Patricia (Pat) Ann Lane 82 went to be with our Lord on Friday, December 19, 2025, in Hot Springs, AR at CHI St Vincent Hospital with her daughter and son at her side. Pat was born April 25, 1943, in Milwaukee, WI to Herbert Buske and Josephine (Flees) Malczewski. She married George Kokemueller on August 11, 1962, and moved to Caledonia, WI. She had three children. In August of 1978, the fa...

Rex Greenlee, 71, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday January 28, 2026 at the Wheatridge Care Center in Liberal, Kansas.. He was born on November 26, 1954 to Lloyd and Nola (Snell) Greenlee in Shattuck, OK. He married Alice Yakel on June 14, 2004 in Amarillo, TX. She survives. Rex graduated from Buffalo, OK, then went on to further his education at the Liberal Area VoTech. He was a M...

Elvira García Lazcano, 77 years old, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026 in Kansas City, Kansas. She was born on February 4, 1948 to Fransisco Garcia and Ramona Lazcano Villareal at Guanaceví, Durango. Elvira was a loving and caring person, she loved cooking for her family and taking care of everyone. She was a glamorous and extravagant lady who loved shopping and travel...

Louise Herminda Cox, 76, of Amarillo, Texas, passed away peacefully on Friday January 23, 2026. Louise was born on November 23, 1949, in Clayton, New Mexico, to Frank and Rebecca (Amijo) DeHerrera. She was a woman of God whose faith guided her life and shaped the way she loved and cared for others. Louise was known for her kind and loving heart, her wonderful sense of humor, and her spontane...

With heavy hearts, we share the passing of Larry D. Johnson on January 2, 2026. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. A military service will be held at a later date as the family Awaits the return of a granddaughter who is deployed overseas. ...

Rafael Saldaña Jr, 36, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday January 20, 2026 in rural Beaver County, OK. He was born on October 17, 1989 to Rafael Saldaña and Elsa Fabela at Brawley, CA. On September 6, 2025 he married Alejandra Zapata in Liberal, KS. Rafael grew up in Brawley, CA where attended school at Desert Valley High School. He enjoyed fishing,camping and going to the beach in Cali...

Walter D. Schmidt was born to Daniel and Lena Koehn Schmidt on June 21, 1931, near Ulysses, Kansas. He passed away on January 24, 2026, at Bethel Home in Montezuma, Kansas, at the age of 94. His father, Daniel, had been a widower with four children (Frank, Fred, Ruby, and Martha) when he married Dad’s mother, Lena. When Dad was a year and a half, his father passed away. Six months later, h...

James Leroy “Tornado” Esser, age 83, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses. He was born on August 6, 1942, in Larned, Kansas, the son of Robert Oliver and Velma Lara (Gagnebin) Esser. After graduating high school, James enlisted in the United States Navy. He served in the United States Navy from 1960 to 1962 serving on the USS Richards Edward...

Deborah “Debbie” Gail Smith, age 64, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on February 28, 1961, in Guymon, Oklahoma, to John W. and Kathryn (Hobson) Harper Sr. In 1979 Deborah graduated from Liberal High School. Soon after she started her career in retail, then later into trucking moving to National Carriers. By the end of he...

Ron Schultz, age 82, of Ulysses, KS passed away on January 20, 2026, at Western Prairie Senior Living, in Ulysses, KS. Born January 17, 1944, in Lexington, NE, the son of Lewis Edward and Anna Kristine (Bailey) Schultz. Ron was born and raised in Lexington, NE, where he attended local schools and spent his early years working at the local grocery store. On May 24, 1964, Ron married his childho...