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Joan Sallee

Joan Sallee

Jun 11, 2013

Joan Sallee, 82, of Iola, Kansas passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at the Allen County Hospital. Joan was born December 13, 1930, on a farm west of Humboldt, Kansas, the daughter of Fred L. and Mary Inez (Wamsley) Dice, Sr. She graduated from LaHarpe High School in 1948. On November 24, 1949, Joan married William "Gene" Sallee of LaHarpe...

Althea Buckle

Althea Buckle

Jun 10, 2013

Althea Marguerite Buckle, age 93, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2013, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. Althea was born on March 24, 1920 in Colony, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Serene) Turner. She grew up in the Colony/Welda area. She was united in marriage to Robert T. Buckle on November 15,...

Harold Leonard Boots

Harold Leonard Boots

Jun 9, 2013

Harold L. Boots, Sr., age 91, an employee with Phillips Petroleum Company for 34 years before his retirement in 1985 and a resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, since 1955, died on June 9, 2013, in his home in Bartlesville. Funeral services for Mr. Boots will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel,...

The Bumstead REV

The Bumstead REV

Jun 6, 2013

The Rev. Ronald Lorenzo Bumstead died on June 6, 2013, at Heritage Health Care in Chanute. Born Dec. 17, 1927, to Oliver Wellington Bumstead and Margaret Smith in Detroit, Mich., he spent the first 32 years in Michigan prior to his move to Kansas. He was in the Army National Guard as part of a mortar crew. He attended Eastern...

Bradley Esslinger

Bradley Esslinger

Jun 1, 2013

Bradley Lynn Esslinger, Jr., 27, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, June 1, 2013, at his home. Bradley was born December 14, 1985 in Iola, the son of Bradley Lynn Esslinger, Sr. and JoAnne Michele Shafer. He graduated from Iola High School and Allen County Community College. Bradley has made his home in Emporia and worked for Coast to Coast Transportation...

Carolyn Morris

Carolyn Morris

May 30, 2013

Carolyn Lucille (Cramer) Morris passed away May 30, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 30, 1942 in Esterville, Iowa to Fred and Lucille (Bingham) Cramer. As a young child she moved back to Kansas to a farm east of Gas City with her family. She graduated from Iola High School in 1961. On...

Mary Elizabeth Anderson

Mary Elizabeth Anderson

May 29, 2013

Mary Elizabeth Schwab Anderson passed away in her daughter's home, on May 29, 2013 in St. Joseph, MO. Mary Elizabeth was born on April 1, 1920 in Cherokee, KS to Ethel Turkington and Lewis Samuel Schwab. She spent her childhood in Cherokee, KS attending the public schools and the First Presbyterian Church. Mary received a B.S. in Home Economics Education...

Ivor Davis

Ivor Davis

May 29, 2013

Ivor N. Davis, Jr. "Dave", of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away May 29, 2013 after a battle with ALS, he was 81. Dave was born April 25, 1932 in Canton, Mississippi to I.N. Davis Sr. and Tennie Harvey. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1952 and was a career man of 20 years. He had been stationed throughout the world,...

Jessie Charles Wycoff

Jessie Charles Wycoff

May 28, 2013

Jessie Charles Wycoff, age 84, of Garnett, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola, Kansas. He was born on June 19, 1928, at Garnett, Kansas, the son of Fletcher and Grace (Dixon) Wycoff. He attended Welda High School and graduated in 1946. Jessie served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Korea....

Neil Westervelt

Neil Westervelt

May 28, 2013

On May 28, 2013, God welcomed a godly, faithful man of integrity and honesty into his heavenly kingdom. Neil Wayne Westervelt was born in Columbus, KS on February 23, 1947 to parents, Harold and Edith Wilcox Westervelt. Neil married Joy Ring of Liberal, MO on September 11, 1971 and they moved to Iola, KS in 1976 where she still resides....

Wayne L. Johnston

Wayne L. Johnston

May 28, 2013

Wayne Lee Johnston, age 70, of Garnett, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at Kindred Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born on September 25, 1942, at Los Angeles, California, the son of Robert and Janet (Larsen) Johnston. Wayne was united in marriage to Cynthia Diane Skaggs on November 21, 1966. This union was blessed with four...

Max W. Parks

Max W. Parks

May 24, 2013

Max W. Parks, age 63 of El Dorado, Kansas passed away May 24, 2013 at the Susan B. Allen Hospital, El Dorado, Kansas. Max was born March 1, 1950 at Garnett, Kansas the son of Ross Eldon and Pansy (Ellis) Parks. He suffered from a high fever as an infant that left him mentally incapacitated. He lived in the state...

Lyle Leo Miller

Lyle Leo Miller

May 23, 2013

Lyle Leo Miller, age 94, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at Golden Heights in Garnett, Kansas. He was born on May 18, 1919, at Lane, Kansas, the son of John and Elizabeth (Liell) Miller. Lyle entered the United States Army on March 2, 1942 at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas and served through October of 1945. He...

L.R. Parker

L.R. Parker

May 23, 2013

Lewis R. "L.R." Parker, 81, of Gas, Kansas, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013, at his home. L.R. was born May 7, 1932, in Joplin, Missouri, the son of Edgar and Janie (Foster) Parker. He attended schools in Joplin and graduated from Joplin High School in 1950. He worked for Sears in Joplin and Tulsa before moving to Iola in...

William E. Betts, Jr.

William E. Betts, Jr.

May 17, 2013

William E. Betts, Jr., age 44, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett. He was born on November 30, 1968, at Emporia, Kansas, the son of William E. Betts, Sr. and Mary Barber. Bill graduated from Topeka West High School in 1987. While in high school he was a member...

Ira Johnson

Ira Johnson

May 13, 2013

Ira F. Johnson, 75, of LeRoy, Kansas, died Monday, May 13, 2013, at his home. Ira was born October 15, 1937, on the family farm southeast of LeRoy, the son of Milton and Hattie (Fowler) Johnson. He grew up at LeRoy. On July 13, 1957, Ira married Melda M. Ward at Wesley United Methodist Church in Iola. They made their...

Jeri Ornelas-Jones

Jeri Ornelas-Jones

May 10, 2013

Jeri (Handshy) Ornelas-Jones, 56, of Iola, Kansas, passed away from her earthly home on this day of May 10, 2013, surrounded by her family and friends. Jeri was born December 27, 1956, in Parsons, Kansas to Joy Mae Handshy and Farris Thomas. She graduated from Pittsburg High School and Pittsburg State University with a Bachelor's degree in social work. She...

Charles Adams

Charles Adams

May 8, 2013

Charles Adams, 84, former long-time Wichita resident, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Iola Nursing Center. Charles was born October 8, 1928, in Bordentown, New Jersey, the son of Charles E. and Jessie May (Brady) Adams. He grew up in the New Jersey area and served in the United States Navy. On July 8, 1959, Charles married Margaret Bently in...

Bill Haas

Bill Haas

May 7, 2013

Billy Dean "Bill" Haas, 85, formerly of rural LaHarpe, Kansas, died peacefully at home with family in Yates Center, Kansas, on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. He was born June 28, 1927, in Lawrence, Kansas, the son of Charles Woodward and Flora Catherine (Launer) Haas. As a young man he attended Manhattan Christian Bible College in Manhattan, Kansas. On August 24,...

Clarence Pollet

Clarence Pollet

May 5, 2013

Clarence Claude Pollet, 91, of rural LaHarpe, Kansas, died Sunday, May 5, 2013, at Windsor Place in Iola. He was born September 18, 1921, in Coffeyville, Kansas, the son of Clarence Chester and Minnie M. (Parkhurst) Pollet. He graduated from LaHarpe High School and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. While in the Army he worked as...

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