Recent Obituaries
Ross Fite
Aug 3, 2014
"Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. " (Psalm 116:15) God in his infinite wisdom called our beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend, and faithful missionary, Ross David Fite, from labor to reward. Ross David Fite was born January 7, 1926, in Sparkman, Arkansas, in the home to Horace W. Fite and Ada Lemon Fite....
Robert D. Nickelson
Aug 2, 2014
Robert "Bob" Dean Nickelson, age 85, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014, at Anderson County Hospital Long Term Care in Garnett. He was born on May 3, 1929, at Blue Mound, Kansas, the son of Charles and Cementha "Mattie" (Worthington) Nickelson. Bob grew up in the Blue Mound area and his family moved to Garnett in...
Richard Teter
Aug 1, 2014
Richard E. Teter, age 70, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2014, at his home. He was the fifth of eleven children born to Flick M. and Verna Mae (Demoret) Teter. Richard was born on July 13, 1944 at Garnett, Kansas. He grew up in Garnett and graduated from Garnett High School in 1962. In 1964 he...
Mae Aydelotte
Jul 30, 2014
Luella Mae Jones Aydelotte,80, of Iola, Kansas died Wednesday July 30, 2014 at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She was born November 14, 1933 in Jasper County, Missouri the daughter of Hosea A. and Jessie P. ( Berry ) Seeber. Mae grew up in Oronogo, Missouri. On August 27, 1950 she married Robert H. "Bob" Jones and they...
Victor Perkins
Jul 23, 2014
Victor Carl Perkins, 88, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at Windsor Place in Iola. Vic was born January 30, 1926, in Gas, Kansas, the son of Ralph H. and Veda M. (Abbott) Perkins. He graduated from Iola High School in 1944 and served in the U.S. Army for 23 months during World War II. On June 6,...
Vera Rose Phillips
Jul 22, 2014
Vera Phillips, age 90, of McLouth, Kansas, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at her home. Vera was born June 8th, 1924 on a farm northwest of Richmond, Kansas, the daughter of Charles William and Viola Elsie (Souders) Demoret. She attended Richmond and Princeton schools graduating from Princeton High School in 1942. She was married...
Katherine Thompson
Jul 22, 2014
Kathy Thompson, 57, of Iola, Kansas died Tuesday July 22, 2014 at her home. She was born January 13, 1957 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Frank J. and Etta Mae ( Lauer ) Florio. Kathy grew up in Haysville, Kansas and graduated from Campus High School. She was married to Mike White on February 21, 1976 and they had...
Mary Potter
Jul 20, 2014
Mary Ellen Potter, 100, of Iola, Kansas, formerly of Chanute, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2014, at Windsor Place in Iola. Mary Ellen was born March 11, 1914, at Redfield, Kansas, the daughter of Clyde and Mabel (Gunsaullus) Comstock. She grew up at Redfield and graduated from Ft. Scott High School in 1932. She worked at Great Western Insurance Company...
Becky Elaine Ward
Jul 19, 2014
Becky Elaine Ward, age 49, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2014, at her home. She was born November 19, 1964, at Merriam, Kansas, the daughter of William and Minnie (Canida) Ward. Becky worked for ten years for Walmart Distribution Center in Ottawa, Kansas. She loved the outdoors, and especially spending time with her nieces and nephews....
Bill Dible
Jul 19, 2014
Bill Dible, 72, of Gas City, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014. Bill was born August 20, 1941, in Iola, Kansas, to Wayne and Wilma Dible. He grew up in Neosho Falls and graduated from Neosho Falls High School in 1958. On December 10, 1971, Bill married Julie in Iola. They made their home in Iola and Neosho Falls, where...
H. Miller
Jul 18, 2014
H. Kenneth "Kenny" Miller, 92, of rural Welda, Kansas, died Friday, July 18, 2014, at Sunset Manor in Waverly. Kenny was born July 11, 1922, on a farm in Garfield County, Oklahoma, the son of August Herman and Clara Suzanna Hermina (Brandt) Miller. He grew up in Garfield County. On October 5, 1941, Kenny married Norma Fay Wyman in Douglass,...
Edith P. McMillan
Jul 18, 2014
Edith P. McMillan, age 85, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, July 18, 2014, at Richmond Healthcare and Rehab, LLC, in Richmond, Kansas. She was born May 23, 1929, in Turkey Ford, Oklahoma, the daughter of Everett and Josephine (Waddell) Ewers. Edith met Roy A. Pine and married him in Mountain Home, Arkansas; this union was blessed with five...
Tina LaCrone
Jul 16, 2014
Tina Marie LaCrone,49, of Neosho Falls, Kansas died Wednesday July 16th, 2014 at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola, Kansas. She was born September 4, 1964 in Iola, Kansas the daughter of Donald L. and Rena E. ( Kratz ) LaCrone. She grew up in the Neosho Falls area. Tina worked as a nurses aide in several places including Windsor...
Dwight Clum
Jul 15, 2014
Dwight R. Clum, 73, formerly of Hiawatha, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at Maple Wood Alzheimer Special Care Center in Springfield, Missouri. Dwight was born April 15, 1941, in Chanute, Kansas, the son of Walter D. and Velda Luella (Negley) Clum. He grew up in Humboldt and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1959. He received his Bachelor's and...
George Lofton
Jul 15, 2014
George Earl Lofton,70, of Neosho Falls, Kansas, died Tuesday July 15, 2014, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was born May 16, 1944, in DeSoto, Kansas the son of LeRoy and Frances Lofton. He grew up in the Kansas City, Kansas, area. On May 8, 1965, he married Linda F. Sater and they made their home in Kansas...
Mary Messenger
Jul 15, 2014
Mary Iona Marie Messenger, age 75, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center, Topeka. Mary was born on September 4, 1938, at Americus, Kansas, the daughter of Henry and Opal (Wolfe) Stuck. Mary grew up in Emporia, graduating from Emporia High School in 1957. Following high school Mary worked at Newman...
Donald Helman
Jul 12, 2014
Donald C. "The Judge" Helman, 76, of Iola, Kansas died Saturday July 12, 2014 at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, Kansas. He was born January 13, 1938 in Piqua, Kansas the son of Harmon G. and Zelma V. ( Anderson ) Helman,Sr. After serving in the United States Marine Corp he married Judy Butler on January 13, 1962. They...
Deanna L. Fuhrman
Jul 11, 2014
Deanna L. Fuhrman, age 69, of Bronson, Kansas, passed away on Friday, July 11, 2014, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. She was born on May 24, 1945, in Pleasanton, Kansas, the daughter of Edward and Katherine F. (Dunavan) Umphenour. Deanna graduated from Pleasanton High School in 1963, and attended Fort Scott Community College. Deanna was united in marriage...
Beth Franklin
Jul 11, 2014
Beth A. Franklin, 89, 9 Fairway Ave., Iola, KS, died on July 11, 2014 at 1:45 p.m. in Iola, Kansas. She was born Oct. 15, 1924 in Humboldt, KS, the daughter of Ruth Stewart Braucher and Hawley H. Braucher. She attended school in Humboldt and was graduated from Humboldt High School in 1942. She moved to Coffeyville and attended Coffeyville...
Paul Haen
Jul 9, 2014
Paul J. Haen, 66, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Paul was born October 27, 1947, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Ralph and Rose Mary (Heiman) Haen. He grew up in Piqua and joined the U.S. Navy serving in Vietnam. Paul retired from the military in 1984 with twenty years...
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