Longtime Liberal resident and businessman Larry Wells, 90, passed away on Tuesday July 19, 2022 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal due to respiratory failure. He was born March 19, 1932 in Guymon, OK to Wesley and Martha (Harke) Wells. He attended school in Guymon and graduated in the class of 1951 and Panhandle State University in 1959 with a degree in Business. He also served in the Unite...

Antonia Gonzalez, age 66, passed away Monday morning, July 18, 2022, at the Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. She was born June 15, 1956, at Knox City, Texas, the daughter of Jesse H. and Antonia (Gonzales) Saucedo. As a young girl, she attended school both in Knox City and Meade, when the family moved to Kansas. After her schooling she met Jose Gonzalez and on April 4, 19...

Annie Lois Carr made her transition from earth on July 13, 2022 with her son Casey and his wife, Debra by her side. She was born May 27, 1942 to Irene Herron and Willie D. Alston, in Ethel, Mississippi. Annie loved God and was a member of Bible Way Church of God in Christ. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandkids and great grandkids. She enjoyed spending time with fri...

Margaret Alice Hall, age 89, of Elkhart, Kansas, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Spring Hill Care and Rehab in Spring Hill, Kansas, on Saturday, July 16, 2022. She was born February 20, 1933, in Eureka, Kansas, and the daughter of Emmet L. Hall and Masil E. (McDaniel) Hall. She lived most of her life in Elkhart with her husband and children. On November 7, 1955, Margaret m...

Betty Jo McNeel, age 62, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Friday, July 8, 2022, at her home in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born January 1, 1960, in Syracuse, Kansas, the daughter of Willis and Patricia E. (Bless) Carter. Betty was raised in Liberal and graduated from Liberal High School. She married John Thomas McNeel on November 4, 1989, in Greensburg. Betty was a devoted mother, grandmother, and aun...

Herbert Keith Johnson, 89, formerly of Liberal, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022 in Topeka, Kansas. He was born November 20, 1932, in Elkhart, Kansas, and grew up on the family farm near Liberal, Kansas. He was the son of Herbert and Echo Johnson. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1952, then attended the New Mexico Military Institute, Southwest Texas Junior College and later received...

Leo Leonard Witzke passed peacefully, without fear or pain, July 15, 2022, at his home in Purcell, with his wife by his side, at the age of 86 years 3 months 23 days. Memorial Services are scheduled for 1:00 PM, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at Landmark Church, entrusted to the care of Wadley’s Funeral Service. Leo blew into this world on March 23, 1936, in the middle of a giant dust...

The world grew a little dimmer on June 28, 2022, when Richard Alonzo unexpectedly passed away at the age of 54. Richard had a big heart, an effortless charm, and wit to match that infectious smile he had that lit up a room. Richard was a loving brother, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend to many. He was a caring and outgoing man that made friends where ever he went. There was never a dull m...

Edmundo Rene Salazar Jaurez, age 70, died Friday, July 8, 2022, at his residence in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on April 19, 1952, to Rene Salazar and Louisa Jaurez in Guatamala City, Guatamala. Edmundo received his bachelor’s degree in Guatamala before moving to the United States. He was a Captain for the Guatemalen Army. After moving to the United States, Edmundo worked in fabrication...

Our beloved Mother, Ella Rose Koehn, the sixth of thirteen children of Amiel and Hannah (Koehn) Koehn was born on December 24, 1937, in Winton, California. She quietly and peacefully went to her eternal reward at Bethel Home in Montezuma, Kansas, on July 9th reaching the age of 84 years. Her childhood years were spent in the Winton and Livingston, California, communities. The rural school she...