Recent Obituaries
Edna Garner
Jul 24, 2013
Edna Jean Garner, 61, Iola, passed away July 24, 2013 at the beautiful and peaceful Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, MO. Edna was born July 12, 1952, in Bakersfield, CA, the daughter of Bennie Lee Williams and Lena Pearl Conger of Iola. She grew up in Iola where she was a daycare provider for more than 30 years. Edna...
Dorothy Howard
Jul 21, 2013
Dorothy M. Howard, 81, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2013, at Windsor Place Nursing Home after a brief illness with cancer. Dorothy was born in Coffeyville, Kansas on January 16, 1932, the daughter of Clarence and Loretta Carr. She graduated from Field Kindley High School in 1950. After high school she graduated from Parsons Junior College. She...
Pearl Wells
Jul 20, 2013
Pearl B. Wells, 94, of Colony, Kansas, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013, at Windsor Place in Iola. Pearl was born March 6, 1919, on the family farm southeast of Aliceville in Anderson County, Kansas, the daughter of Walter L. and R. Maude (Pickering) Henkle. She grew up in the Aliceville and Westphalia area and went to Westphalia High School....
James Hunt
Jul 17, 2013
James Allen "Jim" Hunt, 75, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at his home. Jim was born August 6, 1937, in Humboldt, the son of James Henry and Clara Bertha (Wilhite) Hunt. He grew up in Humboldt. On June 1, 1956, Jim married Yvonne Coble at Humboldt's First Baptist Church. They made their home in Humboldt. In...
Everett Guder
Jul 17, 2013
Everett Guder, age 86, of Bronson, Kansas passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. Everett was born August 6, 1926 on the family farm near Bronson, the son of, Roy and Edna (Garrison) Guder. He grew up in the Bronson area, graduating from high school there. On July 23, 1950 Everett married Dollene Talbott at...
Frank Scheer
Jul 17, 2013
Franklin Dean "Frank" Scheer, 56, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at his home. Frank was born July 10, 1957, in Iola, the son of Franklin Armon "Jack" and Wanda Jean (Potter) Scheer. He grew up in Iola and completed vo-tech school for auto body repair in Wichita. He worked for Jay Patterson and purchased his body...
John A. Egidy
Jul 11, 2013
John A. Egidy, age 89, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2013, at his home after a 24 year battle with cancer. He was born on January 11, 1924, in Greeley, Kansas, the son of William John and Agnes (Bauck) Egidy. John was united in marriage to Rosalind "Rosie" Hewlett on February 16, 1963, in Osawatomie, Kansas....
Gerald Mackey
Jul 10, 2013
Gerald Harlan "Mac" Mackey, 91, longtime resident of Kansas City, Missouri, died Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at Tara Gardens in Iola, Kansas. Mac was born July 23, 1921, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, the son of William Greene and Ora Dell (Perkins) Mackey. He grew up in Jonesboro and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Following his discharge from...
Richard L. Mullins
Jul 9, 2013
Richard Lee Mullins, age 74, of Rantoul, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at Ransom Memorial Hospital, Ottawa, Kansas. He was born on February 15, 1939, in Anderson County, Kansas, the son of Glenn and Mary Pearl (Mace) Mullins. He graduated from Welda High School. Richard was a farmer, dairyman, and held odd jobs such as a mechanic...
Virginia M. Price
Jul 9, 2013
Virginia M. Price, age 64, of Richmond, Kansas, was called home on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at Richmond Healthcare in Richmond, Kansas. She was born on April 22, 1949, at Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of Harold and Maxine (Hynes) Price. Gin grew up near Williamsburg, Kansas attending school there. She graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1967. Gin married Larry...
Ownal W. Miller
Jul 9, 2013
Ownal W. Miller, age 96, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at Anderson County Long Term Care in Garnett. He was born on June 12, 1917, at Fairview, Missouri, the son of John and Bertha (Larcher) Miller. O.W. grew up in Anderson County. O.W. was united in marriage to Ellen Wagoner on August 2, 1941, at...
Warren Pierson
Jul 8, 2013
Warren Mark Pierson, 80, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Monday, July 8, 2013, at Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita. Warren was born August 23, 1932, in Gas, Kansas, the son of Mark Othello and Margaret Agnes (Titmus) Pierson. He grew up at Gas. On February 9, 1953, Warren married Easter Frances Head in Iola. He served in the...
Fay Hardwick
Jul 7, 2013
Alice Fay Hardwick, 76, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2013, at her home. Fay was born January 10, 1937, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Henry H. and Josephine Alice (Thurston) Fawcett. The family moved to Washington state before returning to Ft. Scott when she was 12. On August 28, 1955, Fay married Robert J. "Bob"...
Eldene Ellington
Jul 6, 2013
Eldene Ellington, age 64, of Moran, Kansas passed away Saturday, July 6, 2013 at the Moran Manor Nursing Home. She was born February 1, 1949 at Moran, Kansas, the daughter of Eldon and Mildred (Hultz) Ellington. Eldene moved to the Moran Manor in 1973, living there until her passing. Eldene was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers-in-law, George...
James R. Holmes
Jul 6, 2013
James Richard Holmes, age 90, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013, at Golden Heights in Garnett. He was born on February 9, 1923, at Centerville, Kansas, the son of Samuel and Helen Crawford Holmes. He graduated from Kincaid High School. Jim drove a truck for Cyrus Oil Company out of Iola in his younger years. He...
Richard Garner
Jul 5, 2013
Richard Loraine "Dick" Garner was born July 8, 1935, in Iola, Kansas, to the late Vernon "Bus" Garner and Gladys Williams Garner. He was the fourth born of five children. Richard grew up in Iola, Kansas and was a student in the Iola School District until he graduated in 1953. He went on to attend Allen County Junior College for...
Lula Mae Chilson
Jul 4, 2013
Lula Mae Chilson, age 73, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Ottawa Retirement Village, Ottawa, Kansas. She was born on May 13, 1940, in Richter, Kansas, the daughter of Russell Henry and Erma Claudine (Doman) Sweet. Lula was preceded in death by her parents, Russell and Erma Sweet; son, Russell "Rusty" Chilson on May 18,...
Helen Ann Wuckowitsch
Jul 3, 2013
Helen Ann Wuckowitsch, age 95, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at Garden Terrace, Overland Park, Kansas. She was born July 3, 1918 in Greeley, Kansas, the daughter of Frank and Sophia (Zormeier) Wuckowitsch. Helen grew up in Greeley, attending school there. She entered the Ursuline Academy in Paola, Kansas at the age of 17....
Norma L. Martin
Jul 1, 2013
Norma Lee Martin, age 84, of Babcock Place, Lawrence, Kansas, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2013, at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehab LLC. She was born on March 22, 1929, at Brewster, Kansas, the daughter of Bill and Pauline (Kammer) Schwerdt. Norma graduated from Brewster High School in 1947. Following high school she worked in Goodland, Kansas at a dry...
Doris Lewis
Jun 29, 2013
Doris Ruth Lewis, 84, of Olathe, Kansas, formerly of Iola, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Merriam. Doris was born January 23, 1929, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd Sanford and Mamie Pearl (Gregg) Northcutt. She graduated from Iola High School. On October 20, 1948, Doris married Paul Adren Lewis. He became an...
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