Mildred ‘Millie’ I. (Hickey) Barbo passed away Friday, April 24, 2026, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born to William Lauren Hickey and Margaret Marie Best on February 1, 1939, in Two Buttes, Colorado. Millie grew up in Cheney, Kansas where she graduated from High School. She married Vic Barbo on June 5, 1964, in Meade, Kansas. She worked for Cessna Aircraft and w...

Jackie Ray Oglesby, 95, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday April 23, 2026 at the Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, KS. He was born on December 10, 1930 to William "Connie" and Jessie (Martin) Oglesby at Pleasant Hope, MO. On June 12, 1952 he married Betty Baker at Harrison, Arkansas. After high school, he enlisted in the Marines, serving during the Korean War. Jackie worked for many ...

Virginia Mendoza, age 67, of Amarillo, Texas, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2026. She was born on May 17, 1958, in Brownfield, Texas, she was the beloved daughter of Antonio and Celia (Rodriguez) Longoria. A woman of deep and abiding faith, she loved Jesus wholeheartedly and lived her life in devotion to Him. Her greatest joy was being a mother to her seven children and a loving wife. She wa...

Johnny Layne Norton, 67, of Liberal, passed away at his home on Monday, April 20, 2026 in Liberal, KS. He was born on April 28, 1958 to Lenard and Daisy (Mills) Norton in Satanta, KS. He attended high school in Moscow and graduated in 1977. Johnny worked at National Beef as a supervisor for many years and later drove truck for various companies including National Carriers. Johnny's person...

Sandra Claudette (McGillivray) Sosa, age 90, died peacefully at home in Liberal on Saturday, April 18 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Ulysses, KS on June 10, 1935, to Kenneth Dean McGillivray and Joyce Roberta Price. Sandra was a proud member of two pioneer families in southwest Kansas, the Kepleys and McGillivrays. Her paternal grandfather, Guy Farquhar McGillivray, was the first County ...

Betty Lou Lanford, 85, of Liberal, passed away on April 15, 2026 at the Liberal, KS. She was born on May 24, 1940 to William and Gracie (Edwards) Keen at Afton, TX. On September 16, 1966 she married Richard Lanford at Plainview, TX.; he preceded her in death on March 3, 2020. Betty was caring, generous, a fashionable woman, and an excellent cook. She was one of Jehovah's Witnesses and enj...

Donna Jean Webb, age 90, of Manter, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, April 11,2026, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas. She was born March 19, 1936, south of Manter, Kansas, in the family home, to Fred Charles and Rhoda Leora (Fender) Kilgore. Donna graduated from Manter High School in 1953. She went on to attend Fort Hays State University for one year before returning ho...

Ruth Louise (Knowles) Horton, a cherished soul and loving mother, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 12, 2026, at the age of 89, at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas. Born on December 15, 1936, in Satanta, Kansas, she was the beloved daughter of Homer and Cecilia (Groth) Knowles. Ruth’s journey through life was marked by deep devotion to her family and community. She graduated from Satant...

Wilmer Clarence Perry passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at his home in Hugoton, Kansas, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 8, 1941, in Stevens County, Kansas, to Wilmer Jesse and Isabel May (Higgins) Perry. Wilmer and LaDonna Kay Blackburn were married on July 24, 1965, at the Southern Baptist Church—now known as Trinity Baptist Church—in Hugoton, Kansas...

Gertrude Marie Kessen passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at a brief illness.  She was 96 years old, born on August 15, 1929, to John and Olivia (Habiger) Knoeber in Spearville, Kansas.  The oldest of five children, she attended Spearville High School and then a year at Sacred Heart College in Wichita, Kansas. She married Paul L. Kessen of Spearville on August 3, 1950.  They moved to...