Margarita “Maggie” L. Ledesma, age 65, died Saturday, October 4, 2025, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born on May 3, 1960, in Ulysses, Kansas, the daughter of Cresencio E. “Frank” and Sulema (Leal) Barron.  Maggie grew up and attended school in Ulysses. She married Victor M. Ledesma, Sr. on January 13, 1977, in Lakin. Maggie worked as a para and ESL instruct...

Dr. Lewis R. "Doc" Armstrong, 100, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday October 2, 2025 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Nursing Home. He was born in Liberal, Kansas on Sept 6, 1925; the fifth of six children born to Harry and Ethel Armstrong. Lewis left high school at age 17 to serve his country in the Army (Air Force). After completing his training, he served as a tail- gunner on a B-24 in...

Sharon Kay Jones, a beloved homemaker and cherished wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully at her home in Turpin, Oklahoma, on Friday September 26, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Sharon was born on May 20, 1956, to Kenneth and Nona Hook in Beaver, Oklahoma. She touched the lives of many with her warmth, kindness, and unwavering dedication to her family. Sharon Kay married...

Phyllis D Ann Eaton, 88,  passed away on Friday September 26, 2025 at her home north of Liberal. She was born on September 20, 1937 to Fred and Ruby (Rhiness) Smith at Kismet, KS. Phyllis was a strong willed woman as many of her family & friends would attest. She worked for 15 years at the Et Cetera Shop where she worked in the receiving & sorting area. Before working at the Et Cete...

Robert “Rowdy” Dean Hill took his final ride home on Thursday, September 25th, 2025, in Enid, Oklahoma, surrounded by the love of his children and grandchildren. He was born on September 28th, 1954, to Verl and Patricia Hill in Topeka, Kansas. Rowdy learned the value of hard work at an early age. He traded in his final year of high school for a practical education, quickly joining the work...

David Michael Knox, 38, passed away on September 23, 2025, in Hugoton, Kansas. He was born on September 12, 1987, in Liberal, Kansas, to Vincent Emanuel and Elizabeth Joy (Ayers) Knox. David embraced life with a passion for football, notably his unwavering support of the Kansas City Chiefs. He found joy in watching games with loved ones. He enjoyed watching Wheel of Fortune every evening with hi...

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...