Recent Obituaries
Mary Finkenbinder
Nov 21, 2023
Mary Adams Finkenbinder, age 103, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2023. Mary Lucinda Patton was born on June 5, 1920 at Garnett, Kansas. She was the only child born to Joe and Kathryn (Blum) Patton. Mary grew up on a farm east of Garnett and graduated from Garnett High School. Following high school, Mary taught school in...
Bonnie Rook
Nov 17, 2023
Bonnie J. Rook, age 82, of Welda, Kansas passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023 at the Residential Living Center, Garnett, Kansas. Bonnie Jean Culler was born on November 9, 1941 at Ottawa, Kansas. She was the fourth of four children born to Robert and Clara (Murray) Culler. Bonnie and her twin sister, Bettie were fortunate to have the care...
Deloris Marie Hummel
Nov 16, 2023
Deloris "Dee" Hummel, age, 90, passed away peacefully at Medicalodges-Iola, in Iola, Kansas on November 16, 2023. Deloris Marie Wells was born to Henry and Edna (Creviston) Wells on May 5, 1933, in Basset, Kansas. Dee spent her youth life in LaHarpe and attended school there until moving to California in her early adult life. After a few years there...
Gerald (Jerry) Davis
Nov 14, 2023
Gerald Allen (Jerry) Davis, age 87, of Iola, Kansas, passed away November 14, 2023, at Moran Manor, Moran, Kansas. Gerald was born July 10, 1936, in rural Redfield, Kansas, to Albert (Bert) Davis and Wilma (Boone) Davis. Gerald graduated in 1954 from Uniontown High School, Uniontown, Kansas. He and Marilyn Stanley were married October 1, 1983, in Iola, Kansas. Gerald...
Deborah Ann Chriestenson
Nov 12, 2023
Deborah Ann Chriestenson, age 69, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 12,2023, at her home in Neosho Falls, Kansas. Deborah was born on September 29, 1954 in Kansas City, Missouri, and was raised in Iola, Kansas by her grandparents, Frank and Marguerite Dennison. Following graduation from Iola High she joined the United States Army. She attended Mary Grimes...
Richard D. Doty
Nov 12, 2023
Richard D. Doty, 94, of Garnett, Kansas passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at the Anderson County Hospital Residential Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. Richard Douglas Doty was born June 12, 1929, at the Salvation Army Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He went to live with Harold and Erma (Bean) Doty on August 12, 1929, and his adoption was finalized...
Larry G. Foster
Nov 9, 2023
Larry Gene Foster, age 80, passed away November 9, 2023, at his home in rural Iola surrounded by family. He was born on Armistice Day, November 11, 1942 at St. John's Hospital, Iola, Kansas, the son of Benjamin Thurston and Grace Martha (Cornell) Foster. He attended rural schools in Allen County, Kansas, and later LaHarpe High School, LaHarpe, Kansas and...
Wilma May Brock
Nov 8, 2023
Wilma May Brock, age 87, passed away on November 8, 2023, at Credo Living Center, Chanute, Kansas. Wilma was born on March 20, 1936 to Herman and Alma (Schmidt) Schultz in Roper, Kansas. She attended several one-room school houses during her elementary school years, graduating from Chanute High with the class of 1954. Wilma married Lawrence (Larry) D. Brock Jr....
Rex Clifford Hobbs, Sr
Nov 8, 2023
Rex passed away at home surrounded by family on Wednesday, November 8th. He was 90 years old. Rex was born September 11, 1933 in Ottawa, KS. He attended the Appanoose School north of Pomona until the family purchased a farm between Kincaid and Blue Mound. He graduated from Kincaid High School in 1952. Rex married Barbara Whitaker in 1951 and...
Gloria Gean Ogle
Nov 7, 2023
Gloria Gean Ogle, age 81, of Iola, Kansas, passed away November 7, 2023, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Gloria was born March 12, 1942, in Chanute, Kansas, to David Lloyd Overbay and Leota Mae (Spence) Overbay on their wedding anniversary. Gloria went to a one room school house until her father sold their farm and moved to...
Barbara Irene Stotler
Nov 4, 2023
Barbara I. Stotler, age 72, passed away on November 4, 2023, at her home. She was born on June 12, 1951, to Herman and Florence (Gay) Jackman in Moran, Kansas. Barbara is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Dale Jackman and son, Michael Laver. She is survived by her daughter, Mistie and son-in-law, Shaun Hodges of Virginia Beach, Virginia;...
Greg Ford
Nov 4, 2023
Greg Ford, age 63, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at his home. William Gregory Ford was born on January 29, 1960, in Cody, Wyoming, the son of William "Bill" George and Sondra (Smith) Ford. As a young boy, Greg's family moved to Las Vegas, where he grew up and graduated from Chaparral High School in...
Judy E. Baker
Nov 4, 2023
Judy Eileen (Flynn) Baker, age 81, of Iola, Kansas, passed away November 4, 2023, at Heritage Health Care in Chanute, Kansas. Judy was born on March 15, 1942, to Bert Bryan Flynn and Eva Belle (Brown) Flynn in Bronson, Kansas. The family moved shortly after to Moran, Kansas, where Judy spent her childhood. Judy and Charles Robert Baker were married...
John Patrick Peine
Nov 2, 2023
John Patrick Peine, age 96, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at the Anderson County Residential Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. He was born on October 8, 1927, in the Judy area in Anderson County, the son of Walter and Letha (Scully) Peine. He attended Garnett schools and attended Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Oklahoma....
Martha Elaine Capper
Nov 2, 2023
Martha Elaine Capper, age 91, passed away November 2, 2023, peacefully at her home in Iola, Kansas. Martha was born on September 10, 1932 to Rev. Robert Means and Dorothy (Summers) Means in Kingman, Kansas. She attended several schools in Kansas, graduating from Weskan High School in 1950. She also attended Ottawa University. Martha married Arthur Glenn Capper on September...
Ricky E. Miller
Nov 1, 2023
Ricky Eugene Miller, age 64, of Moran, Kansas, passed away November 1, 2023, at Neosho County Regional Medical Center emergency room. Ricky was born March 14, 1959, in Eureka, Kansas, to Carl Miller and Zella (Briggs) Miller. Ricky attended school in Eureka and Iola, Kansas. Ricky served his country in the United States Navy from 1987 to 1993. Ricky worked...
Larry L. Feese
Oct 31, 2023
Larry Feese, age 82, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, surrounded by his family. He was born on July 21, 1941, in Morton, Pennsylvania. Larry was the second of three children born to John and Vera (Lindenmuth) Feese. He graduated from Ridley Park High School in Pennsylvania. He then attended Drexel University where he earned his...
Shirley Gibson
Oct 27, 2023
Shirley Gibson, age 92, of Garnett, Kansas passed away on October 27, 2023, at Parkview Heights in Garnett, Kansas. Shirley Ann Burroughs was born on June 20, 1931, in Kincaid, Kansas. She was the only child born to Esther (Mumma) and Orville Burroughs. Shirley's childhood included living in many places due to her father's travels for work. She especially loved...
James Leland Cole
Oct 26, 2023
James "Jim" Leland Cole, age 84, passed away on October 26, 2023, at the Allen County Hospital surrounded by his wife and family. James was born on November 2, 1938, to Spencer Leland and Vivian Ruth (Ramsey) Cole, the third of nine children. Jim attended school in Hackett, Arkansas and Mulvane, Kansas, where he graduated with the class of 1956....
Lawrence Penka
Oct 26, 2023
Lawrence Penka, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond, Kansas. Lawrence Joseph Penka was born on May 22, 1942, the oldest son of four children born to Phillip and Emma (Wendtlandt) Penka. He attended school in Greeley, Kansas, and graduated from Greeley High School with the class...
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