Steven M. Porter, age 77, died Monday, August 19, 2024, at his home in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born April 8, 1947, in Liberal, Kansas, the son of Milton and Maxine (Swan) Porter. Steven lived in Stevens County until the age of 12, when his family moved to Haskell County where he graduated from Sublette High School. He furthered his education at Dodge City Community College and Fort Hays S...

Dolores Beth (Helmick) Cates was born on February 24, 1973 in Garden City, Kansas. She passed away August 18, 2024 at age 51. Her parents were Charles and Judy (Harrison) Helmick. She was a lifelong and proud member of the Tyrone community, graduating as a Tyrone Bobcat. She took one year of schooling at Liberal area Vo-Tech. On October 3, 1992 she married Dennis Cates. He survives. Upon the birth...

Lynne Eugene Stefan, 67, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday August 11, 2024 at his home. He was born November 20, 1956 in Quinter, Kansas; the son of Peter Stefan and Clara Marie (Dreiling) Stefan. Lynne was a long time resident with Mosaic in Liberal where he made many friends throughout the years. He was known for being fashionably dressed with his rings and necklaces. He enjoyed coloring,...

Pauline J. Murray, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on August 16, 2024 at Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on June 26, 1932, in Stevens County, Kansas, to her parents William J. Sr. and Mary Jane (Kent) Heston and graduated from Hugoton High School in 1950. For 22 dedicated years, Pauline served as the head cook at Pioneer Manor...

Mary Louise (Fisher) Lloyd, 96, of Liberal, Kansas passed away on Thursday August 15, 2024. She was born June 10, 1928 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Herbert and Helen Fisher. Mary married Dallas D. Lloyd December 11, 1946 in Wichita, Kansas. Their photographer’s camera broke so she only had two pictures from their wedding day. Mary liked to stay busy. When Dallas retired, she took a ...

Joshua “ Josh ” Ehrhardt, 38-year-old resident of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away on Wednesday August 7, 2024 at his home in Hooker. Services are pending at this time and will be announced by Roberts Brothers Funeral Home of Hooker. Friends and family may sign the online guest book or leave an online condolence....

Alfonso Rios Jr, 52, of Liberal, passed away on Thursday August 8, 2024 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. He was born on March 19, 1972 to Alfonso Rios and Anita Avila at Carrizo Springs , TX. On March 30, 2002 he married Alma Yaneth Tarango-Salcido at Liberal, KS. Alfonso worked for Madden Oil for several years. On August 27, 2018 he went to work at Liberal Kenworth holding a pos...

On Saturday, August 10, 2024, the world lost a remarkable soul with the passing of Robert "Bob" Deacon. Bob was born on January 17, 1953, to Edward J. and Mary (Ford) Deacon in Varina, Iowa. He graduated from Laurens High School in 1971 and continued his academic pursuits at Hawkeye Tech and earned an associate’s degree in Animal Husbandry. On December 27, 1975, Bob was united in marr...

Marion "Eddie" Kerbow, passed away on August 8, 2024, in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on May 17, 1942, in his hometown of Hugoton, Kansas to his parents Lewis Marion and Zanada (Wiley) Kerbow. Eddie's journey began at Hugoton High School, where he graduated in 1960. Throughout his life, Eddie found joy in various hobbies and interests. From his passion for motorcycles in his younger days ...

After an amazing and full life, Esther Mary Davis, age 100, died on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at the Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home in Pleasant Valley, Missouri. She was born on April 18, 1924, in Tyrone, Oklahoma, to J. Clayton and Elsie (Coats) Hoover. Esther was a proud graduate of Eureka High School in Baker, Oklahoma, where she was salutatorian of her graduating class. She also com...