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Douglas Dean Hale, 72, died Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at OU Health Medical Center in Oklahoma City.
He was born Sept. 1, 1953 to Paul and Loree (Harnden) Hale.
He graduated from Liberal High School in 1971 and went on to further his education at Seward County Community College, where he played as pitcher for the first Seward County Baseball Team and Fort Hays State University, where he earned his bachelor’s in science.
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Trudi Jane Pavlicek, 69, died Thursday, July 16, 2026 in Liberal.
She was born Dec. 31, 1956 to Alvin Buford and Norma O'Dell (Gillespie) Clark.
She married Kenten 'Ken" Pavlicek March 16, 1973. He preceded her in death Dec. 8, 2022.
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Peggy Lou Bell, 98, died Friday July 17, 2026 at Liberal Good Samaritan Nursing Home. She was born Dec. 6, 1927 to Jude and Leone (Stokes) Gatewood.
She married Kenneth Paul Bell Nov. 25, 1948. He preceded her in death May 25, 1997.
She worked as a bookkeeper at First National Bank for 20 years before retiring in 1999.
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David Gene Lee, 78, of Amarillo, Texas, passed away on April 7, 2026.
He was born Feb. 14, 1948, in Oklahoma City.
David served in the United States Army as a member of the 101st Airborne. He later worked for many years as a flooring installer, retiring from Brown's Furniture in Liberal.
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David Scott Diseker, affectionately known as Scott, passed away at the age of 63 on July 15, 2026.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Aug. 1, 2026 at the Liberal City Cemetery in Liberal.
Arrangements are under the direction of Beeson Morrison Funeral Directors in Dumas, Texas.

