Recent Obituaries
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...
Al Gardner
Jan 14, 2017
Al Gardner, age 81, of Moran, Kansas passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017 at his home. Albertus Wilson Gardner was born June 24, 1935 at Bucyrus, Missouri, the son of Alfred and Gladys (McCord) Gardner. He was raised on a farm near Houston, Missouri where he attended area schools until the 10th grade. Al was an Air Force veteran, serving...
Leland J. Kueser
Jan 13, 2017
Leland J. Kueser, age 75, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2017, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. Leland was born on September 2, 1941, in Garnett, Kansas. He was the second of five children born to James and Celestine (Gretencord) Kueser. Leland grew up near Richmond and was a lifelong resident. He graduated from...
Evelina L. Burch
Jan 11, 2017
Evelina Lenora Burch, age 96, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. She was born on August 14, 1920, in Burlington, Kansas, the daughter of Fon Walls and Bessie (Hill) Walls. Evelina moved to Iola at the age of one, and attended Iola schools. After living in Wichita for 9...
Earlene L. Kincheloe
Jan 11, 2017
Earlene Kincheloe, 89 of Iola passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Windsor Place in Iola. Earlene was born to Earl and Esther Lombard on June 30, 1927 in Dewey, Oklahoma. She graduated from Garnett High School in 1946. After spending most of her life in various locations in Anderson and Allen counties she moved to Iola in...
Robert L. Smith
Jan 10, 2017
Robert L. Smith, Sr., age 84, of Piqua, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Robert was the first of three children born to Leo and Tillie (Hasstedt) Smith. He was born on April 14, 1932 near Neosho Falls, Kansas. He grew up on a farm west of Piqua, Kansas and he was...
Dortha Agnes Castleberry
Jan 9, 2017
Dortha Agnes Castleberry, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2017, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. She was born on April 28, 1928, Qulin, Missouri, the daughter of George Homer Hargiss and Lillie Pearl (Chandler) Hargiss. She grew up in the Poplar Bluff area, attending school at Qulin. Dortha married Harlan Hickman and they...
Aaron Lee Geisler
Jan 9, 2017
Aaron L. Geisler, 37, of rural Iola passed away at his home Monday, January 9 2017. Aaron was born May 18, 1979 to Herbert and Cynthia (Cheever) Geisler. He grew up near Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 2000. He enjoyed good food, listening to rock and roll and classic country music, and taking long walks. Survivors include...
Virgil Lewis Rossman
Jan 8, 2017
Virgil Lewis Rossman, age 84, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017, at his home, on his 84th birthday. He was born on January 8, 1933, at Scipio, Kansas. Virgil was the third of nine children born to John and Agnes (Wolken) Rossman. Virgil was united in marriage to Patricia "Pat" Duke on December 5, 1955, at...
Edna Marie Elmenhorst
Jan 6, 2017
Edna Marie Elmenhorst, 83, of Moran, Kansas passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Edna was born September 14, 1933 at Okarche, Oklahoma to John Alphonse and Teresa Coletta (Smith) Wittrock. She grew up in Okarche and graduated from Holy Trinity High School. After graduation, she moved to New York City and worked as...
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