Merlin Lee Jantzen, 91, died Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal. He was born on April 24, 1928 in Liberal, the son of Dan L. and Ida (Deckert) Jantzen. He graduated from Kismet High School. On August 8, 1948, he married Barbara Smith in Kismet. She survives. Merlin was a farmer, a carpenter, and a heavy equipment operator for Panhandle Eastern. He was...

William Ruben Lunceford, 75, of Tyrone, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Liberal, Kansas. He was born on April 23, 1944 to Ruben and Bess (Nethery) Lunceford at Phoenix, AZ. On November 15, 1969 he married Linda Rieck at Liberal, KS; she survives. He was a graduate of Tyrone, OK High School; class of 1962. After high school he enlisted into the US Army in 1965, where he served as ...

Kelly Brooks Porter, 51, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. He was born on March 26, 1968, the son of Melvin and Schenena (Jones) Porter in Liberal, KS. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1986, and then went on to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design from Pittsburg State University. Kelly worked for the City of Liberal’s water ...

LIBERAL - Dennis F. Archer, 25, died Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Clark County, Kansas. He was born October 21, 1994 at Liberal, the son of Kelly and Jenny Archer. He was a 2013 graduate of Liberal High School and a lifetime area resident. He worked as a machinist and welder in the oil field industry. He enjoyed fishing and 4-wheeling. He also enjoyed photography, especially taking pictures...

Richard Henry Blehm, age 84, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 18, 2020, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. Richard was born November 7, 1935, in rural Meade County Kansas, the son of Gottfried F. and Hannah (Borchers) Blehm. As a young man, he attended school in Meade, was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church of Meade. Following his education he served in the Arm...

Charlene R. Ackerman, age 85, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 18, 2020, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. She was born December 14, 1934, at Burlington, Oklahoma, the daughter of Walter W. and Irene Marie (Schurter) Armbruster. After her graduation from Burlington, she attended Northwest Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma. Most of her college years took place...

Iona Fern Graber, 98, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Wheatridge Care Park. She was born on August 9, 1921 to William and Nellie (Taylor) Peek at Fowler, KS. One December 3, 1938 she married Elmer H. Graber at Meade, KS; he preceded her in death in 1999. Iona was a graduate of Hugoton High School. Iona and Elmer moved to Ulysses, KS in 1952 due to Elmer's job with ...

Dewayne Curtis Schroeder, 62, of Vinita, Oklahoma passed away March 11, 2020 at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Dewayne was born September 11, 1957 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of William Kermit and Maria Rose Friesen Schroeder. He grew up on the family farm near Adams, Oklahoma then in 1968 the family moved into Adams. He attended Adams school until the eighth grade and then at...

Clinton “Clint” L. Thomason, age 78, died Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas. He was born August 6, 1941, in Delaware County, Oklahoma, the son of John and Dona (Leach) Thomason. Clint grew up and graduated high school in Colcord, Oklahoma. He continued his education at Panhandle State University. Clint came to Elkhart and started farming and married Sandra S...

Lois Alta Morrissey, 104, died Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Brookdale Liberal Springs. She was born on August 27, 1915 in Seward County, Kansas, the daughter of William Harlo and Alta (Yoder) Emrie. Lois graduated from Liberal High School in 1933. On June 6, 1943, she married Robert D. Morrissey in San Bernardino, CA. He preceded her in death on July 30, 2005. Lois worked as a cashier at t...