Anthony (Tony) Riedel, 92, died February 26, 2020. He was born October 19, 1927, in Yocemento, Kansas, son of Alex and Anna Riedel. Tony was raised in Ellis, Kansas and moved to Johnson in the early 40's. On October 25, 1948, he married Lucille Kippes. Tony farmed with R.H. Trostle for over 50 years, after which he retired. He will be remembered as an accomplished carpenter, buildin...

Robert Walter ‘Bob’ Clingan, 91, of Sun City, AZ, passed away February 21, 2020. He was born June 6, 1928 to Walter Marshall Clingan and Ruby Estelle Clingan, in Clarksville, Ar. At the age of eighteen after graduating from Russellville High School, Russellville, AR., Bob joined the United States Naval Construction Battalions in 1946, better known as the Navy Seabees. Bob served in Atu, Ala...

Nina F. Lane, age 86, died Thursday, February 27, 2020, at Western Prairie Senior Living in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born October 1, 1933, in Jackson, Missouri, the daughter of Merle and Faye Boyle. Nina married Leroy Lane on May 13, 1951, in Clayton, New Mexico. A mother and homemaker, she enjoyed visiting with people in the care home and loved animals, especially dogs and cats. Nina was a me...

Doris J. Sawyers, age 88, passed away early Thursday morning, February 27, 2020, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. She was born August 17, 1931, at Protection, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd Francis and Geneva Lavell (Morlan) Scovell.  As a young girl, she attended school in Protection.  On May 11, 1946, she married Walter Ralph Sawyers, Jr. at Coldwater, Kansas.  After their ...

Theodore Joe Woodruff, 65, died on February 26, 2020 at his home in Meade. He was born on May 8, 1954 in Fowler, Kansas and was the son of Dale and Joan (Gardner) Woodruff.   Ted grew up in Meade, KS. He attended Meade schools and graduated from Meade High School in Meade, KS in 1972. Ted pursued further education in auto mechanics and spent his entire career as an ASE Master Techni...

Paul Roger Dillon Sr. (Ol’ hombre), 78, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020, Satanta District Hospital, Satanta, Kansas. Son of George Nathan and Ferol Louise (Defenbaugh) Dillon, he was born February 10, 1942, Jacksonville, Florida on the Naval Air Base. He and Keithetta Russell married on January 26, 1973, Ulysses, Kansas. Paul loved his horses and enjoyed breaking colts. In his “...

Arline Unruh, age 87, died Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Lakeshore Assisted Living and Memory Care in Rockwall, Texas. He was born September 22, 1932 in Carnegie, Oklahoma the son of DeDan Unruh and Marie Nightingale. Arline graduated from Alden High School in Carnegie, Oklahoma in 1951. Arline lived in Liberal for 49 years, 1964-2013. He was a gifted Tool and Die maker with Beech Aircraft. ...

Teresa Lynn Harvey, 64, of Liberal, passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020 at Wichita, Kansas. She was born on May 23, 1955 to Robert and Freda (Cole) Taylor at Liberal, KS. Teresa was a graduate of Liberal High School; class of 1973. She worked in the offices at Gibson's and then later with Stanion Electric. She enjoyed drawing, listening to music, singing and playing board games with her...

Owen Dale Strait, 87, of Liberal, Kansas passed away February 15, 2020 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. Dale was born December 1932 on the Strait Homestead southeast of Hooker, the son of Leo and Rena Frazee Strait. He attended school at Adams, Oklahoma, graduating from Adams High School with the Class of 1950. He then entered the U.S. Air Force in 1952 and received his honorable ...

Maria Refugio Soto Nunez, age 73, died Saturday, February 22, 2020, at her home just outside Liberal, Kansas. She was born May 13, 1946 in Mexico. The daughter of Manuel Soto and Belen Nunez of Mexico. She moved to the United States in February of 1999, where she raised 8 children. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister. She was a member of St Anthony of Padua Cathol...