Obituaries

Kenneth Newton Powell

Kenneth Newton Powell

Mar 30, 2022

Kenneth Newton Powell, age 92, passed away in the afternoon of Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on August 2, 1929, the son of William Sherley Powell and Ethel Viana Powell (Cromer) on the family homestead near Anna, Texas. Kenneth was the seventh of ten children. He spent his last years...

Miguel Longoria

Miguel Longoria

Mar 22, 2022

Miguel Longoria, age 62, died Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at his home in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on December 23, 1959, the son of Ruben Longoria Sr. and Maria de los Angeles Ortiz (Longoria) in Lubbock, Texas. Miguel worked in the oilfield as a Chain Hand for many years. Survived by Brothers, Jorge Longoria of Ft. Lupton, Colorado and...

Maria Castro

Maria Castro

Mar 19, 2022

Maria Castro, age 77, died Saturday, March 19, 2022, at her residence in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on August 15, 1944, the daughter of Francisco Guerra Eslava and Mercedes Aispuro in Tlayacapan, Morelos, Mexico. Maria married Alvaro Castro in 2007 in Liberal, Kansas. She was a wonderful mother to three sons, Rafael Cambroń, Hugo Cambroń, and Leonardo Cambroń and...

Ladislao Flores

Ladislao Flores

Mar 14, 2022

Ladislao Flores, age 76, died Monday, March 14, 2022, in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on June 27, 1945, the son of Victorino Flores Cornejo and Electeria Flores Arevala in El Salvador. Survived by Two sons, Cruz Flores and wife, Silvia Jose Santos Arevala Flores Three daughters, Irma Elizabeth Flores Maria Blanco Arevala Flores Mariana Arevala Flores Preceded in death...

Carmen Casas

Carmen Casas

Mar 10, 2022

Carmen Casas, age 56, died Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas She was born on July 16, 1965, the daughter of Gregorio Garcia and Delfina Sierra in Juárez, Mexico. Carmen married Jose Santos Casas on August 20, 1985, in Ciudad Juárez. She was a homemaker and the mother of three daughters, Claudia Jimenez, Sara Casas,...

Maria Juana Alvarez

Maria Juana Alvarez

Mar 9, 2022

Maria Juana Alvarez, age 40, died Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at her home in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on January 2, 1982, the daughter of Epifania Nuńez in Amatepec, Mexico. Maria married Miguel Alvarez on May 29, 2011, in Liberal, Kansas. She was a homemaker and mother of two sons, Miguel and Edwin, and two daughters, Dayrelin and Yarely....

Tracy Max Mendenhall

Tracy Max Mendenhall

Feb 28, 2022

Tracy Max Mendenhall, 64, died Monday, February 28, 2022, at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was born May 8, 1957, to Gary Max Mendenhall and Lois Jean Hart in Liberal, Kansas. He attended school at Turpin and Baker, Oklahoma. Tracy loved doing chores on the farm and listening to all types of music. He lived at the Center...

Norman Richard McVey

Norman Richard McVey

Feb 26, 2022

Norman Richard McVey, 77, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022. He was born June 27, 1944, in Liberal, Kansas to John and Florence McVey. Norman married Bonnie Lock on August 15, 1970 and had 3 children. Norman graduated from Kismet High School and then attended Hays University. After his time in college, he entered the Army, were he proudly served...

Sylvia Francis Moreno

Sylvia Francis Moreno

Feb 24, 2022

Sylvia Francis Moreno, 66, died Thursday, February 24, 2022 at her residence in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on May 18, 1955 in Ulysses, Kansas, the daughter of Merejildo and Mollie (Cruz) Padilla. Sylvia was a member of the Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Ulysses. She had a loving, open and forgiving heart for everyone. She loved her...

Minnie 'Sue" Belle Ediger

Minnie 'Sue" Belle Ediger

Feb 16, 2022

Minnie Belle (Sue) Ediger, Age 89, of Liberal, Kansas, died Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Good Samaritan Nursing Center. She was born in Ringwood, Oklahoma on September 6, 1932, the daughter of Charles F. and Mildred (Combs) Surls. Minnie Graduated from Fallbrook High School in Fallbrook, California. She attended Nazarene Bible College in Pasadena, California, which is now known as...

Herminia Quintana De Rubio

Herminia Quintana De Rubio

Feb 14, 2022

Herminia Quintana de Rubio, age 66, died Monday February 14, 2022, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal Kansas. Herminia was born on April 25, 1955, in Chihuahua, Mexico to Gaspar and Juana (Chavez) Quintana. She married Ramon Rubio Olivas in Mexico in 1974. She worked for Kentucky Fried Chicken in food preparation and service. Herminia loved to travel, and really...

Ramona (Mona) Maria Almeida

Ramona (Mona) Maria Almeida

Feb 11, 2022

Ramona (“Mona”) Marie Almeida passed away peacefully at BSA Hospital in Amarillo, TX, on February 11, 2022. She was born in Fort Morgan, CO, on April 14, 1952, to Robert Mendoza & Antonia Saucedo. Mona spent her early years enjoying life as a kid and often accompanied her stepfather to “work" as a laborer in the fields picking cotton or...

Schenena Jean Porter

Schenena Jean Porter

Jan 30, 2022

Schenena ‘Nena’ Jean Porter, 71, died Sunday, January 30, 2022 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. She was born on May 2, 1950 in Stroud, Oklahoma, the daughter of Hulen Payne “Corky” and Wilma Jean Jones. Schenena graduated from Liberal High School. On November 18, 1967 she married Melvin Carl Porter in Liberal. He preceded her in death on June...

Debra Dawn Patterson

Debra Dawn Patterson

Jan 29, 2022

Debra Dawn Patterson, Age 49, of Liberal, Kansas, Died Saturday January 29, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas, Debra was born December 17, 1972, in Liberal, Kansas, to Dale and Debra Patterson. She was raised and later adopted by her grandparents, Johnny, and Ruby (Whited) Alsdurf. She Graduated from Liberal High School. Debra is survived...

Carlos Adrian Granados

Carlos Adrian Granados

Jan 29, 2022

Carlos Adrian Granados, 41, died Saturday, January 29, 2022 in Liberal, Kansas He was born on November 23, 1980 in Liberal Kansas, the son of Manuel Granados and Teresa De Jesus Mendoza. Carlos worked in construction, doing home remodeling. Carlos loved to sing and dance. He enjoyed being funny and to make people laugh. He is survived by his daughter,...

Walter Paul Ediger

Walter Paul Ediger

Jan 26, 2022

Walter Paul Ediger, 90, died Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on April 17, 1931, to Albert and Marie (Fransen) Ediger in Beaver, Oklahoma. Walt graduated from High School in Turpin, Oklahoma in 1950. He served in the United States Army from 1952 to 1953 during the Korean Conflict. He married Minnie...

Keith Edwin Glunt

Keith Edwin Glunt

Jan 23, 2022

Keith Edwin Glunt, 74, went home to the loving arms of Jesus on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at the Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. He was born on June 2, 1947, the son of Oral E. and Anna Belle (Wheeler) Glunt in Dodge City, Kansas. Keith grew up living on the family farm near Jetmore, Kansas. Keith first met...

Maria Celia Cruz

Maria Celia Cruz

Jan 16, 2022

Maria Celia Cruz, age 76, died Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on August 25, 1945, the daughter of Jose Carmen Hernandez and Evangelyna Garcia in Zacatecas, Mexico. Maria was married to Arnulfo P. Cruz for 58 years. Maria lived a full life as a loving mother, grandmother, and a great homemaker....

Larry R. Wolfram

Larry R. Wolfram

Jan 14, 2022

Larry R. Wolfram, age 71, passed from this life to his heavenly home on Friday, January 14, 2022, from advanced lung cancer and pneumonia. He fought valiantly through two bouts of cancer from 2009-2010 and 2017-2022 and was with his immediate family at the end. Even when the lung cancer returned in 2017, Larry continued to work and travel while...

Jimmie Farr

Jimmie Farr

Jan 11, 2022

Jimmie Farr, age 75, died on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at his residence in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on October 8, 1946, the son of Darcy “Bud” Willard Farr and Alliene (Bowling) Farr in Binger, Oklahoma. Jimmie graduated in 1964 from Binger High School in Binger, Oklahoma and went on to earn his Associates Degree. He married Sharon Ann...

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