Douglas Omar Bell, age 82, passed away on February 2, 2025, in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Born on March 9, 1942, in Satanta, Kansas, he was the son of William Andrew and Mary Emma (Cadman) Bell. On February 13, 1969, Douglas married Patricia Lee Jones in Stratford, Texas, forming a union that blessed them with four children: Misty, Billy, Tracy and Jamie. His family remained his top priority...

Malvin Love, 70, of Liberal passed away on Thursday January 30, 2025. He was born on July 5, 1954 to George and Victoria Norah Love at Dumas, AR. Malvin's family later moved to Liberal Kansas in 1959 where he grew up following his older brother John around. He attended Washington Elementary, South Junior High, and Liberal High School where he graduated in 1972. Malvin started working at Panh...

Cynthia Lu (Dee) Nusser Galish, beloved sister, aunt, and friend, passed away unexpectedly on January 28, 2025, at her home in Moon Township, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. Born on May 26, 1947, in Elkhart, Kansas, Dee was the cherished daughter of Lester W. Nusser and Cordelia Frances Babb Nusser. Dee spent her formative years in Elkhart, Kansas, graduating from Elkhart High School in 1965. She purs...

After a long and amazing life, Victoria Aurora Jiminez, age 96, died on Monday, January 27, 2025, at her residence in Edmond, Oklahoma. She was born on March 23, 1928, to Delfino S. Sandoval and Altagracia (Casados) Quintana in Gallegos, New Mexico. On February 18, 1950, she was united in marriage to Donaciano “Don” G. Jiminez, who preceded her on June 6, 2005. Victoria was a devoted m...

Librado Hernandez, age 85, died Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on January 10, 1940, in San Antonio, Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Victor and Ricarda (Armendariz) Hernandez. Librado grew up in Mexico and married Felisa Galindo. He played bass guitar for Los Humildes del Alamo. He loved music, dancing and spending time with his family, es...

Linda Jo Caldwell, age 73, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2025, at her home in rural Grant County, Kansas. She was born on January 26, 1952, in Stilwell, Oklahoma, the daughter of Joe M. and Modene M. (Miller) Watie. Linda graduated from Ulysses High School. Linda attended floral design in Denver, Coloardo, and later owned Feathers to Flowers. She married Randy Caldwell on February 14,...

Ardis Loraine (Westphal) Branstine passed away at her home in Liberal, Kansas on Sunday January 26, 2025, following a long illness. Ardis was born on September 26, 1937, in State Center, Iowa, to Ferdinand and Myrtle Westphal. She grew up surrounded by her two siblings, many cousins, aunts , uncles, and farm animals that she occasionally adopted as pets, such as Gertrude the goose. While sti...

Dennis Neifert, 64, of Liberal, passed away on Monday January 27, 2025 at his home. He was born on March 10, 1960 to Keith and Audrey (Porter) Neifert at Beloit, KS. On January 12, 2019 he married Carrie Booth at the Liberal.He was a graduate of Waconda East High School near Glen Elder KS; class of 1978. Dennis worked for over 20 years with Haliburton and later became Consultant. He never ...

Crystal Marie Hatfield, 42, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday January 28, 2025 at her home. She was born on February 2, 1982 to Robert and Patsy (Walden) Hatfield at Liberal, KS. Crystal had worked as a CNA for Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Liberal. She enjoyed crafting, decorating for the holidays, listening to crime podcasts and spending time with her family. Crystal is survived by h...

Roberto Maldonado Villegas, 82, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday January 29, 2025 at Southwest Medical Center. He was born on February 16, 1942 to Andres and Milburga (Villegas) Maldonado at Coapango, Gro Mexico. On January 16, 1971 he married Maria Macias at the Cd. Cuahutemoc, Chihuahua Mexico. Roberto worked at Seaboard Farms in Guymon, OK for more than 25 years. He was a hard w...