Vicki L. Decker, 70, passed away March 24th, 2020 at her home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born on July 12th, 1949 in Borger, Texas the daughter of George and Evelyn Smith. Vicki graduated from Carl Albert High School in 1967 and went on to Southwestern Oklahoma State University for 2 years. She received her Associates Degree from Seward County Community College, her Bachelors in Busines...

J. Courtney Brown, 86, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at his home. He was born on November 22, 1933 to Glenn and Mildred (Baine) Brown at Liberal, KS. He was a graduate of Liberal High School; class of 1951 On April 5, 1953 he married Patricia Aschman at Clayton, NM; she preceded him in death on March 30, 2014 Courtney was active in Liberal High School athletics and ...

JD Cox, 85, of Liberal, died Friday March 27, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center. He was born on August 30, 1934 to DB & Jessie Cox in Tulsa, OK. On April 4, 1956 he married Kay Howell at Clayton, NM. He graduated from Liberal High School where he lettered in multiple sports. He received a scholarship to play football at Dodge City Community College. He was honorably discharged from the Nav...

Vernon "Sonny" Ralston, 77, of Saint John, KS formerly of Liberal, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020 in Saint John, KS. He was born on December 24, 1942 to Vernon and Wanda (Hague) Ralston in Liberal, KS. On August 11, 1961 he married Karolyn Bryan at Liberal, KS; she preceded him in death on Nov. 29, 2006. Sonny was a graduate of Liberal High School; class of 1961. He then obtained...

Jonathan James Eade, 40, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at his home in Liberal, KS. He was born on July 11, 1979 to Walt and Leslie (McGuire) Arnold at Columbia, MO. Jonathan was adopted by Phillip and Merry Eade, whom he always considered as his parents. On October 1, 2005 he married Brandie Gardner at Lebanon, MO. Jonathan loved to drive truck and haul cars. He also love...

Everett Leon Rogers, 59, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020, at Meade District Hospital in Meade, KS. Born July 3, 1960, at Kiowa, KS, he was the son of Everett Roland and Patsy Jean (Dunlap) Rogers. On July 20, 1980, Leon married Barbara Lea “Bobbi” Bayne at Coldwater, KS. She survives. Leon is survived by his wife: Bobbi Rogers of Meade, KS; his moth...

Barbara Furr, 90, passed away, March 25, 2020 at the Pioneer Manor, Hugoton, Kansas. She was the daughter of Sylvester Lawrence and Geneva May (Coleman) Olinger. She was born May 8, 1929, Stevens County, Kansas. She was lifetime resident of Stevens County, Kansas. Barbara and Wilburt Lawrence (Bill) Furr were married December 31, 1961, at Clayton, New Mexico. He preceded her in death on May...

Ruth Burnside, age 90, died Thursday, March 26, 2020, at Morton County Senior Living Community in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born January 1, 1930, in Amarillo, Texas, the daughter of James Marshall and Bessie (Algare) Cameron. Ruth spent her childhood in Amarillo. Her father was a Pentecostal preacher which inspired her love of gospel music. She married Lionel Custer in 1947 in Amarillo. Af...

Theodore E. “Ted” Neal, age 84, died Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born August 19, 1935, in Lamar, Colorado, the son of James Wesley and Faith (Strain) Neal. Ted grew up near Lamar, Colorado, until the age of 16 when he joined the U.S. Marine Corp. After boot camp, he served in Korea and three tours in Vietnam. He was wounded twic...

Wilma S. Byers, age 90, died Monday, March 23, 2020, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born August 28, 1929, in Big Bow, Kansas, the daughter of Fred and Hazel (Dufield) Shore. Wilma graduated from Grant County Rural High School and then earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from Kansas State University. She married Joseph M. Byers on August 6, 1950, in Ulysses. ...