Judy Ann (Singley) Zordel, 72, went to be with Jesus peacefully surrounded by her daughters on Sunday night, September 26, 2021, in Hugoton, Kansas. She was born to William R. Singley and Lois A. (Hall) Watson on June 16, 1949, in Liberal, Kansas. She taught medical assistant classes for Apollo and Carrington College in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Judy loved her children and grandchildren very muc...

James “Jim” A. Carlile, age 73, died Thursday, September 23, 2021, at his home in Liberal, Kansas. He was born September 23, 1948, the son of Bernard Carlile and Betty Segar in Liberal, Kansas. Jim graduated Liberal High School in 1966. He served in Vietnam in the Navy. On September 17, 1989, Jim married Theresa F. Waybright. Jim worked for Carlile Water Well, Carlile Asphalt,...

Eula Mae (Coulter) Peterson passed from this life on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas at the age of 95. She was born April 4, 1926 in rural Stevens County, Kansas, the daughter of Charles Elmer Coulter and Della Grace Greenwood. One of eleven children, she attended Daisy Dell country school and graduated from Hugoton Rural High School in 1944. She was both a gifte...

Lawrence Everett “Bud” Hibler, 90, peacefully entered his eternal home on September 22, 2021. Bud was born the 5th of 11 children on October 7, 1930, in Liberal, KS to Charles Everett Hibler and Lou Ella Horton. From the moment he was born, Bud kept everyone on their toes. He found great joy in joking around and teasing those he loved. Bud graduated from Liberal High School in 1948. He had ...

Esther K. Brockert, age 95, passed away Friday morning, September 24, 2021, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. She was born January 12, 1926, at Meade, the daughter of John W. and Katharina T. (Classen) Cornelson.  As a young girl, she attended school in Meade.  On October 9, 1946, she married Fred Brockert at Meade.  Over the years, she worked at Ideal Food from 1960-1969, Wa...

Patricia “Pat” Kistler, age 81, of Ulysses, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2021, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born April 18, 1940, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of George Russell and Georgia May (Miller) Shane. Pat attended grade school in Elkhart and Dodge City; graduating high school from Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School in Windthorst, Ka...

Gerald “Jerry” Lee Kurth, age 79, died Monday, September 20, 2021, at his home in Liberal, Kansas.   He was born on December 23, 1941, the son of Alva Kurth and Beulah Mae Elmore in Los Angles, California. Jerry attended 2 years at the Roswell Military Academy and graduated Liberal High School in 1959 and graduated 2 years of Technical School. On August 16, 1986, he married Ta...

On Sunday, September 12, 2021, Stanley Mires, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved husband of Cassandra Mires; son in law of Vernell Mullins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Beulah (Kinsey) Mires and Fred Cullum Mires of Prescott, AZ and his faithful cheese eating cats - Fred and Beulah. He is survived by other loving family members, friends, and former coworkers. Stan was a gra...

Linda L. Bearce, age 77, passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kansas.  She was born October 11, 1943, in Pratt, Kansas, the daughter of Albert and Lois (Wilson) Clark.   Linda grew up in Pratt, Kansas, and moved to Syracuse, Kansas, with her family where she graduated in 1961.  Linda married Dean Bearce on August 19, 1962, in Syracuse....

Betty Jeanne Dickey, age 97, died Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Good Samaritan Society in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on March 26, 1924, in Las Vegas, Nevada the daughter of Harvey Cooper and Thelma (Morris) Cooper. Betty Jeanne graduated high school from Woodrow Wilson High School, Long Beach, California in 1941. She was a Plant Manager for the Southern Nevada Telephone Company for ma...