Ricardo Levario Baeza, age 52, died Saturday, December 21, 2024, near Dodge City, Kansas. He was born on June 19, 1972, in Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Rosendo Apodaca and Antonia Victoria (Baeza) Levario. When Ricardo was 19 years old, he moved to the United States. He worked in the oil field until he started his own diesel mechanic shop, RL Diesel Repair. He married Araceli Valenzuela i...

Dan Douglas Koons, 68, of Liberal, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 22, 2024, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. Dan was born at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS on August 17, 1956 to Dr. Jess and Eva Lou (Manker) Koons. On February 11, 1989 he married Susan Ringer at the First United Methodist Church in Liberal. He was a graduate of Liberal High School, class of ...

Gary Lynn Jones, age 69, died on Friday, December 20, 2024, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on January 5, 1955, at the Epworth Hospital in Liberal, Kansas, to Freddie and Velma (Chessmore) Jones. In 1973, Gary graduated High School in Liberal, Kansas. On October 25, 1975, he was united in marriage to Debbie Daugherty at the First Assembly of God Church in Liberal...

Shirley L. Brown, age 77, died December 19, 2024, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. She was born on January 1, 1947, the daughter of Cecil and Dorothy (Oldham) Thompson. Shirley grew up in Springfield, Colorado. She married Clois Henry Brown on July 14, 1963, in Springfield, Colorado, and they lived in Colorado Springs until they moved to Johnson in 1976. Shirley was a...

Emma Phoenix, 19, of Sublette, Kansas, tragically passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, in Carson County, Texas, alongside her beloved best friend. She was the cherished daughter of Matt Phoenix of Borger, TX, and Shyla Phoenix and her partner Ashley Winger of Sublette, KS. Born on July 2, 2005, Emma was a radiant light in the lives of all who knew her. Her vibrant personality, boundless...

Nathan Carter, age 47, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on May 6, 1977, in Ulysses, Kansas, the son of Robert Glenn and Rosann (Heinrichs) Carter. Nathan grew up in Grant County and graduated from Ulysses High School. He married Alecia Vaden on December 31, 2011, in Ulysses. Nathan worked in the automation depar...

Merle Milton Koehn was born on September 4, 1927, at Cimarron, Kansas, the oldest child of Amiel and Hannah Koehn Koehn. He passed away on December 17, 2024, 11:35 pm, at Bethel Home in Montezuma, Kansas, at the age of ninety-seven. When Merle was very young, he moved with his parents to Winton, California, where he lived until he was twenty. In 1945, a significant year in his life, Dad accep...

Nathan Wesley “Wes” Bressler, age 87, died December 18, 2024, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born July 7, 1937, in Sterling, Kansas, the son of Norval and Annabelle (Cundith) Bressler. When Wes was young, his family moved to the Wilburton area. He attended school there until high school and graduated from Elkhart High School in 1955. He attended Kansas University fo...

Donald D. Knier Sr., Hugoton, known as "Donnie," passed away on December 17, 2024, in Kiowa County, Kansas. Donnie was born on September 10, 1941, in Hugoton, Kansas, he was the son of Scherel and Gertrude LaVaun (Haight) Knier. Donnie was a lifetime resident of Stevens County, Kansas and he was a third-generation farmer. Donnie and Peggy Ann Kirkland were married in 1959 a...

Purification “Puri” Gonzalez Cobollo de Plett, a spirited wife, homemaker and cherished matriarch, passed away on December 17, 2024, at the remarkable age of 91. She was born on April 28, 1933, in Madrid, Spain, to Enrique Gonzalez Melendez and Esperanza Cobollo Augusto. Puri was united in marriage to Leo Von Plett on October 12, 1976, in Turpin, Oklahoma. Leo preceded her in death on Dece...