Xander Kane Garcia, 20 days old, went to be with the Lord at 7:25 pm on December 15th at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO. He was born on November 25, 2025 to Ashton Garcia and Savannah Patton at Liberal, KS. During his 20 short days here on earth Xander touched many lives. He experienced holding hands with his mommy and daddy, hugs and kisses from his family, and being told “I...

 James E. Winfrey, age 78, passed away Wednesday afternoon, December 17, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society, Liberal, Kansas. He was born August 18, 1947, the son of William E. and Alice Louise (Shuman) Winfrey.  He attended Plains High School and Southwestern Heights High School, he was the first class to graduate from Southwestern Heights in 1966. James was an outstanding football play...

Randy Abe Milton Randle, age 78, of Rolla, Kansas, passed away from this life the morning of November 26, 2025, at his home. He was born, February 5, 1947, on the farm in Rolla, the son of Glen and Thelma (Dixon) Randle. Randy grew up in Rolla where he graduated from high school and first developed the work ethic and dedication that would guide him throughout his life. As a young man, he farm...

Ronnie Adrian Smith, age 76, died Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at Western Prairie Senior Living Community in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born on December 5, 1949, in Ulysses, Kansas, the son of George Adrian and Norma Jean (Meyer) Smith. Ron lived in Burwell, Nebraska, for a few years, but spent most of his life in Ulysses and graduated from Ulysses High school in 1968. He attended Hutchinson Commun...

Carolyn Rae Vick Colby, age 82 was received by Jesus on Monday, December 8, 2025, at Wilson Medical Center in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born on January 9th, 1943, to Joseph Andrew Newell and Wanda Irene Phelan Vick in Ponca City, Oklahoma. She was a graduate of Liberal High School of the class of 1960. She graduated a year early from her class of 1961. She considered herself blessed to be a...

Nancy Kay Smith, age 79, died Friday, December 12, 2025, at her home in rural Grant County, Kansas. She was born on April 23, 1946, in Altus, Oklahoma, the daughter of Joe Thomas “J.T.” and Louise (Davis) Fisher. Nancy Smith grew up in Altus, Oklahoma, where she also graduated from high school. She continued her education at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, earning a ...

Rosalie “Rose” Hazel Luck, age 92, died on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at Good Samaritan Society in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on March 2, 1933, in Orion, Kansas, to Howard and Nora (Beougher) Moore. After graduating high school in 1951, Rose worked as a secretary for Panhandle Eastern and Elkhart Elementary. She married Donald Lyle Luck in 1954 and was especially proud to be the wif...

Walter Francis Jordan, age 93, died Thursday, December 11, 2025, at Logan County Senior Living in Oakley, Kansas. He was born January 13, 1932, in Portales, New Mexico, the son of Oliver and Evie (Clevenger) Jordan.  Growing up, Walter lived in Jumbo, Oklahoma, Avoca, Texas, and at 18 years old moved to Lovington, New Mexico. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1952. After his honorable d...

FOWLER – Kyle S. Lewis, age 69, passed away Tuesday evening, December 9, 2025, at his Fowler, Kansas, residence. He was born August 27, 1956, at Fowler, the son of Walter Loren and Wanda C. (Cope) Lewis.  As a young boy he attended school in Fowler, gradating from Fowler High School in 1975.  While in high school, he participated in FFA, football, basketball, track, chorus, and the juni...

Ramon Aguilera-Hernandez, 66, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday December 9, 2025 at his home. He was born on April 15, 1959 to Pablo Aguilera-Alvarez and Josephina Hernandez-Gomez at Juarez Chihuahua, Mexico. In 1978 he married Carolina Bustillos at Lazaro Cardenas, Chihuahua, Mexico. Ramon was the life of the party! He was a hard worker and had worked at National Beef for many years bef...