Maria Trinidad Muñoz, age 61, of Johnson, Kansas, died Monday, February 1, 2016, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born November 22, 1954 in Jerez Zacatecas, Mexico, the daughter of Francisco and Ruth (Reveles) Acuna. Tina married Roberto Muñoz in 1971 in Jerez Zacatecas, Mexico. They have lived in Johnson for over 25 years. Tina worked as a cook at Johnson Grade Sc...

Jimmie LeRoy Riley Jr., age 56, of Goddard, Kansas went to meet Jesus on January 27, 2016, at Via Christi Medial Center – St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. He was born June 21, 1959, in Elkhart, Kansas the son of Jim Sr. and Delores Ann (Sanders) Riley. Jimmie grew up in Elkhart and graduated from Elkhart High School. He later attended Dodge City Community College and studied Drug and Alcohol...

Janie Marie Barr, 54, a longtime resident of Liberal, passed away January 28th, 2016 at her home.   She was born on June 17th, 1961 in Grand Junction, Colorado, to Irvin E. “Slim” Cook and Betty L. (Coon) Cook. She graduated from Rolla High School in 1979, and attended Seward County Community College.   Janie was employed by the Seward County Landfill as a heavy equipment operator.   On...

Betty A. Pruett, age 68, of Ulysses, Kansas died Friday, January 29, 2016 at her home in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born June 30, 1947 in Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Lawrence and Betty (Peek) Olson. Betty grew up in Nebraska and attended high school in Humboldt, Nebraska. She married Harley Pruett on March 1, 1964 in Pawnee, Nebraska. They lived in Colorado before moving to Ulysses in 1990...

Juan Carlos Perez, age 45, of Johnson, Kansas died Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Via Christi Medical Center – St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. He was born January 13, 1971 in Gomez Farias Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Elizar and Ofelia (Talavera) Perez. Juan moved to Johnson in 1986. He married Michelle Houser on October 15, 1989 in Johnson. He worked for Treco Inc. as a roustabout. Juan li...

Donald E. “Don” Friesen, 56, died January 27, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. He was born March 7, 1959 at Newton, KS, the son of Elmer B. and Eunice (Brandt) Friesen. He was a graduate of Meade High School, Meade, KS. He worked with the maintenance department at Seward County Community College / Area Technical School. Don was very involved in the Liberal community and ...

Jimmie L. Riley Jr. AGE: 56 OF: Goddard, Kansas DIED: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 AT: Via Christi Medical Center - St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY: Garnand Funeral Home, Elkhart, Kansas ...

Roy Lonzo Jenkins, 90, of Liberal, passed away Tuesday January 26, 2016 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Center. He was born on May 25, 1925 to Frank and Dora (Scroggins) Jenkins at Pawhuska, OK. On December 21, 1946 he married Dessie Augerot at Sublette, KS. She preceded him in death on December 12, 2014. Roy grew up in Pawhuska, OK later moving to Hoisington, KS. He enlisted into the US Navy i...

Lois Jane Weatherman age 85, of Elkhart, Kansas died January 26, 2016 at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born February 23, 1930 in Lamar, Colorado, daughter of Thomas Brabb and Theo Kelly. Lois grew up on a farm and attended school in Chivington, Colorado. On August 4, 1947, she married Gene W. “Tuney” Weatherman in Raton, New Mexico. In 1955, the family moved to the CIG ...

Irma Genevieve “Genny” Swan passed away peacefully on January 21, 2016, at the Stanton County Long Term Care Home in Johnson, Kansas. Genny was born on May 4, 1937 in York, Nebraska, to James and Irma (Salmon) Belcher. She is survived by four children; Frank Swan and his wife Tonya, of York, NE., Clay Swan and Jackie Boger, of St Joseph, MO., Sheri Swan of Denison, IA., an...