Obituaries

Ronald Nicholas Tatro

Apr 9, 2019

Ronald " Ron" Nicholas Tatro, 69, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday April 9, 2019 at his home. He was born on February 11, 1950 to Paul and Alice (Bayer) Tatro at Garden City, KS. Ron was a graduate of Satanta High School; class of 1968. He then went on to attend the Diesel Mechanics program at the Liberal Area...

Melvin L. Cook

Apr 7, 2019

Melvin L. Cook, 75, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at his home. He was born on May 7, 1943 on the family homestead to Henry and Twila (Black) Cook near Cheney, KS. On November 23, 1963 he married Sharon Komarek at the St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Liberal, KS; she survives. Melvin was a graduate of...

Daphne Rushing

Mar 21, 2019

Daphne Rushing, 96, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday March 21, 2019 at Brookdale - Liberal Springs in Liberal, KS. She was born on May 10, 1922 to John and Esther (Cheney) Brindle at Courtland, KS. On October 25, 1946 she married Charles W. Rushing at Wichita, KS; he preceded her in death on October 8, 1995. Daphne was a...

Betty Jo Moon

Mar 16, 2019

Betty Jo Moon, 83, of Tyrone, passed away on Saturday March 16, 2019 at the Beaver County Memorial Hospital in Beaver, OK. She was born on September 6, 1935 to James P and Pearl (Getz) Sanger at Weld Co., CO. On October 2, 1953 she married Bobbie Dean Moon at Liberal, KS; he preceded her in death on February 13,...

Gary Lee Knoll

Mar 7, 2019

Gary Lee Knoll, 59, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday March 7, 2019 Liberal, KS. He was born on November 28, 1959 to Marcellus and Betty (Dechant) Knoll at Hays, KS. Gary attended Liberal and Southwestern Heights High Schools. Gary served in the US Marine Corps from 1977-1980 where he was stationed at Twenty Nine Palms, CA. After his service...

Rick D. Heitschmidt

Mar 5, 2019

Rick D. Heitschmidt, 67, of rural Forgan, Oklahoma passed away on Pancake Day - Tuesday March 5, 2019 at his home. He was born on Pancake Day - February 26, 1952 to Donald and Betty (Swan) Heitschmidt at Liberal, Kansas. On May 18, 1974 he married Linda "Lindy" Bradley at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; she survives. Rick was a graduate of...

Donald G. Hodges

Mar 3, 2019

Donald G. Hodges, 74, formerly of Liberal, Kansas passed away on Monday March 3, 2019 at Pueblo, Colorado. He was born on August 30, 1944 to Ivy and Lillian (White) Hodges at Wewoka, Oklahoma. Don married Viola Mae Trisler in 1970; she preceded him in death on February 2, 2012 Don obtained his Bachelors Degree in Theology from Baptist Bible...

David Rodriguez

Feb 26, 2019

Memorial Service

MAR 2. 10:30 AM (CST)

Fellowship Baptist Church

310 W. Pancake Blvd

Liberal, KS 67901

http://www.fellowshipfamily.org/

Paul Roland Chandler II

Feb 22, 2019

Paul Roland Chandler II, 80, of Liberal, passed away on Friday February 22, 2019 at Liberal, Kansas. He was born on November 12, 1938 to Paul and Elola (Mason) Chandler at Swiftown, MS. In April 2010 he married Rosie Mae Walker in Wichita, KS; she survives. Paul spent his early childhood in Swiftown, MS and moved to Wichita, Kansas when...

Geneva Lori Bruner

Feb 8, 2019

Geneva Lori Bruner, 98, passed away on February 8, 2019 at Wheatridge Care Park in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on February 8, 1921 to Harry and Nora (Ferguson) Stoddard in Union County, New Mexico. She married John Bruner on November 14, 1942; he preceded her in death on August 13, 2008. She was a wife and stay at home...

Les Higgins

Feb 8, 2019

Leslie Dale "Les" Higgins, 75, of Kismet, passed away on February 8, 2019 at his home in Kismet, KS. He was born on July 29, 1943 to Harlan and Della (Taylor) Higgins at Colorado Springs, CO. On June 4, 1967 he married Linda Violet Winter at Liberal, KS; she survives. Les moved to Liberal in 1966. He worked as a...

Betty Jones

Feb 6, 2019

Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Jones, 92, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2019. She was born on July 9, 1926 to Walter Eli and Doris Elizabeth (Bowers) Dunlap in Hereford, TX. Betty Graduated from Hereford High School and went on to receive her college degree from Texas State College for Women in Denton, TX. She married Eugene Ralph "Sonny"...

Sherry L. Stebens

Jan 21, 2019

Sherry Lynn Stebens, 59, of Liberal, passed away on Monday, January 21, 2019 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on November 19, 1959 to Paul and Ida (Kauffman) Crail at Liberal, KS. On September 27, 1982 she married Ron L. Stebens in Liberal, KS; he preceded her in death on January 3, 2006 Sherry grew up...

Zac Beasley

Jan 19, 2019

Zachary "Zac" Lee Beasley, 36, of Beaver, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on May 4, 1982 to Mark Beasley and Sherry Kygar at Perryton, TX. As a child Zac grew up in many different places including Denver, CO and Beaver, OK. Zac had worked as an Electrician Apprentice,...

Lawrence E. Mahoney

Jan 6, 2019

Lawrence Edward Mahoney, 80, of Liberal, passed away on January 6, 2019 at Homestead Estates Home Plus care Facility Liberal, KS. He was born on August 24, 1938 to Lawrence and Bernice (Swenson) Mahoney at Lyons, KS. On December 22, 1963 he married Bernice Hillery in Oakley, KS; she survives. Lawrence graduated from Lindsborg High School; class of 1956. He...

William L. "Bill" Beck

Jan 4, 2019

William L. "Bill" Beck, 83, of Turpin, OK. passed away at his home on Friday, January 4, 2019. He was born on March 6, 1935 to John and Viola (Kolb) Beck at Liberal, KS. In 1958 he married Karen Starlin at Liberal, KS; she preceded him in death on April 13, 2018 Bill grew up in Liberal, Kansas and was...

Jimmy Ray "Jimbo" Ketcherside

Jan 4, 2019

Jimmy Ray "Jimbo" Ketcherside, 41, of Plains, KS passed away on January 4, 2019 at the Meade District Hospital in Meade, KS. He was born on September 22, 1977 to Jimmy and Donna (Johnson) Ketcherside at Guymon, OK. Jimbo spent a part of his childhood in Guymon, OK,. When he was 10 he and his family moved to Kismet, KS...

Juanita P. "Bonnie" Komarek

Dec 28, 2018

Juanita P. "Bonnie" Komarek, 91, of Liberal, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018 at the Wheatridge Care Park in Liberal, KS. She was born on April 23, 1927 to Norman and Alice (King) Boggs at Arkansas City, Kansas. On February 4, 1945 she married Donald Komarek in Alexandria, LA; he preceded her in death on December 10, 2011. Growing...

Kaitlynn Grace Knudsen

Dec 27, 2018

Kaitlynn Grace Knudsen was stillborn on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Southwest Medical Center at Liberal, KS She is the infant daughter of Joel Christopher and Elizabeth Grace (Nurick) Knudsen. She was born at 12:13 pm, weighing 1 lb 12 oz and measured 13 inches long. She is survived by her Parents- Joel and Elizabeth Knudsen of Liberal, KS; Two...

Ruth M. Peek

Dec 26, 2018

Ruth Maxine Peek, 89, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday December 26, 2018 at the Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on June 21, 1929 to Thomas V. and Abbie Elnora (Rawlings) Harvey, on the family homestead near the Arkalon Township in Seward County, Kansas On July 26, 1953 she married Claude Henry Peek at Clayton, NM;...