Tina Marie Vangieson, 56, died Thursday, May 23, 2019, at her residence in Liberal. She was born on March 14, 1963 in Liberal, KS, the daughter of Henry Jr. and Marilyn Ann (Cox) LeMonnier. On May 3, 2000, she married Donald Max Vangieson in Liberal KS. He survives. Tina was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. She loved crafting, especially scrapbooking, and plants. She was a loving m...

Andres Ramirez, age 49, of Mercedes, Texas, died Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas.  He was born May 5, 1970, in Doctor Arroyo, NL Mexico, the son of Santos and Teresa Ramirez. Andres moved to the United States at the age of eight. He attended school in Ulysses. Andres worked in construction for W.T. Contractors and lived in Ulysses until moving to Texas 10 y...

June Verlee Hardin, 90, died Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society in Liberal. She was born on June 4, 1928 in Avalon, MO, the daughter of Albert Perry and Olive Verlee (Cunningham) House. June attended Strandberry High School in Stranberry, MO. On December 29, 1945, she married Richard McKenny Hardin in Troy, KS. He preceded her in death on March 21, 2003. June was ...

John Newlon, 79, of Liberal, Kansas, died, Monday, May 20, 2019 at the Harry Hyne’s Memorial Hospice, Wichita, Kansas. He was born November 5, 1939 in Emporia, Kansas to John Newlon and Serena (Gaffney) Newlon. John graduated from Hamilton High School, Hamilton, Kansas in 1957. He attended Butler County Community College. John married Elaine Roehr, June 13, 1965 in Plains, Kansas. She di...

Joshua Blake Smith, 31, died Saturday, May 18, 2019 in Garden City, Kansas. He was born June 19, 1987 in Garden City, Kansas. Joshua grew up in Johnson City, Kansas where he attended school and graduated from Stanton County High School in 2005. He worked in maintenance with Crew #413 at Tyson. Joshua enjoyed attending Rock concerts, woodworking, drawing cartoon characters, sports, coaching his ...

Dorothy Jean Bryan, 86, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday May 21, 2019 at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, KS. She was born on July 20, 1932 to Ivan and Sylvia (Williams) Deckert at Great Bend, KS. Dorothy grew up in Great Bend, KS where she was a graduate of Great Bend High School. Following high school she moved to Wichita, KS, where she worked at St. Joseph's Catholic Hospital whi...

Johnny Berg, 44, died May 18, 2019 near Moscow as the result of an automobile accident. He was born on September 27, 1974 in Canada, the son of Wilhelm and Elena (Penner) Berg. Johnny moved to the United States in 1992 He married Mary Sawatzky on March 5, 1995 in Seminole TX. They moved to Sublette in 2001 where start his trucking business, Harvest Transport. He enjoyed spending time with f...

Jesus Vicente Herrera, 34, died Saturday, May 18, 2019 near Epping, North Dakota. He was born on August 17, 1984, the son of Inocente and Rosa Maria (Aguirre) Herrera, in Hidalgo Del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico. Jesus worked as an oil field hand for Brigade Energy Services. Jesus was a loving son, brother, uncle and father. His laugh, his smile and his beautiful big eyes will always be remem...

Earl Franklin Owens, 98, died Monday, May 20, 2019 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. He was born on February 10, 1921 in Kismet, Kansas, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Estella Mae (Louthan) Owens. He graduated from Kismet High School in 1939. On April 28, 1940 he married Eleanor Chapman at the United Brethren Church in Kismet. She preceded him in death on December 9, 1978. On May 7, 1...

Randy Paul Bane, age 71, died Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at Morton County Senior Living Community in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born December 17, 1947, in Liberal, Kansas, the son of Gilbert R. and June (Johnson) Bane. Randy grew up in Rolla and graduated from Rolla High School. He then attended Fort Hays State University and majored in English and Physical Education. He received his Master’s D...