Crystal Marie Hatfield, 42, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday January 28, 2025 at her home. She was born on February 2, 1982 to Robert and Patsy (Walden) Hatfield at Liberal, KS. Crystal had worked as a CNA for Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Liberal. She enjoyed crafting, decorating for the holidays, listening to crime podcasts and spending time with her family. Crystal is survived by h...

Roberto Maldonado Villegas, 82, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday January 29, 2025 at Southwest Medical Center. He was born on February 16, 1942 to Andres and Milburga (Villegas) Maldonado at Coapango, Gro Mexico. On January 16, 1971 he married Maria Macias at the Cd. Cuahutemoc, Chihuahua Mexico. Roberto worked at Seaboard Farms in Guymon, OK for more than 25 years. He was a hard w...

Hedy Jean Hull , 67, of Liberal, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday February 5, 2023 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. She was born on March 15, 1955 to Lowell and Norma (Calhoun) Short at Great Bend, KS. Hedy married Craig Hull on April 17, 1981; they later divorced. Hedy was a graduate of Liberal High School; class of 1973. Over the years Hedy had worked at Beech Aircraft, was a ...

Bruce Robert Looney, age 67, passed away early Tuesday morning, January 28, 2025, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. He was born January 24, 1958, at Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Robert and Ella Alice Ruby (Bates) Looney. As a young boy he attended the Sunnyside Elementary School and the Dodge City Junior High. He later moved to Ensign where he attended the Ensign High ...

Estevan Morales, age 48, known by his friends and family as Steven or Quico, passed away Monday, January 27, 2025, at his home in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born on December 7, 1976, in Ulysses, Kansas, the son of Erasmo and Manuela (Vasquez) Morales. Steven was the youngest of nine siblings. He graduated from Ulysses High School in 1996. He worked as a skilled heavy equipment operator for WT C...

Tommy Leo Perkins, age 85, passed away late Saturday evening, January 25, 2025, at the Wheatridge Park Care Center, Liberal, Kansas. He was born May 11, 1939, at Hamlin, Texas, the son of Harold and Eunice (Wilcox) Perkins. As a young boy, he attended school in Hamlin, graduating from Hamlin High School in 1959. After his graduation, he then began working for the local lumberyard and lat...

Kent Leon Taylor, 85, died January 25, 2025 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born on December 15, 1939 at Liberal, KS. The twin son of Lawrence and Goldie (Eden) Taylor. He grew up on the family ranch near Forgan, Oklahoma, and helped with farming and cattle. He attended Greenough Elementary school and graduated from Forgan High School with the Class of 1958. He attended one year of coll...

Dorthy “Anne” Chockley, 80, of Beaver, Oklahoma, went home to her Lord and Savior on January 23, 2025, after a courageous 26-month battle with breast cancer. Born on August 7, 1944, to Eddie and Helen Brown in Beaver, Anne lived a life defined by faith, family, and a firm but loving classroom presence. Anne’s life was a testament to what it means to love deeply and serve faithfully. Know...

James Jay "Jim" Earnest, 73, of Tyrone, OK passed away on Friday January 24, 2025 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Liberal, KS. He was born on August 29, 1951 to Donald and Florence (Boxberger) Earnest at Russell, KS. Jim was a graduate of Liberal High School; class of 1969. Shortly after graduating he enlisted into the US Army where he served as a Tank Commander & Buck Sergeant in Germa...

When someone's sole existence is to make the world a better place one smile at a time, it makes one forget the craziness of this world. Paul M. Quiring died on January 13, 2025, at the age of 49. He was born on May 14, 1975, in Garden City, Kansas to Leo and Jeanie Munoz. At three years of age, Paul became a member of the Quiring family. His parents are David and Lillian (Dick) Quiring of ...