Maria Celia Cruz, age 76, died Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on August 25, 1945, the daughter of Jose Carmen Hernandez and Evangelyna Garcia in Zacatecas, Mexico. Maria was married to Arnulfo P. Cruz for 58 years. Maria lived a full life as a loving mother, grandmother, and a great homemaker. She will always be remembered by her famil...

Larry R. Wolfram, age 71, passed from this life to his heavenly home on Friday, January 14, 2022, from advanced lung cancer and pneumonia. He fought valiantly through two bouts of cancer from 2009-2010 and 2017-2022 and was with his immediate family at the end. Even when the lung cancer returned in 2017, Larry continued to work and travel while taking treatments and was relatively healthy until ...

Johnnie Lira, age 60, of Ulysses, Kansas, took Jesus’ hand on Saturday, January 15, 2022, surrounded by his wife and children, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.  He was born January 2, 1962, in North Platte, Nebraska, the son of Jesse and Delores (Vieyra) Lira.   Johnnie grew up in North Platte, Nebraska, Wellington, Kansas, El Paso, Texas, Satanta and Ulysses, Kansas...

Curtis A. Near, age 63, passed away Thursday evening, January 13, 2022, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas.   He was born November 13, 1958, at Lyons, Kansas, the son of Vester and Delpa (Nett) Near.  As a young boy he attended school in Lyons, graduating from Lyons High School in 1977.  After his graduation, he began his career as a corrosion technician, working for Northe...

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Darrel J.H. Hay on January 8, 2022 at the age of 78.  Jay, the youngest of 8 siblings, was born in Hollis, Oklahoma to Garrel and Versie Hay on June 8, 1943.  He was a graduate of Hollis High School, and it was there that he met his wife of 60 years, Kay (Green) Hay.  Jay went on to complete his BSBA plus graduate studies at the ...

Terry Lee Ford (69) born October 2, 1952, formerly of Lima, OH, passed peacefully in hospice care on December 27, 2021, after repeated bouts of an aggressive, metastatic melanoma. He graduated from Lima Senior High School ('71), the Ohio State University ('79), and Lexington Theological Seminary ('82). Spiritual from a young age, Terry was not afraid of what lay ahead, but he treasured his time...

Judy I. Harris, 74, died Sunday January 9, 2022 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born October 13, 1947 in Lexington, Missouri, the daughter of William H. Kuehn and Thelma I. (Kauffman) Eichman. As a young girl Judy and her family moved to Garden City where she attended and graduated from the local schools with the class of 1965. Shortly after graduation she moved to L...

Donald (Jack) Ooley ,87, of Lyons, KS, passed away at home Friday, January 7, 2022 of natural causes, surrounded by loved ones. He was born November 22, 1934, to Benjamin R. Ooley and Maudie E. (Boyles) Ooley in Liberal, KS. He attended public school in Liberal and graduated with the Class of 1952. Upon graduation he took his basic training and served 18-years in the Liberal unit of the Kansas Nat...

Jimmie Farr, age 75, died on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at his residence in Liberal, Kansas.   He was born on October 8, 1946, the son of Darcy “Bud” Willard Farr and Alliene (Bowling) Farr in Binger, Oklahoma.   Jimmie graduated in 1964 from Binger High School in Binger, Oklahoma and went on to earn his Associates Degree. He married Sharon Ann Lee on December 31, 1968, i...

Rebecca Rose North of Edmond, OK passed from this life Saturday, January 8, 2022 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK. She was 30. Rebecca was born September 5, 1991 in Guymon, OK to James and Kim (Raff) North, Jr. She had lived in Edmond for the past 2 years moving from Glasgow, KY. Rebecca graduated from Hooker High School, Hooker, OK in 2010 and was a manager at Dollar General in Hooker...