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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...

Ruby I. Knapp

Ruby I. Knapp

Apr 28, 2013

Ruby I. Knapp, age 88, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2013, at Moran Manor, Moran, Kansas. She was born May 4, 1924, in Moran, Kansas, the daughter of LaMoyne and Bessie (Smith) Knapp. She graduated from Moran High School. Ruby left Moran right out of high school to build airplanes at Boeing in Wichita, Kansas. She...

Shelda Sapp

Shelda Sapp

Apr 26, 2013

God looked around heaven and said what this place needs is a hairdresser and called upon Shelda. Shelda Sapp, age 84, of Garnett, Kansas passed away April 26, 2013 at Bickford of Overland Park. She was born on June 9, 1928 at Blue Mound, Kansas, the daughter of Fred and Bernice (Murrow) Mead. She was a member of the First...

Arlene E. Ecclefield

Arlene E. Ecclefield

Apr 26, 2013

Arlene Erma Ecclefield, age 81, of Garnett, Kansas passed from this life on April 26, 2013 and is resting in God's most glorious joy and peace. Arlene was born to Arthur and Esther (Macklin) Hosier on June 16, 1931 at Sugar Valley, Kansas. She grew up in Sugar Valley, attending grade school there. She graduated from Garnett High School. On...

Patrick G. Callahan

Patrick G. Callahan

Apr 23, 2013

Patrick G. Callahan, age 62, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at his home in Garnett. He was born on July 14, 1950, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Dennis Jr. and Phyllis (Teter) Callahan. He graduated from Garnett High School in 1968. Pat served in the Army National Guard from 1968-1974. In 1975 Pat was...

Albert J. Mace

Albert J. Mace

Apr 23, 2013

Albert J. Mace, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at Anderson County Long Term Care in Garnett, Kansas. He was born on December 5, 1921, in Anderson County, Kansas, the son of Herman Alexander Mace and Nora Mae (Sutton) Mace. Al attended school at Chase Mound near Westphalia. He was a WWII veteran, serving...

Marjorie Wade

Marjorie Wade

Apr 23, 2013

Marjorie P. Wade, 91, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at Labette Health Care in Parsons. Marjorie was born October 19, 1921, in Iola, the daughter of Harley and Naomi Magdalene (Keele) Prentice. She grew up in Iola where she has made her home most of her life. She married Marvin Conner and they had one daughter...

Charles Kress

Charles Kress

Apr 23, 2013

Charles E. "Chuck" Kress, 88, of Piqua, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at Coffey County Hospital in Burlington. Charles was born October 4, 1924, at home west of Piqua, the son of Albert John and Clara Josephine (King) Kress, Sr. On December 10, 1945, Chuck married Betty Anne Trowbridge at St. Martin's Rectory in Piqua. They made their...

Howard Smart

Howard Smart

Apr 21, 2013

Howard D. Smart, 74, of Iola, Kansas passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013, at his home. Howard was born February 4, 1939, at LaHarpe, Kansas, the son of Robert Leo and Annie Christine (McCulley) Smart. He graduated from LaHarpe High School. On October 21, 1961, Howard married Ruth M. Swanson at Grace Lutheran Church in Iola. They have always made...

Richard Sigg

Richard Sigg

Apr 20, 2013

Richard J. Sigg, 59, of Carlyle, Kansas, died Saturday, April 20, 2013, following an automobile accident south of Girard, Kansas. Richard was born December 19, 1953, in Iola, the son of Gene and Mary (Kleymann) Sigg. He graduated from Iola High School in 1971. On September 9, 1972, Richard married Pat Day and they made their home at Carlyle. He...

Ronald Runer

Ronald Runer

Apr 17, 2013

Ronald R. "Ronnie" Runer, 73, of rural Colony, Kansas, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at the Olathe Medical Center from complications following heart surgery. He was born July 3, 1939, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Forest R. and Lena E. (Osborn) Runer. He grew up on a farm south of Colony and attended school in Colony and Iola. He...

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