Obituaries

Jan LuRene King, 83, died May 18, 2025, in Scottsdale, Ariz.

She was born Jan. 5, 1942 to Hazel (Matkin) King and Rufus King.

She graduated from Liberal High School in 1959.  She went on to attend Kansas State University in Manhattan, but ultimately graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education from Emporia State University in Emporia.

Phyllis Jean Gearhart, 94, died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 at the Good Samaritan Society in Liberal.

She was born Dec. 8, 1930 to Ralph and Amy (Hoskinson) Wilson. 

She married Nelson Roy Gearhart Sept. 10, 1948. He preceded her in death.

German Miranda-Moreno, 27, died Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal.

He was born July 23, 1998 to Abelardo and Maria (Moreno) Miranda.

He was a 2016 graduate of Liberal High School.

ULYSSES – Alice Frey, 92, died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses.

She was born Aug. 10, 1933 to Otto and Lettie (Jeffrey) Frey.

She graduated from Elmdale Rural High School in 1951. She went on to attend Kansas State College to become a home demonstration agent. 

She received several career awards along with receiving the Nationally Recognized Service Award from the National Association for Extension Home Economists. She later returned to Kansas State University where she earned her master’s degree. During her career, she played a valuable role in the rural area, teaching many classes to adults and children, taking children to 4-H camps and meetings, helping them learn parliamentary procedure.