Esther Marles (Kliewer) Penner was the second of seven children born to Sam P. and Marie (Balzer) Kliewer September 30, 1923 at home, near Corn, OK. She went to be with the Lord, and her beloved husband Alvin, May 15, 2020 at Weatherwood Assisted Living, Weatherford, OK. She attended Friendship School in the Corn area and completed her education as a sophomore at Corn High School. She began workin...

Leo Allen Davis, age 68, died Sunday, May 17, 2020, at Bivins Pointe in Amarillo, Texas. He was born July 24, 1951, in Andrews, Texas, the son of Leo A. Davis and Mona Rankin. Leo graduated from Elkhart High School in Elkhart, Kansas, in 1969. He was involved in a band throughout his high school years called the Malemen. Leo joined the United States Navy in August 1969 where he served for th...

Anton "Tony" Gerhardt, 88, of Liberal, passed away on Friday May 15, 2020 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center. He was born on January 29, 1932 to Michael and Florence Gerhardt at Victoria, KS He married Mary Imogene Wilson in 1977 at Liberal, KS; she preceded him in death on July 3, 2016. Tony had worked as a Mechanic for Zenith Drilling. He was a bit of a jokester who enjoyed visiting w...

Beverly Jean Kilgore Memorial Services which were scheduled for May 29th, 2020 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Society will be cancelled due to the current Covid19 Virus situation. A service may be rescheduled at a later date to be determined. ...

Dennis Hunter Chase, 53, died on May 12, 2020 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born on August 2, 1966 in Taiwan, China. He was the son of Charles F. Chase and Kuo Hán-Hsiao. On July 17, 2010 he married Nancy Garcia in Liberal Kansas. She survives. Dennis worked as for the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the USDA as a food inspector. He loved his family and it was ...

Verna Makemson Hockett, 80, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020 in Colorado Springs, CO, where she had resided for the past 15 years. She was born to Ed and Phyllis (Brooks) Makemson on January 1, 1940 in Satanta, Kansas. Verna and Jack Hockett were married on December 14, 1956. Two daughters were born to this union, Shelley and Keri. Verna worked as Post Master in Villa Grove, CO for many...

Alfred D. Sawyer, age 89, passed away late Sunday evening, May 10, 2020, at Meade, Kansas. He was born February 7, 1931, at Larned, Kansas, the son of Harry Arthur and Loma Celia (Skelton) Sawyer. As a young boy the family lived in several southwest Kansas towns. In 1949, he graduated from Kinsley High School, Kinsley, Kansas. After his graduation, he began working in the retail grocery...

Norma Jean Coen, age 79 passed away on May 10, 2020 at her home in Elkhart, Kansas. She spent her final days surrounded by her family. On April 7, 1941 on a farm in Baca County, Colorado, Virgil and Norma Lackey welcomed their first child, a daughter they named Norma Jean. She was called Jeannie as a child and being the oldest and only girl, she helped her mother take care of her five brothers...

Mark R. Goldsberry, age 70, passed away Friday morning, May 8, 2020, at his Meade residence. He was born March 15, 1950, at Fowler, Kansas, the son of Max R. and Betty Jean (Cook) Goldsberry. As a young boy he attended school in Garden City, Kansas, graduating from Garden City High School in 1968. After his graduation, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving in Viet Nam a...

Jack Rinehart, 96, died Friday, May 8, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born December 8, 1923 in Kismet, KS, the son of Ralph “Peanut” and Margaret “Pete” (Ontjes) Rinehart. Jack Graduated from Kismet High School, and he married Wilma “Vee” McVey on February 12, 1955 in Kismet. They were married for 65 years. She survives. Jack worked for 30 plus years ...