Ronald Gary Warden, known as Gary to all who knew and loved him, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Liberal, Kansas, on July 11, 1936, to Harold and Blanche (Morris) Warden, Gary graduated from Liberal High School before continuing his education at Panhandle State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Horticulture and Agronomy. Gary mar...

On February 28, 2026, Hugh Harnden greatly enjoyed his 100 birthday celebration at his residential facility, Georgetown, in Wichita. A large number of people attended, including all of his grandchildren, all of his great-grandchildren, two nieces, three sons of two of his Liberal High School classmates and many friends from his community. However, within a short period of time Hugh’s health dete...

John D. Ratzlaff, 74, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2026 at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on December 24, 1951 to John and Marjorie (Hightower) Ratzlaff at Liberal, Kansas. He attended Liberal schools and graduated from Liberal High School; class of 1970. After graduating from LHS he attended West Texas Tech in Canyon, Texas where he played footba...

Florence Faye Regier, 91, of Turpin, OK passed away on Friday, March 13, 2026 in Wichita, KS. Florence Faye Regier was born December 7, 1934, at the Beaver County Hospital to N.W. and Hulda Dick. She married Eugene Regier on August 12, 1953. She was a wife, a mother, a grandmother and a great-grandmother, a second mom to many, a sister, a cook, a farm and ranch hand, a truck driver, a pianist, ...

Anthony Bryan Phillips died on March 15th, 2026 in Liberal, Kansas.  He was born on November 3rd, 1963 to Janice Phillps in Dallas, Texas at the same hospital 19 days before President John F Kennedy died at Parkland. He was raised and graduated highschool in Tennessee. He was a member of the ROTC and had the opportunity to travel to Germany.  He lived 25 years in Alaska before returning to Kansa...

Donna M. Thorp, age 95, passed away Wednesday morning, March 11, 2025, at the Satanta Long Term Care, Satanta, Kansas.   She was born September 9, 1930, at Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond and Velma (Munger) Pope.  As a young girl she attended school in Kismet, graduating from Kismet High School in 1948.  She later attended Friends University in Wichita.   On Decemb...

Katlin Grice, age 23, died on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. She was born on May 28, 2002, in Longview, Texas, to Michael and Stephani Crosby Grice. Katlin graduated high school from Gladewater, Texas. She enjoyed watching trains and looked forward each month to getting her nails painted with glow-in-the-dark polish. Katlin enjoyed any glow-in-the-d...

John Elver Milburn, a beloved husband, father, and devoted farmer, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2026, in Johnson, Kansas. He was born on April 21, 1944, in Syracuse, Kansas, to Elver C. and Esletene (Ford) Milburn. John’s early years were shaped by his education at Dermot Schools, followed by his graduation from Rolla High School. Demonstrating a commitment to learning and personal growth...

Jerry Don Steadman, 73, of Liberal, passed away on Friday March 13, 2026 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center. He was born on November 23, 1952 to Richard and Betty (Chance) Steadman at St. John, KS. Jerry married Eve Lorraine Mata in LaJunta, CO; she preceded him in death on April 16, 2022. Jerry had worked many years as an Electrician. Years back he had worked for the LuJunta Cemetery i...

Flora Jean Stevens, age 90, passed away on Thursday March 12, 2026, at Satanta Long Term Care Unit in Satanta. She was born September 26, 1935, in Bristow, Oklahoma, the daughter of Ross and Flossie (Giles) Brooks. Jean grew up in Duncan, Oklahoma, where she graduated from high school. She later furthered her education in Wichita Falls, Texas, on a band scholarship and graduated as a medical ...