Obituaries

Nikki Aspen Broadbent - February 28, 2024

Nikki Aspen Broadbent, 22, became an Angel, passing away peacefully February 26, 2024, at the Oklahoma Heart Hospital due to heart complications. Nikki was born September 12, 2001, in Liberal, Kans...

LaVern Janice (Gregg) Thomas - February 27, 2024

After an amazing and full life, LaVern Janice (Gregg) Thomas, age 99, died Sunday, February 25, 2024, Hugoton, Kansas. She was born on June 20, 1924, in Stevens County, Kansas to Robert Arthur and ...

Michael Jeffrey Shopteese - February 27, 2024

Michael Jeffrey Shopteese, age 48, passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2024, at his home in Hugoton. He was born July 26, 1975, in Amarillo, Texas, the son of Michael J. Shopteese and Marla Thompson....

Arthur Edward Mills - February 27, 2024

Arthur Edward Mills, son of Ivan Leroy Mills and Audrey Josephine Nordyke Mills was born on February 1, 1952 in Hugoton, Kansas and went to meet his Lord and Savior on February 17, 2024, in Tulsa, Okl...

Aurelio Mares Rivera - February 26, 2024

Aurelio Mares Rivera, age 84, died on Thursday, February 22, 2024, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on December 4, 1939, in Durango, Mexico, to Jesus Mares Avila and Juli...

Albert Isaac “Al” Shank, Jr. - February 25, 2024

Albert Isaac “Al” Shank, Jr., age 68, owner and CEO of Al Shank Insurance, Inc. died Thursday, February 22, 2024, in Wichita, Kansas. Born April 26, 1955, in Liberal, Kansas to Albert Isaac and...

Neva L. Day - February 24, 2024

Neva L. Day, 95, passed away on February 23, 2024 in Liberal, KS. She was born on January 31, 1929 in Liberal, KS. The daughter of LeRoy and Nellie (Carlile) Craig. Neva has been a resident of Ok...

Bonnie M. Springmeyer - February 22, 2024

Bonnie M. Springmeyer, 91, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday February 21, 2024 in Liberal, KS. She was born on June 9, 1932 to Jesse and Rachel (Wells) Hill at Hardesty, OK. On August 23, 1...

Yurida Karina Morales Lux - February 21, 2024

Yurida Karina Morales Lux, age 8 months, died on Friday, February 16, 2024, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on May 28, 2023, in Liberal, Kansas, to Tomas Valerio Moral...

Larry Joe Bittner - February 21, 2024

In the quiet town of Elkhart, Kansas, surrounded by the vast plains that he called home, Larry Joe Bitner bid farewell on February 18, 2024. A man whose life was intertwined with the rhythms of the la...