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JOHNSON – Patricia “Patty” Landin, 53, died Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, at Ascencion Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.
She was born June 3, 1971 to Alberto Urias and Bertha Leticia Luke.
She married Leonardo Landin June 7, 1997. He survives.
Leonor Garcia Noblejas, 82, died Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025.
She was born April 11, 1942, in Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines, to Francisco Burgos Garcia and Isabel Castillo Garcia.
She attended St Theresa’s College in Manila before she and her husband, Oscar, immigrated to the United States in 1966. Later, she earned her MBA from Strayer University in Washington, DC.
Augustus James "Gus" Riley, 16, died Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025.
He was born Aug. 25, 2008 to David and Heidi (Rhine) Riley.
He was a sophomore at Liberal High School where he excelled in the classroom with many academic achievements.
JOHNSON – Eddie Joe Batterton, 67, died Feb. 23, 2025, at Stanton County Hospital in Johnson.
He was born April 19, 1957 to Joseph and Jacqueline (Scrivner) Batterton.
He married Cindy Whittington July 19, 1980. She survives.
HUGOTON – Dennis Leroy Campbell, 73, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 at his home in Hugoton.
He was born Oct. 14, 1951 to Curtis and Wilma (Newberry) Campbell.
He married Barbara Kallenbach Jan. 25, 1985. She survives.
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