Recent Obituaries
Ida Wilson
Apr 13, 2013
Ida Mae Wilson, age 87, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2013, in Iola, Kansas. Ida was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, but lived most of her adult life in Oklahoma City. She had various jobs over the years, but her favorites were waitressing and working at Tinker Air Force Base as a personal secretary. Ida loved nature and beauty. She would...
Clinton Boyd
Apr 11, 2013
Clinton Lee Boyd, 78, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Asbury Park Health Care in Newton. Clinton was born October 7, 1934, in Gas, Kansas, the son of Clinton Pruitt and Sylva Louise (McClure) Boyd. He graduated from Iola High School and Iola Junior College. He made his home in Iola except for living in Humboldt...
Harold "Lee" Miller
Apr 10, 2013
Harold "Lee" Miller, age 79, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Richmond, Kansas. Lee was born on June 29, 1938, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Jim Miller and Pearl Miller Barnett. He attended school in Garnett and graduated from Garnett High School in 1956. On March 17, 1957, he...
Betty Camac
Apr 10, 2013
Betty M. Camac, 79, of Bronson, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at the Moran Manor. Betty was born October 16, 1933, at Neosho Falls, Kansas, the daughter of Robert "Bert" and Gladys (Anderson) Covault. She grew up in Neosho Falls, was baptized on July 24, 1942, and graduated from Iola High School. Betty met her husband, John F....
Harold J. Miller
Apr 10, 2013
Harold Joseph Miller, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at Anderson County Long Term Care in Garnett, Kansas. He was born on July 31, 1921, at Greeley, Kansas, the son of Frank and Margaret (Hockstetter) Miller. He grew up in the area, attending St. John's School. Harold was a WWII veteran, serving in the...
Larry Stalnaker
Apr 10, 2013
Larry Dean Stalnaker, 75, of Iola, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at home following a long battle with cancer. Larry was born October 4, 1937, in Iola, Kansas. He was the son of Elwyn Dale Stalnaker and Marjorie Ina (Burtiss) Stalnaker. Larry was raised in Iola and worked with his grandmother and father at the Zero Locker plant...
George Hallemann
Apr 9, 2013
George Raymond Hallemann enjoyed a lifetime of challenges and successes. He was the first in his family to graduate from college, earning advanced degrees from Saint Louis University. At the age of 23 he enlisted in the Navy, as he had heard that the Navy had better food. After officer training at Notre Dame University, he spent WWII in the...
Tom Sellman
Apr 5, 2013
Tom T. Sellman, 68, of LaHarpe, Kansas passed away on Friday, April 5, 2013 at his home. He was born November 24, 1944 at LaHarpe, the son of Ferd and Nina (Head) Sellman. He graduated from LaHarpe High School in 1964. Tom was drafted into the Army but was injured during training. During his recovery he was exposed to Greyhound...
Virginia B. Dozier
Apr 5, 2013
Virginia Belle Dozier, age 98, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2013, at Anderson County Long Term Care Facility in Garnett. She was born November 26, 1914, in Peoria, Illinois, the daughter of Victor and Elizabeth (Stuffings) Randall. Virginia graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City, Missouri. Virginia married Henry Dozier on July 1, 1934 in...
Beverly Cunningham
Apr 5, 2013
Beverly B. (Hurlock) Cunningham, 64, of Gas, Kansas, passed away Friday, April 5, 2013, at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. Beverly was born May 15, 1948, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of Clinton Albert and Florence Rose (Madler) Forman. She grew up in California, married and spent 16 years in Gallup, New Mexico before moving to Kansas. On...
Sammye Holloway
Apr 3, 2013
Sammye Ruth Holloway, 52, of Iola, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at the Allen County Hospital. Sammye was born March 27, 1961, at Howard County, Texas, the daughter of Gilbert and Carol Jean (Brady) Riddle. She married Frank Holloway and they had two sons, T.J. and John Holloway before they divorced. She later lived with Danny Walden until his death....
Gertrude Gregory
Apr 2, 2013
Gertrude (Beth) E. Schmidt Gregory, passed away on April 2, 2013 at the Overland Park Medical Center. Beth was currently living in Piqua, Kansas with her sister. Beth lived for many years in Gas, KS. She worked several years for Hope Unlimited and was a housewife and mother. She was born Sept. 25, 1944 to Ray Carl Schmidt and Mary...
Bonnie Lovelle Roberts
Apr 2, 2013
Bonnie Lovelle Roberts, age 79, of Greeley, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at her home. She was born on July 16, 1933, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas Westley Roberts and Dortha Mae (Swope) Roberts. She grew up in and attended schools in Garnett. She was married to Clyde Rocker. They later divorced. She was married...
Leroy Ewing
Mar 30, 2013
Raymond Leroy Ewing, 84, of Iola, died Saturday, March 30, 2013, at the Allen County Hospital. He was born August 1, 1928 in Earlton, Kansas, to Raymond and Eva (Norvell) Ewing. He was a farmer until 1965 when he moved to town and worked at Hiser Implement for 25 years. In his later years he enjoyed woodworking and repairing machinery....
Doris Jean Null
Mar 30, 2013
Doris Jean Null, age 82, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013, at St. Luke's Plaza Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on September 15, 1930, in Humboldt, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Mable (Switzer) Manley. She grew up and attended schools in Chanute, Kansas. Doris was united in marriage to Charles Edward Null...
Braylen McKinney
Mar 28, 2013
Braylen Nicole McKinney, infant daughter of Nathan McKinney and Lacy Sigg of Iola, was stillborn Thursday, March 28, 2013, at the Allen County Hospital. Survivors include her parents, Nathan McKinney and Lacy Sigg, and her grandmothers, Mary McKinney of Kincaid and Sharon Sigg of Iola. Braylen was preceded in death by her grandfathers, LeRoy Dean McKinney and Donald E. Sigg....
Eva M. Brecheisen
Mar 26, 2013
Eva Marie Brecheisen, age 80, of Welda, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at Richmond Healthcare Center in Richmond, Kansas. She was born on November 17, 1932, in Springer, New Mexico, the daughter of Charles Pierson Carmean and Dorothy May (Meier) Carmean. Eva's family lived on a ranch near Des Moines, New Mexico; she came to Kansas in...
Teresa Nicolas
Mar 24, 2013
Maria Teresa D. Nicolas, age 52, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2013 at St. Luke's Plaza Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on April 30, 1960, in Manila, Philippines, the daughter of Alejandro and Sylvestra (Tugaoen) Donato. She grew up in Manila where she graduated from high school, and earned her degree of B.S....
Ruth Hangen
Mar 24, 2013
Ruth Ann Hangen, 78 years old, of Iola died Sunday March 24, 2013 at the Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita. Memorial services will be held on April 6 at 2:00 p.m. at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday prior to the service. Interment will be in Highland Cemetery in Iola. Ruth was born...
Carroll Bland
Mar 19, 2013
Carroll E. Bland, 66, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at Indian Meadows Healthcare Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Carroll was born May 25, 1946, in Ayr, Nebraska, the son of William Marion and Juanita (Wright) Bland. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Carroll married Joyce Munsen and they later divorced. He has resided in Iola...