Recent Obituaries
Steven E Phillips
Feb 4, 2017
Steven Eugene Phillips age 68 passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Olathe Medical Center. Steve was born on September 13, 1948 in Gas City, Ks. He is the son of Lee and Colleen Gumfory, Steve was the oldest of four children. There were two infants who preceded him in death in Iola Ks. Steve was a life long resident...
John Altyn Mulkey
Feb 3, 2017
John Altyn Mulkey, age 86, of Yates Center, Kansas, passed away at his home on Friday, February 3, 2017. John was born October 4, 1930 in Selma, Kansas, to John Robert “Kenneth” Mulkey and Francis Marjorie (Burlingham) Mulkey. He attended grade schools in that area and graduated from LaHarpe High School in 1948. He was married to Elizabeth Wylie on...
Donna Marie Setter
Feb 1, 2017
Donna Marie Setter, age 76, of Greeley, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at her home. She was born September 10, 1940, Greeley, Kansas, the daughter of Walter and Caroline (Bowman) Miner. Donna graduated from Greeley High School with the Class of 1958. Donna married John Frederick Brummel on September 5, 1964; this union was blessed with two...
Raymond Edwin Meyer Sr.
Jan 31, 2017
Raymond E. "Coach" Meyer, Sr. was called home by the Lord on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Guest Home Estates, Garnett, Kansas. Faith was very important to Ray. His faithful church attendance, with the assistance of loyal church friends, continued to January 29. He was born May 21, 1920, at Hiawatha, Kansas, the son of Louis W., Sr. and Bertha...
Les Rockers
Jan 28, 2017
Les Rockers, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Residential Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. Leslie J. Rockers was born on the family farm west of Garnett on July 21, 1928. He was the third of seven children born to Arthur B. and Hilda Katherine (Feuerborn) Rockers. Les lived most of his life on the...
Michael L Pickert
Jan 25, 2017
Mike Pickert, age 60, of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, formerly of Lawrence, Kansas, husband of Rita (Praught) Pickert, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Lawrence, Kansas, the son of Kenneth and Sally (Gilstrap) Pickert. Mike enjoyed many activities in the great outdoors, offshore saltwater fishing on...
Geraldine Marie Bain
Jan 24, 2017
Geraldine "Gerry" Marie Bain, 81 of Iola passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, Kansas. Geraldine was born in Neosho Falls, Kansas on September 29, 1935 to George F. and Alma E. (England) Fox the third of four children. She grew up in the Iola and Gas area and graduated from Iola High School in...
Lila M. Curry
Jan 23, 2017
Lila M. Curry, age 84, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital on the Plaza. She was born February 6, 1932 at Wichita, Kansas. Lila graduated from Friends University in Wichita, Kansas and earned her Bachelor's Degree in Home Economics in 1954. Lila married Bruce Curry on July 5, 1953 at Wichita, Kansas....
Arlene Thornhill
Jan 22, 2017
Arlene Louise Thornhill, 93 of Iola passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Windsor Place in Iola. Arlene was born October 16, 1923 in Akron, New York to Norman and Evelyn (Kaderli) Brewer. She graduated from Akron High School and thereafter worked in an airplane factory and later a weapons factory. She met Russell C. Thornhill and they were married...
Lelia G. Damron
Jan 20, 2017
Lelia G. "Granny" Damron, age 75, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 20, 2017, at her home in Garnett. She was born on December 23, 1941, at Iola, Kansas. Lelia was the third of seven children born to Roy Vernon McHaley and Nellie Augusta (Rinninger) McHaley. She grew up in the Iola area, attending school there. Lelia...
Donald Eugene Whitcomb
Jan 20, 2017
Donald Eugene Whitcomb, age 79, of Centerville, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2017, at Residential Living Center, Garnett. He was born April 21, 1937, at Xenia, Kansas, the son of Charles Melvin and Ruth Alberta (Main) Whitcomb. He graduated from Blue Mound High School with the Class of 1956. Donald married Wanda Sutton on May 28, 1960 at...
Katheleen Hufferd
Jan 20, 2017
Katheleen Hufferd, 88, of Chanute, KS passed away Friday, January 20, 2017 at her home surrounded by her daughters. Katheleen was born July 15, 1928 in rural Westphalia, KS to George and Katie (Latimer) Watson as the sixth of seven children. She was raised in Iola, and attended school there. She married her high school sweetheart, Virgil E. Hufferd, and...
Marilyn A. Colgin
Jan 19, 2017
Marilyn Colgin, age 89, of Mildred, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2017, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, Kansas. She was born on March 31, 1927 at home east of Mildred, Kansas. Marilyn was the third of eight children born to Clifford and Emma (Hackett) Call of Mildred. She grew up in Mildred, attending grade school there...
Cleta McDonald
Jan 18, 2017
Cleta Catherine McDonald, age 89, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Residential Living Center, Garnett. She was born April 5, 1927, in Scipio, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob and Oda (Schneider) Strobel. Cleta graduated from Richmond High School with the Class of 1945. After graduation, she worked at Southwestern Bell in Ottawa as an operator....
Clara G. Jones
Jan 18, 2017
Clara Grace “C.G.” Jones, age 94, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Brookdale of Overland Park in Overland Park, Kansas. She was born on August 21, 1922, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Nelson and Elizabeth (Rodgers) Willson. Clara graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from Kansas University. Clara was united in marriage to Clifford Orval...
David Martin
Jan 18, 2017
David L. Martin, age 47 of Bradford, Pennsylvania, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017 in the Bradford Regional Medical Center Hospital. He was born on February 24, 1969 in Anderson County Hospital, Garnett, Kansas the son of Robert L. and the late Rose M. (Timmons) Martin. He was a graduate of the Central Heights High School in 1987. He liked...
Cynthia Diane Nicholas
Jan 16, 2017
Cynthia Diane Nicholas, age 64, of Garnett, passed away on Monday, January 16, at her home. She was born in Berkley, California, the daughter of Ben and Esther M. (Lotspeich) Skaggs. Cindy grew up in the California area. Cynthia was united in marriage to Wayne L. Johnston on November 21, 1966. This union was blessed with four children. They later...
Opal M Henderson
Jan 16, 2017
Opal Mae (McCullough) Henderson, age 83, of Neosho Falls, passed away surrounded by her family on Monday, January 16, 2017 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute, Kansas following a 16 month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was the fourth of five children born to Alexander and Neva (Stephens) McCullough. Opal was born December 2, 1933 on a farm west...
Jack L. Prather
Jan 15, 2017
Jack L. Prather, age 92, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2017, at Ottawa Retirement Village, Ottawa, Kansas. He was born February 13, 1924 in Mildred, Kansas, the son of Samuel L. and Lydia Lavona (Sayles) Prather. He graduated from Kincaid High School. Jack joined the United States Navy and served until 1945. Jack married Ruth Thornrough...
Shirley Eleanor Bauer
Jan 14, 2017
Shirley Eleanor Bauer, age 78, of Elsmore, Kansas went to meet her savior Saturday, January 14, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Shirley was born April 14, 1938 in Kansas City, Missouri to Ralph Bauer and Violet Samp Bauer. She was the oldest of five children and grew up on the family farm in rural Elsmore. She attended Elsmore schools...
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