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Juanita P. "Bonnie" Komarek

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

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

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;...

Sherry Yourdan

Sherry Yourdan

Dec 13, 2018

Sherry Yourdan, 56, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, KS.. She was born on October 18, 1962 to Marvin and Mary (Pemberton) Cornelson at Woodward, OK. On June 5, 1982 she married Dave Yourdan at the First Baptist Church of Shattuck, OK; he survives. Sherry grew up in Shattuck, OK...

Jo Alyce Yates Grice

Jo Alyce Yates Grice

Nov 17, 2018

Jo Alyce Yates Grice, 70, of Liberal, passed away on Saturday November 17, 2018 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on January 21, 1948 to Forrest and Jacqueline (Crittenden) Bugg at Bixby, OK. Jo was a graduate of Phillips High School in Phillips, TX. She moved to Liberal in 1994. Shortly after moving to Liberal she...

Dorothy  M. Hasty

Dorothy M. Hasty

Nov 17, 2018

Dorothy M. Hasty, 87, of Liberal died Saturday, November 17, 2018 at Southwest Medical Center. She was born March 6, 1931 to Leslie Walter and Edna Deakins Johnson at Wichita, KS. She married Dale E. Hasty, July 12, 1950 at Eureka Springs, AR; he preceded her in death on January 12, 2011. She worked with her husband, Dale as co-owners...

Kenny  L. Keeth

Kenny L. Keeth

Nov 14, 2018

Kenneth Lee Keeth, 63, of Liberal, passed away on November 14, 2018 at his home in Liberal, KS. He was born on July 22, 1955 to Kenneth and Faye (Smith) Keeth at Friona, TX. Kenny spent most of his childhood in Friona, TX before moving to Liberal in 1970. He was a graduate of Liberal High School; class of 1974....

Ireta  M. Long

Ireta M. Long

Nov 11, 2018

Ireta M. Long, 98, of Liberal, passed away early Sunday November 11, 2018 at her home in rural Seward County, KS. She was born on May 17, 1920 to Howard and Elsie (Carter) Smith in a Dugout 12 miles west of Guymon, OK. On October 1, 1939 she married Frank Roy Long in Liberal, KS; he preceded her in death...

Bobby  Lee Austin

Bobby Lee Austin

Nov 8, 2018

Bobby Lee Austin, 79, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at his home. He was born on June 29, 1939 to S.W. and Lela (Fitzghue) Austin at Bastrop, LA. On August 27, 1995 he married Patty Beshears at Tyrone, OK; she survives. Bobby grew up in Bastrop, LA where he graduated from high school in 1957. He...

Donald  L. Olinger

Donald L. Olinger

Oct 29, 2018

Donald L. "Don" Olinger, 83, of Hugoton, passed away on Monday, October 29, 2018 at the Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, Kansas after recently being diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer. He was a lifelong Stevens County resident being born on May 21, 1935 to S.L.and Geneva (Coleman) Olinger ten miles west of Hugoton, Kansas. On June 1, 1953 he...

Billie  Ann Martin

Billie Ann Martin

Oct 19, 2018

Billie Ann Martin, 94, longtime resident of Liberal passed away on Friday October 19, 2018 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. She was born on November 20, 1923 in Nowata, OK, the only child of parents Forest Ray White and Mary Louise (Allen) White. She graduated from Lyons HS in Lyons, KS and Dodge City Business College. She...

John  Lyndon Sheil

John Lyndon Sheil

Oct 14, 2018

John Lyndon Sheil died at home on October 14, 2018 in Tucson, Arizona. John was born February 21, 1926 on a farm near Delphis, Iowa. He was raised in Maloy, Iowa. Following high school, John enlisted in the Marine Corps serving in Japan during WWII. Upon returning from the war, he attended college in Maryville, Missouri where he met and...

Marvin  L. Park

Marvin L. Park

Oct 11, 2018

Marvin Leon Park, 82, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at his home. He was born on October 20, 1935 to Earl and Mina Park ( Harris ) at Cunningham, KS. On October 20, 1956 he married Joe Ann Urist at Phillipsburg, KS; she preceded him in death on August 21, 2018. Marvin was a graduate Cunningham...

Linda  L. Gibbons

Linda L. Gibbons

Oct 7, 2018

Linda Gibbons "Maz", passed away Sunday, October 7, 2018 at Southwest Medical Center In Liberal, KS. She was born December 9, 1950 at Liberal, KS, the daughter of Henry and Alice (Flemming) Parks. She married Elvis D. Gibbons Jr. on October 1, 1969 at Beaver, OK; He survives. Linda was a graduate of Fort Gibson High School in Fort Gibson,...

Jimmy  Lynn Bauer

Jimmy Lynn Bauer

Oct 4, 2018

Jimmy Lynn Bauer, 50, of Tyrone, OK passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018. Jimmy was born March 8, 1968 in Lamar, CO to Duane and Lois Bauer. He is survived by his daughter, Shea Bauer of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; mother, Lois Bauer of Tyrone, Oklahoma; brother, Marty Bauer and wife, Cindy of Liberal, Kansas; nieces and nephews, Gena and husband,...

Louvernia  "Tootie" Parkin

Louvernia "Tootie" Parkin

Sep 6, 2018

Louvernia "Tootie" Lucille Parkin, 75, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Wheatridge Care Park in Liberal, KS. She was born on May 21, 1943 to Vernon and Lucille (Kirk) Woodward at Tahlequah, OK. Tootie grew up in Tahlequah, OK; she came to Liberal, KS in 1958. In 1977 she moved to Greensburg, KS where she worked...

Glenn  Allen Smith

Glenn Allen Smith

Aug 27, 2018

Glenn Allen Smith, 45, of Liberal, passed away on Monday August 27, 2018. He was born on December 30, 1972 to Jason and Brenda (Johnson) Smith in Long Beach, CA. Glenn grew up in the Turpin, OK area and was a graduate of Turpin High School; class of 1993. He was an avid sports fanatic; his favorite team was the...

Joe  Ann Park

Joe Ann Park

Aug 21, 2018

Agnes Joe Ann Park, 82, of Liberal, passed away on August 21, 2018 at her home in Liberal, KS. She was born on May 5, 1936 to William and Marie (Shriver) Urist at Marmmoth, ND. On October 20, 1956 she married Marvin L. Park at Phillipsburg, KS. He Survives. Joe Ann grew up in Thermopolis, WY where she graduated high...

Alice  Louise White

Alice Louise White

Aug 9, 2018

Louise White passed from this life on August 9, 2018, in Quapaw, OK; she was 93. She was born March 12, 1925, in Lakin Kansas, to John and Eva Moser. Her family moved to a farm 7 ½ miles SW of Hugoton, Kansas, when she was about Five. Louise attended Hugoton area schools until she graduated from Hugoton High School...

Donald  Leroy Hatfield

Donald Leroy Hatfield

Jul 30, 2018

Donald Leroy Hatfield, 78, of Liberal, passed away on Monday July 30, 2018 at his home in Liberal, KS; one day short of his 79th birthday. He was born on July 31, 1939 to Howard and Lorene Hatfield at Rural Meade Co, KS. Don grew up on a farm near Fowler, KS and was a graduate of Fowler High School,...

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