Obituaries
Lois Meddock
Aug 19, 2012
Lois Meddock, 92 died, Sunday August 19, 2012 at Lone Tree Retirement Center in Meade Kansas.She was born Sept. 13, 1919 at Uniontown, KS the daughter of Fay and Ruth (Bobbitt) KeithShe graduated from Uniontown High School and attended Ft. Scott, Junior College. She was a homemaker and has worked in the courthouse in Fort Scott then taught school in...
Vernon Theodore Behrendt
Aug 13, 2012
In Loving MemoryVernon Theodore Behrendt, age 85, of Liberal, passed away at 5:15 p.m., August 13, 2012 at Wheatridge Park Care Center, in Liberal. A native of Keyes, Oklahoma, he was born April 18, 1927, in Elkhart, Kansas, son of Elmer James and Fern Irene (Lowery) Behrendt. He attended Keyes High School and went to college at Panhandle State and...
Clayton Ross Shirley
Aug 12, 2012
Clayton “Ross” Shirley, age 84, died Sunday, August 12, 2012 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. He was born September 10, 1927 in Bogard, Missouri to Orval John and Edith (Greenwood) Shirley. In 1930, his family moved to Hugoton, KS. He graduated from Hugoton High School in 1945 where he was on the football team. After graduating, he...
Bethany Renee Royse
Aug 3, 2012
Bethany Renee Royse, stillborn daughter of Josiah and Theresa Royse, was born on August 3, 2012 at Memorial Hospital of Texas County, Guymon, OK. Her other survivors include:Grandparents – Kelly and Brenda Headrick of Turpin, OK; Gregory Royse of Lake Elsinore , CA; Jeff and Ruth Brott of Sarasota, FL and Wayne and Corinne Flack of Turpin, OK.Great-Grandparents – Ivan...
Audrey Ellen Behrendt
Jul 29, 2012
In Loving Memory Audrey Ellen BehrendtAudrey Ellen Behrendt,age 81, of Liberal, passed away at 6:00 a.m., July 29, 2012, at her home in Liberal. A native of Turpin, Oklahoma,she was born November 15, 1930, in a sod house, just south of Dombey, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of the late Josiah Kermit and Bessie Belle Ray. She attended Turpin High...
Betty Jean Garcia
Jul 26, 2012
Betty Jean Garcia, 57, died Thursday, July 26, 2012 at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita, KS. She was born Aug 23, 1954 at Rocky Ford, CO, the daughter of George and Mary Jane (Montoya) Johnson. She was employed by USD 480 where she worked in food service.She was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church. Survivors include2 Sons – Daniel...
Charles Eugene Daugherty,
Jul 19, 2012
Charles Eugene Daugherty, Sr., age73, died Thursday, July 19, 2012 at his residence in Liberal, KS. He was born July 1, 1939 in Garnett, KS, the son of Roy and Juanita (Ashlock) Daugherty. He attended school in Iola, KS. He had lived in Liberal since 1961, moving from El Dorado, KS.He was owner and operator of Daugherty Pumping.He was a...
Miguel Navarrete
Jul 12, 2012
Miguel Navarrete, Jr, age 19, of Liberal, died, Thursday, July 12, 2012, in Texas County, OK.He was born August 1, 1992, in Clovis, NM, son of Miguel Navarrete and Zulema (Jimenez) Navarrete.He was a 2010 graduate of Liberal High School, and was employed by Dillon’s. He was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church.Survivors include his parents2 brothers – Abriel...
Roberta June Hartshorn
Jun 28, 2012
Roberta June Hartshorn, 72 died Thursday June 28, 2012 at Satanta District Hospital in Satanta, KS.She was born Oct. 7, 1939 Campo, CO. the daughter of Cecil J. and Alma Alice (Eden) Jenkins. She graduated in 1958 from Campo High School Campo, CO. She had been a resident of Liberal since 1969. She was a homemaker and a Avon Representative....
Lynne C. Goodman
Jun 23, 2012
Lynne C. Goodman, age 75, died peacefully on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at her daughter’s residence in Aurora, IL. She was born June 4, 1937 at Kalamazoo, MI. Her parents were Willis M. and Melba (Caldwell ) Bagshaw. Lynne was a 1955 graduate of Liberal High School, Liberal, KS. On January 21, 1955, she married Max D. Goodman at the...
Ray Edgar "Bubby" Boothby
Jun 23, 2012
Ray Edgar “Bubby” Boothby 96 passed away, June 23, 2012 Saturday at Emeritus Liberal Springs in Liberal, KS.He was born June 5, 1916 in a dugout near Texhoma, OK the son of Dan C. and Susie (Sweet) Boothby. He has been a longtime resident of Texhoma, OK, moving to Liberal, KS eight and half years ago.He graduated from Texhoma High...
Toribio Tonche
Jun 19, 2012
Toribio "Toby" Tonche, age 84, died Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at his daughter's home in Parker, CO. He was born April 27, 1928, at Haskell, TX, to Matias Tonche and Jovita Baeza. He was a self-employed carpenter, and had retired from National Beef Packing Co. He married Guadalupe Pastrana, on April 20, 1981, at Denver,CO. She survives.Other survivors include 1...
Dorothy Louise Weilert
Jun 17, 2012
Dorothy Louise (O’Brien) Weilert, age 81, died Sunday, June 17, 2012, at her home in Kismet, KS.She was born March 8, 1931, at Valentine, NE, to Bruce Thomas and Eva F. (Farrell) O’Brien. She attended Central High School in Omaha, NE. She served with the U.S. Army as a Shipping and Departures Clerk at Ft. Lawson, WA, during the Korean...
Kenneth Wayne Griffith
Jun 16, 2012
Kenneth Wayne Griffith, age 70, died Saturday, June 16, 2012, at KU Medical Center, in Kansas City, KS. He was born June 13, 1942, at Lubbock, TX, to Kenneth and Maurene (Lister) Griffith. He graduated from high school in Plainview, TX. He was a territory salesman for the Hamby Co., then, a salesman for Keating Tractor and Equipment. He was...
Mary Ann Pearson
Jun 8, 2012
Mary Ann Pearson, age 76, died Friday, June 8, 2012, at her son’s home in Liberal, KS.She was born August 15, 1935, at Watonga, OK, to James C. and Effie M. (Uhrig) Long.On June 29, 1952, she married Marvin G. Pearson in Oklahoma.She had worked at Nature’s Cupboard.Survivors include:3 Sons: Roger Pearson and wife Janice, of Liberal, KS; Gene Pearson...
Caleb Garcia
Jun 1, 2012
Caleb Garcia, age 9, died suddenly on Friday, June 1, 2012 at Liberal, KS.He was born March 3, 2003 at Liberal, KS, the son of Juan L. and Concepión (Velasquez) Garcia.Caleb had completed 3rd grade at McDermott Elementary School in Liberal.He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and was in the church “Kid’s Club”.He is survived by...
Leon Paul Hale
May 31, 2012
Leon Paul Hale 86, died, Thursday, May 31, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS.He was born April 1, 1926 at Range, OK the son of Ira Jay and Maggie (Morris) Hale. He graduated from Hardesty High School in Hardesty, OK. He has been a longtime Liberal resident.He is the co-owner of Brier & Hale Music Co. for the...
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...
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...
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