Phyllis Mae Finnen 96 passed away Friday, July 17, 2020 at Southwest Kansas Medical Center after a short illness. Phyllis was born May 28, 1924 in Dayton Ohio the daughter of Alphonse Brockman and Mildred Schneider. She later moved to Denver Colorado and eventually came to Liberal Kansas where she taught art for Seward County Community College and the Liberal Senior Center. She enjoyed oil pain...

Richard Ralph (Dick) Haefele was born on October 6, 1926 in Topeka, KS.  He died peacefully in his sleep on July 21, 2020 in Ulysses, KS at age 93. Dick grew up in Topeka on a dairy farm as one of 10 siblings where he learned independence and the value of hard work.  He went to Catholic school where he learned how to express his individuality, question authority, and when it might be worth ...

Floyd Everett Keith, 61, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away July 16, 2020 at his home. He was born May 5, 1959 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, the son of Calvin and Gladys Acker Keith. He grew up in the Guymon and Optima area. Floyd worked as a equipment operator in road construction. He enjoyed collecting cars. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his son, Eric Keith and ...

Douglas Wayne Ackley, 69, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020 at Morton County Health Care, Elkhart, KS. He was born to Hubert Thomas Ackley and Lenora Abercrombie on June 2, 1951, Watsonville, CA. Patricia Taylor and Douglas Ackley were married on June 1, 1985, in Moscow, KS. Douglas loved his family and enjoying spending time with the grandchildren. He enjoyed watching to Survivors inclu...

Logan Glenn Busby was born on August 28, 2002 in Sedalia, Missouri to Montgomery Lewis and Barbara Jean (Klenz) Busby. He grew up attending several schools and he would have been a Senior at Forgan High School this next school year. He loved playing football and all the sports and was an avid fisherman. Logan worked as a farm hand. He was preceded in death by his mother and grandfathers. Logan ...

Rev. Larry Hope Bradford, age 76, passed away Monday, July 13, 2020, after a month-long illness in Tucson, AZ. He was born November 11, 1943, in Plumerville, AR, to Daniel Roy and Mildred Walker Bradford. He moved with his family to Wichita, KS, about the age of 2. He graduated from Wichita High School East, class of 1961. Bradford served his country in the United States Air Force from 1962 to 1...

Joan Madrigal, age 76, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at her home in Ulysses. Kansas. She was born October 10, 1943, in Chacon, New Mexico, the daughter of Jose and Jessie (Duran) Romero. Joan grew up in New Mexico and enjoyed doing farm work. She moved to Ulysses from Clayton, New Mexico. She was a wonderful cook at several local restaurants. On April 23, 1988, she...

Rhonda Diane Mansell, 67, of Liberal, KS passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. She was born on April 27, 1953 to Jack and Mary (Fulton) Smith at Meade, KS. She married Clayton Mansell August 26, 1974 in Liberal, KS. Rhonda was a graduate of Liberal High School; class of 1971. Rhonda had worked in Accounts Payable with National Beef Packing Co; going...

Henrietta Gray, age 57, died Sunday, July 12, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born June 29, 1963 in Pickens, Arkansas, the daughter of Willie and Bruenetter Hanley Gray. Henrietta moved to Liberal, Kansas December 23, 1973. After graduating from Liberal High School, she worked at several different businesses here in Liberal until she became ill. Sadly, she lost her battle from a tra...

Bryce Eugene Tedford, age 78, died Sunday, July 12, 2020 in Forgan, Oklahoma. He was born September 17, 1941, in Kingman County, Kansas, the son of Carl Jasper Tedford and Lilly Marie Crellen Tedford. Bryce’s favorite thing to do was to restore old cars. He enjoyed the challenge of the restoration. He also loved going to car shows. He would be there for hours at a time. He had many passions...