Recent Obituaries
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...
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;...
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...
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...
Oliver Henkle
Sep 8, 2014
Oliver O. Henkle, 97, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, September 8, 2014 at Windsor Place in Iola. Oliver was born February 20, 1917, on a farm northeast of Aliceville, Kansas, the son of Walter and Maude (Pickering) Henkle. He grew up on family farms at Aliceville and Westphalia and attended Mount Joy Rural School north of Westphalia. On June 30,...
Shirley Evans
Sep 8, 2014
Shirley Ann Evans, 55, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday September 8, 2014, at the home of her sister in Iola. Shirley was born July 16, 1959, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd Eugene and Marie Anna ( Kleinsorge ) Ohmie. She graduated from LeRoy High School. Shirley was married to Andy Evans and they made their home in Iola....
David Hawn
Sep 5, 2014
David Lee Hawn, 80, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, September 5, 2014, at his home. David was born August 3, 1934, in Pittsburg, Kansas, the son of George and Goldie (Prideaux) Hawn. He grew up in Pittsburg. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict when he was wounded and awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. In...
Robert Taggart
Sep 4, 2014
Robert E. " Bob " Taggart, 82, of rural Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, September 4, 2014, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Bob was born August 18, 1932, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Claude D. and Leatha G. ( Swinford ) Taggart. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and worked most of his life as...
June L. Ohmes
Sep 4, 2014
June Lee Ohmes, age 77, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2014, at Golden Heights in Garnett, Kansas. June was born on June 3, 1937, at Coffeyville, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond and Edna Lorene (Hills) Fry. She grew up in Coffeyville and Beagle, Kansas. She attended elementary and junior high school in Coffeyville, before graduating from...
Randall Beeman
Sep 2, 2014
Randall Ray Beeman, 46, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, September 2, 2014. Randall was born July 13, 1968 at Allen County Hospital in Iola to Keith and Linda (Sutton) Beeman. He attended Zillah School east of Humboldt, Humboldt Middle School and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1987. He liked to ride bulls, to do mud runs, and was involved...
Dixie Mader
Sep 1, 2014
"Nothing gold can stay", a quote from a Robert Frost poem is what comes to mind when thinking about the passing of Dixie Mader. She was, indeed, a gold person who touched many lives. Dixie Mader, age 73, passed away on September 1, 2014, at her home after succumbing to cancer, surrounded by her family, friends, and cat. It's hard...
Roland Spillman
Sep 1, 2014
Roland Mark Spillman was born October 14, 1920 on a farm west of Mapleton, Kansas. His parents were Charlie and Vida (Majors) Spillman. He grew up mainly on a farm near Mildred in Allen County, Kansas and graduated from Mildred High School in 1939 having lettered in Track and Basketball. He spent four years in the Army during WWII and...
Norma L. Coker
Sep 1, 2014
Norma L. Coker, age 81, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2014, at her home in Tulsa. She was born on July 22, 1933, at Louisburg, Kansas, the daughter of Dale Henry and Lela M. "Marge" (Martin) Grimes. She grew up in Paola, and graduated from Paola High School in 1951. She worked...
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