Clayton John Rector, age 40, of Hugoton, Kansas, died Friday, September 30, 2022, at Baptist St. Anthony Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. He was born December 9, 1981, in Liberal, Kansas, the son of William and Deborah Rector.  Clayton, a farmer, was a lifetime resident of Stevens County. After graduating high school in 2000, he obtained a Certificate of Completion from Seward County Community C...

Grant Eugene Thompson, 82, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at Southwest Medical Center, in Liberal, Kansas. The son of Forest and Dorothy (Anderson) Thompson, he was born on July 14, 1940. Grant and Wanda Gale Myers were married on July 14, 1964, in Amarillo, Texas. To this union were two children: David, and Teri. Wanda preceded him in death on January 25, 2018. He was...

PLAINS – Roger Dale Morton, age 70, passed away Friday evening, October 7, 2022, at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, Kansas. He was born January 14, 1952, at Lubbock, Texas, the son of George and Mavis (Eastman) Morton. As a young boy, he attended school in Smyer, Texas, graduating from Smyer High School in 1972. In 1975, he joined the United States Army, serving until 1977. After his d...

Ramona Lea Wadley Duer of Hooker, Oklahoma went to be with her Heavenly Father on October 5, 2022, at the age of 93 years, 10 months, and 5 days in Enid, Oklahoma. She was born November 30, 1928, in Tyrone, Oklahoma, the second of four girls, to Weldon and Zolene Sapp Wadley. She graduated from Tyrone High School with class of 1946 and attended one semester of college at Panhandle A&M. ...

Marilyn Graham, age 82, died Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on January 2, 1940, the daughter of Guy Watkins and Anna Bledsoe in Guymon, Oklahoma. Marilyn graduated high school from Guymon High School in 1958 and went to college and earned her RN Nursing Degree. She was united in marriage to Bobby Ross Graham on December 15, 1973, in Liber...

Larry Warren Parker, 73, of Tyrone, OK passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at his home. He was born on June 1, 1949 to Edwin and Dorothy (Scott) Parker at Tulsa, OK. On April 13, 2007 he married Merriloy Duncan at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas, NV. Larry was a proud patriot and served his country as a Marine during the Vietnam War. He was the owner of Larry Parker Roofing f...

Erika J. Soto-Zapata Ramirez, age 37, died Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born September 4, 1985, in Dr. Arroyo NL Mexico, the daughter of Juan Luis Soto and Alma Rosa Zapata.  Erika grew up in Mexico. After graduating from high school, she earned an accountant degree which she used while living in Mexico. In 2006, she moved to the United...

Zola Marie Kessler, age 84, died Friday, September 30, 2022, at her home in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on October 6, 1937, the daughter of Jack and Della (Drake) Carruth in Ralston, Oklahoma. Zola graduated high school in 1955 from Blackwell, Oklahoma. On December 14, 1957, she was united in marriage to her loving husband of 64 years in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Together they raised 4 chil...

Patricia Katherine "Pat" Hibler, 83, of Liberal, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Southwest Medical Center. She was born on November 19, 1938, to Frank and Lillian (Wilson) Friesen at Ogden, UT. Pat worked many years as a Dispatcher for Seward County Sheriff Dept. She enjoyed playing Bingo, watching old westerns, and collecting dolls. She also loved being with her husband Ray an...

Stanley Lee Leek, 62, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2022, at his home in Ulysses, Kansas. The son of Tommy Lee and Doris Lorene (Foster) Leek, he was born March 11, 1960, in Amarillo, Texas. Stanley enjoyed watching football and Nascar racing. His biggest joy in life was his grandchildren. He is survived by his children, Dallas Leek, Ulysses, KS., Amanda Maravilla and significant oth...