Recent Obituaries
Alfred G. Nilges
Sep 5, 2012
Alfred G. "Tillie" Nilges, age 87, of Richmond, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2012, at Richmond Healthcare in Richmond, Kansas. He was born on November 25, 1924, in Scipio, Kansas, the son of Albert H. and Barbara (Kipper) Nilges. He was a lifelong resident of the Richmond area, moving to the Richmond community in 1936. He attended East...
Hazel Howarter
Sep 3, 2012
Hazel Irene Howarter, age 93, of Escondido, California, passed away on September 3, 2012, at the Family Residential Care in San Diego, California. Hazel was born on November 5, 1918, in Colony, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Elva (Johnson) Cox. She attended country schools in the area, and graduated from Welda High School in 1936. Hazel graduated from Pittsburg...
Fred Anderson
Sep 2, 2012
Fred Ellis Anderson, 90, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, September 2, 2012, at his home. Fred was born July 24, 1922, in Sedgwick County, Kansas, the only child of James Henry and Marie Agnes (Grant) Anderson. The family moved to Seymour, Missouri, before settling in Iola where Fred graduated from high school and worked for Pet Milk. He attended one...
George Hardwick
Sep 2, 2012
George William Hardwick, 82, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, September 2, 2012, at the Moran Manor. George was born February 4, 1930, in Ft. Scott, Kansas, the son of Montie Leonard and Helen Elizabeth (Schmidt) Hardwick. He grew up at Ft. Scott where he graduated from high school and received his business degree from Ft. Scott Junior College. He worked...
Alene Gardner
Sep 2, 2012
Alene May Gardner, 91, Iola, went to be with the Lord Sunday, September 2, 2012, at Iola Nursing Center. Her husband, Robert L. Gardner and nephews, Richard M. Eldridge Sr. and Richard M. Eldridge Jr. preceded her in death. Alene was born Oct. 24, 1920, in Iola, the only child of Carl and Bessie (Jackman) McFann. She grew up in...
Jeanne Evangaline Higginbottom
Sep 1, 2012
Jeanne Evangeline Higginbottom, age 88, Garnett, Kansas died Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Golden Heights Living Center of Garnett, KS. Jeanne was born September 20, 1923 in Canton, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd R. and Jane Edith (Parmentier) Holcomb. She grew up in Garnett, graduating from Garnett High School in 1941. In June of 1942 she married Earl R. Brooks....
Anthony Reyes Thompson
Sep 1, 2012
Anthony "Antone" Reyes Thompson, age 49, of Westbrook, Maine, entered into eternal peace on Saturday, September 1, 2012. Anthony was born on February 20, 1963, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Clinton Edward and Mary Virginia (Reyes) Thompson. He graduated from Wichita High School in 1981. After graduation, he moved to Maine and married his high school sweetheart Karen...
Karen Ward
Aug 30, 2012
Karen Ann Ward, 64, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, August 30, 2012, at her home. Karen was born April 25, 1948, at Wamego, Kansas, the daughter of Otis and Neva (Lester) Griffin. She grew up in Nevada before moving to Topeka, Kansas where she graduated from high school. She later completed her Associate of Arts degree in business Administration from...
Maxine Cuppet
Aug 24, 2012
Maxine Louise Cuppet, age 89, passed away August 24, 2012 at the Wilson Memorial Center in Neodesha, Kansas. Maxine was born March 19, 1923 at Pawnee Station, Kansas, the daughter of Andy Thornton and Bertha Lena (Shankel) Gooding. She attended Pawnee Station School and graduated from Hepler High School in 1941. On September 24, 1947 she married Vern L. Cuppet...
William Hinde
Aug 20, 2012
William Lee "Bill" Hinde, 83, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, August 20, 2012, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Bill was born February 5, 1929, in Haxtun, Colorado, the son of Harold and Catherine (Wilhelmi) Hinde. He grew up at Haxtun and graduated from high school at Dailey, Colorado. On August 12, 1950, Bill married Gladys J. Micheli in...
Margaret Bryson
Aug 19, 2012
Margaret E. Bryson, 76, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, August 19, 2012, at Iola Nursing Center. Margaret was born October 13, 1935, on a farm east of Cherryvale in Labette County, Kansas, the daughter of Kenneth Edgar and Joanna Maxine (Testerman) Hild. She graduated from Cherryvale High School. Margaret worked in banking for 39 years. In 1957, she began working...
Mark Shinn
Aug 19, 2012
Mark Leroy Shinn, 62, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, August 19, 2012. Mark was born June 10, 1950, in Iola, the son of James and Thora (Nichols) Shinn. He graduated from Iola High School, Iola Junior College and served six years in the Kansas Army National Guard. Mark worked for H. & M. Market in Iola where Glen Thompson taught...
Trula Redfern
Aug 18, 2012
Trula Mae Redfern, 87, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, August 18, 2012, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Trula was born April 12, 1925, at Chanute, Kansas, the daughter of Edmond R. and Flossie V. (Traylor) Carpenter. She grew up in Chanute. In 1940, Trula married Paul D. Redfern and they made their home in Iola. She has worked...
Peggy Sigg
Aug 17, 2012
Margaret Lynn "Peggy" (Martin) Sigg, 48, of Iola, Kansas, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Friday, August 17, 2012. Peggy was born March 1, 1964, in Iola, the daughter of Don and Mary (Murrow) Martin. She grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola High School in 1982. In 1983, Peggy graduated from the Ft. Scott School...
Lila L. Graybill
Aug 12, 2012
Lila Lucille Graybill, age 70 years, 4 months and 25 days, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2012, at her home. She was born on March 17, 1942, in Anderson County, Kansas, triplet daughter of Marvin and Mildred (Wagoner) Davison. Mommy had many cherished memories of her childhood days with her brothers and sisters on the family...
Lillian Steele
Aug 11, 2012
Lillian K. Steele, 82, lifelong Gas City, Kansas resident, died Saturday, August 11, 2012, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Lillian was born December 8, 1929, in Gas City, the daughter of John and Beatrice (Perkins) Schiefelbine. She grew up in Gas and graduated from Iola High School. On April 26, 1947, Lillian married Clifford "Cliff" Steele in...
Walter Kinney
Aug 11, 2012
Walter Loyd Kinney, 87, of Iola, Kansas, died Saturday, August 11, 2012, at his home. Walter was born July 21, 1925, at Humboldt, Kansas, the son of John Francis "Frank" and Beulia M. (Fitzmaurice) Kinney. He grew up in Humboldt and served in the United States Navy during World War II. He worked for Chrysler Corporation before working 40 years...
Virginia Boyd
Aug 10, 2012
Virginia Belle Furneaux Boyd, 91, died on August 10, 2012, in Iola, KS. She was born on April 21, 1921, to John and Florence Shetlar Furneaux on the family farm, which was established by her grandparents near Moran, KS in 1894. Virginia lived on this farm all her life, except for her college years at Iola Junior College and Kansas...
Caryl Flores
Aug 9, 2012
Caryl Beth Flores, 77, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, August 9, 2012, at her home. Caryl Beth was born May 9, 1935, at Neosho Falls, Kansas, the daughter of Glenn O. and Helen E. (O'Dell) Saferite. She grew up at Neosho Falls where she graduated from high school. On September 18, 1952, Caryl Beth married Willis Parrish at Eureka Springs,...
Jeanette Weseloh
Aug 8, 2012
Jeanette Kathryn Penno Britt Weseloh, 76, passed away August 8, 2012, at her home in Woodson County, Kansas. She was born Nov. 25, 1935, in Trego County, Kansas, to parents Daniel and Kathryn (Klusener) Penno. She graduated from Erie High School in 1953, then attended one year at NCCC in Chanute, KS. She was united in marriage to Dale E....
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