Lila Louise McGaughey, age 89, of Ulysses, Kansas died Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at her home in Ulysses, Kansas. She was born March 4, 1926 in Glasco, Kansas, the daughter of Edward and Margaret (Romeiser) Berndt. Lila grew up in Glasco, Kansas and graduated from Glasco High School. She married Jay McGaughey on August 9, 1958 in Glasco. They moved to Ulysses, Kansas in 1959 from Colb...

Josefa Mendoza, 62, of Liberal, KS, died Monday, January 1, at the Beaver County Nursing Home, Beaver, OK. She was born May 8, 1953 at Rosales Chihuahua, Mexico to Pedro Gomez and Ramona Anchondo. In June of 1989 she married Jesus Mendoza at Delicias Chihuahua, Mexico. She was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua, Catholic Church. Survivors include: Brothers – ...

Stanley Howe, age 80, of Elkhart, Kansas died Monday, February 1, 2016, at his daughter’s home in Elkhart, Kansas. He was born August 15, 1935 in Guthrie, Oklahoma the son of Alton La Vada and Billie Ernestine (Clymer) Howe. Stanley graduated school in Guthrie, Oklahoma. After school he served in the United States Navy from March 1954 until November 1958. He married Naomi Mott in ...

Adam James Wright 37,died, Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Kansas Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He was born Aug. 3, 1978 in Tucson, AZ the son of James Anthony and Patricia Elizabeth (Swart) Wright. He has been a resident of Liberal since January of 2015 moving from Tucson, AZ. He graduated in 1997 from Santa Rita High School in Tucson, AZ. He had been attending Seward County Community College/Area...

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 ...