Darrell Wayne Bryan, 62, of Tyrone, OK passed away on Monday, February 17, 2025 at his home. He was born on September 12, 1962 to Larry and Judy (McDaniel) Bryan at Liberal, KS. Darrell was a graduate of Tyrone High School; class of 1980. He went on to obtain his Agricultural Certification through the Liberal Area Votech in 1981. He grew up working on the family farm in the Tyrone area wher...

Emma Lou (Huebner) Hodges was born on July 11, 1936 in Beaver, OK, to Walter and Elsa (Pfiefer) Huebner. She grew up on the family farm near Turpin, OK, with her parents and older brother Walt. She always loved being a country girl and lived in the country most of her life. Emma Lou married young and had three children, Alan, Debbie, and Jerry. They were very close in age so she was a busy...

Jon Kleiner, 54, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2025 at his home. He was born on April 18, 1970 to Eric and Yvonne (Bushart) Kleiner at Lackland Air Force Base Hospital in San Antonio, TX. Jon graduated high school in Ft. Worth, TX and later went on to obtain his Associate Degree. He was an aviation enthusiast and enjoyed operating r/c planes, boats, and cars.He also worked ...

After a long and amazing life Joan Janice Guenther, age 93, died on Saturday, February 15, 2025, in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on April 25, 1931, in Rushmore, Minnesota, to Anthony and Anna (Smith) Malmquist. Joan was a graduate of Worthington High School in Minnesota. She was united in marriage to Ferris Guenther on June 17, 1948, in Rushmore. They were married for 57 years until his death ...

Grace Olive Wheeler, 89, of Hugoton, Kansas was called home by her heavenly Father Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at The Moore at Park Central in Amarillo, Texas. Grace was born July 28, 1935 to Oscar John Nuffer and Sophia Anna Gurtler Nuffer in Baldwin, Kansas. She graduated from Emporia High School and continued her education at Friends Bible College, now known as Barclay College, Friends Univers...

Gregory T. Fort, age 73, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Saturday February 15, 2025, in Denver, Colorado. He was born June 14, 1951, in Ulysses, Kansas, the first son of Clifford Fort, Jr. and Patricia Fort. Greg grew up in Ulysses and graduated from Ulysses High School in May 1969. He attended Fort Hays State University where he was a member and officer of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and gradua...

Ashton J. Baier, age 36, left this world on Monday, February 10, 2025, in Wichita, Kansas. He came into this world on November 3, 1988, in Liberal, Kansas, to Jay and Brenda (Stevenson) Baier. Ashton was a loving father to two boys. He worked many years as an employee of Walmart in Liberal. He loved cheering on local sports teams, especially Liberal High School Football, Seward County Saints B...

Linda Ruth Sittingdown was born on October 20, 1944 to Kenneth and Charlotte Rich in Beaver, Oklahoma. She was 80 years old when she transitioned peacefully on February 7, 2025. She was the only child of Kenneth and Charlotte Rich.  She was preceded in death by her father Kenneth and her mother Charlotte Rich; Husband Johnny Sittingdown; son Johnny Jr; her grandparents Sam and Jesse Rich and W...

Naomi Fay Turner, age 98, died Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born on December 13, 1926, in Elkhart, the daughter of Ernest S. and Mollie Lee (Wood) Paul. Naomi grew up in Elkhart and married Richard Lee Turner on March 11, 1944, in Elkhart. She was a kind and loving wife and spent most of her time in Baca County, Colorado, at “The Farm”....

Lisa Diane Foster, age 44, died on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on November 24, 1980, in Caney, Kansas, to Paul Merritt and Kay (Ranes) Merritt. Lisa graduated from Caney Valley High School in Caney, Kansas. She went on to Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kansas, Oklahoma Wesleyan University in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and the University of Texas ...