Eileen Ruth Rice, 88, of Liberal, passed from this life and went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 28, 2023. She was born on September 10, 1934 to Elmer and Ida (Gilbreath) Parks in Plainview, TX.. Eileen married Milton Leroy Rice on December 22, 1951 in Garden Grove, CA. She had lived in Texas, California, and Kansas; moving to Liberal in 1969. She worked for a short time ...

Wayland Craig Clanton, 65, of Liberal, Kansas passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at his home in Liberal, Kansas. He was born to Wayland Gerald and Marie (Wiles) Clanton on October 6, 1957 in Shattuck, Oklahoma. He was a lifetime resident of Liberal, Kansas and attended Liberal schools. Following high school graduation he married Marcia Wesley on April 28, 1979 in Liberal. KS. Marcia...

After an amazing and full life, Joseph Merrill "Joe" Brown, age 96, died Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center in Walsenburg, Colorado. He was born on September 6, 1926, in Hooker, Oklahoma to Mary Cox Brown and William Ellis Brown, one of 13 children. Joe was raised in Hooker until he joined the Navy in January 1945, where he spent most of his service tim...

Theo Gooch Crane passed from this life into the Glory of her Lord on January 25th, 2023, at Northshore Care and Rehab in Loveland, Colorado. Theo Alma Gooch was born on November 19, 1931, to Theodore Roosevelt and Olive Virginia Cash Gooch in Osawatomie, Kansas. She graduated from Hugoton High School and attended Panhandle State University in Goodwell, Oklahoma. She married Charles Eug...

Dennis L. Tregellas, age 79, son of Richard and Irene Tregellas, husband of Genevieve “Jan” (Llewellyn) Tregellas, and father of Steve Tregellas and Tammie Boykin (Talley), passed away on January 26, 2023. Dennis was a hard-working family man who provided well for his family. He worked 30+ years for Panhandle Eastern and was a carpenter in his spare time, repairing and roofing houses in...

Lawrence Edward (Larry) Donahue, age 90, passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 24, 2023, at the Kansas Medical Center, Andover, Kansas. He was born May 3, 1932, at Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Patrick J. and Lucille M. (Sullivan) Donahue. As a young boy, he attended grade school in Plains and later the Liberty Noll country grade school. He later attended Plains High School, graduating...

Thomas Gene Brown was born May 24, 1930, in Hooker, Oklahoma, the son of William Ellis and Mary Elizabeth (Cox) Brown. After attending various schools, including Rocky Bluff grade school and Cactus High School, he graduated from Adams, Oklahoma with 2 of his brothers, Joe & Charlie. On July 30, 1949, he married the love of his life, Irene Nagel, at the Methodist Church parsonage in Clayton, NM. T...

Karl F. Holston, age 74, passed away from this life on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at his home in Hugoton, Kansas. Karl was the son of James Edmond and Ellen Elizabeth (Garlinghouse) Holston, and he was born on December 8, 1948, in Cortez, Colorado. He grew up in Mancos, CO roaming the mountains hunting and fishing with his Grandma Garlinghouse. He and Karen Sue Dale were married on July 17, 196...

Darrel Mangels of Ulysses, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 25, 2023, on his 80th birthday, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses. He was born January 25, 1943, in Zenda, Kansas, the son of Floyd and Marjorie (Vogue) Mangels. He was adopted by Bud and Thelma (Mangels) Helwig. Darrel was a lifetime resident of Grant County. After graduating from Grant County Rural High School, he spent hi...

Juan Alexis Moreno-Sanchez, age 29, died Saturday, January 21, 2023, in Liberal, Kansas He was born on August 25, 1993, the son of Socorro Moreno and Antonia Sanchez in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Juan graduated high school from Liberal High school and attended some college. He worked in packaging for National Beef. Juan was much loved by his friends and family and will be truly missed. He is s...