Martha Isela Rivera, age 51, of Liberal, Kansas, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was born November 9, 1971, in La Quemada, Chihuahua, Mexico, the daughter of Manuel and Luz Maria Dominguez Rivera. The first 23 years of her life she grew up and lived in Mexico. In 1994 she moved with family to Liberal, Johnson, and Hugoton, until settling back in Libera...

Aldan David Decker, 5 months old, of Tyrone, OK passed away on Wednesday July 5, 2023 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on January 31, 2023 to Samuel and Emily (Banning) Decker at Liberal, KS. Aldan was a happy and loving baby boy. He loved to dance with his Daddy, getting attention from family, especially from his Mommy, and playing Patty Cake with his sisters. ...

Clarence Justin “Bud” Redman, age 84, of Syracuse, Kansas, died July 3, 2023, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born on March 17, 1939, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Clarence Christopher and Helen Elizabeth (Sutton) Redman. Bud grew up in Emporia and graduated from Emporia High School. He continued his education at Emporia State University, where he earned a master�...

Betty A. Garinger, age 80, passed away Wednesday afternoon, July 5, 2023, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. She was born Jun 1, 1943, at Aline, Oklahoma, the daughter of Lindley Hill and Zoa Edith (Martin) Kirkendall. As a young girl, she attended school in Cleo Springs, Oklahoma, graduating from Cleo Springs High School in 1961. She later attended Northwest Oklahoma Sta...

Wanda June Hall (Denney), loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 2, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born in Liberal, Kansas on January 19, 1930, the daughter of Wilson and Meta Opal (Hunt) Denney. She grew up in Liberal, graduating from Liberal High School in 1948. She then went on to attend and graduate from the Univ...

James Wilbur “Pete” Ansley, 92, of Adams, Oklahoma passed away June 29, 2023, at Wheatridge Park Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. Pete was born February1, 1931 at the family home in Adams, the son of William Doris and Ethel Mae Serfoss Ansley. He attended Adams school graduating from Adams High School with the Class of 1949. While in school he played basketball and his junior high team we...

Donald Lee Smith, 83, of Liberal, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2023 at his home in Liberal, KS. He was born on December 26, 1939 to Marrion and Mary Frances (Gerard) Smith in Syracuse, KS. On July 19, 1969 he married Frances "Fran" Linenberger at Garden City, KS. Don owned and operated Smith Organ Service and worked as an electronics technician for Brier & Hale Music before retirin...

Dr. Jess Willard Koons, 95, of Liberal passed away on Friday, June, 30, 2023 at his home. Jess was born at home two miles northwest of Sedan, Kansas December 29, 1927. His parents were Arthur and Laura Bell Henson Koons. He graduated from Sedan High School in 1946. He then served in the Army of the Occupation in Korea between 1946 - 47. Following that, he attended and graduated in 1951 with a B...

PLAINS – Lela Mae Baalman Jacobs, 88, long-time resident of Plains, KS and Dodge City, KS, passed away June 28 in Wichita, Kansas. Mae, the daughter of Joseph and Walburga Robben Baalman, was born in Oakley, Kansas. As a child, Mae lived in Wellington, Winfield, and Oxford, KS. She and her sister, Jeanie, lacking funds to purchase store-bought toys but having abundant imagination, made mud pi...

Darvin D Jones 77 of Urbana, died June 12 2023 while vacationing in Belize. Darvin was born Febuary 4 1946 in Liberal Kansas to Ira and Ruby Mae Jones. He attended Liberal High School then moved to San Francisco California where he met the love of his life Mary Carranza. They married on June 22 1967. They moved to Liberal Kansas in 1969, then to Urbana Iowa in 1998. Darvin worked hard his ...