Recent Obituaries
Robert R. "Bob" Benson
Sep 17, 2016
Robert R. "Bob" Benson, 89, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Robert was born November 8, 1926, in Blue Mound, Kansas, the son of Ralph and Alleen (Curran) Benson. He grew up in Blue Mound and graduated from Blue Mound High School. He served in the U.S. Navy at the...
Clifford Clyde Brooks
Sep 16, 2016
Clifford Clyde Brooks, 91, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Friday, September 16, 2016, at Allen County Regional Hospital. Clifford was born May 7, 1925, in Thornburg, Kansas, the son of Clyde and Mattie (Palmer) Brooks. In 1934 the Brooks family moved to a farm in Allen County 8 miles northwest of Iola. Over the years, Clifford hayed for Ralph Jones,...
Kevin Slover
Sep 14, 2016
Kevin Slover, age 37, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born May 4, 1979 in Lodi, California, the son of Susan Lynn Slover. The most important man who became his father was his grandfather Charles "Chuck" Slover, who raised him from an infant to a man....
Sandra Lee Hinkel
Sep 14, 2016
Sandra Lee Hinkel, 69, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, at Diversicare of Chanute. Sandra was born December 24, 1946, at Elsmore, Kansas, the only child of John and Audrey (Acton) Hill. She grew up at Elsmore and was a member of the last graduating class at Elsmore High School. She married Gerald Dean Sears, Sr. and...
Erica Jean Raddatz
Sep 13, 2016
Erica Jean Raddatz, age 38, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at her home. She was born November 27, 1977, at Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Keith and Teresa (Williams) Raddatz. Erica graduated Bright Horizons Academy in Pine Grove, California. Erica married Kevin Slover on October 31, 2014 in Ottawa, Kansas, they made their home...
Gerald Hoddy
Sep 11, 2016
Gerald Eugene Hoddy, age 65, passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at the University Of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. Gerald was born Nov. 16, 1950, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Roscoe Richard and Evelyn Florence (Thomas) Hoddy. He grew up in LaHarpe and Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 1968. On Aug. 9, 1969, he...
Earnest E. Prather
Sep 10, 2016
Earnest E. "Sharkey" Prather, 85, formerly of Allen County, Kansas, passed away Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at Riverwood Nursing Home in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Earnest was born Dec. 7, 1930, in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, the son of Mose Alfred and Mary Marie (Harris) Prather. The Prather family moved to LaHarpe in 1937. On July 1, 1951, Earnest married Beverly June Newberry...
Michael D. Penland
Sep 9, 2016
Michael D. Penland, age 56, of Quenemo, Kansas passed away Friday, September 9, 2016 at Ransom Memorial Hospital, Ottawa, Kansas. Mike was born November 5, 1959 at Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Ronald Dean and Betty Joanne (Leonard) Penland. His family moved to Garnett in 1973 where attended school. Mike worked in various construction trades throughout his lifetime. He...
Jerry L. Umbarger
Sep 9, 2016
Jerry L. Umbarger, age 76, of Topeka, Kansas, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2016, at Rolling Hills Health Center in Topeka, Kansas. He was born on July 6, 1940, at Garnett, Kansas, the son of William T. and Ruby M. (Swisher) Umbarger. Jerry grew up in Garnett, graduating from Garnett High School with the Class...
Verle M. Rhodes
Sep 6, 2016
Verle (Williams) Rhodes passed away early Tuesday morning September 6th at the Cherryvale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where she had been living since 2011. Verle was born to John B. Williams and Hazel (Maxwell) Williams on August 15, 1924 in Ottawa, Kansas, Verle grew up on the family farm and attended school in Iola. She graduated from Iola High School...
Hellen Lois Bell
Sep 6, 2016
Hellen L. Bell, 97, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, at her home. Hellen was born Feb. 27, 1919, in Sitka, Kansas, the daughter of Louis and Arvilla (Beard) Blohm. She grew up at Piqua. In October of 1935, she married Herman W. "Tood" Bell in Garnett, Kansas. They made their home in Neosho Falls until the...
Thomas L. Campbell
Sep 2, 2016
God called Tom to heaven on September 2, 2016 at the age of 73. He passed away from dementia at Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett. Tom was born February 14, 1943 to Orie and Mirtie (Tracy) Campbell in Larned, Kansas. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1960-1964 aboard the USS Outagamie County (LST-1073). On June 12, 1965,...
Margaret Ann Ruckman
Aug 31, 2016
Margaret A. Ruckman, 82, died Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Margaret was born Nov. 7, 1933, at Bronson, KS. She was the daughter of Roy L. and Mabel E. (Watson) Nichols. She graduated from Bronson High School in 1951. Margaret married Earl G. Ruckman July 5, 1952 in Bronson. They lived in Iola, KS until...
Mildred E. Dysart
Aug 31, 2016
Mildred (Millie) Brady Butler Dysart, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas. She was born near Osawatomie, Kansas on June 5, 1923, the daughter of Stama L. and Sylvia (Townsend) Brady. After graduation from Paola High School, she moved to Wichita, KS to work...
William Smith
Aug 29, 2016
William B. "Bill" Smith, 87, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Bill was born November 5, 1921, in Iola, to Eugene B. and Ruth Ellen (Warden) Smith. He grew up in Iola. From July 1942 to December 1945, he served in the United States Army Air Corp. He was stationed in...
Robert Laver
Aug 27, 2016
Robert Laver "Bob", age 85, passed away Saturday August 27, 2016 with his immediate family present. Robert was born at home and attended Bethel school in Allen County. At age 14, he began working on oil leases. He joined the Navy, at age 17, after his mother signed for him to do so. He attended the U.S. Naval Training Center...
Jim Peres
Aug 25, 2016
James Richard "Jim" Peres, 73, of LaHarpe, Kansas, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016, at his home. Jim was born June 15, 1943, in Iola, the son of Ottie Eugene and Evelyn Maxine (Symmes) Peres. He grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 1963. Jim had mastered many trades in his lifetime including autobody, boilermaker and...
Joy M. Brock
Aug 23, 2016
Joy Michelle Brock, age 54, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at her home. She was born January 31, 1962 at Garnett, Kansas. Joy was the second of three children born to Jim and Joyce (Sturm) Buckley. Joy graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1980. She married Joel L. Wight on December 24,...
Judy A. Miller
Aug 22, 2016
Judy A. Miller, age 75, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2016, at Residential Living Center, Garnett. She was born June 9, 1941, at Greeley, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Dorothy (Spencer) Stevenson. She graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1959. Judy married Carl R. Miller on February 7, 1961 at Holy Angels...
Seatta Lily VanDonge
Aug 22, 2016
Seatta Lily VanDonge, age 100, of Garnett, Kansas, formerly of Goodland, Kansas, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2016, at Guest Home Estates in Garnett, Kansas. She was the eighth of ten children born to John and Emma (Hornbacher) Peter. Seatta was born on August 13, 1916, at Fremont, Nebraska. Her family moved to Goodland, Kansas when she was a...
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