Edna Marie Wiens, 102, of Adams, Oklahoma passed away November 22, 2020, during the COVID 19 pandemic, at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. Edna was born April 20, 1918, during the Spanish flu pandemic, in rural Texas County, Oklahoma on the family farm near Adams, the daughter of Jacob and Marie Schroeder Martens.  She was united in marriage to Dave Aaron Wiens on February 14...

Duane Deloss Lambert, 88, of Kismet died Monday, November 23, 2020 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. He was born February 23, 1932 to Leroy Lambert and Coral (Hughes) Lambert in Liberal, KS. Duane and Thelma Jean Scott were married on November 24, 1952 in Clayton, NM. She survives. He graduated from Kismet High School with the class of 1950. He loved to play the cor...

Wanda Kennedy, age 92, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Monday, November 23, 2020, at Western Prairie Senior Living Community in Ulysses, Kansas.  She was born September 7, 1928, in Ulysses, Kansas, the daughter of James and Veris (Johnson) Kinsman.    Wanda was raised in Ulysses and graduated from Grant County Rural High School.  She married Leonard Kennedy on February 14, 1948, in Hutchins...

Jose Luis Tijerina, age 60, passed away Sunday afternoon, November 22, 2020, at the Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, Kansas. He was born September 12, 1960, at Anahuach, Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Juan Tijerian Vaquera and Maria de Jesus de la Pena.  As a young boy he attended school in Anahuach.  A resident of Liberal for nine years, he was a general laborer and contractor. He enjoye...

Richard Lee “Butch” Young, age 63, died suddenly on Friday, November 20, 2020 at his home in Liberal, Kansas Butch was born November 26, 1956 in Bradenton, Florida, to William and Joyce (Wolking) Young. He Graduated from Garden City High School in 1974. He married Juanita “Nita” Brungardt July 18, 1973 in Clayton, New Mexico. Butch worked as a driller, tester, and water truck dr...

Janet D. Wares, 67, died Monday, November 16, 2020 at her residence in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on March 18, 1953 in Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Edward ‘EC’ and Gladys Schmitt. She graduated from Liberal High School in 1971. She latter obtained her Associates Degree. In 1971 she married Joseph Daniel Dennis in Liberal, Kansas. They later divorced. Janet worked for many ye...

Guadalupe G. Rodriguez, age 77, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Thursday, November 19, 2020, at Kansas Medical Center in Andover, Kansas. He was born February 25, 1943, in Texas, the son of Jose and Cruz (Garza) Rodriguez. Guadalupe grew up in Texas. On November 23, 2000, he married Rosa Marquez in Angleton, Texas. Guadalupe worked for Grant County Feeders for over 25 years. He enjoyed spending time ...

Bonnie June (Gerrond) Ipson left her earthly home on November 18, 2020, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. Bonnie was born on the Gerrond Farm in Stevens County, Kansas, on June 30, 1929, to James Ray and Eva (Slemp) Gerrond. Bonnie grew up on the farm, attending High Point and South Harmony country schools with her cousins and neighbors. When she started high school in Hugoton, she ...

Leon Nathan Underwood, 95, died Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton. He was born on July 25, 1925 in Graham, Oklahoma, the son of Gerald and Molly (Smith) Underwood. Leon served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1945 during World War II. He served in combat in the European Theater, during the Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe campaigns. He was awarded ...

Carol Gaylene Schmitzer, Age 86, died Monday November 16, 2020, at the Beaver County Nursing Home, in Beaver, Oklahoma after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Carol was born May 17, 1934 on the family farm near Adams, Oklahoma. The daughter of George B. and Mary Agnes (Richie) Clark. She was the 4th of 6 children born to the family at that farm, 2 brothers and 3 sisters. She graduated from Eurek...