Selena Sarahy Chavez, age 24, died Tuesday, April 14, 2020, in Liberal, Kansas. She was born December 14, 1995 in Las Cruses, New Mexico, the daughter of Victor Chavez and Claudia (Gandarilla) Barco. She graduated from High School in Liberal, Kansas She worked at Old Chicago as a waitress and meeting new people. She was loving mother, devoting lots of free time to enjoy her family. ...

Nedra June Arnett, 78, of Liberal, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center. She was born on November 6, 1941 to John and Marceille (Lowry) Stansberry at Barnsdall, OK. She attended Liberal High School and obtained her Associate Degree from Seward County Community College in Liberal. On May 19, 1964 she married Kevin Arnett at Guymon, OK; he survives. Shortly a...

James (Jim) W. Coker, age 73, passed away early Friday morning, April 10, 2020, at his Plains, Kansas, residence. He was born November 30, 1946, at Ransom, Kansas, the son of William Harvey and Loretta Lee (Lamoree) Coker. As a young boy he attended school in Ness City, Kansas, Wakeeney, Kansas, and later at Great Bend, Kansas. A long-time area resident, moving to Plains in 2012, he was...

Ronald “Ron” Ray Smith, 70, passed away Friday, April 10, 2020, peacefully at his home in Garden City, Kansas. Ron was born November 19, 1949, in El Dorado, Kansas, to Bill and Laura (Wilkinson) Smith. Ron attended school in Towanda and Virgil until his family moved to Concordia in 1960 where he graduated in 1967. He received his degree in secondary education from Kansas State University...

Thomas Howard “Tommy” Olson, age 57, of Ulysses, Kansas, passed away to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 12, 2020, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born May 12, 1962, in Garden City, Kansas, the son of George T. and Marilyn Jane (Selness) Olson. Tommy attended Ulysses High School. He lived in and worked in Liberal as a lineman, and also lived in Wic...

Randea Kah Frydendall, 74, of Greeley, Colorado passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Fairacres Manor. She was born on December 12, 1945 in Scott City, Kansas to Earl and Edna (Douglass) Leslie. On May 2, 1963, she married Jack Frydendall in Scott City, KS. They were married for 56 years. Family was very important to Randea, as she was very involved in the lives of her children, grandchildren, an...

Gwendolyn Gay McAdams-Urwin, 59, died Monday, April 6, 2020 at St. Catherine’s Hospital in Garden City. She was born in Guymon, OK, on January 12, 1961, the daughter of Wallace and JoAnn (Manion) McAdams. On January 1, 1996, she married Rodney Urwin in Liberal. He survives. Gwendolyn enjoyed gardening her vegetables, acrylic artwork, and was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandm...

Otto Leon “Corky” Parker, 86, of Beaver, Oklahoma passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 6, 2020 in Beaver, Oklahoma. Corky was born April 19, 1933 to Reuben Anderson and Flora Pattee Parker near Beaver, Oklahoma. He was one of eight children. On March 3, 1968 in Beaver, Oklahoma Corky was united in marriage to Esther Lollar. Corky had a passion for his family and work. ...

Jessica Jennie Estrada-Grogan, 41, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020, rural Stevens County, Kansas. She was born to Raymond Estrada and Flora (Cerecero) Estrada on December 16, 1978. Jessica Estrada and Blane Grogan were married April 7, 2018, Hugoton, Kansas. She is survived by husband, Blaine Grogan, Hugoton, KS.; parents, Raymond Estrada and wife Leticia, Satanta, KS. and Flora Estra...

John Hamelin, age 61, of Ulysses, Kansas, passed away on March 27, 2020. He was the son of William and Mary (Duraj) Hamelin and was born in Utica, New York, on December 30, 1958. John attended Catholic Schools in Utica and retired from Mohawk Valley Community College. John moved to Ulysses to marry the love of his life, Beth Brandt, on December 5, 2015. Their journey and love story made the ...