Obituaries

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Harold Lindsey

Harold Lindsey

Aug 19, 2014

Harold D. Lindsey, 81, of Humboldt, Kansas died Tuesday, August 19, 2014, at his home in Humboldt after a long struggle with Parkinsons Disease. He was born March 23, 1933, in Humboldt, Kansas, the son of Robert Maxwell and Ethel Eva ( King ) Lindsey. He grew up east of Humboldt and in 1951 enlisted in the U. S. Army...

Rosan Sommer

Rosan Sommer

Aug 8, 2014

Rosan Jeanette Sommer, age 87, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Friday, August 8, 2014 at North Point Nursing Home in Paola, Kansas. She was born August 17, 1926, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of John and Rosa (Heisterkamp ) Schwarzkopf . Rosan graduated from Greeley High School. She worked at a bank in Garnett for a few years before...

Lawrence Mueller

Lawrence Mueller

Aug 6, 2014

Lawrence "Larry" Norman Mueller, 81, Iola, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. He was born Jan. 9, 1933 in Tampa, the son of H.F.K. Mueller and Matilda (Bielefeld) Mueller. He graduated from Tampa High School in 1951. He served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956, stationed in Japan. Upon returning from the service, he worked as a...

William O. Coats

William O. Coats

Aug 5, 2014

William Orland Coats, age 87, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2014, at Golden Heights, Garnett. He was born April 20, 1927, at Warrensburg, Missouri, the son of Edward Orland and Anna Irene Coats. Bill attended school at Warrensburg, Missouri, until he entered and served a term in the United States Navy in April 1945. At the...

Ross Fite

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

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

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

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

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,...

Katherine Thompson

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...

Vera Rose Phillips

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...

Mary Potter

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

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

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...

Edith P. McMillan

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...

H. Miller

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,...

Tina LaCrone

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...

Mary Messenger

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...

George Lofton

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...

Dwight Clum

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...