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Ron Daniels

Ron Daniels

Sep 18, 2011

Ronald E. "Ron" Daniels, 68, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, September 18, 2011, at his home. Ron was born October 25, 1942, in Ft. Scott, Kansas, the only child of Chester E. and Fern V. (Anderson) Daniels. He grew up in the Savonburg and Elsmore areas. After high school, he received his bachelor's degree in business from Emporia State University...

Wayne McVey

Wayne McVey

Sep 18, 2011

Wayne Lee McVey, 86, of Wichita, Kansas, died Sunday, September 18, 2011, at his home. Wayne was born July 20, 1925, in Allen County, Kansas, the son of Clarence and Pauline (Davis) McVey. He grew up in the LaHarpe area. On July 9, 1944, Wayne married Verna Belle Crone. After farming for several years in the Bronson, Colony and LaHarpe...

Richard Apt

Richard Apt

Sep 16, 2011

Richard Coleman Apt, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died September 16th, of liver cancer. He is survived by his mother, Denise C. Apt; two siblings, Barbara & Dan Bukaty, Overland Park, KS and Janet and Fred G. Apt III, Iola; a niece, Aleaka & Carlton Morgan, Shawnee, KS and four nephews, Derick & Callie Apt, Park City, UT, Jeremy Apt, Mission, KS, Preston...

Eleanor Ware

Eleanor Ware

Sep 12, 2011

Eleanor M. Ware, 76, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, September 12, 2011, at Windsor Place in Iola. Eleanor was born June 26, 1935, in Claflin, Kansas, the daughter of Harry Lee and Sarah Ann (Maes) Ware. The family lived in several communities before moving to Iola in 1945. She was married to Donald Marler and he preceded her in death...

Clarence Owens

Clarence Owens

Sep 12, 2011

Clarence John Owens, 91, of Iola, Kansas, formerly of rural Humboldt, died Monday, September 12, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Clarence was born February 18, 1920, at Pershing, Oklahoma, the son of Loren John and Cordia Florence (Varner) Owens. He grew up on the family farm north of Altoona. On July 4, 1940, Clarence married Ruby L....

Janeen Wilson

Janeen Wilson

Sep 8, 2011

Janeen Renee Wilson, 49, of Iola, Kansas, died Thursday, September 8, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Janeen was born December 12, 1961, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of John R. "Tom" and Jerrie Sue Folk. On September 22, 1979, Janeen married Charles L. "Chuck" Wilson and they made their home in Iola. They were later divorced. She...

Sarah Jane Rankin

Sarah Jane Rankin

Sep 7, 2011

Sarah Jane Rankin, age 99, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at Moran Manor in Moran, Kansas. Jane was born May 21, 1912 at Anthony, Kansas. She was the second of nine children of George W. and Elsie T. (Fasanight) Wolfe. She grew up in Anthony, living there until her family moved to Aurora, Missouri in...

Jimmy Runer

Jimmy Runer

Sep 7, 2011

Jimmy Tharp Runer, 76, of Gas, Kansas, died Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at his home. Jimmy was born November 20, 1934, in Iola, Kansas, the son of Rufus Arley and Mosline E. (Tharp) Runer. He grew up in Iola and attended Iola schools. He joined the United States Marine Corps and served 21 years before he retired from the military...

L. Maxine Smith

L. Maxine Smith

Sep 5, 2011

L. Maxine Smith, 80, of Iola, Kansas, died Monday, September 5, 2011, at Ambassador Manor in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Maxine was born July 28, 1931, in Rippee, Missouri, the daughter of James Franklin "Frank" and Sylvia Daisy (Gregg) Prock. She moved to Gas City with her family. She married Robert E. Smith and they made their home in the Gas City...

John Bass

John Bass

Sep 5, 2011

John Elliott Bass of Iola died Monday, September 5, 2011, peacefully at home. John was born in Iola on February 26, 1924, the oldest of two sons born to John Samuel and Edithe Elliott Bass. He attended Iola schools before joining the United States Army after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Following training at Fort Riley, Kansas, and Camp Lockett...

Maxine Rei

Maxine Rei

Sep 4, 2011

Maxine Ione Rei, 91, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, September 4, 2011, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Maxine was born June 19, 1920, at Mildred, Kansas, the daughter of Ross Charles and Emma Mae (Brown) Taylor. She was raised by her grandfather, J.R. Taylor, at Walkertown, Kansas near Ft. Scott. Maxine married George Junior Rei and they had...

Dale Irvin Douglass

Dale Irvin Douglass

Sep 4, 2011

Dale Douglass, age 79, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on September 4, 2011, at St. Luke's Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri. Dale Irvin Douglass was born on June 30, 1932, in the Cola Hill Neighborhood of Coffey County, Kansas. He was the youngest of three sons born to John Irvin and Rovilla Ann (Hill) Douglass. Dale graduated from Burlington High School...

Frank Mittelmeier

Frank Mittelmeier

Sep 2, 2011

Frank Ronald Mittelmeier, age 73, of Iola, Kansas, died Friday, September 2, 2011, at the Iola Nursing Center. He was born August 9, 1938, at Erie, Pennsylvania, the son of Frank A. Mittelmeier and Alyce (Cellini) Matthews. He grew up in the Erie, Pennsylvania area and served two years with the United States Army. On July 25, 1964, he married...

Terry Joseph Cole

Terry Joseph Cole

Sep 1, 2011

Terry Joseph Cole, age 21, passed away on September 1, 2011, in Iola, Kansas. He was born July 13, 1990 in Iola, Kansas, the son of Terry Lee and Betty Lynn (Griffin) Cole. He lived in Iola, Kansas until he was 15 and moved to Louisiana, returning to Iola in 2010. Terry enjoyed fishing, skateboarding, and walking around town. He...

Christina J. Miller

Christina J. Miller

Aug 28, 2011

Christina J. Miller, age 91, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born October 17, 1919, at Scipio, Kansas, the daughter of August and Theresa (Lickteig) Rockers. Christina was born at the family home, where all twelve of her brothers and sisters were born. She...

Myrtle Brodmerkle

Myrtle Brodmerkle

Aug 28, 2011

Myrtle Iris Brodmerkle, 93, of Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, August 28, 2011, at her home. Myrtle was born December 11, 1917, on a farm northwest of Yates Center, Kansas, the daughter of Archie and Mary (Mulsow) Wells. She grew up on the farm and worked at several jobs before she married Philip L. Brodmerkle on July 18, 1943. They made...

Jean Carr

Jean Carr

Aug 27, 2011

Jean L. Carr, 88, long-time Welda, Kansas resident, died Saturday, August 27, 2011, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola, Kansas. Jean was born January 23, 1923, in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1936, she and her mother, Faith (Marshall) Kattenhorn, moved back to the family farm northwest of Welda. She graduated from Welda High School in 1941 and attended Pittsburg State...

Marjorie Seibolt

Marjorie Seibolt

Aug 24, 2011

Marjorie Ruth "Marge" Seibolt, of Iola, Kansas, died Wednesday, August 24, 2011, at her home at the age of 80. Marjorie was born March 11, 1931, at Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of Gilbert and Cecil (Wells) Munson. She grew up in Garnett and graduated from Garnett High School. On June 20, 1953, Marjorie married Bernard P. Seibolt in Kansas City,...

Joe R. Chalker

Joe R. Chalker

Aug 23, 2011

Joe R. Chalker, age 77, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at his home. He was born January 18, 1934, in Parsons, Kansas, the son of Joseph Daniel and Ruby Ingram (Hanna) Chalker. After graduation from Parsons High School, he attended Parsons Junior College, Iola Junior College, and graduated from Emporia State Teachers' College. He received...

Verna Turner

Verna Turner

Aug 23, 2011

Verna L. Turner, 61, of LaHarpe, Kansas, died Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at her home. Verna was born February 13, 1950, in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Vernon McCollam and Lois (McAtee) Blackburn. She grew up traveling with her mother and step-father who was in the service. On December 15, 1989, Verna married Jack L. Turner and they made their...

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