Romona Jean Adams, 75, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018 surrounded by family at her home in Hugoton after a long struggle with cancer. She was born to Sidney A. Thomas and Emmagene Heger Thomas, October 26, 1942 in Liberal, KS. She graduated Hugoton High School in 1960, Panhandle State University in 1964, and Kansas State University in 1969. She married Forrest E. Adams August 10, 1963...

Jeff Schoonover, age 66, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Sunday, April 8, 2018, at his home. He was born August 26, 1951, in Ulysses, Kansas, the son of Everett and Reva (Scott) Schoonover. Jeff was a lifetime resident of Ulysses. He graduated from Ulysses High School in 1969, and furthered his education at Fort Hays State University. Jeff was a hard worker, adventurous, and enjoyed traveling and taki...

Douglas Keith Wehmeier, 69, of Rural Hooker, OK, passed away peacefully in his sleep Thursday, April 5, 2018. He passed at Homestead Estates Home Plus, where he resided for the past month. Doug was born March 28, 1949 in Liberal, KS to June (Buxton) and Clarence Wehmeier. He was raised on in rural Adams on his family’s homestead, along with his older brother and sister. On December 27, 1985, D...

Edward "Dude" Welch, 89, of Liberal, passed away on April 7, 2018 at the Wheatridge Care Park in Liberal, KS. He was born on August 18, 1928 to Edward and Birdie (McQuillen) Welch at Berry, AL. On June 13, 1963 he married Thelma Walker at Clovis, NM; she preceded him in death in 2004. Dude grew up running tug boats up and down the Mississippi River. He served with the US Army during WWII....

MEADE – Judith D. (Judy) Reed-Zeller, age 54, passed away Thursday afternoon, April 5, 2018, at Wesley Woodlawn, Wichita, Kansas.   She was born July 23, 1963, at Springdale, Arkansas, the daughter of Robert W. and Louise A. (Pellisier) Reed.  As a young girl she attended grade school in Springdale.  She later attended middle school and high school at St. George, Kansas, graduating ...

Douglas Wahmeier, of Hooker, Oklahoma passed away April 5, 2018 at Homestead Estates in Liberal, Kansas. Services are pending with Roberts Brothers Funeral Home in Hooker, Oklahoma.  ...

Diane E. Holmes, 76, died on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, KS. She was the daughter of Rudolph and Anna Belle “Sue” (Hewitt) Morlock. She was born on September 13, 1941 in Bismark, ND. On April 3, 992, she married Thurman Holmes in Johnson, KS. Diane was a Register Nurse and worked for the care home. She loved and enjoyed her family. She like to go ...

JoAnne Fitzgerald, age 92 of Liberal, Kansas Died, Tuesday, March 27, 2018 in Liberal, Kansas, She was born January 24, 1926 to Ernest and Vaughn (Fankhauser) Boles in Liberal, Kansas. After graduating from Liberal High School, JoAnne married Bill Fitzgerald 1946. Billy first caught JoAnne’s eye in fifth grade. Not knowing how to boil water JoAnne moved to the farm North of Liberal. She was...

Katie L. Bailey, 96, of Liberal, died Saturday, March 31, 2018, at her son’s residence in Arvada, Colorado. She was born on March 24, 1922, the daughter of Minnie & Claudie L. Glasgow. She attended high school in Ola, Arkansas. Katie worked as a bookkeeper for Bailey and Son Machine before retiring. On May 19, 1939, she married Virgil C. Bailey Jr., in Ola, Arkansas. He preceded her in ...

Larry J. Kerns, 71, of Liberal, passed away at his home on Sunday, April 1, 2018. He was born on September 4, 1946 to Ivan and Bertha (Stockebrand) Kerns at Wichita, KS. Larry was a graduate of Liberal High School and also attended Seward County Community Colleges. He served as an Air Traffic Controller in the US Air Force during Vietnam. Larry worked many different jobs in his lifetime but ...