Jay Carl Hauser, 73, of Liberal, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at his home in Liberal, KS, surrounded by loved ones. He was born on August 27, 1951, to Roy and Wanda (Froelich) Hauser in Nowata, OK. On July 18, 1976, he married Nicki Weaver in Stillwater, OK. Jay was very proud of his military service as an E-4 Sergeant Weapons Specialist in the US Air Force, serving i...

Jodella "Jody" Holt, 67, of Liberal Kansas and Creede Colorado, passed away peacefully on July 24th. Jody spent her last days in her Dream Home nestled within the mountains of Colorado, surrounded by her immediate family. Jody was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter-in-law, and many more things to many more people. Above all else, Jody was a devoted follower of Christ, and we rest comfor...

Gloria Garcia Martinez de Gallo, 52, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday July 23, 2025 in Amarillo, TX. She was born on October 23, 1972 to Fransico Garcia Gonzalez and Emilia Martinez Barrera at Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. On March 3, 1990 she married Jose Raul Gallo Barajas in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; Jose preceded her in death on December 21, 2019. She was a super creative pers...

Beloved Rosanne (Jones) Panter, age 94, entered into eternal peace on July 29, 2025. Rosanne was born south of Plainville in Rooks County, Kansas on January 27, 1931. She was the youngest of six children, being the only girl, born to Boyd and Naomi Irene (Yohe) Jones. While attending Athol High School, Rosanne worked for Bell Telephone in Smith Center, Kansas as a phone operator and continued ...

Randy Dale Schmitzer, age 72, died on Sunday, July 27, 2025, in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He was born on June 10, 1953, in Liberal, Kansas to Frank and Carol (Clark) Schmitzer. Randy graduated from Liberal High School and for 37 years, he devoted himself to the role of Refrigeration Technician at Kroger. Randy ensured that everything was running smoothly for his customers and coworkers alike....

Connie Marie Byram,  a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and retired nurse, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2025, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas, at the age of 76. She was born December 26, 1948, in Ashland, Kansas.  Connie dedicated her life to caring for others, both through her long and compassionate nursing career and in the love she gave her fa...

Carol Jean Marie McCulloch, age 84, passed away late Friday evening, July 25, 2025, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. She was born November 6, 1940, at Minot, North Dakota, the daughter of Almond McCullough and Lorraine Marie (Deschambault) Taylor.  As a young girl, she attended school in Berthold, North Dakota until the fifth grade before moving to Van Hook, North Dakota. �...

Melvin Robert “Bob” Delay was born to Charles “Charlie” and Darlene (Grover) Delay on March 27, 1952 in Concordia, Kansas. He Graduated from Liberal High School in 1970. Bob married LeAnn K. Toppenberg on May 16, 1970, in Liberal, Kansas. They were married until her passing in 2007. Two daughters were born to this union Tausia (Cornelson) and Stacia (Long.)  Bob married Eva (Briones-Gon...

FOWLER – Antonia Loya, age 90, passed away Tuesday evening, July 22, 2025, at her Fowler, Kansas, residence. She was born January 8, 1935, at Chihuahua, Mexico, the daughter of Trinidad Loya and Maria De la Luz Venzor. As a young girl, she attended school in Chihuahua for several years. A resident of Fowler for twenty years, she was a homemaker. She attended the Fowler Friends Church and e...

Tamara Jonelle “Tammie” Hensley, age 66, died Monday, July 21, 2025, at Baptist St. Anthony Hospital in Amarillo, Texas.  She was born May 3, 1959, in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Wesley E. “Bud” and Georgia (McGillivray) Blalock. Tammie was a lifetime resident of Ulysses.  She graduated from Ulysses High School and furthered her education at Colby Community College.  She wor...