Tommy Leo Perkins, age 85, passed away late Saturday evening, January 25, 2025, at the Wheatridge Park Care Center, Liberal, Kansas. He was born May 11, 1939, at Hamlin, Texas, the son of Harold and Eunice (Wilcox) Perkins. As a young boy, he attended school in Hamlin, graduating from Hamlin High School in 1959. After his graduation, he then began working for the local lumberyard and lat...

Kent Leon Taylor, 85, died January 25, 2025 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born on December 15, 1939 at Liberal, KS. The twin son of Lawrence and Goldie (Eden) Taylor. He grew up on the family ranch near Forgan, Oklahoma, and helped with farming and cattle. He attended Greenough Elementary school and graduated from Forgan High School with the Class of 1958. He attended one year of coll...

Dorthy “Anne” Chockley, 80, of Beaver, Oklahoma, went home to her Lord and Savior on January 23, 2025, after a courageous 26-month battle with breast cancer. Born on August 7, 1944, to Eddie and Helen Brown in Beaver, Anne lived a life defined by faith, family, and a firm but loving classroom presence. Anne’s life was a testament to what it means to love deeply and serve faithfully. Know...

James Jay "Jim" Earnest, 73, of Tyrone, OK passed away on Friday January 24, 2025 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Liberal, KS. He was born on August 29, 1951 to Donald and Florence (Boxberger) Earnest at Russell, KS. Jim was a graduate of Liberal High School; class of 1969. Shortly after graduating he enlisted into the US Army where he served as a Tank Commander & Buck Sergeant in Germa...

When someone's sole existence is to make the world a better place one smile at a time, it makes one forget the craziness of this world. Paul M. Quiring died on January 13, 2025, at the age of 49. He was born on May 14, 1975, in Garden City, Kansas to Leo and Jeanie Munoz. At three years of age, Paul became a member of the Quiring family. His parents are David and Lillian (Dick) Quiring of ...

Sharon May Kessler, age 65, of Fowler, Kansas passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2025. She was born on November 17, 1959, in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Robert and Zola Kessler. As a child she also resided in Blackwell, Oklahoma and Valley Center, Kansas. Sharon was a longtime resident of Liberal, Kansas where she was a graduate of Liberal High School. As a teenager Sharon enjoyed playin...

David Alvarez Cardenas, age 80, died on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on June 16, 1944, in Jalisco, Mexico, to Trinidad Alvarez and Maria de la Luz Cardenas. David was united in marriage to Petra Alvarez in October 1974. He was a caring father, grandfather and great grandfather. David was very hard-working. He owned and operated th...

Sheryl Sue (George) Gray, 78, peacefully transitioned from this life to her Heavenly Home on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, Kansas. Born on July 19, 1946, she was the cherished daughter of Dale Knox and Norma Louise (Ireland) George. Sheri's journey took her to Denver, Colorado, where she pursued her passion for helping others by earning an associate's degree a...

Edgar Adolfo Rios-Meraz, a beloved son, brother, and friend, he passed away on January 19, 2025, in Gray County, Kansas. He was born on January 9, 2003, in Liberal, Kansas, to Manuel and Nancy Elizabeth (Meraz) Rios. Adolfo, known for his loving, funny, and respectful nature, was a proud graduate of Satanta High School. He embraced his career as a truck driver, where he dedicated himself to hau...

Jodi Diann Wright was born in Great Falls, Montana on October 20, 1970, to Velma Joyce Freeman and Richard Earl Wright. Jodi passed away on January 18, 2025. She did most of her schooling in Beaver, Oklahoma where she lived with her mother and siblings while her father was overseas in Vietnam.  She went to school up until she had to quit so that she could raise her first born in 1985. Mo...