Obituaries

David Ward Hammond - February 05, 2020

David Ward Hammond, 61, of Liberal, passed away on Friday January 31, 2020 at the Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. He was born on February 25, 1958; the son of Ella (Tucker) Ward at Liberal, KS...

Humberto Ruiz Melendez - February 05, 2020

Humberto Ruiz Melendez, age 76, died Friday, January 31, 2020, in Wichita, Kansas. He was born February 4, 1943 in Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Vincente Ruiz and Josefa Melendez He married Eva ...

Melva Jean Tuggle - February 04, 2020

Melva Jean Tuggle, age 87, died Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton, Kansas. She was born October 2, 1932, in Syracuse, Kansas, the daughter of Fred W. and Ella M. (Kendrick) Rane...

Albert Eugene “Gene” Renfro - February 04, 2020

Albert Eugene “Gene” Renfro, 88, died Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, KS. He was a lifetime resident of Hugoton. He was born on July 19, 1931 in Hugoton, the so...

Duane Dean Ball - February 04, 2020

Duane Dean Ball, 88, of Kismet, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020. He was born April 25, 1931 in Liberal, Ks to Emery Frank and Lorena Guilick Ball Duane married Barbara Kent on Aug ...

Terril Lyn Ratliff - January 31, 2020

Terril Lyn Ratliff, age 70, died Tuesday, January 28,2020, in Liberal, Kansas. He was born March 26, 1949 in La Junta, Colorado the son of Emery and Irene (Carr) Ratliff. Terril was raised in Walsh...

Barbara Ann (Mumy) Dunn - January 30, 2020

Barbara Ann (Mumy) Dunn, 75, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 in Amarillo, Texas. She was born to Irvin O. Mumy Jr. and Laverna C. (Ernst) on October 27, 1944 in Walterboro, South Carolin...

C. Shannon Dimitt - January 29, 2020

C. Shannon Dimitt, age 77, died in Johnson City, Kansas, on January 26, 2020, surrounded by his family. He was born to Mary Margaret Jones and Victor Thomas Dimitt in Garden City, Kansas, on November ...

Barbara Ann (Steele) Heng - January 28, 2020

Barbara Ann (Steele) Heng, 90, passed away January 27, 2020 at Our Lady of Mercy Country Home in Liberty, MO, where she resided since June, 2008. She was a former longtime resident of Libe...

James “Jim” Oscar Olson - January 27, 2020

James "Jim" Oscar Olson, 70, of Tyrone, OK passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at the Southwest Medical Center at Liberal, Kansas. He was born on August 30, 1949 to Arthur and Hazel (Adams) Ols...