John Paul Montz Jr., 48, of Liberal died on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, KS. John was born on April 16, 1972 to John Paul Montz Sr. and (Laura) Christy Maher at the Great Lakes Naval Hospital in Shields, IL. He married Sandra Kae Ball in 1993 in Kismet, KS; they later divorced and she preceded in death. John enjoyed playing games, being on his comput...

Ahron Espino Vargas, age 19, died Sunday, August 16, 2020, at his home in Liberal, Kansas. He was born April 12, 2001, in Ulysses, Kansas, the son of Eusebio and Rosy (Vargas) Espino.  Ahron grew up in Ulysses and graduated with the class of 2019. He was currently enrolled at Seward County Community College in the heating and air conditioning course; and was also working at Wal-Mart. He enj...

Bettie Sue Baldwin (Stewart) went home to be with her Savior and her husband on August 10, 2020. She was born to Chet and Itis Stewart in Clayton, New Mexico on August 3, 1937. The family later moved to Guymon, Oklahoma. After graduating from Guymon High School, she married her high school sweetheart James Baldwin. Shortly thereafter the two of them graduated from Panhandle State University w...

Mary Magdalene Brown, 83, formerly of Liberal, passed away on Friday August 14, 2020 at the Western Prairie Care Home in Ulysses, KS. She was born on May 29, 1937 to Benedict J. and Eleanor (Legleiter) Dreitz at Liberal, KS. She was united in marriage to Tommie Lee Brown on August 10, 1959. They were married for 23 years before his passing on January 29, 1983. Mary was a graduate of Liber...

Michael Duane Kletecka, 61, died August 14, 2020, at his daughter’s home in Meade, Kansas, following a valiant battle with cancer. He was born December 11, 1958, to Duane Melvin and Blanche (Love) Kletecka in Wichita, Kansas. Mike attended kindergarten in Hoisington, Kansas. He and his family moved to Guymon, Oklahoma when he entered the sixth grade at Guymon Elementary School. Mike graduated wi...

Wendell Nicholas, age 72, of Johnson, Kansas, died Thursday, August 13, 2020, in rural Stevens County, Kansas. He was born October 13, 1947, in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Winfred “W.C.” and Marcile (Cross) Nicholas. After graduating from Stanton County High School, Wendell received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Zoology from Fort Hays State University. He served in the Kansas Nat...

Myrna Velasquez Marin, 51, died Sunday, August 9, 2020 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was born December 3, 1968 in Mexico, the daughter of Hector Manuel Gallardo and Estela Velasquez. She married her husband, Jose Marin, in 1984 in Juarez, Mexico. Myrna had many wonderful qualities about her. She loved to sing Christian Music and make people laugh. Her favorite thing to do was host family ...

Reida N. Houtz, age 79, died Sunday, August 9, 2020, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born April 20, 1941, in Hardesty, Oklahoma, the daughter of Paul R. and Emma N. (Ford) Hale. Reida moved to Liberal at the age of four years. She married Jim Houtz on September 20, 1957, and their family moved to Elkhart in 1963. Reida received her GED in 1973 through Seward County Com...

Gilbert George (Gib) Wolf, 86, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday August 6, 2020 at the Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS He was born on January 6, 1934 to Henry and Elizabeth (Wohl) Wolf at Bessie, OK. On April 19, 1956 he married Omega Black at Clayton, NM; she preceded him in death on March 25, 2014. In 1971 Gib went to work for National Beef Packing Co, from which he retired as...

Loreine Addington, age 99, formerly of Elkhart, Kansas, died Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born August 3, 1921, in Elkhart, Kansas, the daughter of William Ovid and Edith Hilda (Hammond) Toadvine. Loreine grew up in Elkhart and graduated from Elkhart High School. She married Richard Addington on August 13, 1947, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Togeth...