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...

Jamey Jay Cobb, 58, of Liberal, passed away on Monday September 20, 2021 near Liberal, KS due to a motor vehicle accident. He was born on May 5, 1963 to Garvin and Karen (Fox) Cobb at Liberal, KS. He was a graduate of Southwestern Heights High School; class of 1981. On May 12, 1988 he married Elizabeth "Betty" Naab at Liberal, KS. Jamey grew up in Plains, KS and enjoyed playi...

David Mark Vail, 64, passed away September 21, 2021, at his home in Hooker, OK.  He fell asleep and woke up in the arms of Jesus.  He was born March 3, 1957, to Freeda May Vail in Lubbock, TX. David married the love of his life Janet Gustin on February 14, 2004.  They have loved each other more every day for over 17 years. David always loved his family and did what he had to in order to keep ...

Alfred Lee "Papa" Warren, 76, of Liberal, passed away after a long battle with cancer with his family by his side on Tuesday September 21, 2021 at his home in Liberal, KS . He was born on July 8, 1945 to Alfred and Vada Mae Warren at Enid, OK. On August 26, 1966 he married Betty Jarrell at Juarez, Mexico. Alfred was a lifelong Truck Driver hauling loads for 54 years; he retired from Ai...