Bernadine Maria Marino, age 53, died December 23, 2020 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas She was born May 8, 1967 the daughter of Frank Martinez in Guymon, Oklahoma. She was the beloved wife of Miguel Marino and devoted mother of 3 beautiful children and a caring Nana. Bernadine graduated high school from Guymon High School and went on to become a CNA for Home Health Care. Sh...

Larry will not be returning for coffee in Liberal, he has moved on to bigger and better places.  He will be enjoying his morning coffee with lots of family and friends in heaven.  Larry passed in the comfort of his home on December 12, 2020, he was in the presence of his wife Aleta and his favorite dog Gidgit. Larry was born on May 9, 1943 in Durant, OK, the son of Otis ...

Maria V. Michel, age 70, died December 24, 2020 at St Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas.   She was born August 15, 1950 the daughter of Ladislao de Soto Michel and Leandra Cardenas de Soto in Durango, Mexico.   Maria married Guerrero G. Michel on February 20, 1977 in Durango, Mexico. She became the beloved mother of two sons, Guerrero Jr., and Jesus and two daughters,...

Barbara "Bobbie" Marcellus, 80, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday December 23, 2020 at the Twin Oaks Manor Care Home in Booker, TX. She was born on January 16, 1940 to Alva and Maxine (Mayberry) Heidlebaugh at Cripple Creek, CO. On July 19, 1957 she married Charles Marcellus at Clayton, NM; he survives. Bobbie was a 1958 graduate of Liberal High School. She enjoyed riding horses, hunti...

Elaine Doris Kreie, age 75, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Friday, December 25, 2020, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas, following a car accident. She was born March 30, 1945, in Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of John and Dorothy (Moeder) Kirmer.    Elaine grew up in Ellinwood, where she graduated from Ellinwood High School and, following her high school grad...

William R. “Bill” Kreie, age 79, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Friday, December 25, 2020, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, following a car accident.  He was born March 20, 1941, in Stafford, Kansas, the son of Ira “Ike” and Josephine “Jo” (Willinger) Kreie.    Bill grew up in Hudson, Kansas, where he graduated from Hudson High School. Afterwards, Bill attended Hutchi...

Darrel L.Taylor, 89, of Liberal, passed away on Friday December 25, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS He was born on February 8, 1931 to Buford and Eva (Reed) Taylor at Clifton, KS. On October 22, 1955 he married Georgia Carlile at the Raton, NM; she survives. He attended school at Clifton, KS. He served on the front with Company K Infantry Regiment in Korea. He was a lifeti...

LaVonne Ann Honeman, 80, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away December 25, 2020 at St. Frances Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. LaVonne was born August 7, 1940 on the family farm north of Guymon, Oklahoma, the daughter of Robert and Mary Lile Love. She attended school in Guymon, graduating from Guymon High School with the Class of 1958. She attended Panhandle A&M in Goodwell, Oklahoma for one year. O...

Juanita Pearl (Kippes) Sosa, age 90, formerly of Johnson, Kansas, died Friday, December 25, 2020, at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Inman, Kansas.  She was born December 4, 1930, in Johnson, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Anna Pearl (Bitner) Kippes.    Juanita grew up in Johnson and attended Roanoke School in 1935, which was 10 miles south of Johnson. In the spring of 1936, Juanita...

Louise Ellen Fenn, 95, died December 19, 2020, at Stevens County Hospital, Hugoton. She was born August 30, 1925, in Alva, Okla. to William and Alice (Rhodes) Behrens. Louise married Elmer L. Fenn June 13, 1954, in Wichita. He died Feb. 24, 2004. Louise, a long time area resident and artist, grew up in Wichita, graduated from Wichita State University, then moved to Great Bend in 1952. She taugh...