Anna Irene Newport, age 57, died April 23, 2021 at her home in Turpin, Oklahoma.   She was born on September 23, 1963 the daughter of Ralph LeRoy Lofland and Bess Carlene Crossley in Wichita Kansas. She was raised by her loving adoptive family. Anna reconnected with her biological family in 2014.    Anna graduated Liberal High School in 1981 and attended Seward County Community ...

Bertha Alicia Estrada Gonzalez, age 66, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at her Meade, Kansas, residence. She was born November 7, 1954, at Basuchil, Mexico, the daughter of Rafael and Maria (Gonzalez) Estrada.  As a young girl, she attended school in Mexico.  A resident of Meade since 2002, she was a custodian for the Meade USD 226 schools. She was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic C...

Richard Earl Gray, 50, formerly of Liberal, KS passed away on Sunday April 18, 2021 at his home in Hutchinson, KS. He was born on June 9, 1970 to Nathaniel King and Brunetter (Hanley) Wrotten at Pickens, AK. Richard was a graduate of Liberal High School; class of 1989. He had lived in Great Bend, KS then moving to Hutchinson, KS where he had been living for the past nine years.  Richard wor...

Paul F. Blaser, age 93, passed away at his home in rural Tyrone, Oklahoma on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 surrounded by his family. Paul was born to Jacob Frederick Blaser and Marie Antionette “Nettie” (Reuszer) Blaser on May 11, 1927 in Rosendale, Andrew County, Missouri. He was the youngest of four children. He had three sisters: Gertrude, Naomi and Mildred. The family moved from Missouri...

Jorge Almeida, age 69, died April 6, 2021 at the University Medical Center of El Paso in El Paso, Texas.   He was born April 24, 1951 the son of Gilberto and Maria Ponce de Leon Almeida in Mexico.   Jorge studied in Mexico City.  He worked at National Beef Packing Co. for 17 years and owned Video-Mex Almeida & Almeida Imports. Jorge worked hard to provide for his family.  H...

Audrey Mae Phelps-Baker, age 84, died, Sunday, April 4, 2021. She was born on March 15, 1937 the daughter of Andrew and Myrtis Phelps in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Audrey is survived by two daughters, Sherry Conner and Freda Davis Her brother, Willie Max Phelp Her sister, Helen Phelps-Wilson Nine Grandchildren and Fifteen Great Grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her hu...

Frankie Lou Bromwell, age 91, passed away Friday, April 16, 2021, at Stephenville, Texas. She was born April 14, 1930, the daughter of Henry and Lottie (Orr) Ford.  As a young girl she attended school in Plains, graduating from Plains High School in 1948. On October 22, 1948, she married Don Bromwell in rural Plains, Kansas.  After their marriage, the couple made their home in Plains b...

Gregory Sheldon Bunyan “Greg”, age 78, passed away Thursday evening, April 15, 2021, at the Ascension Via Christi St Francis Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas. He was born on June 3, 1942, at the Good Samaritan Presbyterian Hospital in Inglewood, California during a blackout for a suspected raid of Los Angeles by the Japanese. He was the son of William Price Bunyan II “JR” and Loraine Ger...

Armando I. Gonzalez, age 60, passed away early Thursday morning, April 15, 2021, at the Minneola District Hospital, Minneola, Kansas. He was born April 17, 1960, at Lordsburg, New Mexico, the son of Deciderio and Elvira (Iturate) Gonzalez.  As a young boy he attended school in San Simon, Arizona.  He later attended York College, and later Abilene Christian University and Sunset Internationa...

Jacqueline Kay "Jackie" Brown, 53, formerly of Liberal, KS, passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021, at the Rocky Mountain Care Home in Logan, UT. She was born on November 28, 1967 to Tommie Lee and Mary Magdalene Brown in Liberal, KS. Jackie was a graduate of Liberal High School; Class of 1986. She went on to graduate from Seward County Community College; Class of 1988. Jackie enjoyed cooki...