Recent Obituaries
Elizabeth Immel
Jul 31, 2015
Elizabeth Ruth "Sue" Immel, age 99, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, July 31, 2015, at the Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Sue was born March 9, 1916, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of James and Ethel ( Horton ) Reid. She graduated from Iola High School and the University of Kansas where she was a member of the Kappa...
Marvin Wayne Butcher
Jul 30, 2015
On July 30, 2015, Marvin Wayne Butcher was called to Heaven after valiantly fighting cancer. He was at home surrounded by family and friends, and was truly loved by all. Marvin was born on February 15, 1931 in Garnett, KS. He loved telling stories about his childhood, which were full of adventures: from shooting his BB guns with Johnny Marmon,...
Jerry Sutton
Jul 30, 2015
Jerry Sutton, age 65, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at his home. He was born on June 30, 1950 at Ottawa, Kansas, the son of Howard and Jewel (Rausch) Sutton. Jerry attended Greeley High School and joined the United States Army, serving from 1968 to 1972. He was stationed in Germany and Vietnam. Jerry married...
Ethel N. Rugg
Jul 28, 2015
Ethel N. Rugg, age 94, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at her home. She was born March 22, 1921, at Alva, Oklahoma, the daughter of Ray and Orra (Turner) Olson. When Ethel was six years old, the family moved to Hardtner, Kansas, where her father was a barber. The family moved to Kiowa, Kansas in...
Ione Gineste
Jul 25, 2015
Ione Faye Gineste, 85, of Gas, Kansas, died Saturday, July 25, 2015, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Ione was born July 8, 1930, at Mapleton, Kansas, the daughter of Newton G. and Lula Mae (Needham) Myrick. She graduated from Blue Mound High School in 1948 and Kansas City Secretarial School in 1949. On October 11, 1950, Ione married...
Illa F. Davis-Belvoir
Jul 20, 2015
Illa F. Davis-Belvoir, age 87, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2015, at Iola Nursing Center, Iola, Kansas. She was born March 29, 1928 in Twin Bridges, Missouri, the daughter of Silas and Zora Collins. Illa married Robert J. Davis and this union was blessed with four children. He preceded her in death in January 1988. She...
Rose Maddox
Jul 17, 2015
Rose Mary Maddox of Iola, Kansas, passed into the presence of her Heavenly Father on Friday, July 17, 2015, at the age of 82. Rose Mary was born August 25, 1932, in St. Paul, Kansas, to Michael and Alena (McFall) Westhoff. She grew up in St. Paul and graduated from St. Francis School in St. Paul. In 1953, she married...
Irene Smith
Jul 17, 2015
Irene E. Smith, 83, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015. Irene was born October 1, 1931 on a farm west of Neosho Falls, Kansas, the daughter of Ira and Gertrude (Harrison) Hepler. She loved to learn and read, so right after high school she enrolled in Pittsburg State Teacher's College so she could begin her teaching career....
Robert Smith
Jul 16, 2015
Robert Elliott "Bobby" Smith, 57, son of John and Mary Smith former Gas and Iola residents, died Friday, January 16, 2015, at his home in Beatrice, Nebraska. Bobby was born November 21, 1957, in Fairfax, Missouri, the son of John Elliott and Mary Delores (Zirfas) Smith. He worked various jobs through the Beatrice State Developmental Center. He enjoyed working jigsaw...
Thomas P. Roach
Jul 16, 2015
Never one to make a scene, Thomas P. Roach, known lovingly as Tom, Pa, Pop, Grandpa, and Great-Grandpa, passed away quietly in the middle of the night on July 16, 2015, at Iola, Kansas. Thomas was born in Gahagan, Louisiana on June 18, 1920 to Birdie Coleman and Marion Roach. He had a very humble beginning, growing up around Texarkana,...
Robert Powell
Jul 13, 2015
Robert L. Powell, 83, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Monday, July 13, 2015, at the Moran Manor. Robert was born October 16, 1931, on the family homestead west of Colony, the son of Ernest Amos and Lucy Virginia (Fultz) Powell. He grew up in the Geneva area before the family moved to LaHarpe. He graduated from LaHarpe High School in...
Jack Wayne Lowe
Jul 11, 2015
Jack Wayne Lowe, age 80, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2015, at Olathe Hospice House, Olathe, Kansas. He was born March 4, 1935 in Duncan, Oklahoma, the son of E.M. (Bud) Lowe and Zeta Marie (Roper) Lowe Schults. Jack graduated from Duncan High School. Upon completion of his education, he joined the Army, serving four years...
Joseph B. Cannon
Jul 10, 2015
Joseph B. Cannon, age 87, of Eloy, Arizona, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 10, 2015, at his home. Joe was born on September 9, 1927, in Garnett, Anderson County, Kansas. He graduated from Garnett High School in 1944 and then attended the University of Kansas, School of Journalism. He met Winona June Erhart at The...
Samuel R. Harris
Jul 10, 2015
Samuel R. Harris, age 92, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. He was born February 6, 1923, at Geneva, Kansas, the son of Stanley and Marie (Smith) Harris. At age two, the family moved to the Diamond neighborhood north of LaHarpe, Kansas. He graduated from LaHarpe High School...
Duane W. Frazier
Jul 9, 2015
Duane Wesley Frazier, age 83, of Riverside, California, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015, at his home. He was born on August 18, 1931, in rural Anderson County, Kansas, the son of John and Mabel (List) Frazier. They moved to Garnett, Kansas in 1943. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in January 1950 and...
Delma Rourk
Jul 8, 2015
Delma Marie Rourk, 83, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at the Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Delma was born May 13, 1932, on a farm southwest of Iola, the daughter of George and D. Cleo (Chrowl) Harris. She grew up on the family farm west of Iola, attended Neosho Valley Grade School and graduated from...
Donald Dwayne Dieker
Jul 8, 2015
Donald Dwayne Dieker, age 63, of Salina, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at his home. He was born on April 21, 1952, the son of Wilfred and Dorothy (Schillig) Dieker. He graduated from St. Teresa's Grade School and from Westphalia High School. He then received an Associate Degree from Allen County College, and from Kansas Vocational Technical...
Elmer Nichols
Jul 8, 2015
Elmer Fredrick Nichols passed away peacefully on July 8, 2015 at Iola Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Iola, Kansas. He was born at home in rural Carlyle on October 8, 1912 to William Harold and Libby Helen (Kettle) Nichols. He grew up in the Carlyle area and graduated from Iola High School in 1930. He married Fern Roney on...
Charles Sater
Jul 5, 2015
Charles Henry "Chuck" Sater, 65, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, July 5, 2015, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Chuck was born December 5, 1949, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Charles Daniel and Anna Marie ( Gifford ) Sater. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Viet Nam War. In 1984, Chuck was married...
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