Recent Obituaries
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...
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...
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...
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...
Earl J. Anderson
Jun 29, 2013
Earl James Anderson, age 90, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on June 29, 2013 at Good Samaritan, Olathe, Kansas. He was born September 21, 1922, in St. Louis, Missouri, the third child of Edward and Alvina (Kruger) Anderson. Earl left high school at the age of 16 to begin work on WPA construction projects to support himself during the post-depression...
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...
Richard Drury
Jun 28, 2013
Richard Lee Drury, 79, Iola, died Friday June 28th 2013 at home. He was born in Moran, KS to Harold and Jo Ann Drury and moved to Chanute, KS as a young child. He graduated from Chanute High School and Neosho Community College. He served in the Korean Conflict. On September 21, 1958, Richard married Lois J. Traylor and they...
Robert Gericke
Jun 23, 2013
Robert Dale "Bob" Gericke, 83, of LaHarpe, Kansas, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on Sunday, June 23, 2013. Bob was born February 10, 1930 at Rural Shaw, Kansas, the son of William August and Jennie E. (Nourse) Gericke. He grew up in the Shaw and Earlton areas and served in the United States Army. He worked...
John Williams
Jun 22, 2013
John Drayton Williams, 43, of Iola, Kansas, drowned Saturday, June 22, 2013, while fishing at Neosho Falls, Kansas. John was born April 21, 1970, at Port Lavaca, Texas, the son of James Lee and Mary Lynn (Loveall) Williams. He grew up in the Independence, Missouri area and lived in Kincaid, Kansas before moving to Iola a couple of years ago....
Ruth Mansfield
Jun 19, 2013
Zona "Ruth" (Ross) Mansfield, 78, of Chanute, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Ruth was born May 22, 1935, in Iola, the daughter of Howard O. "Guss" and Zona Mae (Culbertson) Ross. She grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School. Ruth married Johnny E. Leroy, Jr. and they...
Eugene Burrows
Jun 18, 2013
Eugene Vern "Gene" Burrows, 92, of LaHarpe, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at the Allen County Hospital. Gene was born December 3, 1920, in Bourbon County, Kansas, the son of Charlie and May (Hutchinson) Burrows. He grew up in this area until moving to California in 1945 where he worked as a radio and television engineer. On March...
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