Danny William Harvey

Danny William Harvey, 62, of Hugoton, KS passed away on Monday, November

1, 2021 at the Stevens County Hospital after a long battle with lung and

heart issues.

He was born on June 21,1959 to Sammie McDowell-Harvey and Bob Harvey in

Kansas City, KS.

He was a 1978 graduate from Liberal High School and was on the Liberal

Redskins football team and member of the Madrigals Choir. Danny Bill

started TK Cellular in the early1990’s bringing the cell phone industry

to the Liberal area. On October 14, 1995 he married Marikate Light in

Taos, NM at the First United Methodist Church. Danny Bill had a passion

for motorcycles from childhood and was a member of a Harley Davidson

riders club in Liberal. He was instrumental in coordinating poker runs

for various charities. Danny was proud to be a citizen of the USA

showing his love for the armed forces and their families. He arranged to

have the Vietnam Veteran Memorial Moving Wall to Southwest Kansas to

honor those service men and women who lost their lives while serving in

the war. He also worked with agencies in Liberal that covered SW Kansas

as a case manager for home base community services (HBCS). Danny became

a physical therapy assistant (PTA) in 2013 and was an advocate for those

with physical handicaps, with a special interest in spinal cord and head

injuries. Danny was unable to use his PTA education because of a genetic

back problem.

Danny Bill is survived by his loving wife Marikate of 26 years, his

children; Son, LCDR Ryan “Ty” Tyson Harvey of the US Navy and wife Jenna

of Anacortes, WA; Daughter, Kiley (Harvey) Collins and husband Aaron of

San Diego, CA; step-daughter, Stephanie Bond of Hugoton, KS; step-son,

Christopher “Kit” Bond DRPh and wife Andrea of Wichita, KS Six

grandchildren; Tyra, Tia, Kaleiegh, Evie, Hannah and Conrad. Siblings

include Brother, Donald Turner Shawnee, KS; Sisters, Letti Sue Harvey

and Don Lee of DeSoto, KS and Rachelle Cox and husband Craig of Oak

Grove, MO.

He was preceded in death by his Mother Sammie and Step-dad Raymond

Upshaw, Brothers; Terry Bunkers and Steve Bunkers.

Visitation will be 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Thursday November 11th at Miller

Mortuary, Liberal, Kansas.

Funeral services will be 11:00 am Friday, November 12, 2021, at the

Miller Mortuary Chapel, Liberal, Kansas. Burial will follow at Liberal

City Cemetery.

Friends may send condolences to the family through Danny’s tribute

webpage at www.millermortuary.net.