Leona Evelyn Loepp, age 107, died peacefully Friday, August 27, 2021, at Brookdale Liberal Springs in Liberal, Kansas.   She was born on March 2, 1914, the daughter of Tobias T. Dirks and Katie Zielke Dirks in Beaver County, Oklahoma.   Leona graduated Greenough High School and attended Panhandle Agricultural and Mechanical College (PAMC) in Goodwell, Oklahoma. She received a...

Ivan Joe Simmons was born in Ulysses, Kansas, to Ivan Joseph and Nellie Irene (Rankin) Simmons on March 23, 1934. He passed away on August 26, 2021, at Morton County Senior Living Community in Elkhart, Kansas. Ivan attended Elementary School at Rolla, Kansas, and has a lot of great memories and many friends from that area. Along with his parents, and his younger sister, Verna Lee, they moved...

Billy Don Eagan, 61, of Guymon passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at his home. The son of William Arthur and Sandra Kay (Kenner) Eagan, Billy was born May 11, 1960 in Borger, Texas.  The Eagan family moved to Guymon in 1973 from Borger.  Billy graduated from Guymon High School with the Class of 1978. Billy helped with the family business, Eagan’s Warehouse Showroom in Guymon and Libe...

Bruce Anderson, 68, of Ponca City, Oklahoma passed away August 24, 2021, at his home. Bruce was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota on November 12, 1952, the son of Robert and Dorothy Anderson. When he was nine the family relocated to southwest Kansas, settling in Liberal, Kansas. Bruce graduated from Liberal High School with the Class of 1971. He then attended Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. ...

Eloisa Martinez, 53, died August 21, 2021, in Mission, Texas. She was born September 16, 1967, in Tamaulipas, Mexico, the daughter of Esteban and Maria (Rodriguez) Gaytan. Elosia grew up in Mexico. She married Juan Martinez on June 25, 1982. They moved to Rolla 10 years ago. Eloisa enjoyed going to the casino. She was an accomplished cook and she enjoyed spending time with her family, especiall...

Lila Lee (Goodnight) Hays, a woman of unprecedented beauty, grace, and faith, passed away on August 23, 2021, at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas. Lila was born on March 18, 1935, at home in Englewood, Kansas, where she was welcomed by her parents, Iona Grace (McKinney) Goodnight and O.G. Goodnight, and her five brothers. Lila attended school in Englewood until she left to obtain her bachelor’s...

Katrina Ann "Kat" Williams, 59, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday August 22, 2021 at her home in Liberal, KS after battling Cancer since 2016. She was born on July 5, 1962 at Liberal, KS to Henry and Ellen (Robison) Williams. Kat was a graduate of Liberal High School; class of 1980. She worked as a Medical Transcriptionist at Southwest Medical Center for 30 years. She was a proud holder ...

On Monday, August 23, 2021, Harley Dean Kruse, loving husband and father of 5 children, passed away at the age of 86 at Wheatridge Care Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on August 20th, 1935 to Chester Arthur Kruse and Martha Caroline Scheib in Ellsworth, Kansas. Harley graduated high school from Geneseo, Kansas. Harley and family moved to Liberal with the Kansas Highway Patrol. He later ...

On Tuesday, August 17, 2021, Barbara Ann Pierce, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away at the age of 62. Barbara was born on Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico to Margaret Catherine Holmes and Jesse Wilson Collins. She graduated from high school in Liberal, Kansas then married James (Jim) R. Pierce in 1977. They raised three children, James, Katie, and Dustin. She retired from Southw...

Clark Lynn Rodkey was born November 21, 1951 in Liberal, KS to Derl Hugh Rodkey and Pauline Marie (Craig) Rodkey. Clark entered into rest on August 19, 2021 at his residence in Homestead, Fl. Clark graduated Tyrone High School in 1969. He attended OKlahoma Panhandle State University and then joined the Navy. Clark was active duty in the Navy 1969-1974 and reserve 1974-1976. While in the Navy he...