Susie Neatherlin, 92, beloved wife, cherished mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, left this world surrounded by family on September 23, 2025. Susie was born in La Junta, Colorado on May 24, 1933, to Marciano and Guadalupe Hernandez. When she was 17, her father passed away, and she had to quit school to help her mother take care of her younger siblings. She married her soul mate, Buddie ...

Charles Paul Chain, 81, of Liberal, passed away on Monday September 23, 2025 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He was born on June 11, 1944 to Homer and Elsie (Wills) Chain at Watonga, OK. On August 30, 1969 he married Susan Kulisek at Rialto, CA. Charles was a graduate of Canton High School; class of 1962. He went on to obtain his Masters degree from Southwestern Oklahoma Stat...

Tori Danielle Lai, age 30, died on Friday, September 19, 2025, at her residence in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on January 13, 1995, in La Junta, Colorado, to Daniel and Sheryl (Price) Ferrell. She was a 2013 graduate of Rolla High School and continued her education at Oklahoma Panhandle State University where she graduated in 2017. Tori was a cashier at Dollar Tree. She embodied a zest for l...

Mario Rodriguez passed away at Wesley Medical Center on Friday, September 19, 2025, in Wichita, Kansas. He was born October 30, 1947, to Jose De La Luz Ayala and Jesus Hernandez Rodriguez in Santo Toribio, Chihuahua, Mexico. In 1970, he traveled from Mexico to Colorado where he met the love of his life, Linda Sanchez, and together they moved to Ulysses, Kansas, where they raised their family. M...

Elmer Franklin Harris, 91, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2025 at the Wheatridge Park Care Center. He was born on February 20, 1934 to William and Macie (Ingerham) Harris at Beaver, OK. On September 11, 1954 he married Patricia Beason at Clayton, NM; she preceded him in death on February 7, 2004. Elmer attended school at  Greenough / Blue Bell/ Valley Center. He started...

Gabryel Dezray "Gabby" Chrisenberry, 33, of Liberal, passed away on Saturday September 20, 2025. She was born on November 24, 1991 to Vernon Wheeler and Keisha Bradshaw at Fort Worth, TX. Gabby will be remembered for her outgoing personality, infectious smile, and love she shared. Gabby is survived by her Parents; Children, Zander Ashton McLemore, Alana Hope McLemore, and Addison Grace McLe...

Patricia Ann (Getty) Steen went to be with her mother, father, sisters, brother and her beloved husband Lawrence Steen, on September 22, 2025.   Pat was the third child and third daughter of William Hooper Getty and Hazel Elizabeth (McStay) Getty. Pat was born on the Getty farm a mile east and a mile north of Downs, Kansas on January 11th, 1929. Pat joined her sisters Jeanne Francis and Hel...

Anthony Dale Weber, age 69, passed away September 20, 2025, at his Fowler, Kansas, residence. He was born December 15, 1955, at Meade, Kansas, the son of Charles Oliver and Marie Elizabeth (Gerber) Weber.  As a young boy, he attended school in Fowler, graduating from Fowler High School in 1974.  After his graduation, he worked at various welding jobs, Double B & S Cattle Company and for...

Rita Faye Van Wagner, 90, formerly of Liberal, departed this life on September 18, 2025. She was born January 19, 1935, to Orville and Ona Holmes in Wichita, Kansas. Rita graduated from Liberal High School in 1953. She worked at the Southwest Medical Center as a Dietary Supervisor. She made her home in Liberal for most of her life until she moved to Kellyville, OK for health reasons.She e...

Juana “Juanita” Camacho Barrios, age 56, died on Saturday, September 13, 2025, in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on June 24, 1969, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico to Andres Camacho Salaiza and Alejandrina Barrios Medina. Juanita was united in marriage to Joel Mendoza Raymundo. She was a homemaker and loving mother to her two children, Edgar and Ashley. In addition to being a mother, Juanita...