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Norma Lee Higginbottom

Norma Lee Higginbottom

Jan 7, 2015

Norma Lee Higginbottom, age 92, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at Golden Heights in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on July 13, 1922, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Harry and Frances (Brown) Fields. Norma grew up and attended school in Garnett. She then worked at her aunt's restaurant and the chicken plant. She then...

Arthur Watson

Arthur Watson

Jan 6, 2015

Arthur William Watson, 93, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Arthur was born October 23, 1921, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of McKinley and Willie ( Lowe ) Martin. He married Geraldine Tease in 1940 and to this union, one son, Eugene O. Martin was born. He next married Tuddie...

Larry Leonard Gifford

Larry Leonard Gifford

Jan 6, 2015

Larry L. Gifford, age 73, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at his home. He was born on August 19, 1941, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Leon and Hazel (Huggins) Gifford. Larry grew up in Garnett, and graduated from Garnett High School in 1959. After high school, he worked for the Department of Agriculture in...

Roger Lee Kratzberg

Roger Lee Kratzberg

Jan 5, 2015

Roger Lee Kratzberg, age 52, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2015, at his home. He was born February 26, 1962, the son of Edward John and Freda Pauline (Fuller) Kratzberg. Roger worked as a welder for Missouri Pacific Railroad for 19 years. He worked as a machinist at Taylor-Forge in Garnett and Paola for several years....

Hazel Murrow

Hazel Murrow

Jan 5, 2015

Hazel B. Murrow, 94, formerly of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, January 5, 2015, at Diversicare of Chanute. Hazel was born May 12, 1920, on her parents farm west of Bronson, the daughter of John and Bertha (Thompson) Harrison. She graduated from Bronson High School in 1938. She moved to Iola 30 years ago and worked at Menegays Restaurant until she...

Eldon Eugene Kemp

Eldon Eugene Kemp

Jan 5, 2015

Eldon Eugene Kemp, age 69, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2015, at his home. He was born on November 12, 1945 in Elkhart, Indiana, the son of Daniel Ellison and Clara Mae (Miller) Kemp. Eldon married Sarah Mae Mast on September 15, 1965 in Nappanee, Indiana; this union was blessed with three children. They moved to...

Frances Turner

Frances Turner

Jan 4, 2015

Frances Louise Turner, 82, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, January 4, 2015, at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. Frances was born January 2, 1933, at Yates Center, Kansas, the daughter of James and Fern (Maston) Beckley. She grew up in the Owl Creek community in Woodson County. On October 3, 1959, Frances married Floyd C. Turner in Iola, and...

Frank Stahl

Frank Stahl

Jan 3, 2015

Frank R. Stahl, age 95, of Westphalia, Kansas passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Sunset Manor in Waverly, Kansas. Frank was born December 10, 1919 at Westphalia, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Brand) Stahl. Frank was a lifetime resident of the Westphalia community where he was a member of the St. Teresa Church. On April 30,...

Debbie King

Debbie King

Jan 2, 2015

Debra Kay "Debbie" King, 61, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, January 2, 2015, at her home. Debbie was born April 29, 1953, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of George Leslie and Floya Lee (Lorance) Baker. She graduated from high school in Holland, Michigan, but most of her life was lived in the Iola area. SURVIVORS: 1 Sister: Judy Bass &...

Dawanna Sue Nichols

Dawanna Sue Nichols

Jan 2, 2015

Dawanna Sue Nichols, age 68, of Westphalia, Kansas passed away at her home on Friday, January 2, 2015. She was born April 14, 1946 at Sikeston, Missouri, the daughter of Jim and Gene (Goins) Littleton. She grew up in Sikeston, attending school there, graduating from Sikeston High School in 1964. Following school she attended college at Liberty, Missouri and then...

Aletha "Beryl" Drum

Aletha "Beryl" Drum

Jan 1, 2015

Aletha "Beryl" Drum, age 93, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at Golden Heights Living Center in Garnett. Beryl, as she was always known, was born on October 21, 1921, in McCook County near Spencer, South Dakota, the daughter of Albert M. and Gertrude (Hunter) Goodwin. She grew up there attending grade school and graduating from...

William B. "Jack" Sunderland

William B. "Jack" Sunderland

Jan 1, 2015

William B. "Jack" Sunderland, age 91, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas. Jack was born on September 7, 1923, in Garnett, Kansas. He was a lifetime resident of the Greeley area. He attended grade school at Sugar Valley and then Parker High School. He worked as a mechanic...

Francis "Frank" J. Weber

Francis "Frank" J. Weber

Jan 1, 2015

Francis J. "Frank" Weber, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on July 18, 2015, at Golden Heights, Garnett, Kansas. He was born February 18, 1934, in rural Wichita, Kansas, the son of Anthony and Anna (Rohling) Weber. He graduated from Wellington High School, Wellington, Kansas. Francis entered the United States Army in 1954, serving the Occupation Forces in Germany...

Malvin Steele

Malvin Steele

Jan 1, 2015

Malvin B. Steele, 83, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Thursday, January 1, 2015, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Malvin was born February 25, 1931 in Cheyenne County, Kansas. He served in the U.S. Navy. In 1972, he married Charlene M. Holton and they moved to Iola in 1973 from Concordia. He worked at I.M.P. Boats in Iola. Charlene preceded him...

Gerald "Gary" L. Wolken

Gerald "Gary" L. Wolken

Jan 1, 2015

Gerald L. “Gary” Wolken, age 55, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Gary was born on February 4, 1959, in Garnett, Kansas. He was the youngest of five children born to Bernard and Anna Marie (Sommer) Wolken. He graduated from Garnett High School in 1977. He was united in marriage to the love of his life,...

Frances "Betty" Boyd Seitz

Frances "Betty" Boyd Seitz

Jan 1, 2015

Frances "Betty" Boyd Seitz, age 89, of Parker, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at her home. She was born on November 26, 1925, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the daughter of Boyd B. and Emma E. (Hazen) Logan. Frances was known as "Betty" to her family and friends. She moved from Kentucky to Kansas as a child, and...

Emil "Butch" Ludolph

Emil "Butch" Ludolph

Jan 1, 2015

Emil "Butch" Ludolph, age 70, of Westphalia, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at his home. Butch was born on May 2, 1944, in Ottawa, Kansas, the youngest of four children born to Emil and Gertrude (Bouse) Ludolph. Butch was a lifelong resident of Westphalia, graduating from Westphalia High School in 1962. He was united in marriage to...

Gerald "Jerry" L Connet

Gerald "Jerry" L Connet

Jan 1, 2015

Gerald L. "Jerry" Connet, age 79 of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2015 at Olathe Medical Center. He was born July 17, 1936 at Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Harold John Connet and Margaret Mertina (Murphy) Connet. He graduated from Abilene High School. Jerry served in the United States Navy and became an Air Traffic Controller in...

Ann Partlow

Ann Partlow

Dec 31, 2014

Ann Marie Partlow, 82, of Colony, Kansas, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Cremation has taken place. MEMORIAL SERVICE: The family will conduct memorial services 2:00 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at Colony Community Church. MEMORIAL: Memorials to The Ann Marie Partlow Memorial Fund may be left with the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of...

Julianna Zahn

Julianna Zahn

Dec 31, 2014

Julianna Erbert Zahn, 62, passed away on Dec. 31, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona at the Hospice of the Valley at Mayo Clinic after a five and a half year battle with Lymphoma. Julie was born on March 28, 1952 in Burlington, Colorado, the daughter of Harold and Dona Erbert. Julie is survived by her husband Richard, Mollie Elizabeth her daughter...

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