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Lillie Collins

Lillie Collins

Jul 9, 2014

Lillie Mae Collins,93, of Iola,Kansas died Wednesday July 9,2014 at Allen County Regional Hospital. She was born April 25,1921 in a log cabin south of Fulton,Kansas the daughter of William Benjamin and Lillian Elizabeth (Hahn) Sheat. She grew up in Lamar,Missouri. Lillie married Harvey A. Collins on January 22,1938 and they made their home in the Lamar area until they...

Lloyd Kinzle

Lloyd Kinzle

Jul 9, 2014

Lloyd M. Kinzle, 91, formerly of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at his home in Solomon, Kansas. Lloyd was born April 2, 1923, in Florence, Kansas, the son of Michael J. and Mary Ann (Johnston) Kinzle. He grew up in the Garnett area. On January 1, 1946, Lloyd married Bonnie Lou Hallam at Garnett and they made their...

Donald McCullough

Donald McCullough

Jul 7, 2014

Donald "Donnie" R. McCullough,52, of Neosho Falls, Kansas died July 7, 2014 at his home. He was born March 26, 1962 in Iola, Kansas the son of Alex and Barbara (Muninger) McCullough. Donnie graduated from Yates Center High School in 1980. He worked in the oil fields and had his own pulling unit. For the past five years he owned...

Rex Calahan

Rex Calahan

Jul 7, 2014

Ivan Rex Calahan, 92, of Iola, Kansas died Monday July 7, 2014 at the Moran Manor in Moran, Kansas. He was born on February 10, 1922 in Oberlin, Kansas the son of Arthur George and Pearl Mae ( King ) Calahan. Rex moved to the Colony area with his family at the age of thirteen. He worked in the Garnett...

Orvetta Jean Smock

Orvetta Jean Smock

Jul 6, 2014

Orvetta Jean Smock, 85, of Independence, MO, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014 at home with family. Visitation will be Saturday, July 12, 2014 from 10-11 am at the Mcgilley & Sheil Chapel with service beginning at 11 am. A second visitation will be that afternoon from 2:15-2:45 pm at the Feuerborn Funeral Home prior to burial at 3pm at...

Evelyn Calhoon

Evelyn Calhoon

Jul 6, 2014

Evelyn R. Blake Calhoon, 93, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, July 6, 2014, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Evelyn was born November 7, 1920,in Liberty, Missouri, the daughter of Sterling Orbie and Bertha May (Stockham) Britton. She grew up in the Mosby and Excelsior Springs, Missouri areas. On March 11, 1944, Evelyn married Rev. Harold L. Blake and they...

Richard Lee Wells

Richard Lee Wells

Jul 5, 2014

Richard Lee Wells, age 75, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2014, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. Born April 8, 1939 in Wichita, Kansas to E.E. "Tiny" and Lucille Wells, Richard attended Fall River High School in Fall River, KS and graduated from Sedan High School, Sedan, KS in 1957. Richard served...

Claudine Lola Critchfield

Claudine Lola Critchfield

Jul 5, 2014

Claudine L. Critchfield, age 95, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2014, at Richmond Healthcare and Rehab Facility. Cremation is planned. Private family services.

Frank Eichstaedt

Frank Eichstaedt

Jun 30, 2014

Frank L. Eichstaedt, 68, of Wichita, Kansas died June 30, 2014 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita. He was born September 8th, 1945 in Neuruppin, Germany and was raised by Herbert and Meta (Eichstaedt) Schulz. They came to the United States in 1956. He graduated from West High School in Wichita. On June 22, 1974 he married Kathleen Ann...

Dorothy Whitley

Dorothy Whitley

Jun 30, 2014

Dorothy D. Whitley, 90, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, June 30, 2014, at Fountain Villa in Iola. Dorothy was born April 9, 1924, in Croweburg, Kansas, the daughter of David Ira and Minnie Marie (Greer) Darrow. She grew up at Pittsburg where she attended school. She has made her home in Iola in later years. SURVIVORS: 4 Daughters: Marilyn Wiggins...

Patsy Nott

Patsy Nott

Jun 29, 2014

Patsy Ruth Davies Nott, 82, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014 at Moran Manor after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born May 30, 1932 in Liberal, Kansas to Price J. and Adeline Davies. She graduated from Liberal High School and attended Kansas State University, becoming a member of the KSU cheerleading squad and ADPi Sorority. In 1954...

Christy Walden

Christy Walden

Jun 26, 2014

Christina Marie "Christy" (Bennett) Walden, 32, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Christy was born September 25, 1981, in Iola, the daughter of Robert and Mary (Dietrich) Bennett. She grew up in Iola, Kincaid and Texas before returning to Iola. She graduated from Iola High School in 2000. On June...

Chuck Rochefort

Chuck Rochefort

Jun 26, 2014

Chuck Rochefort, age 63, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, June 26, 2014, at his home in Garnett. He was born on June 7, 1951, in Hammond Lake, Indiana, the son of Gerald Francis and Delores (Clark) Rochefort. Chuck grew up in Indiana until moving with his mother to Florida when he was 14. He attended high school in...

Cindy Wells

Cindy Wells

Jun 25, 2014

Cindy Lynn "C.W." Wells, 56, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at her home. Cremation has taken place and memorial service information will be announced later. Memorials are suggested to The Cindy "C.W." Wells Memorial Fund. Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola, assisted the family. To sign the guestbook online or leave a condolence, go to www.iolafuneral.com...

Paul Edwin Glenn

Paul Edwin Glenn

Jun 24, 2014

Paul Edwin Glenn, 79, of Kansas City, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Life Care Nursing Home in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born on October 30, 1934, in the Glenn home in Hiawatha, Kansas, to Orville and Hazel Glenn. Paul attended the Olathe School for the Deaf from ages 8 to 16. In 1954, the Glenn family...

Coach Percy

Coach Percy

Jun 23, 2014

Coach William Glenn Percy of 501 South Sycamore in Iola, Kansas passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Monday, June 23, 2014 after a lengthy battle with acute myelogenic leukemia. William Glenn "Curly" Percy was born on December 10, 1928, weighing in at 14 pounds on a farm near Carlyle, Kansas. He was the fifth of the...

Donald David Mitchell

Donald David Mitchell

Jun 17, 2014

Donald David Mitchell, age 69, of Wichita, died at his home on June 17, 2014. Donald was born January 27, 1945 in Iola, Kansas, the son of Philip H. and Doris (Wolf) Mitchell. He graduated from Moran Rural High School in 1963, and served in the U.S. Army 1963-1969, serving in Germany and Vietnam. Donald was married to Heather Howard...

Lydhia Graham

Lydhia Graham

Jun 17, 2014

Lydhia Nicole Graham, infant daughter of Rick N. Graham and Cassondra E. Geisler, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. A private family service will take place at the Altoona Cemetery. Memorials to the Lydhia Nicole Graham Memorial Fund may be left with the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola.

Gary Lassman

Gary Lassman

Jun 17, 2014

Gary L. Lassman, 76, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at Windsor Place in Iola. Gary was born March 7, 1938, at Humboldt, Kansas, the son of Harvey and Leona (Michael) Lassman. He graduated from Humboldt High School in 1956 and attended Allen County Community College. He served in the United States Air Force with the National...

William Brooks

William Brooks

Jun 13, 2014

William Brooks, age 89, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2014, at Guest Home Estates in Garnett. He was born on February 18, 1925, in Bronson, Kansas, the son of Albert A. and Leona (Stradley) Brooks. Bill served as a Sergeant in the United States Army from 1944 to 1946, and as an Army cook for the...

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