Doyle Ray Davis, 68, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday January 1, 2026 at his home in Liberal, KS. He was born on August 31, 1957 he was born to Glenda Sue Hunter and Colton Ray Davis August 31st 1957 at Brownwood Memorial Hospital in Brownwood, TX On May 4, 2016 he married Helen Giles at the Pauls Valley, OK. Doyle was a graduate of Brownwood High School. He went on to enlist into the ...

Randall Lee "Randy" Neudecker, 72, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday December 31, 2025 at Liberal Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home. He was born on September 8, 1953 to Elvin Neudecker and Melba (Steiner) Neudecker at Syracuse, KS. Randy was known by many in the Liberal community where he had worked in maintenance for WalMart in the mid 1990's, National Beef, and the Branding Iron Resta...

Lois C. Reimer, age 92, passed away Saturday evening, January 3, 2026, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. Lois was born in Harleysville, Pennsylvania on July 16, 1933, the third and youngest child of the late Jacob L. and Edna Nice Clemmer. She accepted Christ as her Savior at the age of 14 and was later baptized and became a member of Salford Mennonite Church in Harleysvi...

Ray Van Zant, age 88, died Saturday, January 3, 2026, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses. Darwin “Ray” Van Zant was born on June 2, 1937, in Roff, Oklahoma, the son of Clayton and Truba E. (Parker) Van Zant. Ray grew up in Oklahoma and proudly served his country in the United States Navy, enlisting in 1955. He served on active duty until 1959 and continued his service in the Navy Re...

After an amazing and full life, Jean Louise Regier, age 90, died on Monday, December 29, 2025, in Liberal, Kansas. Jean was born on August 20, 1935, in Marshalltown, Iowa, to Earl Eugene and Maxine Aurora (Pitcher) Basham. She graduated from Toledo Iowa public school in 1953. The following year on July 18, 1954, Jean married Vernon H. Regier at the First Methodist Church in Toledo, Iowa. Jea...

Vivian Regina Skaggs Wheeler, 79, passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness in Lubbock, TX on December 27, 2025, surrounded by her family. Regina was born August 6, 1946 to Thomas and Erlene Skaggs in Paducah, KY Regina was raised in Grant County, Ulysses, KS by her parents, Ray & Erlene Fogleman. Regina graduated from Grant County Rural High School, Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital LVN pro...

Robert “Bob” Wayne Kessler, age 90, died on Monday, December 22, 2025, at Wheatridge Park Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on September 10, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois, to William and Frieda (Becker) Kessler. Bob received his GED and worked as a mechanic for Panhandle Eastern. He was talented in many aspects to include diesel and auto mechanics and a meticulous painter of autos an...

Patricia Parnell, 84, formerly of Liberal, passed away peacefully at the VNA Hospice House on Sunday December 21, 2025 in Vero Beach, Florida. She was born on May 27, 1941 in Akron, Iowa to Ronald and Martha Violet (McDougall) Burke. Patricia graduated from Westfield High school back in 1950's in Iowa. She married Donald E. Parnell Febuary14, in the 1980s. He preceded her in death on Decembe...

Betty Lavonne Meador was born on November 28, 1931, at the home in Ingalls, KS, to Melvin and Myrl “Stebbins” Frazier. She passed away early Saturday morning, on December 27, 2025, at the age of 94, in Watonga, OK surrounded by her loving family. Betty graduated from high school in Ingalls, KS, as valedictorian. Shortly after graduating, she married her childhood sweetheart, Roy Meador, on Oc...

Aaron Bradley Patton, age 26, died on Monday, December 22, 2025, in Seward County, Kansas. He was born on December 15, 1999, to Donald E. and Teresa L. (Van Buren) Patton. Aaron graduated from Liberal High School in 2018 and attend SCCC Vocational Technical School. He worked as a technician on windmill generation systems. Aaron enjoyed any activity outside, golfing with his friends, skiing...