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Betty Wiedner

Betty Wiedner

Mar 2, 2014

Betty Wiedner, age 52, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at her home. She was born on February 20, 1962, at Freemont, California, the daughter of Elmer "Tom" and Treva Jewel (Brown) Ulmer. Her family moved to Wyandotte County, Kansas when she was a baby, and she grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. Betty graduated from...

Jeanne Cook

Jeanne Cook

Feb 28, 2014

Jeanne passed away at Sharon Lane Health Services in Shawnee, KS on February 28, 2014. Jeanne was born in Iola, KS on June 27, 1939. Jeanne is survived by siblings Robert L. Cook (Diane) of Kansas City, MO, Nancy M. Martin of Shawnee, KS, and sister-in-law Ronda K. Cook of Manhattan, KS, nephews and nieces John R. Cook (Kellie) of...

Barbara Barnes

Barbara Barnes

Feb 26, 2014

Barbara Ann Barnes, 76, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Barbara was born June 15, 1937, in Boise City, Oklahoma, the daughter of William Floyd and Vella Margaret (Yoho) Patterson. She graduated from Iola High School and attended Allen County Community College. Barbara married Ray Barnes and they later divorced. She...

Jack Stiffler

Jack Stiffler

Feb 24, 2014

Jack Edward Stiffler, Jr. passed away February 24, 2014 in Iola, KS at the Iola Nursing Center, at the age of 80. He was born February 22, 1934 to Jack E. and Mary E. Stiffler, in Oakwood, Kansas. In 1936 he moved with his parents to Pueblo, CO where he graduated from Centennial High School in 1952. He then attended...

George A. Helms

George A. Helms

Feb 23, 2014

George Augusta Helms, age 89, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2014, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett. He was born on August 4, 1924, in Nashville, Missouri, the son of William and Nena Mae (Hayden) Helms. George graduated from Nashville High School in 1942. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1943 to...

George Riebel

George Riebel

Feb 21, 2014

George Louis Riebel, 86, of rural Iola, Kansas, died Friday, February 21, 2014 at his home. George was born October 21, 1927, at Westphalia, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Flora (Decker) Riebel. He grew up in Westphalia and served in the U.S. Army. On July 15, 1947, George married Theresa Rosenia Weber at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Humboldt...

Forrest Roy Baker

Forrest Roy Baker

Feb 21, 2014

Forrest Roy Baker, age 82, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2014, at Ransom Memorial Hospital, Ottawa, Kansas. He was born on November 8, 1931, in Moberly, Missouri, the son of Roy Lee and Violet (Briggs) Baker. Roy graduated from Jasper High School with the Class of 1949 in Jasper, Missouri entering the United States Army soon...

Darrell R. Ard

Darrell R. Ard

Feb 20, 2014

Darrell R. Ard, age 74, of Stark, Kansas, passed away on Thursday evening, February 20, 2014, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. He was born February 1, 1940, in Porterville, Kansas, the son of Dewey C. and Nellie Lee (Bowen) Ard. He entered the United States Army at the age of 17. Upon returning home from the service, he married...

Dorothy Reed

Dorothy Reed

Feb 20, 2014

Dorothy W. Reed, 91, of Gas, Kansas, died Thursday, February 20, 2014, at Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita. Dorothy was born March 9, 1922, on a farm northeast of Yates Center, Kansas, the daughter of Bert and Hattie (Culver) Ralston. She grew up in Yates Center. Dorothy married Jack Reed in 1938 in Yates Center and they made their home...

Elizabeth Gehlen

Elizabeth Gehlen

Feb 17, 2014

Elizabeth "Betty" Rose Gehlen, 84, of Moran, Kansas, died Monday, February 17, 2014, at her home. Betty was born April 25, 1929, in Goddard, Kansas, the daughter of Max and Elizabeth Rose (Degand) Leis. She grew up at Rose Hill. On September 21, 1950, Betty married Vincent Gehlen at Blessed Sacrament Church in Wichita. They made their home in Gordon,...

Chloralee "Billie" Burcham

Chloralee "Billie" Burcham

Feb 16, 2014

Chloralee "Billie" Burcham, age 94, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at Golden Heights in Garnett, Kansas. Billie was born January 10, 1920, near Centerville, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas LeRoy and Josie Pearl (Ogg) Drake. She was the fifth of eight children. She grew up on a farm in the Keokuk neighborhood and at the...

Judy Zirjacks

Judy Zirjacks

Feb 16, 2014

Judy Jo Ann Zirjacks, 71, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, February 16, 2014, at the Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Judy was born December 15, 1942 in Ft. Worth, Texas. She was the daughter of Howard J. and Dorothy B. (Schwinck) Robinson. Judy was raised in Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 1960. On December 25, 1960,...

Sharon Denslow

Sharon Denslow

Feb 15, 2014

Sharon Lea Leckrone Denslow, age 69, of Savonburg, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2014, at her home. She was born on January 16, 1945, at South Bend, Indiana, the daughter of John M. and Helen L. (Polson) Denslow. Sharon grew up in South Bend, graduating from Riley High School there in 1964. Sharon was united in marriage to...

Capitola "Tola" Welch

Capitola "Tola" Welch

Feb 15, 2014

Capitola "Tola" Welch, age 101, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2014, at Overland Park, Kansas. She was born on November 25, 1912, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Carl and Augusta (Klagus) Wilson. She grew up in the southeast Kansas town of Colony, Kansas. Her family split time between farming and being owners of...

Larry E. Ayers

Larry E. Ayers

Feb 11, 2014

Larry E. Ayers, age 73, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. He was born on October 14, 1940, at Selma, Kansas, the son of Paul and Juanita (Hale) Ayers. Larry lived in Oswego, New York and Welda, Kansas as a boy. He lived the rest of his in the...

Kenneth Stine

Kenneth Stine

Feb 7, 2014

Kenneth Edgar Stine, 81, of rural Iola, Kansas, died Friday, February 7, 2014, at his home. He was born May 23, 1932, in Uniontown, Kansas, the son of Kenneth William and Mildred Agnes (Nutter) Stine. He grew up at Uniontown and graduated from Uniontown High School. Ken worked for area farmers in the Uniontown area and worked construction at Burlington....

Elsie Johnson

Elsie Johnson

Feb 7, 2014

Elsie Mae Johnson, 85, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 7, 2014 at Via Christi Medical Center St. Francis Campus in Wichita. Elsie was born September 29, 1928, at Meade, Kansas, the daughter of Robert Henry and Mabel Viola (Trahern) Whan. She grew up in the Meade area. On January 15, 1946, Elsie married Clifford Potter, Jr. They later...

Jimmie Jones

Jimmie Jones

Feb 5, 2014

Jimmie Lee Jones, 71, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at Via Christi Medical Center St. Francis Campus in Wichita. Jimmie was born May 3, 1942, in Bixby, Oklahoma, the son of Dibriel Ellis and Mandy Mahaley (Taylor) Jones. He and Judy Kay Green were married March 17, 1961 and they made their home in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and...

Lloyd Weeks

Lloyd Weeks

Feb 5, 2014

Lloyd Dean Weeks, 78, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at Kindred Hospital Northland, Kansas City, Missouri. Lloyd was born October 26, 1935, in Morris County, Kansas, the son of William Lloyd and Ruth Katherine (Vader) Weeks. He graduated from Dwight High School. On May 18, 1957, Lloyd married Anita W. Phillips in Miami, Oklahoma. He enlisted...

Romona June Cleveland

Romona June Cleveland

Feb 5, 2014

Romona "June" Cleveland, age 83, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. She was born the oldest of four children to Reade D. and Jessie Mae (Worlein) Whipple on June 29, 1930. She grew up, lived, and worked all of her life in and around the Garnett area. June graduated from...

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