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Nadine S. Pergeson

Nadine S. Pergeson

Dec 4, 2012

Nadine Pergeson, age 65, of Elsmore, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute, Kansas. She was born June 16, 1947, at Phoenix, Arizona, the daughter of Theodore and Ethel Allen. She married Kennith Pergeson on October 20, 1979 in Iola, Kansas. Her greatest joy was her grandchildren. Nadine was preceded in death...

Joshua Michael Gillaspie

Joshua Michael Gillaspie

Dec 3, 2012

Joshua Michael Gillaspie, age 30, of Tecumseh, Kansas, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2012. Josh was born on September 1, 1982, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Dennis and Mary Jo (Hiestand) Gillaspie. Josh attended school at Shawnee Heights, graduating with the class of 2001. He was currently attending the Washburn Technical School for computer repair. He leaves behind...

Pamela Jenkins

Pamela Jenkins

Dec 1, 2012

Pamela Lynn Jenkins, 53, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2012, at the Allen County Hospital. Pamela was born June 16, 1959, in Fairbanks, Alaska, a twin daughter of Billy C. and Karen Kay (Wheeler) Beck. She grew up in the Cherryvale, Kansas area and later received her Associate of Arts degree in business from Allen County Community...

Phil Woodward

Phil Woodward

Dec 1, 2012

Richard Phillip Woodward, 98, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2012, at the Allen County Hospital. Phil was born February 12, 1914. On April 1, 1942, he married Nola Shannon Smith and they made their home in Iola. He farmed before going to work in the oil fields. He worked for Boyer Oil Company for over forty years....

Dale Bradford

Dale Bradford

Dec 1, 2012

Dale Bradford, 57, of Iola, Kansas, died unexpectedly Saturday, December 1, 2012. Dale was born January 29, 1955, in Iola, the son of Richard and Doris (Crawford) Bradford. He grew up on farms south of Iola and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1974. On August 25, 1975, Dale married Kim L. Watson and they made their home in Iola,...

Buford Peck

Buford Peck

Nov 30, 2012

Ira Buford Peck, 84, passed away on November 30, 2012. He was born on September 4, 1928, to Ira and Velma (Slack) Peck in Iola. He spent his early childhood in Iola before the family moved to Pleasanton, where he graduated. After graduation he returned to the Iola area where he remained. In 1949 Buford married Doris Crowl. They had...

Esther Maloney

Esther Maloney

Nov 27, 2012

Esther Elizabeth Maloney, 88, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Esther was born November 3, 1924, at Winterset, Iowa, the daughter of Archie and Lottie (Johnson) Rockwell. She came to Kansas with her family in a covered wagon. On May 20, 1942, she married William R. "Russ" Maloney and...

Charlene Hirt

Charlene Hirt

Nov 27, 2012

Charlene Hirt, age 85, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Golden Heights in Garnett. She was born March 1, 1927, at Scipio, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Gertrude (Setter) Pickert. She grew up in the Scipio area, attending country schools before graduating from Garnett High School in 1945. Following school Charlene worked in Kansas...

Larry J. Knox

Larry J. Knox

Nov 27, 2012

Larry J. Knox, age 55, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on November 27, 2012, at KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. He was born March 14, 1957, in Yakima, Washington, the son of Joseph Frank and Clarice Ruth (Enright) Knox. He graduated from Wapato High School, in Wapato, Washington. Larry played many sports in high school. He was a talented...

Rev. Bernard Lickteig, O. Carm.

Rev. Bernard Lickteig, O. Carm.

Nov 26, 2012

Reverend Bernard (Fabian Phillip) Lickteig, O.Carm., died at the age of 91 on November 26, 2012, in Olathe, Kansas. Fabian was born to (the late) Francis Joseph Lickteig and (the late) Elizabeth (Wolken) Lickteig on January 7, 1921, in Greeley, Kansas. His given name at baptism was Fabian Phillip Lickteig. He is pre-deceased by his sisters; Beatrice (Lickteig) Gilner, Agatha,(Lickteig)...

Allen Stokes

Allen Stokes

Nov 25, 2012

Allen R. Stokes, 86, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2012, at his home. He was born February 6, 1926 on a farm outside of Latham, Kansas to Bertlum L. and Lois M. (Ryan) Stokes. He was the third born in a large family of fourteen children, eleven boys and three girls. Allen grew up on several different...

Mary Lambright

Mary Lambright

Nov 22, 2012

Mary Elizabeth Lambright, 80, of Humboldt, Kansas, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012. Mary was born July 13, 1932, in Neodesha, Kansas, the daughter of Milo and Opal (Chapman) Veley. She graduated from Humboldt High School and married Oswald "Oz" Bryant Lambright in 1950. They made their home in Humboldt where she worked as a CNA, administrator and activity director...

Helen Gilpin

Helen Gilpin

Nov 21, 2012

Helen Elizabeth (Moore) Gilpin, 96, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012, at Windsor Place, Iola, Kansas where she was in hospice care after a recent fall at her home. Born August 8, 1916 in Topeka to Roy R. and Birdie (Greenough) Moore, she was the youngest of three children. After graduating from KU and working for two years...

Betty Gilpin

Betty Gilpin

Nov 17, 2012

Betty J. Gilpin, age 59, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on November 17, 2012, at the Coffey County Hospital, Burlington, Kansas. She was born March 20, 1953 at Colony, Kansas, the daughter of Junior Lee and Imogene (Sutton) Gilpin. Betty graduated from Garnett High School. Betty's jobs expressed her personality as a caregiver, helping any way she could. She was...

Richard Andres

Richard Andres

Nov 12, 2012

Richard Lee Andres, 65, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Monday, November 12, 2012, at Lebo, Kansas. Richard was born February 4, 1947, at rural Max, Nebraska, the son of Lyle Dean and Virginia Louise (Stokes) Andres. He grew up in the LaHarpe area and graduated from LaHarpe High School in 1965. In June of 1966, Richard began serving in the...

Elsie M. Fraker

Elsie M. Fraker

Nov 12, 2012

Elsie Fraker, age 87, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, November 12, 2012, at Anderson County Long Term Care in Garnett, Kansas. She was born on May 19, 1925, at Welda, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Elva (Johnson) Cox. Elsie graduated from Welda High School in 1943. Following high school Elsie moved to San Diego, California to live...

Charles Hiestand

Charles Hiestand

Nov 12, 2012

Charles Hiestand, age 95 of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Monday, November 12, 2012, at the Anderson County Long Term Care Facility in Garnett, Kansas. He was born on March 31, 1917, at Walker, Vernon County, Missouri, the son of Gideon Elmer and Lillie Myrtle (Ball) Hiestand. He grew up west of Montevallo, Missouri where he attended Science Hill School...

Scott D. Adams

Scott D. Adams

Nov 11, 2012

Scott Douglas Adams, age 50, of Welda, Kansas passed away at his home in Welda on November 11, 2012. He was born June 10, 1962 at Garnett the son of Ralph G. and Sharon K. (Holmes) Adams. Scott grew up in Garnett attending school there. He was a lifetime resident of Anderson County, living in Garnett or Welda all of...

John Works

John Works

Nov 9, 2012

John Robert (Jack) Works, 94, of Humboldt, died peacefully Friday morning, November 9th at his home. He was born December 4, 1917 in Humboldt, the son of George C. and Amelia (Tholen) Works. He graduated from Humboldt High School in 1936, Iola Junior College in 1938, and Kansas State Agricultural College (now Kansas State University) in 1940. After college, Jack...

Earl Robinett

Earl Robinett

Nov 5, 2012

Earl E. Robinett, age 91, of Kincaid, Kansas, passed away on Monday, November 5, 2012, at Anderson County Long Term Care in Garnett, Kansas. He was born on December 8, 1920, at Hartville, Missouri, the son of Jesse and Bessie (Long) Robinett. Earl lived in Johnson County, Kansas until the age of ten, moving to Coffey County, Kansas attending a...

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