Recent Obituaries
Peggy Tholen
Dec 31, 2016
Peggy (Yohon) Tholen, 66, of Garnett, Kansas, died December 31, at home with her family after a long battle with multiple systems atrophy. She was born September 10, 1950 to the late Robert Yohon and Helen (Link) Yohon in Iola, Kansas. Peggy graduated from Iola High School in 1968 and received a Bachelor's of Science in mathematics education and a...
Kim D. Enaboifo
Dec 28, 2016
Kim Denise Enaboifo, age 56, of Iola, Kansas, was welcomed home by God on Wednesday, December 28, 2016. Kim was youngest of five children born to Wilbur and Betty (Borror) Riley. She was born on May 12, 1960 in Chanute, Kansas. Her family moved to Iola in 1968 from Chanute. In 1978 Kim married Clement Enaboifo. This union was blessed...
Donald E. Poss
Dec 26, 2016
Donald Edward Poss, age 89, of Richmond Kansas, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2016. Don was the youngest of six children born to John and Anna (Feuerborn) Poss. He was born on November 24, 1927 in Greeley Kansas. Don graduated from Greeley High School. He served in World War II in the U. S. Navy as a Seaman First...
Lois M. Miller
Dec 24, 2016
Lois Marie Miller, age 97, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2016, at Cimarron Nursing Center in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. Lois was born on a farm southwest of Garnett, Kansas on January 1, 1919. She was the third of eight children born to Dite and Ella (Tilton) Benjamin. She was a lifetime resident of the Garnett area. Lois...
Steven Roy Taylor
Dec 24, 2016
Steven Roy Taylor, 59, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016, in Iola. Steve was born February 2, 1957, in Ottawa, Kansas, the son of Roy and Doris (George) Taylor. He grew up in Ottawa until the family moved to Lyndon. He was a 1975 graduate of Lyndon High School. On June 21, 1975, Steve married Cindy J....
Devyn Lee Long
Dec 20, 2016
Devyn Lee Long, age 24, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on December 20, 2016 at Garnett, Kansas. He was born on February 19, 1992, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Duane Long and Diana (Bryan) Dunn. Devyn graduated from Anderson County High School in 2011. He was currently working as a server at El Jimador in Garnett. Devyn enjoyed...
Shirley M Greiner
Dec 19, 2016
Shirley Marlene Greiner, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 19, 2016, at her home. She was born July 19, 1935, in Linneus, Missouri, the daughter of Opha Milo and Alta Belle (Johns) Maxwell. Shirley graduated from Brookfield High School with the Class of 1953, then bravely boarded a train to Kansas City, where she worked...
Rose Marie "Rosie" Stokes
Dec 14, 2016
Rose Marie "Rosie" Stokes, 80, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Rose was born March 10, 1936, in rural Kincaid, Kansas, the daughter of Cecil George and Alice Evelyn (Nigus) Turner. She grew up at Colony and married Allen R. Stokes on December 24, 1952. They always made their home in...
Russel Scott "Rusty" Lampe
Dec 13, 2016
Russel Scott Lampe, 48, of rural Colony, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Rusty was born August 14, 1968, in Iola, the son of Albert and M. Marlene (Westerman) Lampe. He grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 1986. On September 2, 1989, Rusty married Tina Roush. They had two sons and later divorced. He...
Lucy Faye Katzer
Dec 12, 2016
Lucy Faye Katzer, age 78, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away Monday, December 12, 2016 at New Haven Nursing Home, Odessa, Missouri. Lucy was born May 23, 1938, in Bush City, Kansas, the daughter of Milton and Edna (Conner) Croan. She was retired from the I.R.S. Lucy was an active member of St. Jude Catholic Church, the Altar Society, and...
Naida Ardell House
Dec 11, 2016
Naida Ardell House, 88, Iola, passed away peacefully from heart failure on Sunday, December 11, 2016, at Greystone Residential Home Iola, KS. Naida was born on January 16, 1928 in Michigan City, IN, the only child of Delbert and Ella (Harris) Bradley. She became a member of Westminister Presbyterian Church Grand Rapids, MI in 1943 and sang in their all...
Colleen Baker
Dec 10, 2016
Colleen Baker, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, joined her parents and husband in heaven on Saturday, December 10, 2016. She passed away at Residential Living Center, Garnett. Colleen was born to George and Laura (Eastman) Kinzel on September 5, 1925, in Fennimore, Wisconsin. They later lived in Los Angeles where her father owned a meat market and grocery store. Colleen...
Chris Glenn Ellsworth
Dec 8, 2016
Chris Glenn Ellsworth, 56, of Humboldt passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Chris was born December 3, 1960 in Omaha, Nebraska, where he lived until moving to Iola as a young boy. He then moved to Humboldt in 1973, where he attended school, found his love for guitar, and graduated from Humboldt...
David M. Beaman
Dec 5, 2016
David M. Beaman, 71, passed away on December 5, 2016 in Iola, Kansas. He was born to George W. and Ruth Esther (Rogers) Beaman in Moran, Kansas March 13, 1945. David went to Marmaton Valley High school. He received his Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Pittsburg State University and his Master's degree in Education from Kansas State University. David taught...
Donnie Lee Axtell
Dec 5, 2016
Donnie Lee Axtell, age 94, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2016, at Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Richmond, Kansas. She was born January 19, 1922 in Oakley, Kansas, the daughter of William Barnabus and Flora Mae (VanAntwerp) Day. Donnie lived in Oakley until her family moved to Garnett when she was a young girl. On August 14, 1940, Donnie...
James R. Hiatt
Dec 2, 2016
James "Kelly" Hiatt, age 92, of Garnett, Kansas passed away Friday, December 2, 2016 at the Anderson County Hospital, Garnett. Kelly was the ninth of thirteen children born to Charles and Pearl (McKenzie) Hiatt. He was born on December 31, 1923 at Lebanon, South Dakota. He grew up in the Lebanon, South Dakota area until his family moved to Lewisburg,...
Elmer Munsen
Dec 1, 2016
Elmer Munsen, 93, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Windsor Place in Iola. Elmer was born May 30, 1923, in Marvin, South Dakota, the son of Martin and Elizabeth (Buschenfildt) Munsen. He grew up in South Dakota. On September 26, 1948, Elmer married Gladys E. Utley and they moved to Iola in 1958. Over the years,...
Roberta J. "Bert" Hutton
Nov 29, 2016
Roberta Jean "Bert" Hutton, 78, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Bert was born February 19, 1938, in Iola, one of 11 children born to John and Lela (Banks) Gumfory. She grew up in Iola. On February 14, 1955, Bert married Charles N. Hutton, Sr. and they made their home in...
Jess W. Morrison
Nov 29, 2016
On November 29, 2016, Jess Wiley Morrison was surrounded by family and friends at Allen County Regional Hospital when he lost his long hard fought battle with his illness. Jess was born December 29, 1965, in Chanute, Kansas, the son of Earl and Marilyn (Collins) Morrison. He grew up in Woodson County and graduated from Yates Center High School in...
Joy A. Brownrigg
Nov 28, 2016
Joy Arlene Brownrigg, age 86, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away November 28, 2016, at Parkview Heights in Garnett, Kansas. She was born May 19, 1930, in Welda, Kansas, to Ernest R. “Ted” and Winifred (Comstock) Martin and grew up on a farm outside Welda. She graduated from Welda High School in 1946. Joy attended Allen County Community College, where she...
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