Obituaries

Nov 24, 2020

David Wayne Hanzlick, 55, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday November 24, 2020 at Rock Regional Hospital in Derby, KS. He was born on August 11, 1965 to Lonnie Hanzlick and Lousie Berning at Scott City, KS. David was active within the Mosaic community; he was also kind, creative, and loved by all his friends. David is survived his father,...

Nov 23, 2020

Duane Deloss Lambert, 88, of Kismet died Monday, November 23, 2020 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. He was born February 23, 1932 to Leroy Lambert and Coral (Hughes) Lambert in Liberal, KS. Duane and Thelma Jean Scott were married on November 24, 1952 in Clayton, NM. She survives. He graduated from Kismet High School with the class...

Nov 15, 2020

Wilmer D. "Willie" Bennett Jr., 57, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday November 15, 2020 at his home. He was born on September 1, 1963 to Wilmer and Sharon (Sims) Bennett at Liberal, KS. Willie enjoyed hunting, fishing, working on tractors and boat motors. He also enjoyed playing cards, dominoes, watching the Dallas Cowboys, and tending to his gardens. Willie...

Nov 11, 2020

Yolonda Lea Carlile, 65, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. She was born on July 30, 1955 to George and Yvonne (Campbell) Carlile at Satanta Hospital Yolonda grew up on the family farm est of Liberal until her family moved into Liberal in her early teens. She worked for the City...

Nov 7, 2020

Sammy Lane Cope passed away at the age of 92 at the home of her daughter in Liberal, Kansas, on November 7, 2020 after a 21-month battle of severe post stroke recovery. Sammy was born September 1, 1928 in Branson, Missouri on a fishing trip. She was named after the heroine in the Harold Bell Wright book, "Shepherd of the...

Nov 4, 2020

Carol Sue Rose, 78, of Liberal, died early Wednesday, November 4th, 2020. She was born July 27th, 1942, in Perry, OK, the daughter of Mikel and Truth Cain. In 1964 she married Paul H. Donovan Jr. in Larned, KS; they later divorced. In 1981 she married Roger D. Rose in Liberal; he survives. Carol attended school in Ark City, KS...

Nov 4, 2020

Debra Sue Banman Giskie, 65, died November 4th at her home in Liberal, Kansas. She was born January 1, 1955 to Edgar and Vinola (Schroeder) Banman in Topeka, KS. Debbie grew up in Newton, graduating from Newton High with the class of 1973. She then studied business courses at Brown Mackie Business College in Salina, KS. She met Edgar J....

Nov 2, 2020

Esther Lavern Ellis, 94, of Amarillo, TX died November 2, 2020 after a short illness.

She was born Dec. 8, 1925 to Earl John Ellis and Lola May Thomas Ellis at their home in Stevens County.

She worked for many years as a nurse and a home healthcare nurse. In the early 1950’s, she was...

Oct 29, 2020

HOOKER - Michelle Lynn (Flenniken) Mouser, 52, died on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born to Linda Kay (Rich) and Vernon Michael Flenniken on November 3, 1967 in Hobbs, New Mexico. She married Keith Mouser on May 21, 2016 in Hooker, Oklahoma. A 1986 Liberal High School graduate, Michelle...

Oct 22, 2020

Justin Roa, 88, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center. Justin was born in Aspermont, Texas on April 14, 1932, to Ramón Roa and Guadalupe López Roa. He spent his youth in Aspermont with his 17 brothers and sisters. He loved music and taught himself how to play the guitar as a...

Oct 3, 2020

Dr. Rick J Fitzgerald, 66, of Liberal, KS passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center. Rick was born in Blackwell, OK on October 6, 1953 to Marvin and Doris Seymour Fitzgerald of Deer Creek, OK. He married Tess Rabanal of Manila, Philippines on September 17, 1985. Rick attended Deer Creek High School. He earned his Bachelor's...

Sep 26, 2020

Rick Alan Brown, 62, of Turpin, OK went to be with the Lord on the evening of Saturday, September 26, 2020. Rick was born on August 9, 1958 at the Ochiltree General Hospital in Perryton, TX to Barr and Mary Brown. He was a lifelong Turpin resident and graduated from Turpin High School; class of 1977. Rick married Bonnie Johnson...

Sep 19, 2020

Mary Lou Underwood, 81, of Libeal, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. She was born on January 8, 1939 to Ezekial and Irene (Leonard) Swank at Chetopa, KS. Mary had a strong work ethic and a loving, helpful heart for those in need. She enjoyed listening to music, dancing, going for walks,...

Sep 19, 2020

David Lee Curtis age 72, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society in Liberal, KS. He was born May 7, 1948 in Odell Nebraska, the son of Don and Ila (Steiner) Curtis. Dave was raised in Nebraska and was a huge Nebraska Cornhusker fan. He also loved KU basketball and the Denver Broncos. Dave served in...

Sep 18, 2020

Barbara Jean Ball, 77, Of Kismet, KS passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020. She was born on June 4, 1943 to Blackie and Virginia (Foglesong) Kent at Garden City, KS. On August 17, 1959 she married Duane Ball at Garden City, KS; he preceded her in death on January 30, 2020. Barbara is survived by her two sons, Emery...

Sep 17, 2020

Arturo Guerrero, 48, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on September 18, 1971 to Gilberto Guerrero and Maria Robles at Reynosa Tamps Mexico. On March 26, 1994 he married Maria Castro at Reynosa Tamps Mexico. Arturo was a hard worker who was always moving and repairing things....

Sep 16, 2020

Anita J. Parnell, 87, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020. She was born on December 21, 1932 to Harlan and Eula (Campbell) Munger at Liberal, KS. Anita grew up in Guymon, OK and was a graduate of Guymon High School; class of 1950. Anita worked as an Administrative Assistant for Parnell & Son "The Door Store" for...

Sep 9, 2020

Ferrius Louis David Lamar Olson, 27, of Liberal passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Tulsa, OK. He was born on March 3, 1993 to Norman Olson and Bridget (Livingston) Sowers at Liberal, KS. Ferrius spent most of his childhood between Dodge City and Garden City, KS. He attended Liberal High School where he was a Redskin Singer, played...

Sep 3, 2020

John F. Martin, 91, of Liberal, died on September 3, 2020, at his home. He was born on February 17, 1929, in Pawnee City, Nebraska, the son of Carl Martin and Sarah Bauer Martin. He was a graduate of Pawnee City High School; class of 1946. He moved from Nebraska to Liberal, Kansas, in 1962, where he was associated with...

Aug 23, 2020

Michael "Mike" Dean Cypret was born July 4th, 1959 in Liberal, KS to James Leroy Cypret & Geraldine (Davis) Cypret. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1977. Mike married Nancy Cook on January 27th, 1978. They had three children together. Mike & Nancy bought Cypret Glass from Mike's father & brother in 1984 & ran the business for 34...