PLAINS – Dennis J. (Red) Foster, age 66, passed away Friday morning, December 23, 2022, at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, Kansas. He was born July 5, 1956, at Denver, Colorado, the son of James Thomas and Marjorie Frances (Brown) Foster. As a young boy he attended school in Newton, Meade, and Plains, Kansas. A resident of Plains since 1969, he was a gas industry technician for ov...

Jerry Eldon Carlile, 63, of Turpin, OK passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. He was born on June 29, 1959 to Robert and Virginia (Weaver ) Carlile in Liberal, KS. He was a graduate of Liberal High School. After high school, Jerry went to work for the family business, J&R Sand, operating the sand and gravel plants. He enjoyed riding ATVs, f...

Kathleen Ann Hill “Kathy”, age 68, of Satanta, Kansas passed from this life on to her eternal life on December 18th, 2022, in Norman, Oklahoma. Kathy was born December 14th, 1954, in Aurora, Colorado, to Martha Ann Smith. She spent her childhood in Guymon, Oklahoma, and was raised by her loving grandparents Carl and Bea Grove. In 1971, Kathy married Johnny Davidson in Guymon, Oklahoma, an...

Margarito Gonzalez Hernandez, Age 50, Died at Rose Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, on Saturday, December 17, 2022. He was born June 10, 1972, in Mexico City, Mexico, the son of Benito Gonzalez and Francisca Hernandez.  He attained his GED and was an Oil Field Worker as well as a truck driver.  Margarito Married Marisela Rios in Liberal, Kansas on November 10, 1996. She survives. ...

Velda J. Tackett, age 75, of Hugoton, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton. She was born March 16, 1947, in Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Finis Lee and Geneva Mae (Prather) Holder.  Velda grew up around Hooker, Oklahoma. She had lived in Hugoton the last 50 plus years. Velda married Curtis Tackett on November 16, 1963. She was a Certified Nursin...

Rhonda Lynn Neal, age 69, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Friday, December 16, 2022, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses. She was born June 15, 1953, in Ulysses, Kansas, the daughter of Harold Lloyd “Buddy” and Laura Lee (Steen) Heaton. Rhonda grew up in Grant County. She married Ray Neal on March 23, 2001, in Ulysses. Rhonda worked at Nu-Way Cleaners and various local feed yards. She e...

LEONA ELOISE KILLINGSWORTH (EHRHARDT) 79, DIED FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2022 IN HER HOME IN LIBERAL, KANSAS. SHE WAS BORN JUNE 28, 1943 TO LEO AND THELMA EHRHARDT IN TYRONE, OKLAHOMA. SHE GRADUATED FROM LIBERAL HIGH SCHOOL IN MAY OF 1961 WHERE SHE MET AND THEN MARRIED ROBERT (BOB) KILLINGSWORTH IN 1962. HE SURVIVES. SHE ENJOYED BEING A HOMEMAKER, SEAMSTRESS, AND SPENDING TIME WITH HER FAMILY. SH...

Candice Dawn Kline, age 43, passed peacefully in her sleep on December 14, 2022 in Parachute, Colorado. She was born on May 12, 1979 in Liberal, Kansas to David Kline and Christy Kline. She was a twin, second born to her sister Echo Michelle. She graduated from Liberal High School in 1997. She then attended the Cosmetology program at Garden City Community College receiving her nail tech certifi...

Larry G. Black, 75, died Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at the Liberal Good Samaritan Society. He was born May 2, 1947 in Amarillo, Texas, the son of Gene and Mary Frances (Embrey) Black. Larry attended the Roswell Military Institute and Liberal High School. After graduation, he attended Ft. Hays State for several years. Larry married Bertha Maria “Tita” Campuzano on September 1,...

Clinton Eugene Haskell was born July 8, 1927 to Claud and Minnie Haskell on a farm on Clear Creek in Beaver County, Oklahoma. His parents homesteaded on a farm eleven miles southwest of Beaver where he grew up. Clinton was the fifth child of six children, three sisters and two brothers. He attended first grade at the Elmwood School for one year. He and his brother rode horseback eight miles round ...