident of Liberal and had worked for many years at the Epworth Hospital in the laundry dept. She was a member...
David Glenn White
Apr 30, 2012
David Glenn White, age 60, died April 30, 2012 at JPS Hospital in Fort Worth, TX. He was born January 1, 1952 in Beaver, OK the son of Glenn Hubert and Donna Ruth (Phelps) White. He graduated from Liberal High School, Liberal, KS in 1970. He had resided in Enid, OK for 5 years, he then moved to Whitney, TX.He...
Mary Lou Cannaley
Apr 24, 2012
Mary Lou Cannaley, 79, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at Stevens County Hospital, Hugoton, KS.She was born August 14, 1932 at Toledo, OH, the daughter of John and Lucy (Schnapp) Woods. She had been a librarian at the Seiling School District in Seiling, OK and was also a dental hygienist for Dr. Randall.She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi...
John W. Toole
Apr 20, 2012
John W. “Jack” Toole, age 93, died April 20, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born January 7, 1919 at Scottsbluff, Nebraska, the son of Lemuel and Minnie Olive (Lanham) Toole.He graduated in 1935 from Stromsburg High School, Stromsburg, NE. In 1940, Jack received a Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Nebraska. He...
Sheila Avers Watson
Apr 19, 2012
Sheila Marie Watson 59, died April 19, 2012 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO.She was born March 12, 1953 in Beaver, OK the daughter of Edward and Lenora Alice (McAhren) Chance. She had been a longtime Liberal area resident before moving to Greeley, Co. She is a 1971 graduate from Liberal High School and she earned her Associates...
Janice Jean Fitzgerald-Dufield
Apr 17, 2012
Janice Jean Fitzgerald-Dufield, age 69, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at the Kansas Medical Center, in Andover, KS.She was born October 17, 1942, at Borger, TX, to Eugene M. and Marjorie (Rinehart) Fletcher.She graduated from Sublette High School, in 1960, and Wichita State University, in 1998. She was retired from National Carriers, as an accountant, and was a member of...
Imogene Warren
Apr 14, 2012
Imogene Warren, age 85, died Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Life Care Center of Andover, Andover , KS .She was born October 17, 1926 at Brownsville , TX , the daughter of Henry Dallas and Vena Irene (Brown) Edwards.On August 4, 1944, she married Otto Wayne Warren at Medicine Lodge, KS. He died October 16, 1973.She left Liberal, in1981 and...
Leona Margaret Combs
Apr 8, 2012
Leona Margaret Combs 92, died Sunday, April 8, 2012 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS.Leona was born Jan. 24, 1920 in Custer, OK, the daughter of Rosco and Francis (Flosum) Pafford. She had been a longtime Turpin, OK resident moving to Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal just over three years ago.Leona attended public schools in Clinton, OK...
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