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Helen E. Baldridge

Helen E. Baldridge

Jul 23, 2016

Helen E. Baldridge, age 84, of Shawnee, Kansas, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2016, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Shawnee Mission, Kansas with her beloved daughters by her side. Helen was born January 10, 1932, in Scipio, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph F. and Gertrude (Setter) Pickert. She graduated from Garnett High School in 1949...

Barbara E. Clay

Barbara E. Clay

Jul 22, 2016

Barbara E. Clay, 75, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Friday, July 22, 2016, at the Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola surrounded by her family. Barbara was born June 28, 1941, in LaHarpe, Kansas, the daughter of Eugene and Jane Marie (Ransom) Hobert. She grew up in LaHarpe and graduated from Iola High School in 1959. She then attended and...

Melvin Wayne Cole

Melvin Wayne Cole

Jul 21, 2016

Melvin Wayne Cole, 78, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Windsor Place in Iola. Melvin was born March 12, 1938, in Iola, the son of Lester Charles and Erma Pearl (Teel) Cole. He grew up in the Iola and LaHarpe area. He has worked as a heavy equipment operator in the agriculture field most of his life....

Frankie Bowman Nobles

Frankie Bowman Nobles

Jul 16, 2016

Frankie Bowman Nobles, age 76 of Cumming, Georgia passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2016. Frank was the second of three children born to B.J. and Elois (Britt) Nobles at Lumberton, North Carolina. Frank grew up in Chadburn, North Carolina, graduating from high school there. Following school he entered the United States Navy in 1961. Frank was honorably discharged on...

Gene Tomson

Gene Tomson

Jul 15, 2016

Gene Tomson, 86, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Friday, July 15, 2016 at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Gene was born December 24, 1929, on a farm west of Iola, the son of Marion Morris and Zola Beatrice (Kivett) Tomson. He grew up west of Iola attending Union Rural School and graduating from Iola High School in 1948. Gene's...

Roger Dean Springston

Roger Dean Springston

Jul 13, 2016

IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROGER DEAN SPRINGSTON, (SON OF KENNETH AND JEWELL SPRINGSTON) A TRUE EXAMPLE OF WHAT A HUSBAND, FATHER AND PAPA SHOULD BE. NOVEMBER 4, 1955 – JULY 13, 2016 Survivors Include: Wife – Sara Kay Springston Mom – Jewell Springston Sons – Richard Springston, Kenny Springston, Damon Springston, Bo Booth and Ricky Hodges Daughters – Tisha Crump,...

Barbara Ann Collins

Barbara Ann Collins

Jul 13, 2016

Barbara Ann Collins, age 75, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at Life Care Center, Osawatomie, Kansas. She was born August 3, 1940, in Pittsburg, Kansas, the daughter of Lawrence Davidson and Opal Nadine (McKinney) Davidson. In 1957, she graduated from College High School in Pittsburg. Barbara married Charles Collins on November 23, 1957. This union...

Jack Dennis Spillman

Jack Dennis Spillman

Jul 10, 2016

Jack Dennis Spillman, 90, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016, at Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Jack Dennis Spillman was born to Dewey Edward and Wilma Anna (Decker) Spillman on October 18, 1925, in rural Bayard, Kansas. In 1928 his family moved to southeast Anderson County, in 1942 they moved to rural Selma, Kansas. He attended Fairmount...

David Lee Cunningham

David Lee Cunningham

Jul 6, 2016

David Lee Cunningham, 64, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at his home. David was born August 26, 1951, in Colony, Kansas, the son of Roy Melvin and Cecile "Mary" (Dreibelbeis) Cunningham. He attended school in LaHarpe, Iola and Humboldt before serving in the U.S. Navy. Following his discharge from the service he made his home in the...

Dora Beachy

Dora Beachy

Jul 3, 2016

Dora Beachy, age 90, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2016 at Windsor Place, Iola, Kansas. She was born August 24, 1925, at Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Levi E. and Anna (Keim) Helmuth. She attended the Elmhirst School. Dora married Alvin J. Beachy on February 21, 1952, in Hutchinson, Kansas. This union was blessed with seven children. They made their...

Robert L. Lane

Robert L. Lane

Jul 1, 2016

Robert L. Lane, 96, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Friday, July 1, 2016, at Windsor Place in Iola. Robert Lorraine Lane was born September 23, 1919, the second oldest child to Homer G. Lane and Eureka L. Smith in Iola, Kansas. He was a lifelong member of Ward Chapel A.M.E. church, Iola, Kansas, and was active in a variety of...

Larry DePoe

Larry DePoe

Jun 28, 2016

Larry DePoe, age 74, of Lone Elm, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at his home. He was born on August 26, 1941, in Garnett, Kansas, the second of three children born to Lester E. and Loella C. (Klooz) DePoe. Larry was a lifetime resident of the Lone Elm area, never living more than five miles from where...

Shirley M. Reed

Shirley M. Reed

Jun 27, 2016

Shirley M. Reed, age 80, of Swink, Colorado, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2016, at her home. She was born on December 8, 1935, in Bonner Springs, Kansas, the daughter of Walter David and Irene Bell (Dunn) Kyle. Shirley was united in marriage to Leslie Edward Reed on January 27, 1953, in Olathe, Kansas. This...

Mark A. Neville

Mark A. Neville

Jun 26, 2016

Mark A. Neville, 57, passed away June 26, 2016, at Olathe Medical Center following complications related to pneumonia. He was born November 30, 1958 in Kingman, Kansas the son of Cletus J. and Patricia A. (Mies) Neville. The Neville family moved to Neosho Falls in 1968. Mark grew up on the family farm often working and driving tractors at an...

Lydia Yoder

Lydia Yoder

Jun 25, 2016

Lydia H. (Bontrager) Yoder, age 104, of Garnett, Kansas, and formerly of Shipshewana, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2016, at her home. She was born June 10, 1912, at Hutchinson, Kansas, to the late Harry D. and Susan (Miller) Bontrager. On March 11, 1931, in Hutchinson, she married Felty S. Yoder who preceded her in death on January...

Rebecca Keller

Rebecca Keller

Jun 24, 2016

Rebecca Casida Keller, age 70, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2016, at KU Medical Center. She was born at Carter Hospital, Garnett, Kansas on October 3, 1945, the youngest of four children born to Walter and Florence (Russell) Casida. She grew up in Garnett, graduating from high school there in 1963. In 1965 Rebecca was...

Sharon Kay Saterfiel

Sharon Kay Saterfiel

Jun 21, 2016

Sharon Kay Saterfiel, 66, of Colony, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at her daughter's home in Iola, surrounded by her family. Sharon was born September 9, 1949, in Topeka, Kansas. She grew up on a farm between Gas and LaHarpe and attended Iola schools. She married James Willard Bagnall, Jr. and they made their home in Iola. They...

Jerry W. Lindsay

Jerry W. Lindsay

Jun 21, 2016

Jerry Wayne Lindsay, age 63, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016, in Warren, Michigan. He was born on July 25, 1952, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Emmett Eugene and Dixie Claire (Huggins) Lindsay. Jerry attended elementary school in Bush City, Kansas and later graduated from Garnett High School in 1970. After high school, Jerry followed in...

D. Juanita Dunlap

D. Juanita Dunlap

Jun 19, 2016

D. Juanita Dunlap, 88, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2016, at Allen County Regional Hospital. Juanita was born Feb. 5, 1928, in Aldrich, Mo, the daughter of Earnest and Dorothy (Cole) Hamilton. She was raised in Springfield, MO where she graduated from high school in 1945. Following graduation, Juanita married Dolin Gott. They had 4 children, Gary,...

LaDelle M. Cunningham

LaDelle M. Cunningham

Jun 15, 2016

LaDelle Mavis Carlson Cunningham died June 15, 2016. LaDelle was born October 28, 1923, the daughter of Eric and Julia (Swanson) Carlson at Elsmore, Kansas. She attended Country School near Elsmore before graduating from the Elsmore High School in 1941. LaDelle graduated from the Coffeyville Beauty Academy in 1942. LaDelle then worked as a cosmetologist in Chanute, Erie and Stark....

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