Recent Obituaries
Harold "Bud" Katzer
Jan 1, 2016
Harold Edward “Bud” Katzer, age 78, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2016, at The Heritage of Overland Park in Overland Park, Kansas. Bud was the fourth of six children born to August and Marie (Wuckowitsch) Katzer. He was born on April 12, 1938, at home on the family farm, near Greeley, Kansas. He grew up on...
Walter "Walt" Allen Wilcox
Jan 1, 2016
Walter Allen Wilcox, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Guest Home Estates, Garnett. He was born April 16, 1928, in Farlinville, Kansas, the son of Ellis and Ethel (Dingus) Wilcox. He graduated from Kincaid High School in Kincaid, Kansas. Walt joined the U.S. Army earning a Dental Technician License at Fort Sam Houston...
William V. "Willie" Smith
Jan 1, 2016
William V. "Willie" Smith, 91, of Moran, Kansas, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Willie was born January 3, 1925, on a farm southeast of Savonburg, Kansas, the son of Emmitt Robert and Anna Myrtle (Gemmill) Smith. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Savonburg High School in 1943. On November...
James "Jimbo" F. Craig
Jan 1, 2016
James F. "Jimbo" Craig, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at Guest Home Estates in Garnett. He was born on December 3, 1934, along with his twin brother, Bill, at Garnett, Kansas, the son of Francis Thomas "Hi" and Alvina Dorothy (Feuerborn) Craig. Jim graduated from Garnett High School with the Class of 1952....
Lois "Jeannine" Glidewell
Jan 1, 2016
Lois Jeannine Glidewell, age 68, of Garnett, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2016, at Anderson County Hospital, Garnett. She was born November 12, 1947, in Haywood, California, the daughter of John E. and Billie L. (Barnes) Pivonka. Jeannine graduated from Wichita Heights High School in Wichita, Kansas, and attended Wichita State University. Jeannine met James C. Glidewell in middle...
Emmett Earl "Pat" Moyer
Jan 1, 2016
Emmett Earl "Pat" Moyer, age 95, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2016, at Richmond Healthcare Center in Richmond, Kansas. Emmett was born July 2, 1921, near Junction City, Kansas. He and his twin brother, Edward were the fourth and fifth of five children born to Adam Sylvester and Emma Louise (Hoff) Moyer. Emmett attended several small...
Thomas "Tom" Huston
Jan 1, 2016
Thomas "Tom" C. Huston, age 92, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2016 at his home. He was born July 20, 1924, in Monticello, Kansas, the son of Harry and Florence (Dugan) Huston. He graduated from Shawnee Mission High School. Tom worked for the State of Kansas Road Department, while he was farming. Tom was a farmer...
Mary Ann "Pat" Emmendorfer
Jan 1, 2016
Mary Ann "Pat" Emmendorfer, age 86 of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Golden Heights in Garnett. Pat was born on October 26, 1929, in St. Louis, Missouri. She was the youngest of eight children born to Joseph and Mary (Schaefer) Potzmann. She grew up in St. Louis, graduating from Rosati-Kain Girls High School in 1948....
Melvin S. "Jack" Serene
Jan 1, 2016
Melvin "Jack" Shirley Serene, age 95, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at the Anderson County Hospital, Garnett. He was born October 19, 1920, in Gate, Oklahoma, to George Henry and Jessie Irene (McLeod) Serene. The family moved back to Welda when Jack was 7 years old where attended Jack Rabbit (Excelsior) Country School and Welda...
Roland "Scob" Dean Scobee
Jan 1, 2016
Roland "Scob" Dean Scobee, age 80, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on February 23, 2016 at Residential Living Center, Garnett. He was born September 25, 1935 in Mound City, Kansas, the son of Joseph "Jack" and Vera (Ward) Scobee. Scob graduated from Welda High School with the Class of 1954. He entered the National Guard right out of high school...
Richard "Dick" Wittry
Jan 1, 2016
Richard H. “Dick” Wittry, age 92, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at his home in rural Greeley. He was born on April 22, 1924, in Anderson County, Kansas, near Greeley. Dick was the third of five children born to Arthur and Frances (Litsch) Wittry. Dick was a lifelong farmer, he worked hard all of his...
Robert "Bob" Hiner
Jan 1, 2016
Robert O. "Bob" Hiner, age 72, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016. Bob was born on February 10, 1944, in Kansas City, Kansas. He was the fourth of six children born to Lewis and Arlene (Dreibelbis) Hiner. Bob grew up on the family farm southeast of Garnett, and attended Greeley High School; he was a member...
Lou Arnett
Jan 1, 2016
Lou Arnett, 80, of LaHarpe, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 1, 2016, at the Moran Manor. Lou was born August 20, 1935, in rural Girard, Kansas, the daughter of William August and Jennie E. (Nourse) Gericke. She grew up in the Shaw and Chanute areas. On January 26, 1952, Lou married Robert D. Arnett. They made their home in Chanute...
William "Bill" Craig
Jan 1, 2016
William Harris "Bill" Craig, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at his home. He was born on December 3, 1934, along with his twin brother, Jim, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Francis Thomas "Hi" and Alvina Dorothy (Feuerborn) Craig. He was a graduate of Garnett High School's Class of 1952, and attended Kansas...
Grace F. "Billie" Parsons
Jan 1, 2016
Grace Fern “Billie” Parsons, age 97, of Iola, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at Windsor Place in Iola. She was born on October 18, 1919, near Uncas, Oklahoma. Grace was the second of four children born to William J. and Ida (Cafferty) Anderson. Grace grew up in Newkirk, Oklahoma, attending school there. Following school the family moved...
Andrew "Andy" B. Yoder
Jan 1, 2016
Andy B. Yoder, age 56, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on February 7, 2016. Andrew B. Yoder was born on February 7, 1960, at Garnett, Kansas. He was the fourth of seven children born to Benedict E. Yoder Sr. and Elizabeth (Miller) Yoder. He grew up in the Amish community west of Garnett, graduating from school at Mont Ida, Kansas....
Richard Bardsley
Dec 31, 2015
Richard Bardsley, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on December 31, 2015, at Northpoint Skilled Nursing Center, Paola, Kansas. Dick was the youngest of five children born to Walter and Louisa (Whittle) Bardsley. He was born on October 18, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dick grew up in Philadelphia, and graduated from Simon Gratz High School with the class of...
Loy West
Dec 27, 2015
Loy West, 87, of Piqua, Kansas, died Sunday, December 27, 2015, at Yates Center Health and Rehab Center. Loy was born on May 30, 1928 at Neosho Falls, Kansas, the son of John and Esther (Hammond) West. He grew up and attended Neosho Falls schools until he enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the age of 17. He loved to...
Mary Beth Tucker
Dec 25, 2015
Mary Elizabeth Tucker, age 96, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2015, at the Anderson County Hospital Residential Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. Mary Beth was born on October 10, 1919, in Garnett, Kansas, the first child of Ralph Charles Fraker and Jessie Blanche Garris. Mary Beth lived her entire life in Garnett, graduating from Garnett High School in 1938....
Benny Jack Holt
Dec 21, 2015
Benny "Jack" Holt, age 86, of Lone Elm, Kansas, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2015, at his home. Jack was born on November 18, 1929, in Liberal, Kansas, the middle child of five born to LeRoy and Winifred Hazel (Black) Holt. He grew up near Liberal, Kansas, and was a survivor of the dust bowls of the "dirty thirties"....
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