Teresa E. Stevens, 60, passed away on Monday May 7, 2018 at her home in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on March 14, 1958 to Roy and Dessie (Augerot) Jenkins at Liberal, KS. Teresa was a graduate of Liberal High School, Class of 1976. She had been in recovery for 23 years and enjoyed helping others with their recovery. Teresa was devoted to caring for her parents. She also enjoyed crafting, de...

On Friday May 4th Jamiea Rae Jarvis passed away at the age of 65, after years of numerous health problems. Jamie was born August 15, 1952 to Keith DeWayne and Beulah Marie Jarvis.  After her sister Julie was born, Jamie’s birth surprised her parents, who didn’t know they were expecting twins.  They were the second set of twins born in the Hugoton hospital.  After graduating from Rolla H...

Darrell Dean “Pete” Hickey, age 85, died Sunday, May 6, 2018, at the Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, Kansas. He was born November 12, 1932, in rural Meade County, Kansas, the son of William Henry and Florence Irene (Miller) Hickey. He was the sixth child of this family. Pete lived in Meade until May of 1941, the family moved to Liberal and lived there until 1970, then moved to Hugoton a...

Wayne Austin, age 87, passed away Thursday afternoon, May 3, 2018, at the Ashland Health Center, Ashland, Kansas.   He was born February 10, 1931, at Sheridan Lake, Colorado, the son of George L. and Lida Elva (Smith) Austin.   As a young boy he attended school in Bucklin, Kansas, graduating from Bucklin High School in 1951.  After his graduation, he joined the United States Army serving ...

Manuel Roybal, Jr. 81, of Guymon passed away Sunday morning, May 6, 2018 at the Heritage Community Manor. The son of Manuel and Eulogia Marie “Lola” (Armijo) Roybal, Sr. he was born March 19, 1937 in Clayton, New Mexico. He attended school in Keyes, Oklahoma and had worked for Adams Hardfacing. Manuel and Penny Sandoval were united in marriage on June 8, 1975 in Guymon, Oklahoma. Manu...

Erma Virginia Holcomb, age 91, died Monday, April 30, 2018, at the South West Medical Center in Liberal. She was born September 8, 1926 in Burlington, Iowa the daughter of George and Mary (MaLena). She married Delbert Otto Holcomb in Burlington, Iowa. He preceded her in death in 2001. They were married for 55 years. She was a very considerate person and enjoyed being a homemaker, w...

Rickey Dale Brown, 64, died Monday, April 30, 2018 at SWMC in Liberal. He was born on August 24, 1953, the son of Kyle Robert and Patsy (Swisher) Brown in Garden City, KS. On August 31, 2011, he married DeAnna Brown in Meade, KS. She survives. Rickey was a member of the NRA, and worked for Halliburton in offshore drilling. Survivors include: 1 brother Roger Brown and his wife Brend...

Richard “Dick” Arnold Merz, 79, died April 27, 2018 at Pikes Peak Hospice in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  He was born on December 16, 1938 in Garden City, the son of Arnold and Bonnie (Maxwell) Merz. Dick was a lifetime resident of Satanta.  He graduated from Satanta High School in 1956.  He went on the further his education at Panhandle State University in Goodwell, Oklahoma, graduating...

William Toby Hicks, 48 , died Sunday, April 29, 2018 at his residence in Liberal. He was born on March 18, 1970 in Marietta, OK, the son of William Tinsley “Tim” Hicks and Rilda Renick. He graduated from Marietta High School in 1988, after helping his football team win the state championship. He attended Oklahoma State University, where he graduated in 1994 with a degree in agronomy. T...

Margaret Caroline Prentice, 85, died on Friday, April 27, 2018, at Brookdale Liberal Springs. She was born on May 19, 1932 in Lyndon, Kansas, the daughter of Carl Peter and Leona (Toulouse) Eklund. She graduated from High School in 1950 in Phillips, TX. She graduated in 1976 from Frank Phillips Junior College, with a degree in nursing. On January 6, 1951, she married Wayne Prentice in Dal...