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JOE FOSTER

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March 26 2026

Joe Curley Foster, 63, died Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at his home in Liberal.  

He was born July 8, 1962 to Sarah Mann and adopted by Joe Foster Sr. and Ruby Foster.  

He married Mary Hendricks May 23, 2007. She survives.

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JOYCE PLANTE

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March 24 2026

Joyce Marie Plante, 79, died Friday, March 20, 2026 at HaysMed.

She was born Dec. 29, 1946 to Paul and Opal (Norris) Smith. 

She graduated from Liberal High School in 1964.

She married Norbert Plante Feb/ 10, 1968 in Liberal. He survives.

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MONICA ROWTON

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March 24 2026

ULYSSES – Monica Marie (Holland) Rowton, aka: “Me-Mo,” 86, died Sunday, March 15, 2026 at Kearny County Hospital in Lakin. 

She was born Dec. 9, 1939 to F.D. and Ruth Holland.

She graduated from Scott County High school in 1957.

She married Keith Rowton Aug. 29, 1959 at St Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City. He preceded her in death July 19, 1984.

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CARLOS DE LEON

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March 24 2026

Carlos C. De Leon, 79, died Sunday, March 22, 2026 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal.

He was born July 13, 1946 to Cristobal and Maria De Leon in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

He married Maria Ortiz in 1963.  She preceded him in death Jan. 26, 2014. 

He married Nolvia Salgado.  She survives.

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ANTHONY PHILLIPS

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March 19 2026

Anthony Bryan Phillips died Sunday, March 15, 2026 in Liberal. 

He was born Nov. 3, 1963 to Janice Phillips in Dallas, at the same hospital 19 days before President John F Kennedy died at Parkland.

He was raised and graduated from high school in Tennessee.

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