Barry K. Angell, age 49, passed away Monday evening, July 11, 2016, at the Southwest Medical Center, Liberal, Kansas. He was born July 29, 1966, at Meade, Kansas, the son of Warren D. and Ruth E. (Wilson) Angell.  As a young boy he attended the Plains school system, graduating Southwestern Heights High School in 1984.  He later attended Dodge City Community College before transferring to Empo...

Ronald R. Garber, age 35, passed away early Sunday morning, July 10, 2016, in rural Meade County, Kansas, as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was born April 27, 1981, at Coffeyville, Kansas, the son of Ronald E. and Lori (Stevens) Garber.  As a young boy he attended school in Coffeyville.  After his schooling, he joined the United States Army serving for four years.  A resident of Meade...

Kathryn P. Gordon, 90, died July 5, 2016 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Brenneman Funeral Home 1212 W. 2nd Liberal, KS 67901....

Leslie Lee Teel, 60,died Monday, June 6, 2016 at his home in Liberal. He was born in Hugoton, Kansas, the son of James I. and Vera E. (Hayes) Teel. Leslie graduated from Hugoton High School, class of 1973. Leslie went to work in the family business with Teel Pump Service in the oilfield until he became too ill to work anymore retiring in 1995. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, the outdoors, sp...

Phennie Marie Brown, 79, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away July 6, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. Phennie was born August 28, 1936 in Hooker, Oklahoma, the daughter of Archie and Clara Packebush Smothermon. She attended school in Hooker, graduating from Hooker High School with the Class of 1954. On August 6, 1955 she was united in marriage to Walter J. Brown, Jr. in Clayt...

Rena Faye Hershey passed from this life on July 4, 2016 at the age of 82. She was born April 24, 1934 in Hugoton, Kansas the daughter of William and Effie (Gooch) McGehee. She married Paul Hershey April 22, 1950 and moved to the farm south of Rolla where they lived and worked 66 years. She was always hard working and helped dad on the farm as well as raising six children, sewing, crocheting, kn...

Relis Carl Eastman III, age 44, died Thursday, June 30, 2016 at John Muir Trauma Center in Walnut Creek, CA. He was born June 27, 1972 to Carl and Virginia (Radzun) Eastman in Liberal, KS. He graduated from Southwestern Heights High School in 1990 and he then served 4 years in the U.S. Army. He worked for AT & T as a lineman technician for many years. He was member of the First United Me...

Jean Easterday , 98, passed away July 1, 2016, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. She was born January 3, 1918, in rural Fowler, to Dave and Elizabeth Brownlee of Fowler.  On June 3, 1935, she married Rusty Easterday and they lived on a farm outside of Meade.  After his death in 1966 she moved her house to Meade, where she resided most of her remaining years. She is survive...

Milton O. “Milt / Mr. Real Estate” Seigrist, 85, died Monday, July 4, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. He was born March 19, 1931 to Curtle Orville and Eleanor Wroena (Vaughn) Seigrist in Vian, Okla. He married Lucy Viola Kreizenbeck Dec. 1950 in Clinton, Okla. Lucy now resides in Paola. He married Connie (Ditch) Wentworth on May 21, 1986, in Liberal. She survives. He w...

Mary Imogene Gerhardt, 85, of Liberal, passed away on July 3, 2016 at her home in Liberal, KS. She was born on July 24, 1930 to Tom and Geneva (Howell) Johnson at Stuart, OK. On August 14, 1947 she married Albert William (AW) Wilson at Stuart OK; then later marrying Anton (Tony) Gerhardt at Liberal, KS in 1977. Jean attended school at Stuart, Oklahoma, later moving to Dalhart, TX & Am...