Andres Osbaldo Ortiz Jr., age 38, died Monday, September 13, 2021, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on September 5, 1983, the son of Andres Osbaldo Ortiz Sr. and Maria Angeles Andrade in Spearman, Texas. Andres married Sarai Marroquin on June 26, 2006, in Kent Washington. He was the father of Orlando Andres Ortiz and Sienna Mercedes Ortiz. He was in the US Arm...

Horst Gunther Wilson, 79, of Liberal peacefully passed away at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas, on Saturday, September 11, 2021, with the love of his life by his side. He was born on September 3, 1942, to Elisabeth (Kraus-Staudinger) and Howard R. Wilson in Lemberg, Poland. At the age of 9, he and his family traveled by boat to, and entered he United States through Ellis Island in...

Duane Earl Riggle, 82, passed away on Friday, August 20, 2021, in Houston, Texas, from complications related to COVID.  Duane was born in Liberal’s Epworth Hospital on April 9, 1939, to Earl Riggle and Bernice Helsel (Brose).  Duane’s dad Earl died when he was 10 years old, and he was raised by his mother, Bernice Brose, and by his stepdad, Wade Brose.   Wade preceded him in death in 1...

Tyeron Miguel Williams, 36, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday September 9, 2021 in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on April 27, 1985 to Charles Alsup and Velma Williams in Liberal, KS. He attended school in Liberal and Graduated from Liberal High School in 2004. He was a member of Bibleway Church of God in Christ growing up and served as a Jr. Usher. On March 8, 2016 he married Meranda Sn...

Betty Jo Heitschmidt, 93, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2021 at Wheatridge Care Park in Liberal, KS. She was born on April 26, 1928 to Warren and Leola (Frank) Swan on their farm north of Liberal, KS. On November 24, 1946 she married Donald Heitschmidt; he preceded her in death on January 11, 2010 after 64 years of marriage. When she was five her family moved to a f...

Betty Lou Norton, 86, passed away Friday, September 10, 2021, Pioneer Manor Nursing Home, Hugoton, Kansas. The daughter of Willie M. and Ruby (Jennings) Bullard, she was born November 26, 1934, in Tupelo, Oklahoma. Betty Lou Bullard married the love of her life Omar Levi Norton on May 19, 1950, in Ada, Oklahoma. Omar preceded her in death February 11, 2020. She was a member of the United Method...

Mickel Randolph " Randy" Grisham, 62, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday September 12, 2021 at Wheatridge Care Park in Liberal. He was born on March 12, 1959 to Billy and Willa Grisham at Borger, TX. He was a member of the Mosaic community. Randy had a talent for remembering everyone's name and where they were from; especially his home state of Texas. He enjoyed c...

Bonnie Kaye (Zimmerman) Golliher, 71, died August 24, 2021, in Wichita, KS.  She was born on February 14, 1950, in Dodge City, KS the daughter of Edward and Dolly (Craghead) Zimmerman. Bonnie grew up in Dodge City before moving to Fowler where she graduated from Fowler High School in 1969.  The summer after high school she traveled to California with her twin sister to visit relatives and t...

Christian Joel Farmer, 17, of Hugoton, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at Hugoton, Kansas. The son of  Andy Gene Farmer and Mary Sue Jordan on July 28, 2004, in Garden City, Kansas. Christian went to Hugoton High School and was very active in school.  He really enjoyed horses, roping, wrestling, riding dirt bikes and playing the piano. Christian was a fun loving and t...

Esther Lavern Ellis, 94, of Amarillo, TX died November 2, 2020 after a short illness. She was born Dec. 8, 1925 to Earl John Ellis and Lola May Thomas Ellis at their home in Stevens County. She worked for many years as a nurse and a home healthcare nurse. In the early 1950’s, she was terminally ill with tuberculosis but was healed by God in a tent meeting conducted by Oral Roberts. Her...