Claude Flores, 82, of Liberal, passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2022 at the Satanta Long Term Care Facility in Satanta, KS. He was born on September 28, 1940 to Alfonso and Geneiva (Ulibarri) Flores at Kismet, KS. Claude was a well known guitarists playing with the Catalinas. Throughout his years as a musician he also shared the stage with Wanda Jackson and Roy Clark. Claude was induct...

Robert (Bob) Marley Nairn Jr., 81, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. Robert was born on August 14, 1941, in Los Angeles, California to Robert Marley Nairn Sr. and Lois Louise (Merkel) Nairn. He grew up in Los Angeles and then moved to Garden City, Kansas. In 1958, he married Morena Fay Fowler and together they had three childr...

Voitsekh Halytskiy, age 90, died Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at his home in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on February 1, 1932, the son of Anthony Halytskiy and Leokadia Shavurska. In 1957, Voitsekh was united in marriage to Kateryna Volosovich in Lviv, Ukraine, she preceded him in death on December 23, 2001. He raised two sons, Anthony Galitsky and Oleg Galitsky. Voitsekh was a M...

Brenda Faye Smith, 70, of Tyrone Oklahoma, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. Brenda was born on March 3, 1952 to Fred and Grace Johnson in Pomona California. She was one of 7 siblings: Linda, Susan, Mary, Debra, Michael, and Gary. Brenda married Jason Smith and from this union they had four children. Donovan, Glenn, Neil, and Dallas. The Smiths mo...

Robert William Wright, age 67, died Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on February 12, 1955, the son of Myrle Estle and Arlene Janice (Smid) Wright in Odessa, Texas. Robert graduated from Liberal High School in Liberal, Kansas and continued his education in Arkansas and at SCCC Nursing Program. He was a self-taught guitarist starting from the...

Abraham Ricardo Gonzalez, age 30, died Friday, November 4, 2022, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was born on September 8, 1992, the son of Juan Riquiac Aguilar and Juana Gonzalez. Abraham married Sindy Yosmery Ailòn Mendoza on October 29, 2022. He was a very loving husband and always present for his wife, Sindy Yosmery. Abraham was an exemplary man of faith and righteousness. He is survived...

Michael John Fulton, age 77, passed peacefully November 21, 2022, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born to Michael D. Fulton and Mary Enright on February 12, 1945. He married his wife, Nancy Baker, of 56 years in Houston, TX on April 11, 1966. Together they had one son, Michael W., and two daughters, Ginger and Jennifer. He served in the United States Navy for 23 years, r...

Padro Jimon Us, age 38, died Friday, November 4, 2022, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was born on December 14, 1983, the son of Tomas Jimon Juarez and Maria Us in Joyabaj, el Quiche, Mexico. Padro married Maria Pablo Perez on October 6, 2016, in Liberal, Kansas. He was the father of one son, Kamil Anibal and one daughter, Keyli Juanita. Padro was always a good husband and a very loving father. ...

Martina Vela Aranda, 77 years of age, passed on Sunday, November 20, 2022, in Elkhart, Kansas. Martina was born January 18, 1945, to Macedonia Morales and Isadoro Vela in San Pedro, Coyame, Cuchillo Parado Chihuahua, Mexico She is survived by her four children: daughters, Soila (Alfredo) Delgado, Simona (Greg) Aranda, Jeanette Aranda; and son, Auden (Derenda) Aranda. She was blessed with eight gr...

Rafaela Sandoval Delgado, 84, of Liberal, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at her home. She was born on October 24, 1938 to Jose Cruz Sandoval and Leandra Delgado at Zacatecas, Mexico. On February 16, 1963 she married Juan Ortiz Gonzalez at Juarez, Mexico. Rafaela enjoyed gardening, cooking, knitting, and walking in the afternoons. Her greatest joy was being a loving mother ...