Dorothy Jean Bartel 82, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 In Corpus Christi, Texas. She was born July 27, 1933 to Joe and Vlasta (Pulpan) Purer in Booker, Texas. She married Van Bartel on Feb. 22, 1952 in Clayton, N.M. He preceded her in death on Aug. 27, 2012. She graduated from Booker High School in Booker, Texas. She was a homemaker and helped her husband farm and ranch in Balko, Okla. She was a ...

James S. “Jim” Head, 80, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. James Sylvester Head was born Dec. 7, 1934 in rural Colbert County, Ala. He was reared in Littleville, Ala. and in 1953, he graduated from Russellville High School in Russellville, Ala. He served as a submariner in the US Navy during the Cold War on the USS Pomodon stationed out of San Diego. He at...

Jim Ingland, 69, of Liberal, passed away on October 26, 2015 at his home in Liberal, KS. He was born on May 15, 1946 to Harvey and Blanche (Norris) Ingland in Liberal, KS. He married Trish Nichols on March 21, 1964 in Liberal. She survives. He grew up in Liberal and was a graduate of Liberal High School, Class of 1964. While in school he was a highly honored member of the FFA. Jim worked as ...

Jaslin Jada Dawn Wagenseller-Rivera, age 13, died Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born August 27, 2002 at Liberal, KS, the daughter of Nicole Wagenseller and Arthur Rivera. She is survived by her parents and her brother- Jalinn Angel Wagenseller-Rivera of Liberal, KS; and her sister- Jaciana Marie Wagenseller of Hugoton, KS. Memorial Service wi...

Gerald Hugh Hoover, age 88, died Friday, October 23, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. He was born Feb, 6, 1927 in Tyrone, OK, the son of Joseph Clayton Hoover and Hattie Elsie (Coats) Hoover. He was a 1945 graduate of Eureka High School Baker, OK and attended OSU, Stillwater, OK majoring in Business and Accounting Gerald was employed by Mullin’s Furniture as the credit Manger. He ...

Elbert Eugene Innis, age 88, passed away after a brief illness on Monday afternoon, October 19, 2015, at the St. Thomas West Hospital of Nashville, Tennessee. Born January 19, 1927 in Meade, Kansas, the son of Elbert and Mona (McMeel) Innis, Eugene graduated salutatorian from Meade High School. He had joined the Navy’s B-12 program as a high school senior, and upon graduation moved to the Gre...

Maria DeLosAngeles Longoria, 83, a lifetime resident of Liberal, passed away on October 18, 2015 at the Fowler Residential Care, Fowler, KS. She was born on August 2, 1932 to Margarito and Elodia Sandoval de Ortiz at Saltillo, Cauh, Mexico, . Maria was a Homemaker . On March 1, 1947 she married Ruben Longoria in Monterrey, Mexico. She was known to be a loving mother, grandmother. She ex...

Ardelia Louise “Cookie” Dinkens Coleman, 52, died Sunday, October 18, 2015 at her residence in Liberal, KS. She was born September 1, 1963, the daughter of Lucies and Geneva (Aldridge) Dinkens. She was a longtime resident of Liberal. Ardelia attended the Colvin Adult Learning Center, in Liberal, KS and earned her G.E.D. She later attended Seward County Community College’s Nursing Program....

Stella Mary Vasquez, age 70 died, Sunday, October 18, 2015 at her residence in Liberal, KS.. She was born August 28, 1945 in Denver Colo. the daughter of Jose Aurelio and Rosa (Lujan) Aragon. She was a homemaker. On April 9, 1966 she married Raymond S. Vasquez at Brighton, CO. He survives. Other survivors include. 1 Daughter Diana Robledo Liberal, KS 6 Brothers Marty Aragon Li...

Mabel Pauline Foster 93, died Monday, October 19, 2015 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. She was born April 2, 1922 in Beaver County, OK the daughter of Henry and Vinny (Casady) Lubbers. She graduated in 1940 from Turpin High School in Turpin, OK. She was a lifetime resident of Turpin, OK. She was a member of the Turpin United Methodist Church and was head of the kitchen committee at the...