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...

Mark Allan Horyna, 68 years young, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, Kansas. He was the son of Ben and Lucille (Williams) Horyna and was born July 8, 1951 in Caldwell, Kansas. He and Rhea Roberts were married August 20, 1971 in Argonia, Kansas. To this union were three children; Brett, Krystal, and Andrea. Mark loved to spend time with his ...

Ila Loree Edwards, died March 14, 2020, at the Minneola District Hospital, Minneola, Kansas. Ila was born December 27, 1924, to Moses and Rosa (Nelson) Hadlock in Gray County, Kansas, on her Haldock grandparent’s farm that was homesteaded northwest of Fowler, Kansas. Ila attended Meade High School, graduating in 1943. She married Charles (Chuck) Edwards in 1946, in a double wed...

Alvin Darrell Kirkwood, 79, Ponca City, OK passed away on March 13, 2020. He was born on December 4, 1940 in Stratford, TX to Benny Kirkwood and Fern (Clinkenbeard) Kirkwood. He grew up in Dalhart, TX and eventually moved to Liberal, KS. Darrell joined the Navy in 1959 and served on USS Cadmus before being honorably discharged in 1963. He became a dispatcher for Yellow Freight and shortly af...

Nikole L. Herrman-Hamlin, 44, formerly of Liberal, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2020 at her home in Spring Hill, TN. She was born on February 23, 1976 to George A. "Tony" and Rebecca "Becky" (Lahey) Herrman at Liberal, KS. Nikole was a graduate of Liberal High School; Class of 1994. Nikole moved to the Nashville, TN area in 2010. She took great pride in raising her three sons and was a...

Adrian Donnell McCann, age 38, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born May 28, 1981 in Liberal, the son of Larry McCann and Nina Holmes. He graduated from Liberal High School in in 1999. Adrian did Janitorial work at his care home. He took great pride in his vacuuming and cleaning. Adrian was very caring for his family and friends constantly...

Patricia Ann Schlichting, age 77, passed away early Wednesday morning, March 11, 2020, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. She was born June 21, 1942, at Hobart, Oklahoma, to Odell and Willie (King) Godfrey. She spent most of her life in Meade, Kansas, she was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Pat was a member of the Meade High School Class of 1961, although ...

Sharetta Lee Miller, 66, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away March 8, 2020 at her home. Shari was born January 28, 1954 in Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Doug and Lotus Johnston Smith. The family lived in Elkhart, Kansas till Shari was six and then moved to Hooker, Oklahoma where she attended school. She graduated from Hooker High School with the Class of 1973. She was united in marriage to Ro...

Nancy K. Ochoa, age 66, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020, at Select Specialty Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She was born January 11, 1954, in Las Animas, Colorado, the daughter of JD Raymond and Victoria (Navarez) Mosby. Nancy grew up in Las Animas, Colorado. She attended Seward County Community College and earned her Bachelor of Elementary Education Degree from Panhandle State University. She...