Frank S. Heinson, 67, of Tyrone, OK passed away on Monday February 6, 2023 in Liberal, KS. He was born on July 7, 1955 to Irvin and Francis (Miller) Heinson at Kansas City, MO. Frank was a graduate of Argentine High School in Kansas City, KS; class of 1974. In 1978 he went to work with National Beef where he worked his way up to Maintenance Supervisor; he retired in 2012 after 34 years. F...

Juan de Jesus Alvarado, age 57, died February 4, 2023, in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on October 11, 1965, the son of Juventino and Adela Alvarado in Zacatecas, Mexico. Juan graduated high school in 1983. He was the father of Juan Daniel Avarado Sanchez, Teresa de Jesus Alvarado Sanchez, and Claudia Ivett Alvarado Sanchez. He is survived by his wife, Beatriz Pineda, son, Juan Daniel ...

Hedy Jean Hull , 67, of Liberal, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday February 5, 2023 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. She was born on March 15, 1955 to Lowell and Norma (Calhoun) Short at Great Bend, KS. Hedy married to Craig Hull on April 17, 1981; they later divorced. Hedy was a graduate of Liberal High School; class of 1973. Over the years Hedy had worked at Beech Aircraft, ...

Jill Ann Blackmore, age 69, died February 4, 2023, in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on October 8, 1953, to Vernon Chance and Frances Colleen Gentry in Liberal, Kansas. Jill graduated Liberal High School and attended some college. On June 29, 1974, she was united in marriage to her husband, John Benjamin Blackmore in Liberal, Kansas. Jill raised two daughters, Crystal and Jennifer. She wor...

Joseph Ernest D. Richard, age 82, of Keyes, Oklahoma, died Sunday, February 5, 2023, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born August 15, 1940, in Duson, Louisiana, the son of Roy and Matilda (Hulin) Richard. Ernest grew up in Louisiana. At an early age, he began his trucking career which lasted over 60 years. He hauled many commodities all over the United States. He married...

Wichita, Kansas - Mark Chris Perkins, 74, died Thursday, February 2nd, 2023 at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital. He was born August 10th, 1948 to Clyde and Natalie Perkins in Kansas City, KS. Education was one of his passions. He taught at USD 480 Liberal High School for 22 years prior to before his early retirement in 2011 due to health complications. He was also an Adjunct Faculty mem...

Isabel Rangel Martinez, 92, of Liberal, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2023 at the Baptist St. Anthony Hospital in Amarillo, TX. She was born on September 12, 1930 to Cosme and Maria (Correa) Rangel at Lyons, KS. On July 12, 1948 she married Leo T Martinez at Las Vegas, NM. Isabel attended schools in Garden City, KS. She enjoyed crocheting, reading mystery novels, playing bingo...

Monica Ray Cox, age 46, of Plains, Kansas, passed away late Monday evening, January 30, 2023, at the Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. She was born December 12, 1976, at Guymon, Oklahoma, the daughter of Jimmy and Donna (Johnson) Ketcherside. Monica spent part of her childhood in Guymon, Oklahoma. At the age of eleven, she and her family moved to Kismet, Kansas, where she attended Ki...

Jim Houtz, age 84, died Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at his home in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born August 15, 1938, in Wapalo, Iowa, the son of Maurice Charles and Lelia Belle (Cohenour) Houtz. Jim grew up in Iowa until his senior year in 1956 when the family moved to Liberal, Kansas. He married Reida Hale on September 20, 1957, in Perryton, Texas. They celebrated just shy of 63 years of marriage...

Granville Ray Crow, 77, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center. He was born on March 2, 1945 to Robert Moreland and Lillie Pearl (Robison) Crow at Golden, OK. On December 3, 1967 he married Murl Hall at the Mountain View Baptist Church of Elmwood, OK. To this union two children were born, Sandra Rae and Kevin Lynn. He attended school a...