Barbara Jean Ball, 77, Of Kismet, KS passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020. She was born on June 4, 1943 to Blackie and Virginia (Foglesong) Kent at Garden City, KS. On August 17, 1959 she married Duane Ball at Garden City, KS; he preceded her in death on January 30, 2020. Barbara is survived by her two sons, Emery and wife Laura of Kismet and Earl and wife Denise of Plains along with...

Arturo Guerrero, 48, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on September 18, 1971 to Gilberto Guerrero and Maria Robles at Reynosa Tamps Mexico. On March 26, 1994 he married Maria Castro at Reynosa Tamps Mexico. Arturo was a hard worker who was always moving and repairing things. He had made a career doing home r...

Anita J. Parnell, 87, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020. She was born on December 21, 1932 to Harlan and Eula (Campbell) Munger at Liberal, KS. Anita grew up in Guymon, OK and was a graduate of Guymon High School; class of 1950. Anita worked as an Administrative Assistant for Parnell & Son "The Door Store" for 18 years. She enjoyed playing the piano, playing cards, bow...

Ignacio G. Perez, age 86, died Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born February 1, 1934, in Cameron County, Texas, the son of Alejandro and Bisenta (Galban) Perez. Ignacio, known by family and friends as Pete or Nacho, was born and raised in Texas. He married Dolores Hernandez on September 28, 1952, in Navasota, Texas. She preceded him i...

Martha Lee (Purcell) Potts, 98, died Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Brookdale Liberal Springs, in Liberal, KS. She was born on December 13, 1921, on the family farm in Clay County, Illinois, Blair Township. Her parents were Otto and Ganell (Pierson) Purcell. She had 3 sisters, Marjorie, Iris, and Carolyn. Iris survives. She graduated high school in Louisville, Illinois. On May 23, 1943 ...

Barbara Kendrick, age 84, of Johnson, Kansas died Monday, September 14, 2020, at her daughters Lyn’s home in Parker, Colorado. She was born April 30, 1936, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the daughter of Harry and Doris (McKelvey) Houf. Barbara grew up in Colorado Springs and graduated from Palmer High School. After completing High School, Barbara attended Colorado University from 1955 until ...

Anthony Roy “Tony” Rock, age 76, of Manhattan, died August 17, 2020, at Stormont-Vail Health in Topeka. He was born August 22, 1943, in Junction City, Kansas, the son of William L. and Frances Ruby (Knopp) Rock. Tony graduated from Kansas State University in 1965 with his degree in Electrical Engineering. He worked for The Boeing Company on NASA projects and then for Northern Natural Ga...

Ferrius Louis David Lamar Olson, 27, of Liberal passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Tulsa, OK. He was born on March 3, 1993 to Norman Olson and Bridget (Livingston) Sowers at Liberal, KS. Ferrius spent most of his childhood between Dodge City and Garden City, KS. He attended Liberal High School where he was a Redskin Singer, played in "That" Liberal Band, was active in the Drama C...

Donna LaVora Strickland, age 87, died Monday, September 14, 2020 in Amarillo, Texas. She was born August 8, 1933 in Texas County, Oklahoma, in a farmhouse near Guymon, the daughter of Dana and Oleva Bryan. She graduated from Liberal High School in 1951. Donna married Donald D. Strickland on December 3, 1951 in Clayton, New Mexico. She worked on the family farm near Turpin, Oklahoma with her...

Donald I. Dye, age 86, passed away early Saturday morning, September 5, 2020, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. He was born September 9, 1933, at Meade, Kansas, the son of Ernest Cecil and Helen Eugenia (Holdeman) Dye. As a young boy he attended school in Meade, graduating from Meade High School in 1951. After his graduation, he joined the United States Army, serving for se...