Recent Obituaries
Margie M. Barnes
Jan 25, 2024
Margie Marie Barnes, age 97, of Iola, Kansas, was called to rest on January 25, 2024, at the Medicalodge in Iola, Kansas. Margie was born on September 13, 1926, in Howard, Kansas. She was the middle of three children born to Charles and Alice (VanBuskirk) Diffey. Margie grew up in the Howard area, attending local schools until she met her...
Edward J. Miller
Jan 20, 2024
Following a 91-year life of devoted commitment to family and community, Edward James Miller, of Iola, Kansas, passed away January 20, 2024, at his home. Ed was born January 3, 1933, in Iola, Kansas "in the back bedroom of the home" to Horace L. Miller and Nannie Madge (Stover) Miller. Ed graduated from Iola High School in 1951, where he...
Benny Spencer
Jan 19, 2024
Benny Spencer, age 78, of Westphalia, Kansas passed from this life on Friday, January 19, 2024, at his home surrounded by family. Benjamin Floyd Spencer was born in Iola, Kansas, on March 14, 1945. He was the second of three children born to Byrl David Spencer and Dorothy Gladys (Colgin) Spencer. They made their home on a farm northeast of...
Suzanne Stanley
Jan 18, 2024
Suzanne Stanley, age 73, passed away on January 18, 2024, at her home in Humboldt, Kansas. Suzanne was born on June 22, 1950, in Iola, Kansas to Gerald and Marjorie McCall. She grew up and lived in the Humboldt area her entire life. Suzanne was a 1968 graduate of Humboldt High School, then later in life, attended Neosho County Community...
Joe Baker
Jan 18, 2024
Wesley Joe Baker passed away January 18, 2024, at St Lukes East Hospital in Lees Summit, Missouri. Joe was born in a farmhouse southeast of Humboldt on July 15, 1929, to Lonnie Baker and Blanche (Beeman) Baker. Joe attended Prairie View Grade School through the 8th grade, then Humboldt High School graduating in 1947. He went to Neosho County Community...
Mary L. Henderson
Jan 18, 2024
Mary L. Henderson, age 84, of Elsmore, Kansas, went to be with her Lord, January 18, 2024, at Moran Manor while surrounded by friends and family. Mary was born on January 19, 1939, in Gas, Kansas, to Fred and Lucille Cramer. She graduated Iola High School in 1957. Mary will be remembered as a kind spirited Christian woman who loved...
Lorraine Ysusi
Jan 17, 2024
Lorenza "Lorraine" Ysusi, age 88, passed away peacefully at her home in Humboldt, Kansas, on January 17, 2024, surrounded by her family. Lorraine was born on November 30, 1935, in Emporia, Kansas, and was raised by her godparents, Jesus and Francisca Mendoza. She spent her childhood growing up in Roper and Fredonia, Kansas, where, as a teenager, she met her...
Elizabeth Ann Armer
Jan 15, 2024
Our mother, Elizabeth (Liz) Ann Armer, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 15, 2024. Liz was born to Orland and Louise (Lockridge) Chamberlain on June 15, 1935, in Fort Scott, Kansas. She was the youngest of three girls. On August 27, 1951, Liz married the love of her life, George Neil Armer. They eloped when Mom was only sixteen years...
Howard Ludlum
Jan 15, 2024
Howard E. Ludlum, age 83, of Lone Elm, Kansas, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024, in Ottawa, Kansas. Howard was born on February 26, 1940, in Elsmore, Kansas. He was the second of six children born to Arthur E. and Margaret (Laver) Ludlum. Howard was the Valedictorian of his graduating class at Moran High School in 1958. He then...
Constance Marie Egidy
Jan 13, 2024
On the 13th day of January, 2024, Constance Marie Egidy, 89, took her final breath, surrounded by her loved ones. During a blizzard the world welcomed Connie on December 13th, 1934, a day amid the Great Depression the world became a better place. Despite arriving and departing in the coldest of winter, Connie lived a full and warm life, filled...
Harold Weldon Houk
Jan 12, 2024
Harold Weldon Houk, 92, of Moran, passed away January 12, 2024, at the Moran Manor. Harold was born March 29, 1931, Moran, to Russell Eugene and Jennie May (Whitlow) Houk. The family moved to the Whitlow/Houk homestead northwest of Moran where he attended Fairlawn, a one room school house, until the fifth grade. He attended Moran Elementary and graduated from...
Morris Wayne Dible
Jan 10, 2024
Morris Wayne Dible, formerly of Iola, Kansas, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2024, at his residence in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was 79 years old. Morris was born on September 4, 1944, to Wayne and Wilma (Stephens) Dible. He married Karen S. Zornes in June 1977, and their union was blessed with three daughters. Morris had a passion for hunting....
Kathleen E. Fultz
Jan 9, 2024
Kathleen Ellen Fultz, loving mother of Linda, Gary, Sue, and Dick, passed into the Lord's hands at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul, Kansas, on January 9, 2024, at the age of 101.Kathleen was born July 6, 1922, to Orion and Effie (McDade) Powers. She taught school at Savonburg, Kansas, for two years before getting married to Warren Fultz...
Thomas Paul Mikulka
Jan 8, 2024
The Hon. Thomas Paul Mikulka, 69, passed away Monday January 8th, 2024, in Chanute, Kansas. Thomas was born in Topeka, Kansas, on November 11, 1954, the son of Thomas John and Esther Louise (Zimmerman) Mikulka. Tom graduated from Hayden High School in Topeka, Kansas, in 1972. After graduating from the University of Kansas in 1976, Tom backpacked Europe for seven...
Tawnya Roloff
Jan 7, 2024
Tawnya Marie Roloff, age 42, of Iola, Kansas, passed away January 7, 2024, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Tawnya was born April 6, 1981, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, to Timothy Lee Roloff and Carol Ann (Baysinger) Roloff. Tawnya graduated in 1999 from Iola High School. Tawnya loved to read and managed to collect a large amount...
Gregory F. Katzer
Jan 7, 2024
Gregory Fredrick Katzer, age 84, of Greeley, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2024, at his home. He was born on March 12, 1939,the fifth of thirteen, on a farm southeast of Greeley, the son of Tony and Anna (Egidy) Katzer. On June 3, 1967, Greg married Shirley Hager at St. John's Catholic Church in Greeley, Kansas. This union...
Bonnie Lee Gorrell
Jan 6, 2024
Bonnie Lee Gorrell was born on Sunday, February 6, 1949 in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Frances Wayne and Arlene Erma (Hosier) Ecclefield. She passed from this life at her home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on Saturday, January 6, 2024. She was 74 years of age. The former Miss Bonnie Ecclefield was a 1967 graduate of Welda high school...
James Anthony Miller
Jan 5, 2024
James Anthony Miller, age 25, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2024, at his home. James was born on May 24, 1998, in Lawrence, Kansas. At age two, James went to live with his nana Linda and papa Dave. On November 2, 2001, James and his younger brother William went to live with Andy and Georgia Miller....
Jack L. Blevins
Jan 5, 2024
Jack Blevins, age 76, of Greeley, Kansas passed away at his home on January 5, 2024, surrounded by his loved ones. Jackie Leon Blevins was born on November 29, 1947 at Yates Center, Kansas. He was the second of six children born to Ralph Vincent Blevins and Mary Lou (Guffey) Blevins. Jack grew up in Yates Center and Colony, Kansas,...
DeDe Lynn Hammer
Jan 2, 2024
DeDe Lynn Hammer, age 54, passed away on January 2, 2024, at her home in Colony, Kansas. DeDe was born on July 2, 1969, in Kansas City, Kansas. Her parents, Orville Lavon Hammer and Patricia Lynn (Cochran) Hammer brought her home to Iola, Kansas. DeDe attended school in the area and after graduating, attended Mary Grimes School of Nursing, where...
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