Recent Obituaries
Dan Proctor
Oct 5, 2014
Dr. Dan Woods Proctor, age 81, died Sunday, October 5, 2014, at his home. Born on January 16, 1933 in Los Angeles CA, he was the son of the late Merle L. and Agnes Woods Proctor. Dan received a Bachelor of Arts from Howard-Payne in Brownwood, TX and a Bachelor of Divinity and his Ph. D. from Southwestern Baptist Theological...
James Folk
Oct 4, 2014
James Leon "Bunny" Folk, 79, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, October 4, 2014 at the Allen County Regional Hospital. James was born January 21, 1935, at home, the son of John L. "Bunch" and Stella (Leake) Folk. He grew up in Iola. On July 10, 1953 James married Jo Ann Burris at Grace Lutheran Church in Iola. They traveled with...
Ruth Hoggatt
Oct 3, 2014
Ruth Hoggatt, 95, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Friday, October 3, 2014, at Windsor Place in Iola. Ruth was born April 19, 1919, at Blue Mound, Kansas, the daughter of Hugh White and Jessie Mabel (Burnett) Murrow. She grew up on the family farm at Mildred. She graduated from Kincaid High School and Parsons Business College. On October 24, 1941,...
Kieth Luedke
Oct 3, 2014
Kieth Duane Luedke, 89 reached his journey's end October 3, 2014. He was born September 6, 1925 near Selkirk, Greeley County, Kansas to Charles and Estella Niswonger Luedke. He was a World War II Veteran, drafted December 26, 1943 in his Junior year of High School. He served as a Light Artillery Instructor at Fort Hood, Texas. Kieth was discharged...
Richard Tidd
Oct 3, 2014
Richard J. Tidd, 83, of Neosho Falls, Kansas, died Friday, October 3, 2014, at his home. Richard was born October 26, 1930, at Neosho Falls, the son of Frank and Elizabeth (Diebolt) Tidd. On June 12, 1951, he married Opal Chriestenson in Mineral Wells, Texas. They made their home in the Neosho Falls area where he has farmed and worked...
Bernadine Weber
Oct 1, 2014
Bernadine E. Weber, 75, of Fort Scott, Kansas, died Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Bernadine was born March 22, 1939, in Monmouth, Kansas, the daughter of William and Ruby (Brennecke) Speer. She grew up near McCune and graduated from Cherokee High School. She worked as a telephone operator in Kansas City before marrying...
Frances Troxel
Sep 30, 2014
Francis Bonita "Francie" Troxel, 85, of Iola, Kansas died Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at Allen County Regional Hospital. She was born June 18, 1929, in Tamora, Nebraska, the daughter of Marion E. and Lula (Lauderbaugh) Hougland. She graduated from Yates Center High School in 1946 and taught school for several years. On October 6, 1951, Francie married Floyd "Pete" Troxel...
Lillie McAloon
Sep 26, 2014
Lillie McAloon, 93, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, September 26, 2014, at Windsor Place in Iola. Lillie was born October 20, 1920, in Geneva, Kansas, the daughter of Tal and Media (Klages) Sherwood. She attended the County Line Country School. On February 16, 1941, Lillie married Bernard McAloon. They lived and farmed near Geneva, LaHarpe, and Bronson before selling out...
Lois Lester
Sep 25, 2014
Lois Gay Lester, 66, of rural Erie, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, surrounded by her family at home. Lois was born Sept. 9, 1948, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Dale and Donna (Clay) Sigler. She grew up in Iola, graduating from Iola High School in 1966. On Oct. 7, 1966, Lois married Jerry L. Lester in...
Ann Calahan
Sep 23, 2014
Ann Calahan, age 90, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at Richmond Healthcare in Richmond, Kansas. She was born on April 4, 1924 at Mont Ida, Kansas, the daughter of Dallas Swarthout and Blanch Sarah (Hudson) Swarthout. She attended elementary school at Mont Ida, and graduated from Garnett High School in 1942. Ann attended Emporia State...
Samuel Wayne Lee
Sep 22, 2014
Samuel Wayne Lee, age 71, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, September 22, 2014, at his home. He was born on June 6, 1943, near Bronaugh, Missouri, the son of Willard and Margaret (Riley) Lee. Sam graduated from Lane High School. He loved playing sports in school, especially basketball, and later, with all of his children. Sam also loved...
Glen Doyle Odaffer
Sep 20, 2014
Glen Doyle Odaffer, age 43, of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, arrived in heaven on Saturday, September 20, 2014, at Kansas City, Missouri following a motorcycle accident. He arrived on earth on December 27, 1970, at Garnett, Kansas, the son of Frederic and Katherine (Baker) Odaffer. He graduated from Jayhawk-Linn High School in Mound City, Kansas in 1989. Following graduation, he served...
Carla Jean Bohland
Sep 20, 2014
Carla Jean (Hasenaur) Bohland, age 59, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2014, at her home. She was born on November 12, 1954, in Toledo, Ohio. On January 6, 2006, she was united in marriage to Ronald Bohland in Iola, Kansas. Carla enjoyed nature and gardening. She was preceded in death by her mother, Shirley Virginia DeVerna;...
Jean Reynard
Sep 19, 2014
Jean A. (Cumbie) Reynard, 75, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, September 19, 2014, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Jean was born July 19, 1939, in Osceola, Arkansas. Later she resided in Fort Scott. She was married to Ron Reynard and they made their home in Toronto. They later divorced and she has resided in Iola 10 years. Survivors include...
Lolita Johnson
Sep 17, 2014
Lolita H. Johnson, 79, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, September 17, 2014, at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Lolita was born June 16, 1935, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Fon L. and Bessie J. ( Hill ) Walls. She graduated from Iola High School and Allen County Community College. On January 18, 1956, she married Howard "Larry"...
Clifford Wilson
Sep 14, 2014
Clifford L. Wilson, 72, formerly of Gas and Dodge City, died Sunday, September 14, 2014, at his home in Ft. Scott, Kansas. Clifford was born January 29, 1942, to George and Dannie (Gregg) Wilson of Gas City. He was one of 13 children. He attended grade school in Gas City and graduated from Iola High School in 1960. He worked...
Alberta Helen Rhodes
Sep 12, 2014
Alberta Rhodes, age 80, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Friday, September 12, 2014, at Allen County Hospital, Iola, Kansas. She was born on March 19, 1934, at Carthage, Missouri, the daughter of Albert Milton and Helen Ruth (Curry) Jones. Alberta graduated from Carthage High School working at Ben Franklin in Fort Scott, Kansas, and as a waitress at various...
Carol James
Sep 12, 2014
Carol Beth James, 93, Iola, died peacefully surrounded by family and friends Friday, September 12, 2014 at Moran Manor in Moran, Kansas. Carol Beth was born February 4, 1921 in Iola, the daughter of Charles and Artie Newman. She graduated from Iola Senior High School in 1939 and attended Iola Jr. College. On April 6, 1943 Carol Beth married Howard...
Jack Hastings
Sep 10, 2014
Former longtime Mayor Jack Hastings died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, at Allen County Regional Hospital. He was 90. Hastings served as mayor from 1965 to 1980 and was instrumental in seeing Iola secure a new library, fire station and city hall. It was also during his tenure that Gates Manufacturing, Berg Manufacturing and Intercollegiate Press came to town. Those years...
Leora Ross
Sep 9, 2014
Leora Ross, age 84, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, September 9, 2014. She was born on January 6, 1930, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Walter Everle and Agnes (Mackie) Bruner. She graduated from Blue Mound High School. Leora was united in marriage to Verne Keith Ross on July 6, 1949, in Iola, Kansas. This union was...
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