Priscilla Archuleta, 85, of Liberal, passed away on Friday August 21, 2020 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center in Liberal. She was born on February 1, 1935 to Arsenio Medina and Maria Salazar at Mora, NM. In 1957 she married Fernando Archuleta at Holman, NM; he preceded her in death in 1995. Priscilla grew up in Northern New Mexico and Northeastern Colorado. She and her husband moved to ...

Johnnie Mae Brant, 85, died Thursday, August 20, 2020 in Liberal, Kansas. She was born June 26, 1935 in Crosbyton, Texas, the daughter of Will Davis Sr. and Beatrice Sacks Davis. Johnnie married her first husband, Paul G. Adkison Sr. He preceded her in death on February 26, 1967. She later married her second husband, Coatis L. Oats Sr. He preceded her in death on December 5, 1997. She then mar...

Ernesto Castaneda, infant son of Efrain and Laura Castaneda, passed away prematurely August 14, 2020 in Dumas, Texas. Members of the family include his parents, three brothers, Efrain, Fabian and Mikel Castaneda; Paternal grandparents, Jose Castaneda and Micaela Gallardo of Mexico, maternal grandparents Remberto and San Juana Gonzalez of Optima, Oklahoma; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins....

Janice Ann Gowens, 76, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at her home in Liberal, KS. She was born on April 26, 1944 to Earl and Lorene (Rogers) Dorris at Dexter, MO. On December 26, 1981 she married Earl Gowens at Phoenix, AZ; he preceded her in death in 1985. She attended school at Liberal High School; class of 1962. Janice had worked in Housekeeping as a supervisor a...

Enemencio C. Flores, age 73, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born December 9, 1946, in Goliad, Texas, the son of Domingo and Eralia (Caballero) Flores. Enemencio grew up in Texas. On December 20, 1965, he married Marta Garza in Freemont, Ohio. They moved to Ulysses in 1975. Enemencio worked for Border Line Well Service Inc...

Ernest “Ernie” Lee Davis, 75, died Wednesday, August 19, 2020 in Protection, Kansas. He was born October 1, 1944 in Galveston, Texas, the son of Ernest William Davis and Georgie Robbins Davis. Ernie graduated from High School in Baker, Oklahoma. He later went on to attend Panhandle A & M where he was in the college choir. While attending college, he also met his future wife. On March 26, ...

Delora Doris Davis, 95, of Balko, OK, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020, at the Beaver County Memorial Hospital in Beaver, OK. She was born on June 25, 1925, to James and Cora (Boren) Criswell near Laverne, OK. On October 5, 1943, she married LaVerne Davis at Oberlin, KS; he preceded her in death in 2010. After she and Verne were married they settled in Beaver County, OK, where they ...

Betty Lou (Heger) Lee, 90, died Monday, August 17, 2020 at the Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, Kansas. She was born May 1, 1930 in Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Otto Heger and Versia Mills Heger. In 1948, Betty graduated from Hugoton High School. She worked at the Citizens State Bank as the Vice President Loan Officer for forty – four years. She was the beloved mother of two daughte...

John Paul Montz Jr., 48, of Liberal died on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, KS. John was born on April 16, 1972 to John Paul Montz Sr. and (Laura) Christy Maher at the Great Lakes Naval Hospital in Shields, IL. He married Sandra Kae Ball in 1993 in Kismet, KS; they later divorced and she preceded in death. John enjoyed playing games, being on his comput...

Ahron Espino Vargas, age 19, died Sunday, August 16, 2020, at his home in Liberal, Kansas. He was born April 12, 2001, in Ulysses, Kansas, the son of Eusebio and Rosy (Vargas) Espino.  Ahron grew up in Ulysses and graduated with the class of 2019. He was currently enrolled at Seward County Community College in the heating and air conditioning course; and was also working at Wal-Mart. He enj...