Miguel Palacios Martinez, age 67, died Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born June 22, 1951, in Durango, Mexico, the son of Feliciano and Adela (Martinez) Palacios. Miguel grew up in Mexico and moved to Elkhart in 1997. He married Manuela Portillo in 1975 in Mexico. Miguel enjoyed working on his farm and working with animals. He also liked making peo...

Melvin L. Cook, 75, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at his home. He was born on May 7, 1943 on the family homestead to Henry and Twila (Black) Cook near Cheney, KS. On November 23, 1963 he married Sharon Komarek at the St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Liberal, KS; she survives. Melvin was a graduate of Cheney High School; class of 1960. He then went on to graduate from Wi...

Annabelle Bertha Sturdevant, 90, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Satanta Long Term Care Unit, Satanta, KS. Annabelle was born to Oscar Oliver and Anna Hermina (Fahrenholtz) Myers on May 20, 1928 in Kalvesta, KS. She and Charles Michael Killfoil were married June 8, 1947. To this union were two children; Eda and Evelyn. He preceded in her in ...

Timothy John “T.J.” Martin, age 25, died April 2, 2019, in Texas County, OK. He was born December 3, 1993, in Garden City, KS the son of Johnny Dale and Cynthia Jo (Wilson) Martin. He graduated from Liberal High School in 2012 and attended 1 semester at Seward County Community College. He attended Faith Tabernacle Church, he was involved in the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Program and th...

Rosalio “Chalio” Cuellar, age 83, died April 6, 2019, in his residence in Liberal, KS.  He was born October 4, 1935 in Mexico, in the son of Feliciana Cuellar. He married Maria Esperanza Cuellar on March 15, 1958 in Mexico.  She died on March 24, 2015. He was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Liberal, KS.  He supported St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Operati...

Charles “CJ” Jesse Dunbar III died Sunday, March 3, 2019, at his residence in Liberal, KS. He was born November 14, 1980, in Liberal, KS. The son of Charles Jesse Dunbar JR and Penny Van Buren. CJ attended Liberal High School, graduating with the class of 1999. He attended the Seward County Vo-Tech School. CJ was known by his family as a loving and protecting father, brother, son and friend. H...

Brandon Lee Barbo, age 19, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Sunday, March 31, 2019, in rural Kearny County, Kansas. He was born January 18, 2000, in Ulysses, Kansas, the son of Benjamin and Jessica (Randolph) Barbo. Brandon grew up in Ulysses and graduated from Ulysses High School in 2018, and was currently a student at Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas. He was active in theatre, mus...

Carl Utz, age 90, died April 1, 2019 at Northwest Texas Healthcare System in Amarillo, TX after a short illness. He was born May 8, 1928, on the family farm, in Plains, KS the son of Earl and Ona (Heddon) Utz. He graduated from Plains High School in 1946. He married Patricia JoAnne Jacobs on April 27, 1949, at her parent’s home. They lived in Plains many years before moving to Liberal in 2006...

-- Jerald W. Clark, 74, passed away on Sunday morning, March 31, 2019 at his residence, Moscow, KS. Jerald was the son of William and Margaret (Pitts) Clark, he was born on December 20, 1944 in Emporia, KS. He and Permelia Hillman were married August 20, 1966. They were married happily for 52 years, 7 months, and 11 days. To this union were three children J. Daniel, Brandi Jo and Br...

David Carl Ackerman, 77, passed Friday, March 29, 2019 at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, KS. He leaves behind three children; daughter Samantha Hancock and her husband Bill Hancock of Topeka, KS, son Mark Ackerman of Moultrie, GA and wife Amirah (Wokaty) Ackerman, and Shannon Nordyke and husband Paul Nordyke of Hugoton. He also had seven grandchildren; Zackery Roybal, Alexis Hancock, Cory ...